Making diversity work? Diversity, inclusion and cooperation through a social psychology lense

Dozent/in:

Oliver Lauenstein

Angaben:

Seminar, 2 SWS

Termine:

Einzeltermin am 26.1.2018, 14:00 - 19:30, MG2/02.09
Einzeltermin am 27.1.2018, Einzeltermin am 28.1.2018, 9:00 - 18:30, MG2/02.09

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Das Seminar wird für den Bachelor-Studiengang Psychologie Pflichtmodul Sozialpsychologie angeboten.

Inhalt:

"A lot of social psychology, especially when groups are concerned, focusses on intergroup conflict or even aggression and violence. Being different from each other, it appears, is first and foremost a source of animosity. Is this, however, really the case? Are groups or identities really as homogenous and our own memberships in groups as clear-cut as we believe? In this course we will explore three main aspects: Firstly, the diversity within and across groups as well as ourselves; secondly, how this affects group dynamics and thirdly, we will particularly focus on approaches within social psychology that attempt to offer a framework for cooperation and inclusion despite our individual and group differences.
The specifics of the course will be adapted according to pre-course discussion in the course-moodle. This is to say, you will have some say in the main themes of the seminar. Depending on your interests, we can include some more political psychology/philosophy (e.g. looking at Appiah's concept of modern cosmopolitanism) or focus on classic social psychology (e.g. Tajfel's Social Identity Theory). Some theories and concepts that will likely be covered include: allophilia, intersectionality, human identity, polyculturalism, contact theory and integroup theory.
The seminar will be based on a close reading and analysis of a selected small number of articles, which will be announced at the start of the semester, as well as some media analysis and - if possible - conversation with some of the studies' authors.
The seminar will be held in English."