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Academic Year 2001/2002

The Psychology of Identity and Self
PSYC 364 SP

The seminar will address psychological and sociological perspectives on self and identity. The historical development of theory and research on these topics within psychology and sociology will be traced, as well as contemporary theory and research on the functional significance of self and identity in the conduct of everyday life. Social theory provides the background for the development of these topics.

MAJOR READINGS

Authors to be read include William James, Carl Jung, Erving Goffman, George Hebert Mead, Charles Horton Cooley, C. Write Mills.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Weekly short papers will be required for the first half of the course, as well as a major term paper.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: NONE    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: PSYC105 OR PSYC101 Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2002

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