Sociology 545Sociology 545Social PsychologySocial Psychology

Professor Jerald SchutteProfessor Jerald Schutte

Fall 2005Fall 2005

First Things FirstFirst Things First

LogisticsLogistics

PerspectivePerspective

OverviewOverview

LogisticsLogistics

Meeting Wednesday eveningsMeeting Wednesday evenings

Two Sessions: 6:00-7:15 pm and 7:30-8:45 pmTwo Sessions: 6:00-7:15 pm and 7:30-8:45 pm

Midterm Examination: 8Midterm Examination: 8thth week (25%) week (25%)

Final Examination 15Final Examination 15thth week (25%) week (25%)

Leading Reading Discussion (25%)Leading Reading Discussion (25%)

Applied Principals (25%)Applied Principals (25%)

Plus / Minus Grading will be usedPlus / Minus Grading will be used

PerspectivePerspective

Seminar vs. Lecture FormatSeminar vs. Lecture Format

Insight vs. UnderstandingInsight vs. Understanding

Online vs. F2FOnline vs. F2F

Proactive vs. ReactiveProactive vs. Reactive

Evaluative vs. AffectiveEvaluative vs. Affective

Participatory vs. Hands OffParticipatory vs. Hands Off

Collaborative vs. IndividualCollaborative vs. Individual

OverviewOverview

What Social Psychology is:What Social Psychology is:

A cognitive mediation of social action:A cognitive mediation of social action:• Cognition functioningCognition functioning• Symbolic MediationSymbolic Mediation• Cost Reward Benefits Cost Reward Benefits

What Social Psychology Isn’t:

A “Black Box” approach to social actionState-Rate Analyses a la FunctionalismStimulus-Response Mechanism a la Behaviorism

Course ConductCourse Conduct

Two Sections to the classTwo Sections to the class

– Micro Theoretical PerspectivesMicro Theoretical PerspectivesCognitive TheoryCognitive TheorySymbolic InteractionSymbolic InteractionExchange TheoryExchange Theory

– Application of PrincipalsApplication of PrincipalsSocial InteractionSocial InteractionGroup DynamicsGroup DynamicsSocial InstitutionsSocial InstitutionsCollective BehaviorCollective Behavior