M28 Self, Identity and Cognitive Processes
Aims and Learning Outcomes
This module aims to provide students with an advanced understanding of current advances in theories of identity and self-concept from a social psychological perspective, and to examine the links between social cognition perspectives, identity theories, social psychology of emotion and behaviour
By the end of this modules students are expected
- to have an advanced understanding of the historical and philosophical background of social psychological theories of identity, social cognition and emotion
- to have an advanced understanding of leadership, authority and power.
- to have an advanced understanding of theories of delinquency and reputation.
Course Convenor
Dr Adrian Coyle
Other Contributors
Professor Nick Emler
Contact Hours
20
Required Prerequisite Study
None.
Completion Requirement
Completion of the module (and the acquisition of 15 Course credits) requires a total of 20 contact hours in the form of lectures. Students are also required to invest a minimum of 100 hours of study time in completion of the module and to successfully complete the assignments
Assessments
Students are given two coursework assignments that involve a critical assessment of current theories and empirical evidence and their application to specific social issues.
Suggested Reading
Breakwell, G.M. (1986) Coping with Threatened Identities. London: Methuen.
Brewer, M.B., & Gardner, W.L. (1996). Who is this ‘we’? Levels of collective identity and self representations. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 71, 83-93.
Burr, V. (2003). Social Constructionism (2nd edn.). London: Routledge. (see especially Chapter 6 on ‘Discourse and subjectivity’).
Harré, R., & Moghaddam, F. (Eds) (2003). The Self and Others: Positioning Individuals and Groups in Personal, Political, and Cultural Contexts. Westport, CT: Praeger.
Simon, B. (2004). Identity in Modern Society: A Social Psychological Perspective. Oxford: Blackwell.