SEE THE OVERVIEW HERE OR IN THE CANVAS SYLLABUS FOLDER

 
GUIDE 1: INTRODUCTION
GUIDE 2: ISSUES IN METHODS
GUIDE 3: A SOCIAL PERCEPTION PRIMER
GUIDE 4: AFFECT AND ATTITUDES
GUIDE 5: PERSONALITY AND THE SELF
GUIDE 6: LEARNING THEORIES AND SOCIALIZATION
GUIDE 7: AN INTRODUCTION TO GROUPS
GUIDE 8: GROUP STRUCTURE & INFLUENCE

SYP 5105-01
FALL 2017

BASIC CLASS INFO
TOPICS & READINGS
OFFICE HOURS
ASSIGNMENTS

 
 

THEORIES OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
GUIDE TO READINGS AND TOPICS
SUSAN CAROL LOSH

Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems
Florida State University

laThe NEW! Stone Building at FSU
Dr. Susan Losh 
3204 Stone Building
In the EPLS Suite 
850-644-8778
850-644-4592 (EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY & LEARNING SYSTEMS)		 Fall 2017
Office Hours
In Stone:Thursdays 1:30-3:15 & by appointment 
                                                                                                                                       PLUS email!!
 

email is the fastest way to reach me!

REACH ME ATslosh@fsu.edu

850-644-8776 FAX

PLEASE LET ME KNOW IMMEDIATELY IF YOU HAVE ANY DISABILITIES THAT REQUIRE SPECIAL ATTENTION!
 
IMPORTANT NOTES

ALL FIRST ("ROUGH") AND FINAL PROJECT DRAFTS TO BE CHECKED BY AND SUBMITTED THROUGH turnitin. THE COMPLETE PRINTED turnitin RECEIPT MUST BE REQUESTED AND SUBMITTED WITH THE PAPER

If you absolutely cannot submit assignments (e.g., progressive paper milestones) to me through Blackboard (e.g., equipment or technical or software failure), NO! NO!  I DO NOT accept attachments in my email. Here are some alternatives:

  • My office mailbox in 3210 Stone Building
  • FAX to the EPLS Office (850) 644-8776. Be sure to put my name and SYP 5105 on the Cover Sheet and include the total number of pages
  • SnailMail (PLEASE USE at least FIVE DAYS ADVANCE NOTICE!)  to Dr. Susan Losh, Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, FSU, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4453 
In all these alternatives, I must receive your assignment by the stated due  dates.

Thank you!
 

A GUIDE TO TOPICS AND READINGS OVER THE SEMESTER

 
REQUIRED TEXTS

Both texts have been substantially revised from prior editions. Please be sure to get the CURRENT edition for each one.

[1] DMC: John D. DeLamater, Daniel J. Myers & Jessica Collett (2015). Social  Psychology, EIGHTH EDITION. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. PAPER. ISBN = 978-0-81=334950-3.

This is a basic "encyclopedia approach" text. The NEW print cost is $95.00, which is much less than earlier editions because it is paperback.
There is also an e-edition, which costs about $60. The print edition should be at the FSU Bookstore and on Amazon. Here is a link to the Westview site, which also lists several booksellers as well as more information about the e-edition:

http://www.westviewpress.com/book.php?isbn=9780813349503#

[2] CAHILL: Spencer E. Cahill, Kent Sandstrom & Carissa Froyum (editors) (2014). Inside Social Life, SEVENTH EDITION. Oxford University Press.  PAPER. ISBN = 978-0-19-997811-3.

This edited collection presents classic "greats" (e.g., Cooley, Mead), more modern "greats" (e.g., Zerubavel), recent developments, and applied accounts of several course concepts. Many students really like this book and keep it long after our course is over.

Used copies should be available for both texts.
The Barnes and Noble website says it has good prices on textbooks too (including used books).
 
 
ALL articles and excerpts listed in the Course Calendar of topics, objectives and required readings, and the Course Lecture Guides are REQUIRED READINGS.

My integrative course guides (lectures) are also linked in on the Overview and Readings pages, below and also under COURSE DOCUMENTS in Canvas.
This makes it easy and very quick to navigate many of our Internet resources on the "myweb" server.
See the links below.

Access Canvas for the video introduction to the course overall (in the SYLLABUS folder). There also will be short video introductions to each of the eight major units.

DATES TOPICS TO BE COVERED
Weeks of August 28-September 5 Basic Orientation
Introduction and Methods in Social Psychology

      DMC
                  Chapter 1, Introduction to Social Psychology
                  Chapter 2, Research Methods in Social Psychology
     CAHILL

1. Schwalbe, "Sociological mindfulness" 5-8
2. Berger and Luckmann, "The social foundations of human experience" 9-16

  PLUS Integrative Online Guide 1 and 
  Guide 2 (+ introductory short videos for each section in Canvas)
SHORT ASSIGNMENT: 
Week of August 28
BY SEPTEMBER 1ST 11:59 p.m.		 Introduce yourself on Blackboard (Bb) Canvas Discussion Board (thread will be provided)
SEPTEMBER 4

LABOR DAY. University closed.
Weeks of September 5-September 22 Social Perception (Includes Attitudes and Attitude Measurement)
   DMC
               Chapter 6, Social Perception and Cognition 
               Chapter 7, Attitudes 
               Chapter 9, Social Influence and Persuasion
     CAHILL

3. Sandstrom, "Symbols and the creation of reality", 17-24
4. Zerubavel, "Islands of meaning", 25-30
17. VanAusdale and Feagin, "Young children's racial and ethnic definitions of self", 186-197

  PLUS Integrative Online Guides 3 and 4 
SHORT ASSIGNMENT: 
Week of September 18		 Observe three individuals applying your knowledge of social perception for in-class discussion. (More detail for Short Assignments will be provided on Canvas a week in advance)
SHORT ASSIGNMENT: 
Week of October 2		 Prepare and discuss attitude questionnaire critique
SEPTEMBER 25 Short preliminary prospectus of Course Project is due (also see specifications in Canvas)
Weeks of September 25-October 20 The Self, Social Learning and Socialization
    DMC
Chapter 3, Socialization through the Life Course 
Chapter 4, Self and Self Presentation
Chapter 5, Emotions 
Chapter 15, Social Structure and Personality
SHORT ASSIGNMENT:
Week of October 16		 To be done "in class" and for discussion: complete Kuhn’s “20 statements test”.

 
 

 

      CAHILL

 7. Hochschild, "Emotion work and feeling rules", 56-62 
10. Martin “The Organizational Management of Shame”, 86-100 
16. Cooley, "The self as sentiment and reflection", 175-179 
17.  Mead, "The self as social structure", 180-185 
21. Goffman, "The presentation of self" , 219-227
24. Gottschalk, "The Presentation of Self in Virtual Spaces", 249-259 
 9.Vaccaro, Shrock and McCabe, “Managing Emotional Manhood”, 
11. Martin, "Becoming a gendered body", 105-122 
33. Thorne, "Borderwork among girls and boys", 365-373 
20. Gergen, "The dissolution of the self", 208-214 

  PLUS Integrative Online Guides 5 and 6
WEEK OF OCTOBER 23 Sign up for presentation/discussion of project topic date.
PRESENTATIONS WILL PROBABLY BEGIN THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 13
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRESENTATION IS FOUND IN  THE Canvas ASSIGNMENTS FOLDER.
OCTOBER 23 An updated prospectus of your Course Project  is due. Please post to the Discussion Board when the thread is provided.
WEEK OF OCTOBER 23
on film! Learning Theories Application!
ONLY available in Canvas!		 AN APPLIED EXAMPLE: THE TRAINED DOG SHOW 
Quality depends on Sheltie mood for the day. The Bit won't shake here* but he CAN sing...when in the mood...NOW! AVAILABLE AS A CANVAS VIDEO!
(*The Bit now shakes if given a small piece of fruit. He carefully checks for it in advance...)
Week of OCTOBER 30 Most and least liked groups in the Discussion Board
Weeks of October 25 -
November 21
Groups, Group Influences and Interaction Processes

    DMC
                  Chapter 8, Symbolic Communication and Language
                  Chapter 12, Interpersonal Attraction and Relationships
                  Chapter 13, Understanding Groups 
                  Chapter 14, Group Processes 
    CAHILL

29. Blumer, "Society in action", 313-318 
25. Goffman, "Face-Work and interaction rituals", 265-274 
27. Cahill and Eggleston, "Wheelchair users' interpersonal management of emotions", 286-297

PLUS Integrative Online Guides 7 and 8 
SUNDAY November 5 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS. Set your clocks back one hour. Get some sleep! 
(count sheep if needed) 
Week of NOVEMBER 6 THE "MILGRAM VIDEO"OBEDIENCE (to be available in Canvas)
NOVEMBER 10 FRIDAY: VETERAN'S DAY OBSERVED. NO FSU CLASSES
(estimated) week of
NOVEMBER 13		 Presentations of project topics begin
NOVEMBER 21 Initial draft of Course Project due  (allows you to rewrite it at your option) through turnitin in Canvas.
Include total turnitin receipt
Project presentations continue
NOVEMBER 22-26 THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS. NO FSU CLASSES.
Weeks of November 27-
December 8		 Applications

   DMC
              Chapter 10, Altruism and Prosocial Behavior
              Chapter 11, Aggression
     CAHILL
    40. Marvasti, "Being Middle Eastern American in the context of the war on terror", 444-467
Week of November 27 Project presentations continue 
Week of December 5 Our last week of class (classes end December 8)
Online course evaluation (more info will be provided but it's important to know they ARE anonymous)
DECEMBER 13 The final edition of your Course Project is due (including rewrites) BY NOON through turnitin


OFFICE HOURS FALL 2017

 
3204 Stone Building
email is the fastest way to reach me:

  slosh@fsu.edu

 Office Hours: In Stone:Thursdays 1:30-3:15 & by appointment
PLUS email!
(make an appointment by email) 
NOTE: If I have an office hours conflict, I will announce that in class and on our Blackboard website.

850-644-8778 
Department Phone: 850-644-4592
SYP 5105-01 CANVAS SITE and myweb.fsu.edu/slosh/ WEBSITES
Theories of Social Psychology is totally online this semester. Materials are accessible through Canvas. As the semester progesses, several course materials will also be directly available via the myweb.fsu.edu server. You'll see these as links in our pages.

For example, if you accessed our Overview through Canvas, you can instead access it HERE as well.

Through the links you can access the online Guides and information about the Course Project and Presentation too.
If Canvas is running slowly, and when we meet in virtual space, we can connect directly to much of the SYP 5105 course information that we need.

You get to Canvas through http://campus.fsu.edu
Click on the Canvas icon on the upper left of the screen (you'll need to sign in again with your FSU id and password.

If you are new and DON'T have an FSU ID account, you need one immediately. Go to the FSU Guide to Computing Resources website (address below). Follow the links to register online for your MyFSU account.

http://its.fsu.edu/ITS-Service-Desk

Being online means some adjustments from a traditional face-to-face course. Please see the "Print Syllabus" in Canvas under the SYLLABUS folder for "Nettiquette" directives.

We will meet for about one hour together every other week in cyberspace, usually through the Discussion Board. This time will be used for discussion, explanations, and short "in-class" assignments (see the Course Calendar in the Readings folder). We will determine this time early in the course.

You must use your FSU email to communicate in this course, whether with me or other students. (If you want to set up your FSU email to forward to a different server, that's OK with me as long as our communication is complete, but communication coming to me must come from your FSU email address.)

Generally I will respond to email from you within 24 hours.

ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION

I use plus and minus grading, throughout and for final grades.

Adherence to principles of essay organization, and the conventions of spelling and grammar is expected and understood. The course project MUST relate to Social Psychology. It can neither be totally intrapersonal nor totally organizational. Grading criteria for both written and oral assignments include: clearly written and/or presented work; knowledge of social psychological concepts and methods; and originality.

FSU policies on academic honesty are followed. Plagiarism, cheating, and other scholarly misconduct are totally unacceptable. As a rule of thumb, when in doubt, cite the source!
 

ASSIGNMENTS

You have two major and five smaller assignments:

 
ASSIGNMENT
DATE
COURSE WEIGHT
COURSE PROJECT: see below and the ASSIGNMENTS folder in Blackboard. MILESTONES:
1. Preliminary prospectus: September 25 
2. Updated prospectus: October 23 
3. First draft: November 21 
4. Final draft: December 13 BY NOON
Milestones cannot be skipped (please see below)
 55 percent
PRESENTATION: see below and the ASSIGNMENTS folder in Blackboard ONE completed during the mid-late November-early December period
(more definite and exact dates will be posted later this semester)
 25 percent
SMALL IN-CLASS "DISCUSSION" assignments. See below for more introductory information.  Five small assignments total 
More detail will be posted to Canvas one week before discussion.
20 percent

Information in the Canvas ASSIGNMENTS folder will be updated during the semester to provide more detail and format specifications. Please complete readings according to the timetable in this syllabus and be prepared with assignments by their due date.

PLEASE SEE THE "OVERVIEW" PAGE IN CANVAS FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ASSIGNMENTS.
Or link to the Project and Presentations pages from the top of this page.
 

 

IMPORTANT

The course project MUST relate to Social Psychology. I recognize that Social Psychology is a new discipline for many of you. One reason for the project "milestone" deadlines is to ensure that your topic remains "on track" for this course. (For Mental Health students, the APA is absolutely adament about this.) Proposed projects that do not clarify the relevance to course material and specify the nature of the course material you plan to draw upon (e.g., on Milestone 2) will be returned to you for revision. Students cannot “skip” milestones and simply submit a final project at any stage of this course. A student who does so is redirected to Milestone 1. If a final project omitting prior milestones is submitted at the end of the semester, the student will receive an incomplete and is redirected to milestone 1.

Attendance and “In-Class” Participation

Since this is an online course that is both synchronous and asynchronous in nature, attendance expectations are a bit different from what you might experience in a face-to-face course:

University-wide policy requires all students to attend the first class meeting of all classes for which they are registered. Students who do not attend the first class meeting of a course for which they are registered will be dropped from the course by the academic department that offers the course. To remain enrolled in this course you must complete the "First Day Attendance" assignment by September 2nd 11:59pm (EST) as shown on the Canvas Discussion page.

Attendance in an online class is noted via active participation in course activities. Participation is necessary so that course activities will be successful. Students are counting on you each other to log in and interact. Thus, student attendance will be directly tied to the discussion grade in the course. Student participation counts as an indicator of attendance and student participation on our five “In-class” assignments counts 20% of your final grade. 
 

Attendance is taken and participation in class discussion is noted for in-class assignments (see the Course Calendar in the Readings Canvas folder). 
You will find your participation noted in the Grades section as a  (completed). These assignments can influence one-half of a final grade, e.g., from a B+ to an A- (or vice versa). 

Programs only allow me to make a  with no elaborations. (I do note in my manual gradebook late or missing assignments.)


INFORMATION ABOUT EACH IN-CLASS SMALL ASSIGNMENT WILL BE POSTED TO CANVAS APPROXIMATELY A WEEK IN ADVANCE.

PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE PROJECT IS HERE AND IN THE CANVAS ASSIGNMENTS FOLDER.

PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRESENTATION IS HERE AND IN THE CANVAS ASSIGNMENTS FOLDER.

Watch for updates to these pages throughout the semester.


 
 
SEE THE OVERVIEW HERE OR IN THE CANVAS SYLLABUS FOLDER

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Susan Carol Losh August 16 2017