TH 502 Social Sciences Winter Semester 2013 Prof Anne-Marie Willis Office: C3 114 anne.willis@guc.edu.eg Lectures: Wednesday 12.30 – 14.00 in H18 Course Description Social Sciences research phenomena of social interaction and investigate them empirically. Social sciences analyze structure and function as well as the interdependence with action and behavior processes of individuals. The lectures introduce social science thinking and methods that are useful for designer’s research
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The area of interest that was studied was Positive Psychology and Social Relationships. Dr. Barbara L. Fredrickson’s professional experience covered the two areas of psychology listed above‚ that intrigued our group’s interest and future professional endeavors. The study of Positive Psychology and Social Relationships is a discipline that explores emotional well-being through emotions and experiences that help individuals thrive and live meaningful lives. This is the personal mission and philosophy
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Amanda Whitsett Robison History 1301 November 17‚ 2010 The Social Psychology of the Salem Witch Trials The events that took place in Salem‚ Massachusetts in 1692 have had historians scrutinizing over the causes for years. There have been several theories about how the situation became so out of control. The haunting story is well known in America‚ taught to our youth and has been the focus of numerous forms of media. We are familiar with the story but unfamiliar with the origin of its
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Louisiana State University Shreveport POSITIVE GENDER STEREOTYPES AND SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES FOR NOT FULFILLING A MATERNAL IMAGE Angela Coulter PSYCH 212: Social Psychology Dr. Yong Dai June 23‚ 2014 Stereotypes are defined as beliefs about social groups in terms of the traits or characteristics that they believed to share. These social frameworks can be either positive or negative‚ especially when it comes to gender stereotypes. For example
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Running Head: THE HISTORY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES The History Of Social Sciences: Senior Seminar Project Rebecca Pottle In order to provide a historical view of the social sciences‚ it is critical to include a definition of just what exactly social science is. Social science is a somewhat complex field‚ in that it encompasses several sub-fields within‚ or sub-branches if you will. The simplest definition is the study of human society and of individual relationships in and to society. It
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2012 Period 6 The Social Psychology of Hate behind the Holocaust Hate is everywhere. It always has been‚ from the beginning of time. When the cavemen started forming intense dislikes for one another over the last coconut to present day‚ when suicide bombers take their own and the lives of innocent people to express their hate. And somewhere in between those two occurrences‚ are hundreds and thousands of additional incidents that sprung from hate toward a concept‚ system or person
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Bibliography: Churruca‚ C. (2003). The European Union’s Common Foreign Policy: Strength‚ Weakness and Prospects. Retrieved 2011‚ from ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/improving/docs/g_ser_conflict-security_churruca.pdf Do Americans Share a Common Culture? (n.d.)
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Study in Social Psychology Christina Parker PSYCH 620 October 28‚ 2013 Stacy Hernandez Individual Programmatic Assessment: Exploring a Classic Study in Social Psychology Social psychology first examined the phenomena later termed “bystander effect” in response to a 1964 murder. The murder of a young woman with as many as 38 witnesses and none who helped until it was too late. The bystander effect is individuals seeing an emergency situation but not helping. There are many reasons why individuals
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Is psychology a science? One reason why psychology may not be considered a science is its lack of a distinct paradigm. Science must involve a definable subject matter. During the 17th century Descartes believed strongly in the consciousness‚ sparking psychological research‚ but even then there was no paradigm as there is supposedly none today. Thomas Kuhn claims that psychology cannot be considered a science because it is split into different approaches‚ for example‚ cognitive‚ biological‚ behaviourist
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Psychology is commonly defined as ’scientific ’ study of human behaviour and cognitive processes. Broadly speaking the discussion focuses on the different branches of psychology‚ and if they are indeed scientific. However‚ it is integral in this to debate to understand exactly the major features of a science‚ in order to judge if psychology is in fact one. There must be a definable subject matter - this changed from conscious human thought to human and non-human behaviour‚ then to cognitive processes
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