Cultural Psychology
Course code
PSP6038.LT
old course code
PSP6038
Course title in Estonian
Kultuuripsühholoogia
Course title in English
Cultural Psychology
ECTS credits
4.0
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lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester
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Course aims
To understand the ways culturally constructed phenomena organize and direct individuals’ thoughts, emotions and actions in different social contexts.
Brief description of the course
What is culture and why the psychology needs one; the perspective of cultural psychologist – from where it came and why; theory, research, challenges and methodology of cultural psychology; the role of culture across a range of psychological phenomena (perception, cognition, emotion, development, social psychology).
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- has a brief overview of the theoretical perspectives of cultural psychology, research and methods;
- understands the definition of culture in the field of cultural psychology and understands the role and contribution of cultural psychology in psychological science;
- understands differences and similarities between cultural psychology and adjacent disciplinies (e.g., cross-cultural psyhcology, cultural antrophology);
- is able to consider different phenomena studied in psychology in context f cultural psychology;
- is able – to some extent – to critically analyse the methodology of cultural psychologists;
- learns to notice potential culture specific factors that may shape the psychological properties of individuals.
- has a brief overview of the theoretical perspectives of cultural psychology, research and methods;
- understands the definition of culture in the field of cultural psychology and understands the role and contribution of cultural psychology in psychological science;
- understands differences and similarities between cultural psychology and adjacent disciplinies (e.g., cross-cultural psyhcology, cultural antrophology);
- is able to consider different phenomena studied in psychology in context f cultural psychology;
- is able – to some extent – to critically analyse the methodology of cultural psychologists;
- learns to notice potential culture specific factors that may shape the psychological properties of individuals.
Teacher
Grete Arro, MSc
Prerequisite course 1
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