Information Package

Program of Psychology (English)

PSY442

DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIALIZATION

Course Code
PSY442
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
6
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS6
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Compares and criticizes basic social development theories.
  2. Discusses and interprets how individuals learn to establish and maintain relationships with others from a developmental perspective.
  3. Analyze the developmental results of socialization in each developmental period.
  4. Produces solutions with the awareness of the contribution of different social contexts to problems and social behaviors.
  5. Establishes similarities between current social problems and what they learned in the lesson and identifies the factors that went wrong in the process.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionThe aims of this course are students will be able to explain how individuals learn to establish and maintain relationships with others, to express the developmental consequences of socialization in different developmental period. This course covers theories of socialization and social development, temperament, attachment, friendship, bullying, play development, social cognition, the development of problem and prosocial behaviors, the family, peer, school and community as a socialization context, socialization in adulthood.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction The Socialization and Historical Overview of Socialization Research and Theory
2nd Week Early Socialization and Socialization in Adolescence
3rd Week Socialization in Emerging Adulthood and Late-Life
4th Week An Evolutionary Approach to Socialization
5th Week Cultural Perspectives on Socialization
6th Week The Socialization of Gender During Childhood and Adolescence
7th Week The Socialization of Cognition
8th Week Mid-Term Exam
9th Week The Socialization of Emotional Competence
10th Week The Socialization of Prosocial Development
11th Week Moral Development and Socialization
12th Week Socialization and Experiences with Peers
13th Week Socialization in School Settings
14th Week Socialization in School Settings
15th Week General Evaluation
Recommended or Required Reading(Primary Textbook)
Grusec, J.E., & Hastings, P.D. (2015). Handbook of socialization: Theory and research (2nd ed.). NY: Guilford Press.
(Suggested References)
Parke, R. D., & Clarke-Stewart, A. (2011). Social development. USA: John Wiley & Sons.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Practice
  • Project
  • Questions/Answers
  • Other
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 2 40
Quiz 5 10
Practice 1 20
Total(%) 70
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 70
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 30
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for Quiz 1 10 10
Individual or group work 14 4 56
Preparation for Final exam 1 30 30
Course hours 15 3 45
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 15 15
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework
Performance Practice 1 20 20
Total Work Load178
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5.93
ECTS Credit of the Course6
Language of InstructionEnglish
Work Placement(s)No
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