The role of the individual and of society in the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of abnormal behavior is given special emphasis. This course will be offered upon sufficient demand provided an instructor is available. The topics covered will vary according to the preferences of students and instructor. This course will satisfy the requirement of course electives within the division at the 3000 level. An examination of individual and group responses to social influence.
Emphasis is on major theories, research methods, and current research topics in social psychology.
This course may also be taken as Sociology 3023. Overview of the psychology of aging, stressing the process of aging within the social context. This course may also be taken as GER 3043. This course will be offered upon sufficient demand provided an instructor is available. The topics covered will vary according to the preferences of students and instructor.