Professor Lee Jussim
Office: 619 Tillett
Phone: 445-2070
http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~jussim/

READINGS
Required Text: Aronson, E. (1999). The Social Animal (8th edition). New York: Worth Publishers.

The book is available now at the Livingston Book Store

Other readings are on reserve at the Alexander and Kilmer libraries, and at the undergraduate Psychology office in Tillett Hall.

INTRODUCTION AND METHODS
1/22 What is Social Psychology, Chapter 1 in The Social Animal
1/26 Myers, D. (1996). Introducing Social Psychology. Chapter 1, from Social psychology, fifth edition. NY: McGraw-Hill.

SELF AND CULTURE
1/29 James, W. (1910). The self. From Psychology: The briefer course (pp 159-191). NY: Holt & Co.
2/2 Myers, D. (1996). The Self in a Social World . Chapter 2, from Social psychology, fifth edition. NY: McGraw-Hill.

ATTRIBUTIONS
2/5 Moghaddam, F. M. (1998). Attributions. Chapter 5 in Social Psychology: Exploring Universals Across Cultures. NY: W.H. Freeman & Company.

SOCIAL BELIEFS
2/12 Social Cognition, Chapter 4 in The Social Animal.
2/16 Merton, R. K. (1948). The self-fulfilling prophecy. Antioch Review, 8, 193-210.
2/19 Nisbett, R. E., & Wilson, T. D. (1977). Telling more than we can know: Verbal reports on mental processes. Psychological Review, 84, 231-259.

ATTITUDES
2/23 La Piere, R. T. (1934). Attitudes vs. actions. Social Forces, 13, 230-237.
2/26 Self-Justification, Chapter 5 in The Social Animal.

3/5 MIDTERM EXAM

PERSUASION
3/9 Mass communication, propaganda, and persuasion, Chapter 3 in The Social Animal
3/12 Pratkanis, A. R., & Aronson, E. (1991). Saddam Hussein: The Hitler we "know." In Age of Propaganda, 56-60. NY: W.H. Freeman. (Reprinted in Classic and contemporary readings in Social Psychology, 1996).

3/13-3/21 SPRING BREAK

CONFORMITY AND OBEDIENCE
3/23 Conformity, Chapter 2 in The Social Animal

AGGRESSION
3/30 Goldhagen, D. J. (1996). The evolution of eliminationist antisemitism in modern Germany, Chapter 2 in Hitler's willing executioners. NY: Vintage books.
4/2 Human Aggression, Chapter 6 in The Social Animal

INTERGROUP RELATIONS
4/6 Prejudice, Chapter 7 in The Social Animal
4/9 Jussim, L., McCauley, C. R., & Lee, Y. T. (1995). Why study stereotype accuracy and inaccuracy? In Lee, Y. T., Jussim, L., & McCauley, C. R. (Eds.), Stereotype accuracy: Toward appreciating group differences (pp. 3-27). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
4/9 Aronson, J., Steele, C. M., Salinas, M. F., & Lustina, M. J. (1999). The effect of stereotype threat on the standardized test performance of college students. In E. Aronson (ed.) Readings about the social animal, 8th edition, pp. 437-445. NY: Worth Publishers.
4/13 Pratkanis, A. R., & Turner, M. E. (1999). Branch Rickey, Jackie Robinson, and the social psychology of affirmative action. In E. Aronson (ed.) Readings about the social animal, 8th edition, pp. 437-445. NY: Worth Publishers.
4/16 Lempert, R., & Monsma, K. (1994). Cultural differences and discrimination: Samoans before a public housing eviction board. American Sociological Review, 59, 890-910 (reprinted in Race and ethic relations in the U.S., 1999).

4/27 LAST REGULAR CLASS, PAPERS DUE

5/11 FINAL EXAM, Wednesday, May 12, 12noon-2pm, Beck 213

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Grades:

Participation (20%).

Summaries (15%). You must provide a short (about 1/4 page) summary of every reading. These must be typed and single spaced, using a font of no less than 12 characters per inch. Summaries are due by the date indicated in the syllabus associated with each reading. Summaries will not be accepted after the start of class on the date they are due.

In-class midterm (mixed, multiple choice & essay) (20%)

1 paper, due 4/27 (20%). I will give you more details about this later in the semester.

Final exam (25%). This may be in class or take home. It will be mostly essay, but may include some multiple choice questions.