PSY4508

Contemporary issues in cross-cultural and indigenous psychology (6 points)

(MED)

Leader: A/Prof E Gullone

Offered:
Caulfield First semester 2003 (Day)
Caulfield First semester 2003 (Evening)
Caulfield First semester 2003 (OCL)
Caulfield Second semester 2003 (Day)
Caulfield Second semester 2003 (Evening)
Caulfield Second semester 2003 (OCL)
Caulfield First semester 2004 (Day)
Caulfield First semester 2004 (Evening)
Caulfield First semester 2004 (OCL)
Caulfield Second semester 2004 (Day)
Caulfield Second semester 2004 (Evening)
Caulfield Second semester 2004 (OCL)

Synopsis: This unit is intended to familiarize students to current issues in psychology relating to culture and universality. In particular several core areas will be covered, namely developmental psychology, emotions, values, subjective well-being, self-identity, and psychopathology. Key empirical works and major reviews in this area will be presented and students will be required to discuss the works with a view to identifying the implications of these works for psychological understanding and application.

Assessment: Essay (2,000 words) (70%) + On campus: Competence of discussion leadership, participation in group discussion and evidence of having done required reading (30%). Off-campus: Short answer test based on the reading material (30%).

Prohibitions: PSY4507, PSY4509