PSYC 430 - Seminar in Social Conflict

FC SSCI WADV

4 credits
Drawing from the fields of social, cognitive, and political psychology, this course explores the psychological processes that lead to, exacerbate, and ameliorate conflict. It examines different forms of social power, biases in perceiving the ‘other’, the role of pride and face-saving, the influence of social identity, and shortcomings in decision-making. We will also explore methods of de-escalating conflict, negotiation as problem-solving, the process of mediation, and nonviolent responses to authoritarianism. This course is restricted to PSYC majors only or by permission of the instructor.

Prerequisites: PSYC 218.