Psychology 194, Spring 2009
Seminar in Social Psychology
Meets TuTh 1:15 - 2:30, AV 204
Professor Halford H. Fairchild
Office: 203 Scott Hall,
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays,
Phone: 909-607-3056 - Cell: 323-252-8399
Course Syllabus (Draft)
NOTE: No class on January 20th! Watch the Obama Inauguration and be prepared to discuss on Thursday!
Course Description and Requirements:
This course is a Seminar in Social Psychology. Students will be required to compile a reading list of a subject of their choosing -- preferably a topic of contemporary social signficance, and to write a paper that synthesizes and analyzes a body of social psychological literature. Each week, students will be required to make brief oral presentations of the materials they are reading. A sample paper, that details APA style, is linked here: click! (Thanks to Allana Zuckerman for providing this file.)
Texts: None
Sample published reviews of literature:
Fairchild, H.H., & Cowan, G. (1997). The O.J. Simpson trial: Challenges to science and society../../pdf/FairchildArticles/OJSimpson.pdf. Journal of Social Issues, 53(3), 583-591.
Fairchild, H.H. (1994). Frantz Fanon's Wretched of the Earth in contemporary perspective../../pdf/FairchildArticles/WretchedOfTheEarth.pdf. The Journal of Black Studies, 25(2), 191-199.
Yee, A., Fairchild, H.H., Weizmann, F., & Wyatt, G. (1993). Addressing psychology's problems with race. American Psychologist, 48(11), 1132-1140.
Fairchild, H. H. (1991). Scientific Racism: The cloak of objectivity. Journal of Social Issues, 47(3), 101-115.
Fairchild, H. H., & Edwards-Evans, S. (1990). African American dialects and schooling: A review.../../pdf/FairchildArticles/AfAmDialects&Schooling.pdf Pp. 75-86 in A. Padilla, H. Fairchild, and C. Valadez (Eds.), Bilingual Education: Issues and Strategies.
Fairchild, H. H., & Tucker, M. B. (1982). Black residential mobility: Trends and characteristics.../../pdf/FairchildArticles/BlackResidentialMobility.pdf Journal of Social Issues, 38(3), 51-74.
Fairchild, H. H. & Gurin, P. (1978). Traditions in the social-psychological analysis of race relations. American Behavioral Scientist, 21(5), 757-778.
Schedule of
February 14, 2009: Images of Blacks in the Media, by Allana Zuckerman
February 17, 2009: Attitudes of White Students Toward Workplace Diversity, by Brentt
February 19, 2009: "Ephermeral Role in the 'Friendly' Poker game, by Grant Friedman
February 19, 2009: Assimilation and Diet, by Stephanie Reimer
March 3, 2009: Suicide Behavior Among Latino & Latina Adolescents (2007), by Angie Martinez
March 3, 2009: Father Absence by Starrisha Godfrey-Canada
March 5, 2009: African Immigrant Experiences by Isayas Theodros
March 5, 2009: Foster Care Family Reunification by Leo Ulloa
March 10, 2009: Hiding and Revealing in Poker by Grant Friedman
April 16, 2009: Draft Papers
Assignments
Weekly Presentations. Students should be prepared to make a short presentation on one or more of their readings every week. These presentations should be 5-10 minutes long, and should include questions for the other students in the class.
Annotated Bibliography. Students are required to compile an annotated bibliography of their selected readings. Each week, at least one article should be annotated (summarized). Over the course of the semester, an entire reading list will be annotated, and this will serve as the basis for a term paper that reviews the literature on the student's selected topic.
Grading
Students will be evaluated and graded based on their classroom participation and final papers. Attendance is required, and so absences will diminish final grades (1-2 absenses, no effect; 3-4 absenses, 1/2 grade or more; 5-6 absences, one full grade or more).
Assignments, grading and course sequencing may change.