SOC 319 - Self and Social Interaction (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None
Social psychology provides a framework for analyzing the emergence and construction of self, identity, cognition and personality in the context of groups, cultures, networks (including digital networks), organizations and communities. Students will examine and apply concepts and ideas from social learning theory, psychoanalysis and post-analytic theories, cognitive development theory, exchange theory, dramaturgy and symbolic interaction to understand the emergence and development of self, self identity and self-presentation.