School Of Social Sciences And PsychologyThe Individual in Society (UWSC)Western Sydney University Unit Code: 700051.2
Discipline: PSYCHOLOGY
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 1
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
101557 The Individual in Society
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled at UWSCollege unless they have permission from the School.
About this Unit
This unit introduces the main theoretical perspectives for understanding the ‘individual in society’, including biological, cognitive, behavioural and personality explanations of individual behaviour. Students are guided and encouraged to explore relevance to everyday life and contemporary issues. Once established, these theories are extended to understanding individuals in society using a bio-psycho-social framework. Theoretical stances related to ‘levels of explanation’, ‘individualism vs collectivism’, and ‘personality vs situation’ are explored as are topics such as social cognition; social influence, and social relations, for example, social identity, prejudice, aggression, pro-social behaviours, attitude formation and change and relationships.