Psychology of Collective Action (C8817)
Psychology of Collective Action
Module C8817
Module details for 2010/11.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 6
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, a successful student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate a knowledge of the historical and social context of the emergence of psychological theories of the crowd.
2. Critically evaluate the adequacy of dominant models of the crowd in relation to the phenomena they purport to explain.
3. Give examples of features of particular crowd events that challenge some of the psychological theories of the crowd.
4. Describe the possible relationship between intergroup dynamics and psychological change in crowd events.
Module Outline
The course has four key aims: the first is to examine actual examples of crowd events and to consider the criteria for an adequate crowd psychology. Second, to understand the context within which psychological theories of crowd behaviour first emerged, and hence to understand the historical and social determinants of psychological models of the crowd. The third aim of the course is to analyse and evaluate these psychological models of the crowd. Fourth and finally, we examine the interrelationship between collective (intergroup) dynamics and psychological change in crowd contexts.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Seen Examination | Summer Term | 100.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Term | Seminar | 1 hour | 111111111100 |
| Autumn Term | Lecture | 1 hour | 111111111100 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
Prof John Drury
Assess convenor, Convenor
https://www.sussex.ac.uk/profiles/92858
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