Soc731SyllF05

SOCIOLOGY 731 John DeLamater
2432 Sewell Social Science

Fall, 2007 262-4357

Intermediate Social Psychology II
(FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS)

   This is an intensive lecture and discussion course surveying social psychology with an emphasis on the interrelations of individuals, groups and society. It is intended for graduate students with some background in social psychology who desire a more in-depth exposure to the major issues in the field.

   The topics to be covered include: social structure and personality, including roles, gender roles, occupational roles, social networks, and alienation; small groups, including interdependence, cohesion, influence, and performance; collective behavior, social movements, and conversion; and cross-cultural social psychology. Throughout the course, the emphasis is on processes of social interaction.

   I have assigned several hours of reading per week. Lectures and discussions will be based on the assumption that the required readings have been done first. Where possible, readings within each subsection should be read in the order listed in the syllabus. Additional readings are recommended for delving deeper into a topic and preparing for prelims. All required readings are on electronic reserve except the readings in the required book. Readings can be accessed on line or through the Social Science Reference room, 8432 Social Science.

   Class time will be about equally divided between lecture and discussion. Each student will be asked to submit questions based on assigned readings. These questions will provide a starting point for the weekly discussions.

   Enough copies of the following book has been ordered so that each person in the class can purchase one. It is strongly recommended that you do so, or that you arrange to buy it jointly with one other person.

REQUIRED BOOK:
DeLamater, J, (Ed.), Handbook of Social Psychology. New York, NY: Kluwer-Plenum, 2003.

RECOMENDED BOOK:
Burke, Peter, Ed.   (2006). Contemporary Social Psychological Theories. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press.

READING ASSIGNMENTS

Week of September 4: History, paradigms

Required:

Jones, E. E. Major developments in social psychology during the past five decades. In Gilbert, D. T., Fiske, S. E., & Lindzey, G. (Eds.), Handbook of Social Psychology (4th ed.), Vol. I. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill, 1998: 3-57.

O’Brien, J. Symbolic interactionism: A perspective for understanding self and social interaction. The Production of Reality (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press, 2006: 44-62.

Recommended:

Allport, G.W., The historical background of modern social psychology. In Lindzey, G. & Aronson, E. (Eds.), Handbook of Social Psychology, Vol. 1. (3rd Ed.) New York: Random House, 1985: 1-46.

Schellenberg, J. A., Masters of Social Psychology. New York: Oxford University Press, 1978. (All)

SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND PERSONALITY
The Question of Fit, or Where’d you learn that?

Week of Sept. 10: Roles

Required:

McLeod, J.D., & Lively, K. J. Social structure and personality. In DeLamater, J, (Ed.), Handbook of Social Psychology. New York, NY: Kluwer-Plenum, 2003, 77-102.

Heiss, J., Social roles. In Rosenberg and Turner, Social Psychology: Sociological Perspectives. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction, 1981/1990: 94-129.

Goffman, E. The moral career of the mental patient. In Cahill, S. E. Inside Social Life. (3rd ed.) Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury, 2001: 250-258.

Ebaugh, H. R. F. Creating the ex-role. In O’Brien, J., & Kollock, P.   The Production of Reality (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press, 2001: 330-345.

Recommended:

Turner, R.H., Role change. In Scott, W.R., & Blake, J. (Eds.), Annual Review of Sociology, 1990, 16: 87-110.

Week of Sept. 17: Gender Roles

Required:

Deaux, K., & Lafrance, M. Gender. In Gilbert, D. T., Fiske, S. E., & Lindzey, G. (Eds.), Handbook of Social Psychology (4th ed.), Vol. I. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill, 1998: 788-827.

Buss, David. The evolutionary psychology of human social strategies. In Higgins, E.T., & Kruglanski, A.W. (Eds), Social Psychology: Handbook of Basic Principles, New York: Guilford Press, 1996, 3-7 and 19-22.

Ridgeway, C. L., & Smith-Lovin, L. The gender system and interaction. In Cook, K. S., & Hagen, J. (Eds.), Annual Review of Sociology 1999, 25: 191-216

Van Gundy, K. Gender, the assertion of autonomy, and the stress process in young adulthood. Social Psychology Quarterly, 2002, 65: 346-362

Recommended:

Kane, E.W. Racial and ethnic variations in gender-related attitudes. In Cook, K. S., & Hagen, J. (Eds.), Annual Review of Sociology 2000, 26: 419-439.

Week of Sept. 24: Occupational roles

Required:

Kerckhoff, A.C. Social stratification and mobility processes. In Cook, K.S., Fine, GA., & House, J.S. (Eds.), Sociological Perspectives in Social Psychology. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 1995: 476-496.

Mortimer, J. T., & Lorence, J. Social psychology of work. In Cook, K.S., Fine, GA., & House, J.S. (Eds.), Sociological Perspectives in Social Psychology. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 1995: 497-523.

Welsh, S. Gender and sexual harassment. In Cook, K. S., & Hagen, J. (Eds.), Annual Review of Sociology 1999, 25: 169-190.

Lerum, K. “Precarious situations” in a strip club. In O’Brien, J., & Kollock, P.   The Production of Reality (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press, 2001: 279-287.

Recommended:

Chang, T.F.H. A social psychological model of women’s gender-typed occupational mobility. Career Development International, 2003, 8: 27-39.

Goldin, Claudia, & Katz, Lawrence. (2002). The power of the pill: Oral contraceptives and women’s career and marriage decisions. Journal of Political Economy,110, 730-770.

Week of Oct. 1: Balancing Work and Family

Required:

Shelton, B. A., & John, D. The division of household labor. In Hagen, J., & Cook, K. S. (Eds.) Annual Review of Sociology 1996, 22: 299-322.

Mennino, Sue Falter, Rubin, Beth, and Brayfield, April. (2005). Home-to-job and job-to-home spillover: The impact of company policies and workplace culture. The Sociological Quarterly, 46, 107-135.

Bittman, M., England, P., Sayer, L., Folbre, N., & Matheson, G. When does gender trump money? Bargaining and time in household work. American Journal of Sociology, 2003, 109: 186-214.

SOCIAL INTERACTION
or, I get high with a little help from my friends.

Week of Oct. 8: Interaction: Interdependence, Exchange, and Equity

Required:

Rusbult, C. E., & Van Lange, P. A. M. Interdependence processes. In Higgins, E. T., & Kruglanski, A. W. (Eds.), Social Psychology: Handbook of Basic Principles. New York: Guilford, 1996: 564-596.

Cook, K.S., & Rice, E. Social exchange theory. In DeLamater, J. (Ed.), Handbook of Social Psychology. New York: Kluwer-Plenum, 2003, 53-76.

Sprecher, S., & Schwartz, P. Equity and balance in the exchange of contributions in close relationships. In Lerner, M. J., & Mikula, G. (Eds.), Entitlement and the Affectional Bond: Justice in close Relationships. New York: Plenum, 1994, 11-41.

Recommended:

Robinson, Dawn. (2007). Control theories in sociology. Annual Review of Sociology 2007, 33: 299-322.

Lawler, E. J., & Thye, S. R. Bringing emotions into social exchange theory. In Cook, K. S., & Hagen, J. (Eds.), Annual Review of Sociology 1999, 25: 217-244.

Week of Oct. 15: Relationships, Social Networks, and Social Support

Required:

Orbuch, T.L., & Sprecher, S. Attraction and interpersonal relationships. In DeLamater, J. (Ed.), Handbook of Social Psychology. New York: Kluwer-Plenum, 2003, 339-362.

Felmlee, D. Interaction in social networks. In DeLamater, J. (Ed.), Handbook of Social Psychology. New York: Kluwer-Plenum, 2003, 389-410.

Lin, N. Social networks and status attainment. In Cook, K. S., & Hagen, J. (Eds.), Annual Review of Sociology 1999, 25: 467-487.

Bearman, Peter, Moody, James, and Stovel, Katherine. (2004). Chains of affection: The structure of adolescent romantic and sexual networks. American Journal of Sociology, 110: 44-91.

Deaux, Kay, and Martin, Daniela. (2003). Interpersonal networks and social categories: Specifying levels of context in identity processes. Social Psychology Quarterly, 66: 101-117.

Week of Oct. 22: Alienation and Distress

Required:

Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K., & Newton, T. L. Marriage and health: His and hers. Psychological Bulletin, 2001, 127, 472-503.

Schnitker, Jason, & McLeod, Jane. (2005). The sociasl psychology of health disparities. Annual Review of Sociology 2005, 31: 349-386.

Ross, C. E., & Mirowsky, J. Social structure and psychological functioning: Distress, perceived control, and trust. In DeLamater, J. (Ed.), Handbook of Social Psychology. New York: Kluwer-Plenum, 2003,411-450.

Newman, Katherine, & Massengill, Rebekah. (2006). The texture of hardship: Qualitative sociology of poverty, 1995-2005. Annual Review of Sociology 2006, 32: 423-446.

Recommended:

Tashiro, Ty, and Frazier, Patrick. (2003). “I’ll never be in a relationship like that again”: Personal growth following romantic relationship breakups. Personal Relationships, 10, 113-128.

DiPrete, Thomas, & Eirich, Gregory. (2006). Cumulative advantage as a mechanism for inequality: A review of theoretical and empirical developments. Annual Review of Sociology 2006, 32: 271-297.

SMALL GROUPS
Forming, storming, norming and performing.

Week of Oct. 29: Overview

Required:

Levine, J. M., & Moreland, R. L. Small groups. In Gilbert, D. T., Fiske, S. E., & Lindzey, G. (Eds.), Handbook of Social Psychology (4th ed.), Vol. II. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill, 1998: 415-469.

Burke, P. J. Interaction in small groups. In DeLamater, J. (Ed.), Handbook of Social Psychology. New York: Kluwer-Plenum, 2003, 363-388.

Continuing Week of Oct. 29: Group Structure and Group Cohesion

Required:

Reread Deaux and LaFrance on Gender

Ridgeway, C., and Johnson, C., What is the relationship between socioemotional behavior and status in task groups? American Journal of Sociology, 1990, 95:1189-1212

Haslam, S. Alexander, & Reicher, Stephen. (2007). Identity, entrepreneurship, and the consequences of identity failure: The dynamics of leadership in the BBC prison experiment. Social Psychology Quarterly, 70, 125-147.

Cota, A. A., et al. The structure of group cohesion. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 1995, 21: 572-580.

Recommended:

Correll, S.J., & Ridgeway, C.L. Expectation states theory. In DeLamater, J. (Ed.), Handbook of Social Psychology. New York: Kluwer-Plenum, 2003, 29-51.

Week of Nov. 5: Group Decision Making, Influence in Groups

Required:

Cialdini, R. B., & Trost, M. R. Social influence: Social norms, conformity, and compliance. In Gilbert, D. T., Fiske, S. E., & Lindzey, G. (Eds.), Handbook of Social Psychology (4th ed.), Vol. II. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill, 1998: 151-192.

Michener, H. A., & Wasserman, M. P. Group decision making. In Cook, K.S., Fine, G. A., & House, J.S. (Eds.), Sociological Perspectives in Social Psychology. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 1995: 336-361.

Janus, I. L. Groupthink (2nd ed.). Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 1982. Chapters. 1, 2, & 8.


Week of Nov. 12: Group Performance, Productivity

Required:

Mullen, B., & Copper, C. The relation between group cohesiveness and performance: An integration. Psychological Bulletin, 21, 1994, 210-227.

Karau, S. J., & Williams, K. D. Social loafing: A meta-analytic review and theoretical integration. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1993, 65, 681-706.

Hogg, M. A Intergroup relations. In DeLamater, J. (Ed.), Handbook of Social Psychology. New York: Kluwer-Plenum, 2003, 479-502.

Vaughan, D. The dark side of organizations: Mistake, misconduct, disaster. In Cook, K. S., & Hagen, J. (Eds.), Annual Review of Sociology 1999, 25: 271-305.

INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETAL CONTEXT
What’s the buzz? Tell me what’s happenin’.

Week of Nov. 19: Collective Behavior

Required:

Useem, B. Breakdown theories of collective action. In Cook, K. S., & Hagen, J. (Eds.), Annual Review of Sociology 1998, 24: 215-238.

McPhail, C. The dark side of purpose: Individual and collective violence in riots. Sociological Quarterly, 1994, 35: 1-32

Tierney, Kathleen. (2007). From the margins to the mainstream? Disaster research at the crossroads. Annual Review of Sociology 2007, 33: 271-305.

Browning, Christopher, Wallace, Danielle, Feinberg, Seth, & Cagney, Kathleen. (2006). Neighborhood social processes, physical conditions, and disaster-related mortality: The case of the 1995 Chicago Heat Wave. American Sociological Review, 71, 661-678.

Recommended:

Killian, L.M., Organization, rationality and spontaneity in the civil rights movement. American Sociological Review, 1984, 49:770-783.

Nov. 22-25: Thanksgiving Recess

Week of Nov. 26: Social Movements

Required:

Rohlinger, D.A., & Snow, D. A. Social psychological perspectives on crowds and social movements. In DeLamater, J. (Ed.), Handbook of Social Psychology. New York: Kluwer-Plenum, 2003, 503-528.

Polletta, F., & Jasper, J. M. Collective identity and social movements. In Cook, K. S., & Hagen, J. (Eds.), Annual Review of Sociology 2001, 27: 283-305.

Giugni, M. G. Was it worth the effort? The outcome and consequences of social movements. In Cook, K. S., & Hagen, J. (Eds.), Annual Review of Sociology 1998, 24: 371-393.

Recommended:

McFarland, Daniel. (2004). Resistance as a social drama: A study of change-oriented encounters. American Journal of Sociology, 109, 1249-1318.

Strang, D., & Soule, S. Diffusion in organizations and social movements. In Cook, K. S., & Hagen, J. (Eds.), Annual Review of Sociology 1998, 24: 265-290.

Week of Dec. 3: The Social Psychology of Conversion

Required:

Snow, D.A., and Machalek, R., The sociology of conversion. In Turner, R.H., and Short, J.F. (Eds.), Annual Review of Sociology, 1984, 10:167-190.

Bernstein, Mary. (2005). Identity politics. Annual Review of Sociology 2005, 31: 47-74.

Irvine, L. Narratives of the Codependent self. In Cahill, S. E., Inside Social Life. (3rd ed.) Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury, 33-40.

Recommended:

Emerson, Michael, & Hartmen, David. (2006). The rise of religious fundamentalism. Annual Review of Sociology, 2006, 32: 503-525.


Week of Dec. 10: Cross-Cultural Social Psychology

Required:

Miller-Loessi, K.M., & Parker, J.N. Cross-cultural social psychology. In DeLamater, J. (Ed.), Handbook of Social Psychology. New York: Kluwer-Plenum, 2003, 529-553.

Fiske, A. P., et al. The cultural matrix of social psychology. In Gilbert, D. T., Fiske, S. E., & Lindzey, G. (Eds.), Handbook of Social Psychology (4th ed.), Vol. II. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill, 1998: 915-981.

Yuki, Masaki. (2003). Intergroup comparison versus intragroup relationships: A cross-cultural examination of social identity theory in North American and East Asian cultural contexts. Social Psychology Quarterly, 66: 166-183.

Recommended:

Schooler, C. Cultural and social-structural explanations of cross-national psychological differences. In Hagen, J., & Cook, K. S. (Eds.) Annual Review of Sociology, 1996, 22: 323-349.

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   As noted at the outset, this course is focused on the interrelations between the person and group/social phenomena and processes. This course has not touched on those areas of social psychology which emphasize the individual. Thus, the following topics have been omitted:

   Biology and social psychology
   Social perception and cognition
   Psychology and social influence
   Socialization
   The social psychology of motivation
   Deviance
   Symbolic interactionism
   Social constructionism
   Intergroup conflict
   Gender
   Methodological issues in surveys
   Emotion and affect
   Interaction order
   Conversation analysis
   Ethnomethodology


   These topics are covered in Sociology 730 (Intermediate Social Psychology I). A reading list for that course is oposted at:
    http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/soc/faculty/pages/DWM_page/DWM_Syllabi/Soc_Psy_syllabus_04.pdf