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Graduate Course on Prosociality
Posted by:
Michael J. Gill
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Associate Professor
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Lehigh University
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Date posted:
January 7th, 2008
Dear colleagues,
I will be teaching a graduate-level course called "Prosocial Cognition, Emotion, and Behavior." I hope to make it broad in scope, covering diverse topics and perspectives.
I intend to cover work on empathy (e.g., Batson, Davis, developmental literature also) and work on explanation/attribution (e.g., Weiner's work on stigma; essentialism).
I would also like to include some readings on violence/aggression, justice reasoning (especially retributive/punitive vs. restorative), psychology of evil, and perhaps some other topics (e.g., volunteerism?, participation in social movements?, kindness?).
I would greatly appreciate if list members could send me syllabi from courses they've taught that included one or more of these topics. Also, any suggestions for particularly thought-provoking/influential readings would be most welcome. I need a little more help on the topics of violence, justice, evil, and "miscellaneous" than on empathy and explanation/attribution.
Thanks very much, and I wish you a joyful and healthy new year!
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