Macropsychology WF-PS-MAC-ER
Wykład monograficzny (WYK_MON) Semestr zimowy 2022/23

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Matsumoto, D., Juang, L. (2013) Culture and psychology. Wadsworth.

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Żemojtel-Piotrowska et al., (2021). Communal colective narcissism. Journal of Personality, advance online.

Student is familiar with basic concepts related to macropsychology.

Student is able to analyse and discuss the importance of cultural context in predicting human behaviors.

Student is able to differentiate between individual-level and country-level factors responsible for human functioning.

Exam in the test form: students will get points for answering test questions. Maximum number of points that could be obtained equals 20. Grades will be given according to number of points achieved:

up to 10: 2.0

11-12: 3.0

13-14: 3.5

15-16: 4.0

17-18: 4.5

19-20: 5.0

1. Introduction to macropsychology. Outline of basic concepts and terms. How to examine the human behaviors on macro-level? Citizen scores, cross-level isomorphism, measurement invariance.

2. Eco-cultural model.

3. Dimensions of cultures: Hofstede model versus GLOBE project.

4. Social axioms theory of Bond and Leung and beyond. Interpersonal trust, societal cynicism and social antagonism.

5. Cultural values: Schwartz theory of values and Welzel-Inglehart Human Development Theory.

6. Interplay between nature and culture: Evolutionary psychology versus cross-cultural psychology.

7. Happiness of nations, happiness of individuals and its cultural diversification: the role of economic development, social inequalities, genes, and values.

8. Personality and culture: are nations has their own character? Person-culture fit theory: where religious people feel (un)happy? Self-enhancement breeds self-esteem (SECEBRESE) and religiosity as social value hypothesis (RASV).

9. Political ideologies: authoritarianism, social dominance orientation, conspiracy thinking.

10. Prejudice, national stereotypes and national attitudes (patriotism, nationalism, messianism).

11-12. Social pathologies and contemporary global problems: poverty, terrorism, COVID-19 pandemic

13. Collective narcissism: its interpersonal and intrapersonal consequences.

14. Psychological entitlement: cultural adaptation to scarce resources or individualization?

15. Polish culture in the macro context.

discussion in the classrooms