Social Psychology of Justice

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This course examines various pressing social problems including, but not limited to, lethal policing, hate crimes, racial profiling and prejudice to illustrate how social psychology affects our understanding of justice. Students will examine how others - ranging from small friendship groups to entire societies - affect an individual and how the individual affects others by learning about various social psychological concepts, such as attributions of blame, stereotypes, attitudes, conformity and altruism. Throughout the course, students will identify the implications individual perceptions and interactions with others have for justice, crime, criminal justice and social justice.