- Social Identity & Interaction

Catalog description

A study of how people interact with others from different social identity groups, how social identity shapes people’s judgments of themselves, how social identity is signaled or concealed, and how these factors have consequences for prejudice, stereotypes, social stigma, support for social rights, and social equality. This course examines the psychological science behind how people’s social identities and group affiliations influence how they perceive and treat others – and how they understand power and justice – in the United States.