PSYCH 6070 - The Origins of Us vs Them

Spring. 4 credits. Student option grading.

Application required. Contact the Psychology Department for more information. Co-meets with PSYCH 4070.

K. Kinzler.

How do we divide the world into social groups, and are we predisposed to like people who are “like us”? Drawing on literature from social, cognitive, moral, and developmental psychology, this course will explore the origins of people’s tendancy to categorize the world into social groups.