Social Psychology and Spirituality: Contemporary Issues in Culture and Society   [Archived Catalog]
2011-2012 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook with Addendum
   

PY 722 - Social Psychology and Spirituality: Contemporary Issues in Culture and Society


Prerequisite(s): PY 451  and PY 720 . This course will address the presence and purposes of spirituality within current issues in social-political-economic-cultural context, both nationally and internationally, and explore the role of the professional psychologist as assessor and intervener in these matters. The course will survey the centrality of spirituality in war, allocations of resources, technology, conflict mediation, among other issues. The course will then proceed to an exploration of a current issue in world politics to address in academic and practical ways. The contemporary topic of concern may vary each time the course is taught. (2 credits)