Psychology of Immigration includes the following thematic areas: culture contact within and between societies; theoretical approaches: culture learning, stress and coping, social identification theories; acculturation and adaptation of immigrants: acculturation models and strategies; development of ethnic identity acquisition; immigration and mental health; resilience and vulnerability of immigrant adolescents: risk and protective factors; immigration research in Greece: Albanian immigrants, Pontian remigrants, second generation immigrants; counseling and interventions.
Grading is based on (a) a 3-hour written exam, or alternatively (b) a written assignment, i.e. a long essay comprising literature review or a research project on a specific topic. A 10-point scale is used (where 10='excellent', 5='pass', 1-4='fail').
Basic texts
Sam, D. L., & Berry, J. W. (Eds.). (2006). The Cambridge handbook of Acculturation Psychology. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Ward, C., Bochner, S., & Furhnam, A. (2001). The psychology of culture shock. Hove, UK: Routledge.
Grading is based on (a) a 3-hour written exam, or alternatively (b) a written assignment, i.e. a long essay comprising literature review or a research project on a specific topic. A 10-point scale is used (where 10='excellent', 5='pass', 1-4='fail').
Basic texts
Sam, D. L., & Berry, J. W. (Eds.). (2006). The Cambridge handbook of Acculturation Psychology. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Ward, C., Bochner, S., & Furhnam, A. (2001). The psychology of culture shock. Hove, UK: Routledge.
Semester:
Spring