Values and morality

Study Units

Scope

cr 4-6

Teachers

Professor Klaus Helkama 300996

Time, location and registration

Time 11.03.2009 - 13.05.2009
Registration time in webOodi 02.01.2009 - 13.05.2009

The course meets on Wednesdays at 12-16 at Unioninkatu 37, seminar room 4 (except Wed May 13th, U37 sr 2).

Re-examination (optional) on Wednesday, May 27th, 2009, at 12-14 in seminar room 4, Unioninkatu 37.

Compensations

The course gives 4-6 credits for study unit SP19 or SP54.

Target group/Course level

For social psychology major and minor students. Prior registration is mandatory via webOodi (link above).

Objectives

The goal of this course is to give an overview of the current social psychological reserch on morality, based on the functional system approach developed at the Helsinki social psychology department.

Content

1. Values and moral values

2. Historical changes in morality: Sophocles' Antigone, Dante's Divine Comedy, and Balzac's Comédie humaine as illustrations.

3. The development of moral judgment: from Piaget to Kohlberg vs. Shweder.

4. The development of the ethic of care: from Gilligan to Skoe and Juujärvi.

5. The typological approach to moral judgment.

Course work and forms of study

Lectures, group discussions based on watching a classical movie (chosen by the students), essay writing for those who are interested, final exam.

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