PSY5037 Folk Psychology
Psychology of everyday assumptions: what seems to be immediately given. Jerome Brunet writes "'Folk" Psychology...is a culture's account of what makes human beings tick." Both Dilthey and Wundt looked to a cultural basis for understanding the human as a decision maker who lived in social relationships that sought meaning in life. This course will assess assumptions that seem immediately given (normality, health, relationships, self, gender identity, morality, etc.) and which provide the cultural structure of Folk Psychology. Topics also include Cognitive Science, Cultural Psychology, Social Constructionism and narrative as a vehicle for Folk Psychology.