Subject goal: Understanding concept of dress in the context of the social psychology. Acknowledging important social cognition processes associated with dress. Comprehension of dress as a stimulus and way of communication and the effect of dress on making impressions. Assessment of the importance of dress in forming body image. Establish association between the dress and the self. Subject content: Importance of study of the dress. Origins and functions of dress. Research methods on dress. Dress and social cognition. Dress and impressions, physical appearance, body image, personality and self.
Explain social cognition processes related to dress. Recognize dress as a stimuli. Distinguish effect of the dress on atributions by other and atributions about self. Relate dress with physical apperance and body image. Anaylse dress in the context of self. Comment dress and its function in the specific context.
Lennon, S. J., Johnson, K. K., & Rudd, N. A. (2017). Social Psychology of Dress. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. Johnson, K., Lennon, S. J., & Rudd, N. (2014). Dress, body and self: Research in the social psychology of dress. Fashion and textiles, 1, 1-24.
Baumgartner, J. (2012). You are what you wear: What your clothes reveal about you. Da Capo Lifelong Books.
Regular class attendance (attendance at least 70% of each form of class) Obtaining a minimum of 35% points (out of a total of 100 points) during classes (colloquiums, seminar work)
Continuous evaluation of student work through teaching activities Final written exam (minimum for passing the written exam is 50% correct answers)
Teaching activities (70% of the grade): seminar work – 20% colloquium – 25% colloquium – 25% Final written exam – 30% of the grade excellent (A) – 90 to 100% points very good (B) – 80 to 89.9% points good (C) – 65 to 79.9% points sufficient (D) – 50 to 64.9% points insufficient (F) – 0 to 49.9 % points