Assignments

I. Memorize the following words and phrases:

inner state	внутрішній стан
judgments of individuals	думки окремих людей
to affect	впливати
contemporary social psychology	сучасна соціальна психологія
to join	приєднатись до
to alter	змінити
important advances	важливі зміни
current trend	поширена тенденція
to share	поділяти
human culture	людська культура
social environment	соціальне оточення
normal and ethnical principles	морально-етичні принципи
adults	дорослі
pattern of behaviour	модель поведінки
issue	питання, пункт, проблема
leadership	лідерство
to investigate	досліджувати
conditions	умови
to determine	визначити
to relate	пов’язувати
deviant	той, що відхиляється від норми
to induce	спонукати, схиляти, стимулювати
conformity	відповідність, погодження, підкорення

II. Complete the following sentences :

1. Social psychologists are interested in…

2. Social psychology shares many concerns with…

3. Social psychologists have studied many issues to questions of…

4. Social psychologists investigate the conditions under which people or groups….

5.Questions dealing with how children learn… have come under intensive investigation.

III. Answer the questions:

1. What are social psychologists interested in?

2. What is social psychology rooted in?

3. What other disciplines does social psychology share many concerns with?

4. What conditions do social psychologists investigate?

5. What are the major areas of research in social psychology?

6. What does the term “socialization” mean?

Part II. Family psychology Text 1. Family Relations

The family plays a very important role in everybody’s life. Labour achievements, mood and what is called happiness depend on family relations. When young people marry, they sometimes think that happiness in their marriage will be created by somebody else, not by themselves. They are mistaken.

To create a happy marriage is their own duty. Both husband and wife must create their happiness together. A happy marriage does not mean that husband and wife must have similar characters but the ability to understand each other. It’s really very difficult to keep up a marriage without mutual understanding. When a family is happy, it means that all the members of the family trust each other, tell each other about their joys and sorrows.

The children love, respect and obey their parents. Housework may take a great deal of your time. But if all the members of the family help each other, has his special duties, keeping house won’t be so difficult. So to create a happy family is a difficult problem, but everything depends on ourselves.

Only when each member of the family thinks about the happiness of the others the family will be happy. Clever and understanding parents are always ready to help and find the way out. We know there will still be a family to turn to for love, compassion and understanding, the family will remain in our soul forever. Keeping your family close must start when you children are very young. If you instill in them at an early age the importance of family, chances are your messages will stick when they become adults.

An important way to ensure family closeness is by creating special family traditions. While we all know every eats turkey on Thanksgiving, add something special to the day. Perhaps set aside this day for the entire family to play games. Try playing something as simple as Bingo, where everyone will get a prize – and here's the real treat – make the prizes "coupons". Thanksgiving is traditionally a day for football, so organize a friendly family game of your own. You will be surprised how your children will come to treasure these special family times.

Of course, as your children grow, marry and have children of their own, it is not as easy to spend each holiday together. Be flexible and either alternate holidays or pick a few specific holidays where the entire family will be together. Sometimes this sounds like an overwhelming feat, especially if you have a large family, but children, even when they become adults, need those special occasions and traditions and they will go out of their way to make sure they happen.

Many families that have grown and multiplied considerably but are scattered through the country make it a point to hold a family reunion each year. This is a great opportunity for cousins to get to meet one another, sisters to catch up on gossip and mothers to sit back and enjoy their children and grandchildren.

Another basic premise for keeping your family close is raising them in such a way that they like each other. You should treat your children equally as they are growing; do not favor one over the other as this will lead to jealousy and resentment and will probably continue into adulthood. Foster closeness among your children, praising them equally for their own accomplishments without comparing them to each other.

As your children reach adulthood, become more of a friend than a parent. Don't make them feel guilty when they do not call or visit you on a daily basis. This will only lead to a relationship based on obligation rather than anticipation.

When careers and circumstances dictate moving away, you can still remain close. The Internet has enabled us to reach out to others to ways that were never before possible. For the "computer nerd" in the family, have them set up a family web-site where each of you can "meet". Set up an Internet chess game or game room where once a week or once a month you all get together to play a game.

While modern technology will never replace the warmth of a mother's hug or the pat on the back from his father, keeping close is possible. When a family is built on love, respect and devotion, they will always find a way to be close – if not in body, then in spirit.