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What is Social Psychology

Global Perspectives on Value Education in Primary School
Social Psychology is the scientific study of how individuals' thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the presence and actions of others, exploring topics such as attitudes, group dynamics, and social cognition. It examines the impact of social interactions and societal factors on human behavior and mental processes.
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Kindness as a Social Bond and the Education for the Future: Guidelines From a Psycho-Social Survey
Monica Mastrantonio (Justus Liebig, Germany)
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 17
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-9295-6.ch016
Abstract
In the survey Imaginable Futures conducted worldwide in the year of 2022, which had 311 responders across the globe, kindness was mentioned as the one core skill for the future. Together with the importance of education for peace, mental health, and the development of survival skills in case of disasters, kindness is listed as the core skill to social bonds. Children school education and school curriculums are mostly based on content acquisition, whereas research data points to what the new generations will need in the near future. Kindness is connected to happiness, well-being, empathy, and sociability, and it can generate physical benefits, like low blood pressure. However, how can these skills be integrated in the school curriculum? How prepared are the teachers to implement this new acquisition? This research concludes that kindness and hope should be far and firstly implemented as key educational figures at this critical time of Anthropocene.
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