Describe the subject matter of psychology with introduction and conclusion
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Social Psychology is the branch of Psychology or Sociology that deals with the study of individual behaviour in a society. Psychology is the study of mind and behaviour and the basic subject matter for the study of psychology is the individual difference. The individual becomes the part of a society by the process of socialization. The major and most determining part of socialization occurs in the early childhood. This is the time when the child learns all the social norms and values.
The social psychology can be divided into two major categories based on the emphasis given to either of the constituing disciplines, Psychology and Sociology. Psychological Social Psychology (PSP) emphasizes its study on the subject's mental processes, experiences and dispositions while Sociological Social Psychology (SSP) emphasizes its study on the individual's social order, roles and the historical base of social behaviour.