Instruction Mode: In-Class
Professor: Multiple Professors
Resource(s): | Type | Description | Required | Textbook | Social and Behavioural Sciences: Exploring the Human Behavior and the Environment, J. Pulis and P. Angelini (Eds.), Nelson, 2017 |
Applicable student group(s): General Education Electives
Course Details: Unit 1 - Course introduction and introduction to the Social and Behavioural Sciences
Topics:
- Course Overview
- Overview of the Social and Behavioural Sciences
- Origins of the social sciences in Canada
- Social Science Research
Reading: Text, pages assigned in class
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Unit 2 - Introduction to Anthropology
Topics:
- Subfields of anthropology
- Anthropological research methods
Reading: Text, pages assigned in class
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Unit 3 - Introduction to Physical Anthropology
Topics:
- History of evolutionary thought
Reading: Text, pages assigned in class
TEST REVIEW
* In Class Assignment (5%)
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Unit 4 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Topics:
- The nature of culture
- Studying culture
Reading: Text, pages assigned in class
TEST #1 (15%)
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Unit 5 - Culture, Society and the Individual
Social Structure
Topics:
- Social structure
- Elements of social structure
Reading: Text, pages assigned in class
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Unit 6 - Introduction to Sociology (Part I)
Topics:
- The Sociological imagination
- Perspectives in Sociology
Reading: Text, pages assigned in class
TEST REVIEW
ASSIGNMENT #1 DUE
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Unit 7 - Introduction to Sociology (Part II)
Topics:
- Application of Perspectives in Sociology
- Research methods in sociology
Reading: Text, pages assigned in class
TEST #2 (15%)
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Unit 8 - Introduction to Psychology (Part I)
Topics:
- Subfields of Psychology
- Early psychological thought
Reading: Text, pages assigned in class
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Unit 9 - Introduction to Psychology (Part II)
Topics:
- Contemporary psychological perspectives
- Research in Psychology
Reading: Text, pages assigned in class
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Unit 10 - Stress and Health
Topics:
- The Stress Response
- Stress management
- Facilitating a healthy lifestyle
Reading: Text, pages assigned in class
TEST REVIEW
* In class assignment (5%)
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Unit 11 - Introduction to the Canadian Political System
Topics:
- Interest Groups
- Political Parties
- Federalism and Power
Reading: Text, pages assigned in class
ASSIGNMENT #2 DUE
TEST #3 (15%)
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Unit 12 - The Canadian Constitution
Topics:
- Pre-confederation Canadian constitution documents
- Basic principles of the Canadian constitution
- Protecting Rights and Freedoms
- The Charter's effect on the judiciary
Reading: Text, pages assigned in class
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Unit 13 - Political Culture and Participation
Topis:
- A comparison of Canadian and American political values
- Electoral and non-electoral political participation
- Agents of political socialization
Readings: Text, pages assigned in class
TEST REVIEW
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Week 14
* TEST #4 (15%)
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