HPS Curriculum
Anthropology
Theories,Perspectives, and Methodoilgies
Learn about the different influential anthropologists.
Marvin Harris
Noam Chomsky
Learn about different areas of anthropology
linguistic anthropology
physical anthropology
Anthropological schools pf thoughts and how they are used to analyse culture systems
functionalism
cultural materialism
The different research methods used in anthropological
oral history
participant observation
Exploring Human Behaviour and Culture
Different factors like physical environment, globalization, pandemics, all shape culture and the way humans react
The effects diffusion, assimilation, and multiculturalism have on culture
Studying cultural systems of different times, places, and groups help understand human behaviour and culture
Socialization
How different cultures impact human behaviour
family roles
language
The way culture is an agent of socialization.
religious practices
social customs
Sociology
Theories, Perspective, and Methodogies
The different types of theorist in sociology
Emile Durkheim
Karl Marx
The ideas of sociological schools of thoughts and how they are used to study social behaviour
symbolic interactionism
feminist perspective
Research methods which are used for sociological research
case studies
observations
focus groups
Explaining Social Behaviour
Individuals and society are impacted by systemic discrimnation and prejudice
sexual orientation
religion
age
race
A variety of different influences shape social behaviour
culture
religion
technology
Diverse factors that are used to shape individual and group behaviours
physical environments
social structures
social norms
Socialization
Group and individual behaviours are effected by different social structures
class
economy
race
gender
Relative influence of primary and secondary factors of socialisation have on ones socialisation
How outside structurals influences can affect social groups
religious institutions
health systems
educational
Psychology
Theories, Perspectives, and Methodogies
Major psychological theories outlined
cognitive theory
humanistic theory
Understanding human behaviour of different psychological approaches
clinical
experimental
personality
The different research methods used for psychological research
experiments
surveys
Significance of influential psychologists
Carl Roger
Erik Erikson
Explaining Human Mental Processes and behaviour
Behaviour is influenced by different psychological factors
motivation
mental health
temperament
Ways humans emotional and behavioural responses are influenced by others
The different influences which subscribe ones psychological development
personality
heredity
environment
Socialization
The role of socialization of an individual through psychological development
A variety of personality traits shape human behaviour and interactions between different environments
openness to experience
introversion
Procedures and the problems associated with major psychological experiments