HSP3C - Julia

Research & Inquiry Skills

Exploring

Formulate questions to guide research

Concept/ topics/ effective questions

Discussions with prompted
questions to think and analyze

Investigating

Create a research plan

Ensure ethical research

Primary vs. Secondary Sources

Primary: Surveys, interviews,
observations, questionnaires, etc.

Secondary: Books, reports,
articles, etc.

Formulate hypothesis/thesis/research question

Processing Information

Aspects of information

Accuracy/ relevancy/ bias

Organize in a variety of formats

Notes/ summaries/
graphic organizers/ records

Analyze & Interpret Research

Document Sources

Form Conclusions

Communication & Reflecting

Use appropriate formate
to show results

Brochure/ flyer/ oral presentation

Use appropriate terms

Communicate clearly
& effectively

Show understanding

Anthropology

Theories/ Perspectives/
Methodologies

Contributions of influential
Anthropologists

Noam Chomsky

Jane Goodall

Etc.

Key ideas of Schools
of Thought

Functionalism

Feminist Anthropology

Structuralism

Cultural Materialism

Significant Issues in
Different areas

Linguistic

Physical

Cultural

Forensic Anthro

Primatology

Describe main
research methods

Participant Observation/ Genealogy/
oral history... etc.

Explaining Human
Behaviour & Culture

Describe how factors
influence behaviour
& culture

Factors:

physical environment

globalization

pandemics

Culture:

Technology

Language

Social Stuctures

Law/ Politics

Religion/ Ritual/ Art

Identify effects that diffusion,
assimilation & multiculturalism
have on culture

Explain how studying cultural
systems of different times
help in present

Socialization

Explain how culture procedures are diverse forms of human behaviour

Variation in rites of passage,
language, family roles, etc.

Describe ways in which culture is an agent of socialization

Kinship rights/
Social customs/
Religious Practices

Psychology

Theories/ Perspectives/
Methodologies

Contributions of
influential Psychologist

Sigmund Freud

Mary Ainsworth

Etc.

Key Ideas
of Theories

Psychodynamic

Behaviourism

Cognitive Theory

Humanistic

Compare approaches

clinical, experimental,
personality, abnormal, developmental

Research methods

experiments, surveys, observations

Human Mental Processes and Behaviour

Various factors influence

heredity, environment, personality, identity, developmental stage, level of attachment

Other individuals affect

work, family, sports/groups/
clubs, crowds, etc.

Diverse factors

Motivation, perception, attitudes, mental health, temperament

Socialization

Role

Direct teaching
of social skills

Social isolation

Personality Traits

Introversion

Perfectionism

Procedures of ethical problems

Sociology

Explaining Social Behaviour:

Diverse Factors

social norms and expectations, structures, sanctions, distinctions, etc

Relationship between
prejudice & discrimination

on the basis of gender, race,
socio-economic status, sexual
orientation, ability, religion, age

Diverse influences shape behaviour

influences: culture/ religion/
economics/ technology

behaviour: dating/ social networking/ bullying/ following trends and fads

Theories/ Perspectives/
Methodologies

Significant Contributions of Sociologists

Emile Durkheim

Karl Marx

Etc.

Key Ideas

structural
functionalism

symbolic
interactionism

conflict theory

feminist perspective
perperspective)

Research Methods

surveys

case studies

observations

etc.

Socialization

Structural changes in institutions

family

institutions

religious

legal

political

educational

health

Social structures

economy/ family/
class/ gender/ race

Influence of primary agents

family/ peers

Influence of secondary agents

media

religion