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Question of the Day

Question of the Day. What Do You Think Makes Us HUMAN?. Develop a definition on your own Pair up with the person you are sitting beside and each share your definition Develop a combined definition that incorporates BOTH definitions Share with the class. Dictionary Definition.

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Question of the Day

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  1. Question of the Day

  2. What Do You Think Makes Us HUMAN? Develop a definition on your own Pair up with the person you are sitting beside and each share your definition Develop a combined definition that incorporates BOTH definitions Share with the class

  3. Dictionary Definition • bipedal primate mammal • Do you think this is sufficient?? • Using the definitions from class, what would you add to this definition? • Venn Diagram – Animal vs Human

  4. Disciplines Definitions for Anthropology, Sociology & Psychology

  5. Anthropology • Simplest terms: the study of humanity • Includes: culture, behaviours, language, physiology • Branches: physical, cultural, linguistic, archaeology • Examples of Questions: • What are the cultural norms in treatment of males and females? • What are the cultural patterns that help define these societies? • What were the values of this particular culture?

  6. Sociology • Simplest terms: studying society and human actions/interactions • Includes: patterns, institutions, organizations, characteristics of groups • Branches: broken into schools of thought instead of branches – functionalism, conflict, & symbolic interaction • Examples of Sociological Questions: • What are the functions of the various groups in a particular society? • What common factors are there in the lives of people who have completed the same action in the same type of situation? • What was his/her economic background? • Were there any factors, such as cultural background, religion, or sexual orientation that might have seriously affected this person’s relationship(s) with other individuals?

  7. Psychology • Simplest terms: studying our mind, brain and behaviour – the connection between them • Includes: HUGE range – depends on area of focus • Branches: abnormal, cognitive, social, developmental, personality • Examples of Psychological Questions:What is going on inside a person’s mind? • What factors in the individual’s personality led him/her to make this decision? • What is the family history related to this behaviour/incident? • What was the nature of this person’s relationships?

  8. Pierre LeBrun Case Study • Read page 10 • Fill in the chart below with examples of questions that each discipline might ask about Pierre LeBrun, his actions and motives found on pages 11-13

  9. Homework • Find a newspaper, magazine or online article that fits into one of the 3 disciplines. • Bring a copy of the article and a short written response that identifies the discipline, evidence to support your choice from the article and an extension question you could ask (what else could you investigate based on the information in the article)

  10. Homework • Find a partner that you haven’t worked with yet and share your article with them • Discuss what you found interesting • Hand in article with your written summary

  11. Anthropology • Studies: • Physical Anthropology • How humans are similar to and different from other species • Human biological and historical development (ex. Study of human evolution) www.ljmu.ac.uk

  12. ….branches of anthropology • Cultural Anthropology - how culture shapes the way people live (family structure) - specific cultures (ethnologies) - historic cultural development (archaeology) - language

  13. Psychology Studies: human mental processes and how these affect our behaviour. Two main interests in the study of psychology: • Theoretical psychology - Study the thinking and behaviour of individuals in specific situations - Also examines mental processes such as: thinking, learning, feeling and memory - Data is gathered to develop general rules which guide human processes http://www.nwo.nl/images.nsf/pages/NWOP_5TFMNE/$file/Thema4CognGedr-kl.jpg, http://www.psichi.org/images/site_pages/clin.gif

  14. Clinical psychology • Uses the theory (or rules) to help individuals experiencing psychological problems (i.e., dealing with emotions such as depression, fear and anger)

  15. Sociology The scientific study of people in groups. • Includes relationships, social structures, social institutions, group behaviour, social categories, ‘isms • General patterns are deduced about human behaviour in groups Gary Larson Accessed Aug 16, 2007

  16. Activity Read pp.18-19, 24-25, 30-32 in the textbook and answer the following in your own words: • Define each of the 3 social sciences in terms of what each ‘studies’-a general definition for each. 2. Create a mind map of the 3 fields of social science study and their sub-categories in the textbook.

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