HSB 4 U Chapter 1 Ms Gluskin CBC

HSB 4 U Chapter 1 Ms. Gluskin

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Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women • Tina Fontaine, 15, of Winnipeg, was found dead, in a bag, in the Red River. She was from the Sagkeeg First Nation, north of Winnipeg. She had been living in foster care but ran away from home. Her father had been violently beaten in 2011. • Consequently there has been a lot of discussion about having a full inquiry into the deaths and disappearances of hundreds of Aboriginal women across Canada. ACTIVITY: • A) Given this information, what questions would you ask in order to find out more? Think in a social science mode. • B) How would you go about finding out the answers?

Asking Questions and Finding Answers in Social Science Judgements Scientific Research Personal stories (anecdotes) Research methods: PO, interview, survey, controlled experiment Personal opinions Analysis Data (statistics) Intuition Personal experience SUBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE Conclusion: social science is studied using…

Definitions - Matching Anthropology “organization developed to meet society’s basic needs. ” Culture “Its goal is to develop a broad and comprehensive understanding of what it means to be human. ” Sociology “The systematic study of human social life, groups, and societies. ” Social “The learned patterns of behaviour Institution and thought that help a group adapt to its surroundings. ”

Headings in First Set of Notes? • What was the title of the section of the chapter that covered pages 6 -8?

History of Globalization in Brazil • Globalization is simply increased trade links between countries. • What happened to Brazil’s economy since the 1950 s? – Mechanization on large sugar plantations – Less subsistence farming – GDP per capita increased

Social Effects of Globalization • One’s intuition might lead to thinking that all of Brazil benefited from the economic changes. – What happened in “Bom Jesus” as a result of the economic changes? • Diet changed • Infant mortality rate very high (stats) • Other

Scheper-Hughes’ Research Methods • How did she collect her data? • How did she learn from the women? – What safeguards did she use to protect them and encourage them to be forthcoming with their stories?

Key Concept Connections • Which key concepts connect to the Bom Jesus case study other than the one bolded (GDP per capita)? – Participant observation – Anthropology – Culture – Behaviour

Anthropology, cont: Kinship • Why is kinship an anthropological topic? • Is kinship a synonym of family?

Family Tree

American Nuclear Family

Ju/Wasi Camp

Trobriand Island

Ethnography • What is it? • Who uses it?

Kinship Matching Mating ___ A) Descent Birth ___ B) Marriage Nurturance ___ C) Adoption

Kinship con’t • A family friend you call “auntie” is an example of: • How could you tell if a family is matrilineal or patrilineal?

Challenges of Kinship in a Diverse Society • In groups, take these scenarios and rank them most (1) to least (7) in terms of the challenge they pose in the multicultural society of Canada. A: Same-sex marriage B: Same-sex marriage spouses adopting children or using a surrogate mother C: Cohabitation D: Blended families E: Intercultural marriages F: Arranged marriages G: Children being raised abroad by their grandparents

Schools of Thought • Are schools of thought the same as disciplines? – No, disciplines of social science are A, P, S. – Schools of thought are sub-divisions within a discipline. – Definition = groups certain theorists and their approaches together when they have certain commonalities in how they interpret data.

Schools of Thought in Anthropology Chart (12 -14) Functionalism Structuralism Cultural Materialism Attempts to Similar- Attempts to understand cultures understand ities cultures Unique Focus Criticisms

Social Institutions – Three Definitions • Examples: family, economy, religion, education. 1. Established laws, practices and customs in a society. 2. The organized way a society develops to meet its basic needs. 3. Organized pattern of beliefs and behaviours that focus on providing basic social needs and producing and reproducing social relations.

Schools of Thought in Anthropology, con’t • For each of the following, indicate whether it matches with Functionalism (A), Structuralism (B), or Cultural Materialism (C) • • • __ Learn how good or bad are defined in context. __ Every practice has a purpose. __ Infrastructure; superstructure and technology. __ Technology and economy determine what a society will be like. __ Institutions serve the best interest of the majority. __ Overlooks negative results of some practices. __ May try to fit the culture to the rules rather than vice-versa. __ Too much focus on logic and stability. __ Seeks to understand how the human mind forms binary opposites. __ Most economic in focus. __ Involves social institutions. • •

Anthro Schools of Thought • Which two seem most related? – __ and __ because of their emphasis on ______. • Which definition of social institution seems most “functional”? • Look at the time period for each school of thought on page 13. What does this tell you?

Binary Opposites Not simply opposites: “anthropologists must seek out and explain these rules. ” “These binary opposites are defined in a particular culture in a way that is logical to its members. ” Bain, C. , et. al. (2002). Transitions in society: the challenge of change. Toronto: Oxford.

Psychology

Darley and Latane Frisbee Experiment (p. 16) • Purpose: Why are they conducting this experiment? • Method: How do they gather data? • Conclusions: What conclusions/lessons do they arrive at based on their data? (include a lesson and the data that supports it) Key concepts: bystander, confederate, variable, situation (environment, conditions, setting that influences people), behaviour

• When have you been a confederate? • Are you more often a bystander or an actor? Such as when… UBC. (N. d. ). The Really Campaign. Retrieved Sept. 8, 2014 from http: //really. ubc. ca/? attachment_id=419

Psychology Experiments 1. 2. 3. 4. Which gender multitasks better? Does gender impact creativity? Does gender impact on moral decisions? Will people remember pictures or words better? 5. Can memory be influenced by diet? Ideas from http: //www. apa. org/ed/precollege/undergrad/ptacc/instructorsguide. pdf

Types of Psychologists For each psychologist, are they clinical, experimental, developmental? Freud: _______ Adler: _______ Jung: _______ Pavlov: _______ Piaget: _______ Skinner: _______ Erikson: _______

Types of Psychology (not schools of thought) • Clinical • Experimental • Developmental psychology: – The study of progressive behavioural changes in an individual throughout the lifespan.

Psychology • Did you notice any major differences in the way the various psychologists looked at human behaviour? – Were some similar enough to each other that you might classify them into the same school of thought?

Psychology Matching from Handout Name the psychologist associated with each theory. In some cases, name theory as well. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Children feel inferior so they compensate by looking for experiences that give them a sense of power. This is called ___________. Personal and collective unconscious. Associate food with bell. This is called _________. Reward and punishment (or withholding of reward). This is called ____________. Learning stages take place in the same order and at roughly the same age. Good and bad consequences of actions lead to learning. Identity crisis. Unconscious mind significantly influences behaviour.

*Schools of Thought in Psychology • Psychoanalytic Theory = focuses on a view of the mind that includes conscious and unconscious (and its parts). Tends to emphasize unconscious part of mind. • Behaviourism = focuses on what motivates human behaviour, especially through early child-rearing methods. • Learning Theory = focuses on most human behaviour being learned. *See text pages 18 -21 for homework.

Psychology Matching From Text Name the psychologist associated with each theory. 1. Permissive child-rearing produces well-adjusted children. 2. Strict schedules and rules are good for children while growing up. 3. Kids model behaviour learned through observation. 4. Divided the mind into three parts. They are called ___, ________. 5. Did experiments with rats, pigeons. 6. Did experiments with dogs. 7. Learning is a result of a stimulus-response effect.

Psychology From Text, con’t Neuroses __ A conscience Id __ B anxiety Superego __ C pleasure Ego __ D external reality Food __ E imitation Coloured disk __ F response Bobo the clown __ G stimulus

Sociology Basics • Role – Hierarchy • Status • Role – Norms All of this takes place within various social institutions.

Structure and Organization of Society • Social Institutions • Roles – Ascribed (born into), Achieved (earned) • Equality / Inequality / Income / Socioeconomic status • Urban / Rural • Ethnicity/Culture/Race • Language • Education • Gender

Role Conflict • What are some typical teenage role conflicts? • What are some role conflicts experienced by your parents?

Role: Additional Definition • A set of expectations for people who occupy a given social position

Sociological Schools of Thought Definitions you will need: Capitalism = an economic system in which profit is the driving force in a free market with little government interference e. g. , Opposite =

Assimilation = the act of minority groups giving up their unique culture and blending into the majority e. g. , Opposite =

Sociological Schools of Thought S of T Funct Neo-M Sym Int Fem Incl Main Ideas + (what - (what you personally don’t like) I don’t like that it doesn’t focus on change or conflict (ignores poverty, class issues)