WELCOME HSP 3U & HSP 3C Mrs. Galveias Website: galveais.weebly.com Look for your tab ANTHRO Sign up for the REMIND APP – this texts you updates and allows you to ask questions. You need to use GOOGLE DRIVE and your course folder (which links to Hapara) You need to be able to log on to the school computers, and it is recommended that you bring your own device to school

Expectations Be in class WITH materials – I’d hate to watch you run around the portable a few times because you came without a book Be attentive -put your phones away so you can listen and participate – active learning Be positive – about yourself, your abilities, your goals, your peers Be on time -see late binder and teapot dance Sign out to leave the room (I am forgetful and I need to know where you are) Submit your work & on time (I don’t have a lot of tolerance for late work) Follow emergency protocols Remain in your assigned seat, please.

Classroom Layout Supply drawers Recycle bins Missed or extra copies Hand in bin Textbooks Lockdown walls Tissue Seating – I move the desks around often - sorry

Behaviour is subjective The Course Predictions Behaviour is subjective Social Scientists look for pattern to predict reoccurring behaviours Try not to be offended with the absolutes… Textbook is THE HUMAN WAY - It guides some of the lessons. Debates and analytical processing is what really stimulates people studying the field of social sciences. Research – primary and secondary You will conduct your own primary research and come to your own conclusions

Unit 1-Research Research – what it is, how to use it, etc Writing reports Sourcing And some Learning to decipher the subtle differences between the three main fields of study.

Questions?

The Social Sciences What do social scientist study? Human behaviour Why? To understand why people do what they do – so we can then make society a better place for all

Let’s crank up that brain… Let’s use Social Science to Resolve an Issue Grad a copy of The Human Way from the back of the classroom, work alone or in a pair. Turn to page 8 « Point and Counterpoint » Summarize both sides Develop the social sciences hypothesis (if x occurs, then y should happen) What findings did the statistics actually reveal?

Using Social Science to Resolve an Issue – pg 8 Is the death penalty a deterrent? Yes: execution serves as warning and discourages others from murdering. Revenge is a universal human instinct. No: waste of valuable resources, innocent sometimes executed, has brutalizing effect that may result in more murders.

The Social Science Hypothesis If the death penalty is a deterrent, homicide rates should rise when it is no longer in place.

Findings homicide rates remained fairly stable after the death penalty was abolished. states in the U.S. that use the death penalty had higher homicide rates than those that do not.

Conclusion the death penalty is not a deterrent for homicide.

What is the basic difference between the three fields of study in the social sciences?

What are the Social Sciences? Anthropology – The scientific study of the human species and of the various cultures that make up humanity including sub-cultures Asks: how does a person’s culture shape their behavior?

What are the Social Sciences? Sociology – the scientific study of the development, structure, and functioning of society Asks: how do groups and societies shape people’s behavior?

What are the Social Sciences? Psychology – the systematic study of people’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviours Asks: how do mental mechanisms such as personality shape behavior?

What are the Social Sciences? Psychology – the systematic study of people’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviours Asks: how do mental mechanisms such as personality shape behavior?

Unit 1 Test Tuesday, September 20 how does each discipline explain human behavior? Definition page + attribution theory Cases: Montreal Massacre, OC Transpo Shooting, Wildfires in Mexico, Oklahoma Wrecker Ghost What are the social sciences How do we conduct research – primary and secondary