HSP3M Unit 1 What should I study?

What are the Social Sciences? Anthropology – the study or the origin, the behaviour, the physical, social, and cultural development of humans

What are the Social Sciences? Sociology – the study of human social behaviour and the institutions and organizations that form society

What are the Social Sciences? Psychology – the study of mental processes and human behaviour

Quantitative vs. Qualitative Quantitative Numbers Measurable Uses statistical inference WHAT, WHERE, WHEN Qualitative Relies on reason Smaller and more focused samples WHY and HOW

The Incident at OC Transpo Pierre Lebrun/Charles Whitman Unpopular/Loner Anger management problems Low self-esteem No meaningful relationships with women Paranoid/delusional Social outcast

Schools of Thought- Sociology 1. Functionalism Functionalism Society works in a logical manner and protects the interests of its members Society is best studied as an organic system like the human body

Suicide - Durkheim Egoistic suicide resulted from too little social integration. Those individuals who were not sufficiently bound to social groups were left with little social support or guidance, and therefore more likely to take their own life Anomic suicide – can’t cope with rapid change Altruistic suicide was the result of too much social integration. Self sacrifice was the defining trait, where individuals were so integrated into social groups that they lost sight of their individuality and became willing to sacrifice themselves to the group's interests.

Altruistic or Egoistic? In 1963 Buddhist monk Thich Quang Doc burned himself to death during a protest against South Vietnam President Diem.

Altruistic or Egoistic? Heaven's Gate was a religious cult led by Marshall Applewhite who convinced 39 followers to commit suicide so their souls could ride on a spaceship hidden behind a comet.

2. Conflict Theory Karl Marx – economics and power differences Study the social patterns and structures that develop as classes compete for scarce resources Power/Conflict Revolution not Evolution Max Weber – many factors; favoured bureaucracies

3. Symbolic Interactionism Max Weber argued that we act towards people and things on the basis of the meaning we assign them.

3 Schools of Anthropology 1. Cultural Anthropology – analyzes cultures of living people 2. Social Anthropology – analyzes social organization of living people 3. Physical Anthropology – analyzes human evolution and genetic development

Anthropology Cultural Materialism Founder: Marvin Harris Breaks culture down into 3 divisions Culture is created to solve the universal problems societies face

Ethical Research Napolean Chagnon Yanomamo: The Fierce People Is extreme violence among the Yanomami a cultural adaptation or a genetic difference?

3 Schools of Psychology 1. Psychoanalysis Developed by Freud to probe the unconscious mind and treat patients anxieties and phobias

3 Schools of Psychology 2. Behaviorism Focuses on studying observable behavior Edward Lee Thorndike Law of Effect Applied to curriculum

3 Schools of Psychology 3. Cognitive Psychology Studies how people perceive their environment, learn and remember

Aversion Therapy Controversial Exposes patient to a stimulus while subjecting them to a form of discomfort Stimulus = Unpleasant sensation

Desensitization Treatment of phobias Repeatedly evoking an emotional response in a “safe” environment so that anxiety becomes irrelevant

Introvert Tend to be quiet Low-key, deliberate, Gain energy when performing solitary activities Enjoy intense one-on- one social interactions

Extrovert Tend to be energetic when surrounded by people Enthusiastic/Talkative/ Assertive Tom Cruise is a Jackass “I’m in love!”