Challenge and Change in Society (HSB4M)
Course Description
This course examines the theories and methodologies used in anthropology, psychology, and sociology to investigate and explain shifts in knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviour, and their impact on society. Students will analyse cultural, social, and biological patterns in human societies, looking at the ways in which those patterns change over time. Students will also explore the ideas of classical and contemporary social theorists, and will apply those ideas to the analysis of contemporary trends.
Units: Titles and Time
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Unit 1 |
What are Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology? How do these disciplines research the causes and effects of personal, societal, and cultural change? |
15 hours + **5 hours for course culminating activity process |
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Unit 2 |
How do cultures, societies and individuals define and promote well-being? |
25 hours + **3 hours |
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Unit 3 |
How and why is Canadian society changing? |
25 hours + **2 hours |
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Unit 4 |
How and why are societies changing worldwide? |
25 hours + **5 hours |
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Unit 5 |
Course Culminating Activities - Social Science Report and Final Examination |
5 hours-20 hours in total (See ** above) |
** Course culminating activity process will be ongoing throughout Units 1-4
 Course_Handout_HSB4M.doc
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