Unit 1: Intro to Anthro, Psych & Soc

**Linguistic Anthro** 

how peoples language is linked to their culture, structure of language & connection among language, the brain and cultural behavior

**Sociocultural Psych** 

The effects of society on culture and behaviour

**Social Institution Soc**

How institutions like the family, education, religion, and politics affect people's lives.

**Archaeology**

The excavation and study of human construction and artifacts (weapons, clothing, cooking utensils) to see how humans lived into their culture 

**Gerontology Soc** 

Dealing with aging and the elderly. 

**Phycology** 

The systematic study of behaviors and mental processes of humans or/animals. 

**Sociology**

The systematic study of human social life and societies 

Anthropology

the study of the lives and cultures of human beings alive or dead.

Biological Anthro

How diseases & illnesses are genetically (or environmentally) transmitted & how they are caused by environmental and social conditions

Psychoanalytic Psych

The role of unconscious motivation and early childhood experience in determining behavior and thought

Knowledge Soc

How knowledge is a social production – shaped by interactions between people and one’s social location in society (race, class, gender…)

Culture Soc

How social groups and societies develop cultural practices and institution

Primatology

Thinking & communication patterns of primates from our distant evolutionary past. (looking at studying apes and using it to understand what we may have been like, in the past.)

Biological Psych

The role of biological process & hereditary in explaining behaviour

Medicine Soc

How medicine is organized within a society. How is it delivered? How hospitals are organized.

History Soc

How social groups and societies influence historical events

Forensic Anthropology

Discovery of clues in physical injuries, the wear on bones or teeth, the chemical composition of bones or teeth, analysis of DNA, investigation of mass murders by death squads or terrorists.

Behavioral Psych

Role of the environment in shaping and controlling behavior

Organization Soc

How private and public bureaucracies and/or organizations work. (structure, processes, practices, that influence people.) 

Economy Soc

The structure and influences of economic systems 

Cognitive Psych

The importance of the mental process that underlies behavior

Social Movements & Collective Behavior Soc

How people gather in groups to achieve their goals

Religion Soc

How religious organizations and institutions operate and the impact they have on society 

Humanistic Psych

The importance of the individual’s subjective experience as a key to understanding behavior

Social Stratification Soc

How societies are organized into distinct groups (or social classes) according to their social or economic class or characteristics

Crime Soc

Crime and Crime Prevention

Evolutionary Psych

The role of inherited tendencies that have proven adaptive in humans

Social Identities Soc

How race, class, ability, gender and sexual orientation affect peoples lives