Introduction to

Anthropology,
Sociology and
Psychology
Course Review

Introduction Unit
Three Disciplines

Anthropology: The study of the lives and

culture of human beings, alive or dead
Psychology: The study of the behaviour,
attitudes, and mental processes of
human beings
Sociology: The study of human social life,
groups, and institutions in society

Schools of Thought
Structural-Functionalism: View that
society meets the needs of its members
by providing them with stable,
organized, and predictable patterns of
social structures

Conflict Theory: View that society is in a

constant state of change and conflict
and that this conflict is based on
economic power. Institutions have been
designed to perpetuate the division
between the powerful and the
powerless

Schools of Thought
Symbolic-Interactionism: Human beings
have complex brains and dont react to
instinctive behaviour. They create their
own social circumstances and meanings
instead of just reacting to larger forces
that impact groups and societies

Feminist Theory: View that women and

minorities have traditionally been
disadvantaged in society because men
have historically held positions of power
These themes tie into all major concepts throughout
the rest of the course and make up its foundation

Unit 1: Self & Others

Explored A/S/P views of what makes us human
Evolution and Genetics, Cognition, and Symbols,
Values and Norms
Explored how communication contributes to the
uniqueness of humanity and what factors influence
human development
Communication Methods: oral & body language

Nature vs. Nurture Debate

Origins as human beings and our development as a
unique species in the world

Things to Focus On
Themes surrounding communication, body
language, and learning languages

Terms/concepts about media and bias

Types of Media (old and new)
Issues surrounding freedom of
information and privacy
Make connections to what we focused on
in Unit #3

Things to Focus On
Eriksons Stages of Psychosocial
Development

Trust vs. Mistrust

Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
Initiative vs. Guilt
Industry vs. Inferiority
Identity vs. Role Confusion

Intimacy vs. Isolation

Generativity vs. Stagnation
Ego Integrity vs. Despair

Things to Focus On
Agents of Socialization
Family, Schools, Peers, Religion, Media
Rites of Passages

Focus on ones common to most cultures

Birth, Adolescence, Marriage, Death
Stages of the Grief Cycle
Shock, Denial, Anger, Mourning,
Recovery

Unit 2: Social Institutions

Social Institutions common to most societies
and how they developed over time
Social Institutions: Families, Economic, Health
Care, Political, Educational, Religious, Law
Three historical periods representing change in
social institutions
Agricultural, Industrial, Informational
Schools of Thought as well as the impacts of
Agents of Socialization

Unit 2: Social Institutions

Groups - why they form, how they influence
behaviour, what types of groups exist
Conformity and its consequences
Looked at various examples of Social Science
Experiments and how they are carried out
The Stanford Prison Experiment, Aschs
Conformity Experiment, Ruschers Group
Perception Experiment, The Bystander
Apathy Experiment, etc.

Things to Focus On
Basic Social Institutions
Families, Economic, Political, Educational,
Religious
Know what these Institutions are and
how they can act as Agents of
Socialization
Social Revolutions
Agricultural Revolution, Industrial Revolution,
and current Information Revolution
Physical Tools and Cultural Knowledge

Things to Focus On
History of Work
Conflict Theorists and Alienation at Work
contrast with Value & Meaning of Work

Prisons
Apply Structural-Functionalism and Conflict
Theory to Policing and Prisons
Purposes of Prisons: Punishment, Protection,
Deterrence, Rehabilitation
Agents of Socialization
Family, Media, Peers, Religion, School, Work
Primary Agents vs. Secondary Agents

Things to Focus On
Schools of Thought and Agents of Socialization
Social Groups vs. Social Aggregates vs.
Social Categories
Know the difference and be able to
give/recognize examples
Conformity Concepts
Groupthink

Tribalism

Suggestibility

Anxiety of Dissent

Herd Mentality

Banality of Evil

Abnegating Responsibility

Unit 3: Social Organizations

Examined individual and social
conflict/cohesion
Internal conflict: choices & ethics
External conflict: Bullying and Prejudice
Societal implications and effects of inequality,
poverty, racism, and stereotyping
Why individuals stray from the norms of society
Examples of deviance & criminal behaviour

Things to Focus On
Psychological View of Conflict
Independence vs. Dependence, Intimacy
vs. Isolation, Co-operation vs. Competition,
Impulse Expression vs. Principles
Compare to Stages of Psychosocial
Development

Anthropological View of Conflict

Ethnocentrism, Prejudice, Racism
Sociological View of Conflict
Views of societal conflict from StructuralFunctionalism and Conflict Theory

Things to Focus On
Inequality
Economic Reasons for Inequality
Justifications for uneven wealth distributions
in society
Ways of addressing Inequality: Welfare State

Tolerance
Characteristics of tolerant people/societies

Deviance
Definitions, Examples, and Perception Issues

Things to Focus On
Social Controls

Informal Social Controls, Formal Social

Controls, Negative Sanctions, Positive
Sanctions
The Labelling Theory
Primary vs. Secondary Deviance
Deviance and Crime

Structural-Functionalism vs Conflict Theory

Perspectives
Conformity, Retreating, Innovation, Rebellion

Things to Focus On
Peter Principle, Theory X vs. Theory Y
Webers Six Key Elements of Bureaucracy
Specialization

Hierarchy
Rules and Regulations
Technical Competence

Impersonal & Formal Communication

Apply to Organization or Social Movement

Things to Focus On
Eight Characteristics of Organizational Success
Effective Leadership
Sincere Involvement
Considerations of Gender

Balance of Bureaucracy and Efficiency

Awareness of the Context, Flexibility
Planning for Long-Term Change
Willingness to be Evaluated
Apply to an Organization or Social Movement

Things to Focus On
Organizational Theory and Leadership
Structural Perspective, Human Resource
Perspective, Political Perspective, Symbolic
Perspective
Apply to an Organization or Social Movement

Organizations and the Internet

Tie to theories about media and how it can
be an Agent of Socialization
Re-examine discussions of personal privacy,
freedom of information, protection and
security, and empowerment

Exam Overview
HSP3U Final Exam:
Monday, December 1 from 8:30-10:30am
Exam structure similar to Unit Tests
15 Multiple Choice (K)
4 Short Answer (T/I, C, A)
1 Essay (T/I, C, A)