WHAT IS THE INQUIRY MODEL?

This will be our guide throughout the course.

By the end of the semester you must demonstrate that you have all of these skills.

We will start with the Exploration segment of this pie…….how do we start to research?

YESTERDAY YOU WERE ASKED TO THINK ABOUT THINGS YOU MIGHT

WONDER ABOUT…….

WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS?

OTHER OBSERVATIONS OF HUMAN BEHAVIOURYOU MIGHT WONDER ABOUT:

• Human behaviour while riding on a city bus

• The way certain groups of people stake out territory

• The way some people get into fights a lot

• Teenage behaviour in the first year of driving a car

WHERE DO WE BEGIN?

Using either your own topic, or one of the other topics discussed in class, record the following:

1. Write the topic in the form of a question. (previous slide)

Why don’t people tend to talk to strangers very much while riding on a city bus?

2. What kinds of things would you need to know to answer this question?

- How often DO people talk to strangers on a bus?- Does it matter how many people are on the bus?- Does it matter what the age of the person is?- Are the people on the bus usually social/talkative?- Are there certain types of people they will talk to?

Etc.

3. How might you go about finding those things out?

- Sit on a bus and observe behaviour.- Interview people who are on a bus.- Interview people when they are not on a bus.- Talk to a bus driver- Do some research to find out if anyone else has

studied this topic.

4. Is there anything that you might be able to find out first that would help you answer the question?

- Theories about social behaviour that deal with interaction between people

- More??????

Before we start thinking about research, we have to identify an Inquiry Question, think about what would

answer the question and how we would get the necessary information.

TALK IT AROUND………….

In groups, discuss your general topic, inquiry question, what you need to know to answer the question, where you would find that information, and what you might need to know first.

Add other’s ideas to your own, to expand plan.

As a Group: Decide which Inquiry Question would be the easiest to answer. Share with the class.

INTRODUCTION TO THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

REVIEW

Social Sciences: are a disciplined

study of human

behaviour.

WHAT ARE THE SOCIAL SCIENCES???

Why are they staring at me?

WHAT ARE THE SOCIAL SCIENCES?

• Anthropology – the study of the origins of human beings, and their cultures worldwide.

WHAT ARE THE SOCIAL SCIENCES?

• Sociology – the study of human social behaviour, social change, and the institutions and organizations that form society

WHAT ARE THE SOCIAL SCIENCES?

• Psychology – the study of mental processes, emotions, motivations, their affect on human behaviour

THE INCIDENT AT OC TRANSPO

• Pierre Lebrun• Unpopular/Loner• Anger management

problems• Low self-esteem• No meaningful relationships

with women• Paranoid/delusional• Social outcast

TYPES OF ANTHROPOLOGY

Archeology

Ethnology

Linguistics

Forensic anthropology

Physical Anthropology

Cultural Anthropology

ANTHROPOLOGY

Archeologists

• Study human remains from the past

• Study artifacts from living societies

ANTHROPOLOGY

Forensic Anthropologists

• Study of skeletal remains to identify the person and cause of death in a legal context

ANTHROPOLOGY

Linguistic Anthropologists

• Study human languages and how they describe the world

Ethnologists Study human

behaviour today in different cultures

Usually live with them and study religion, race environment, etc

TYPES OF SOCIOLOGY

Experimental Criminology

Practical

SOCIOLOGY

Experimental Sociologists

• Study social life and organization by conducting research and studies

Practical Sociologists

Work in fields such as education, government, writer etc…..to influence the public in some way

SOCIOLOGY

Criminology

• Study of criminal behaviour

TYPES OF PSYCHOLOGY

Experimental Psychology

Developmental Psychology

Social Psychology

Clinical Psychology

PSYCHOLOGY

Experimental Psychologists

• Study various topics by conducting research, writing, and teaching

Developmental Psychologists

The study of changes that occur in humans throughout their lives

PSYCHOLOGY

Social Psychologists

• Study the way the thoughts, feelings, etc. of people are affected by other people

Clinical Psychologists

Assessing and treating abnormal behaviour and mental illness

HOW DOES SOCIAL CHANGE HAPPEN?

Abercrombie and FitchWhat Are They All About?