HSP3U Introductory Textbook Questions

Yashika Handa

Your task: Please complete the following textbook questions/tasks in your

notebook. All of the page numbers that you need are in brackets.

1. Define social science (p. 4).

The term social science means the study of people and their experiences
that affect them. Such as relationships, influences, culture and more. Based on
this, social studies understand the logistics of why and how we behave.

2. Define anthropology (p. 5).

Anthropology is the study of the past and how we have evolved and
developed over time. It is the examination of what makes humans human. There
are two branches of anthropology such as physical anthropology and cultural
anthro. Physical anthropology is based on artifacts, bones and fossils. Cultural
Anthropology is the study of different races and the study of language.

3. Define psychology (p. 5).

This term is the study of our human minds and how we react emotionally, and
mentally, to given situations. It's about the human mind and how it functions/
behaves in different environments and circumstances.

4. Define sociology (p. 5).

 Sociology is the study of how humans relate to one another in groups,
societies and individually. There are two branches of sociology. The first branch is
macrosociology which studies society on a larger scale by analyzing social systems.
The second branch is microsociology which deals with smaller studies like with
relationships and individuals.

5. Why is social science always changing? (p. 6).

As society continues to change, and develop, the social sciences will always
change. We are learning more things about yourself and are learning a lot of things
about other people and what they feel such as culture and gender. A lot of people
are experiencing new notions and are reacting towards them. An example of a new
virus also affects this. We are seeing how individuals are reacting to these given
situations.

6. What are the two major divisions in anthropology? Hint: they are in green
boxes (p. 15).

1. Physical Anthro 2. Cultural Anthro

7. There are three major fields in cultural anthropology. What are the
differences between these fields? (p. 18)

Ethnology Linguistic Anthropology Archaeology

Dive into a culture for a Study the history of Physical remains of the
great deal of time. language and how it's past. (caves and
structured and also how reconstruction.)
we use these languages.

8. There are three major fields in physical anthropology. What are the
differences between these fields? (p. 37).

Paleoanthropology Primatology Human Variation

 Study of bone sand Study of primates Studying the physical
stone over 1 million years difference of
ago humans// existing
population

9. List three examples of theorists who have contributed to the fields of

anthropology: (p.15)

-Charles Darwin

- Noam Chomsky

-Dian Fossey

10. What are some of the careers related to anthropology? (p. 7)

Research assistance

Social science analyst

Archaeologist

Cultural artifact specialist

 11. Examine figure 1 -7 (p. 7). How do you think studying these animals can
help us to understand ourselves?

When studying these animals, they can help us understand ourselves by

understanding how and where we got certain attributes. Using technology that we
have now, we can see the similarities from chimpanzees. We can understand where
we came from as well and who our ancestors are.

12. What are the major schools of psychology? (p. 55).

1. Behaviourism 2. Psychoanalysis 3. Humanism

4. Cognitive

13. List the questions that the earliest psychological theorists asked and
attempted to answer: (p. 58)

1. What is the mind

2. What is its relation to the brain
3. If the mind and brain are not the same thing and are somehow
related, how do you study what you cannot see
4. What roles do biology and environment play in complex human behavior
5. How does the mind develop and change over time.

14. List three examples of theorists who have contributed to the fields of
psychology: (p. 55)

-Sigmund Freud ( human consciousness)

 -Karen Horney ( founder of female psychology)

-Carl Jung (Analytical psychology)

15. What are some of the careers related to psychology? (p. 8)

Psychologist

Therapist

Animal care worker

teacher

16. Examine figure 1-8 (p. 8). What two images can you see in this figure?
Why do you think this figure is relevant to the study of psychology?

I think this figure is relevant because it's all about how each individual perceives
the world in their eyes. It's also about perspective. One person may see the two
faces first, or, the table first. It depends on what experiences.

17. What is the purpose of the following schools of thought within sociology?
(p. 100)
Structural Conflict Theory Feminist Symbolic
Functionalism Sociology Interactionism

That society is To study how Studies gender

stable when power forms inequality
Studies human
enforcements are based off
Different interactions on a
placed such as relationships
perspectives of micro level
families, religion, between
females.
politics and different Individuals in a
school. Everyone groups and large society.
has somewhere to creates social
go/ makes them conflicts Examine how
feel belonged. physical and social
structures
How social determine
structure function behavior
to serve the
needs of society

18. What makes macrosociology different from microsociology? (p. 100)

 Micro is the study of a smaller community. The study of small groups and
individuals within a society. Whereas macro is the study of a larger group/
social system on a larger scale.

Macrosociology Microsociology

Study country Beliefs

Religion Single worshipper

19. List three examples of topics or issues that sociologists might investigate
(p. 97):

- Gender roles/ ethnicity

- Social classes
- Family structure

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20. List three examples of theorists who have contributed to the fields of
sociology: (p. 93)

-Dorthy Smith

- Karl Marx

- Auguste Comte

21. What are some of the careers related to sociology? (p. 9)

Urban planners, human right educator, police officer, child care worker

22. Examine figure 1 -10 (p. 9). What sociological themes do you think are
explored in these cartoons?

Understanding perspective from the parent and the child. Patients might often relate to these
pictures and feel a type of connection. It also relates to conflict theory by understanding
different relationships with others. Just like how the parents are separated from the child
snowman.