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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 ARE INTERESTED IN
LEARNING MORE ABOUT…….
WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS?
OTHER ASPECTS OF HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
YOU 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
Etc etc etc
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.
Example: Why don’t people 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.
Now, complete the Inquiry Planning Sheet with YOUR
question in mind…..
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
WHAT ARE THE SOCIAL SCIENCES???
Social
Sciences: are
a disciplined
study of
human
behaviour.
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
Linguistics
Ethnology
Cultural
Anthropology
Archeology
Forensic
anthropology
Physical
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
Practical
Sociologists
• Study social life and
organization by
conducting research and
studies

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
Clinical
Psychology
Social
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
Fitch
What Are They
All About?