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HSP3M What are the three Sciences? What are the Social Sciences? Anthropology – the study or the origin, the behavior, the physical, social, and cultural development of humans What are the Social Sciences? Sociology – the study of human social behaviour and the institutions and organizations that form society; the study of how groups of people who share common characteristics function What are the Social Sciences? Psychology – the study of mental processes and human behaviour The Montreal Assault The Montreal Assault An anthropologist would ask: How did the environment influence the decisions of the people involved? What violent experiences had there been in this community? Could cultural factors have influenced decisions? The Montreal Assault A psychologist would ask: Why did people not call for help? Why did they obey their supervisor? What factors led the girl to this location? The Montreal Assault A sociologist would ask: What factors influenced the decisions of the supervisor, the employees who did not respond, and the employee who did make the 911 call? What were the ethnic or cultural backgrounds of the employees, supervisor, and girl? Were there any factors, such as gender, race, age, or economic status, that might have influenced the assumptions of the supervisor and employees? The OC Transpo Killing http://www.thecan adianencyclopedia. ca/en/article/ottaw a-massacre/ What main question each discipline would ask to help understand this event? A Psychological Explanation Psychologists would examine his life in detail in order to answer: What factors in his personality led Lebrun to commit this crime? A Psychological Explanation Assume that personality is molded by a combination of biological factors as well as prior experiences Lebrun had made 50 visits to doctors complaining of stomach cramps, insomnia, depression, diarrhea and other ailments He had suffered from delusions He had been bullied at work for a speech impediment A Sociological Explanation Sociologists would be interested in answering: What common sociological factors are there in the lives of people who have gone on shooting sprees at their former place of work? A Sociological Explanation Some common characteristics of people who have gone on shooting rampages are: - unpopular loner - low tolerance for frustration and anger - harassed at work - low self-esteem - own/possess rifles and other guns An Anthropological Explanation Anthropologists would be interested in: What were the values of the culture in which he grew up & later worked? An Anthropological Explanation Assumption is that there are factors in Canadian culture and the “subculture” of OC Transpo that encouraged Lebrun’s behaviour Powerful images of violence are widespread in today’s Canadian culture (sports, media, video games) An Anthropological Explanation Evidence at the OC Transpo inquest revealed a poisonous environment, characterized by hostility and aggression There was little respect between managers and employees “Macho” behaviour was reported with much talk about women and teasing Lebrun for his stutter Apply Your Knowledge How might an anthroplogist, psychologist and sociologist, explain the following incidents? 1) 2) 3) 4) A group of thugs attack and injure two men they see coming out of a gay bar A church group sponsors a refugee family from a war-torn country Canadian peacekeeping troops put their lives at risk in a foreign country, where a civil war may break out again Soccer fans overseas riot and get in fist fights with opposing fans after a World Cup qualifying game Quick review of What Social Science Is.