HPS
HPS Curriculum
Psychology
Procedures and the problems associated with major psychological experiments
A variety of personality traits shape human behaviour and interactions between different environments
introversion
openness to experience
The role of socialization of an individual through psychological development
Explaining Human Mental Processes and behaviour
The different influences which subscribe ones psychological development
environment
heredity
Ways humans emotional and behavioural responses are influenced by others
Behaviour is influenced by different psychological factors
temperament
mental health
motivation
Theories, Perspectives, and Methodogies
Significance of influential psychologists
Erik Erikson
Carl Roger
The different research methods used for psychological research
surveys
experiments
Understanding human behaviour of different psychological approaches
personality
experimental
clinical
Major psychological theories outlined
humanistic theory
cognitive theory
Sociology
How outside structurals influences can affect social groups
educational
health systems
religious institutions
Relative influence of primary and secondary factors of socialisation have on ones socialisation
Group and individual behaviours are effected by different social structures
gender
economy
class
Explaining Social Behaviour
Diverse factors that are used to shape individual and group behaviours
social norms
social structures
physical environments
A variety of different influences shape social behaviour
technology
culture
Individuals and society are impacted by systemic discrimnation and prejudice
race
age
religion
sexual orientation
Theories, Perspective, and Methodogies
Research methods which are used for sociological research
focus groups
observations
case studies
The ideas of sociological schools of thoughts and how they are used to study social behaviour
feminist perspective
symbolic interactionism
The different types of theorist in sociology
Karl Marx
Emile Durkheim
Anthropology
Socialization
The way culture is an agent of socialization.
social customs
religious practices
How different cultures impact human behaviour
language
family roles
Exploring Human Behaviour and Culture
Studying cultural systems of different times, places, and groups help understand human behaviour and culture
The effects diffusion, assimilation, and multiculturalism have on culture
Different factors like physical environment, globalization, pandemics, all shape culture and the way humans react
Theories,Perspectives, and Methodoilgies
The different research methods used in anthropological
participant observation
oral history
Anthropological schools pf thoughts and how they are used to analyse culture systems
cultural materialism
functionalism
Learn about different areas of anthropology
physical anthropology
linguistic anthropology
Learn about the different influential anthropologists.
Noam Chomsky
Marvin Harris
