Cantu Chapter #12

Cantu Chapter 12 discusses the behavioral sciences; sociology, psychology, and anthropology. These three content areas are the most overlooked and will almost always be semester-long electives. The sad reality is that these areas are extremely important!! What is also sad about this content area is that I have little experience working with it. Through my four years at Bradley I have not been required to take a psychology or anthropology course. I have had three sociology courses, so I am much more familiar with the sub-area than the rest.

I believe the study of sociology is extremely important to the umbrella of social studies. I also believe it should be a requirement for high school students.

I also believe the study of anthropology is an important part of social studies. I do believe it could integrated well into ancient history courses and brought up in geography courses.

Psychology is the sub-area I struggle with the most. As a field I find it extremely interesting and I know if I ever was to teach it I would be very excited to but, I do not think it relates to the rest of the social studies sub-areas.

The Big Question: Do you feel school should offer these sub-area courses or should they be integrated within the core four(Civics, Econ, History, Geography) ?

http://www.apa.org/ed/precollege/topss/lessons/index.aspx


http://www.pbs.org/pov/educators/lesson-plans.php?search_type=subject&subject=sociology#.VHOLhPnF9S0

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/hotscience/int_anth.html