Psychology, Sociology and Anthropology
Psychology is the study of human behavior and the processes and mechanisms that explain it. Areas of study include:
- General Psychology - devoted to investigations of basic principles and theories of behavior in the areas of learning, memory, perception, development, biological basics of behavior, motivation and emotion, personality, stress, abnormal behavior and therapy, and social and interpersonal relationships.
- Human Growth and Development - a study of the principles of physical, emotional and social growth of the infant, the young child, the adolescent and the adult in the family.
- Introduction to Abnormal Psychology - surveys the principal forms of abnormal behavior with emphasis upon their cause, symptoms, and treatment.
Sociology is the scientific investigation of societies, how they are organized, and how they change. Areas of study include:
- Introduction to Sociology - studies the major physical, cultural and psychological factors in the origin, growth, structure and functioning of group life.
- Marriage and the Family - a study of relationships from dating to marriage and continuing through the intimate family, challenges to intimacy, remarriage, and step families. The quest for intimacy is studied in the areas of gender roles, sexuality, children, family crisis, and divorce.
- Social Problems - an analysis of social problems resulting from current social change, both technical and cultural. It emphasizes problems relating to urbanization, race relations, juvenile delinquency, crime, inter-group relations, mass media and mental health.
Anthropology is the study of culture and its characteristics, variations, and changes throughout human history. Areas of study include:
- Physical Anthropology - survey of anthropology covers an introduction to the discipline, concentrating on the principles and concepts of physical anthropology and archaeology, genetics, variation, paleontology and prehistory.
- Cultural Anthropology - continues the introduction to anthropology concentrating on the principles and concepts of cultural and social anthropology and linguistics including ethnology, social organization and dynamics, and language as a cultural phenomenon.