Fall / Winter 2013-2014 Calendar - St. Francis Xavier University
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PSYC 355.66 / .67Lifespan DevelopmentalPsychology for the HealthSciences II:Adulthood and AgingCRN 50120CRN 50193P. HaufPSYC 372.66Cultural PsychologyCRN 50100T. CallaghanPSYC 374.66 / .67 HumanDevelopment AcrossCulturesCRN 50101 / 50230T. CallaghanJanuary 6 – March 28, 2014OnlineSeptember 9 - November 29,2013OnlineJanuary 6 – March 28, 2014OnlineLifespan development is an exploration of the biological,cognitive, and psychosocial changes that occur acrossdifferent periods of life. Whereas the course LifespanDevelopmental Psychology for the Health Sciences I focuseson developmental changes during childhood andadolescence, this course will provide a basic understanding ofhuman development from early adulthood till death. Agerelatedchanges in behaviour, thinking, emotions,personalities, and social relationships will be explored inrelation to maturational processes, individual differences,and cultural expectations. Three credits. Prerequisite:PSYC100, PSYC384 or PSYC260.The question of how culture influences human behavior andmind will be explored. For many years research and theory inpsychology have been based on studies conducted primarilyin Western technological societies. There is growing concernthat the basic principles of the discipline may not apply inother cultural contexts. The course will consider the historicalroots of studying culture in psychology and relateddisciplines, the socialization of infants and young childreninto the practices and routines of the culture, andevolutionary, developmental and cultural influences on thebuilding and maintaining of human relationships. Varieties ofexperiences and practices related to mental and physicalhealth that exist in the cultures of the world will also beconsidered. The course will provide a comprehensive reviewof contemporary research findings and theoretical viewpointsas the many facets of this fast-growing discipline ofpsychology are explored. Three credits. Prerequisite: 12credits of PSYC.The main focus in this course will be to consider how culturalcontext has an impact on the course of human development.Human organisms develop within cultural groups. Humandevelopment is best considered within the framework thatsees the developing child, their parents or other agents ofsocialization, and the culture as bundled together within asystem of mutual influence and co-construction. Thebiological predispositions for personality, cognition, andsocial development will provide a blueprint for the possiblepaths that the development of these processes could take,but only as these predispositions unfold within a particularcultural ecology will the developmental path be determined.Cultural studies of human development help us tounderstand how diversity in cultural environments impactsthe nature of parenting beliefs and practices, and throughthese agents of socialization, the course of children’sdevelopment. Three credits. Prerequisite: 12 credits of PSYC.15
RELS 120.66Religion, Spirituality, andHealthCRN 50104R. TekelRELS 295.66Religion and PoliticsCRN 50107L. StanSOCI 210.66Sociology of Marriage andFamilyCRN 50108C. AubrechtSOCI 230.66Sociology of EducationCRN 50109D. SmytheSOCI 250.66Deviance and SocialControlCRN 50110D. MacDonaldWMGS 210.66Sociology of Marriage andFamilyCRN 50110C. AubrechtSeptember 9, 2013 –March 28, 2014OnlineJanuary 6 – March 28, 2014OnlineSeptember 9, 2013 –March 28, 2014OnlineSeptember 9, 2013 –March 28, 2014OnlineSeptember 9, 2013 –March 28, 2014OnlineSeptember 9, 2013 –March 28, 2014OnlineThis is an introductory course which provides a thematicfocus on spirituality, healing, and well-being in selectedEastern and Western religious traditions. Each unit of studywill include an introduction to the tradition; explore spiritualpaths pursued by its practitioners; examine characteristics ofillness, healing, and well-being in the tradition; and exploreone or more specific contemporary health concerns andhealing practices which arise from within each religioustradition. Six credits.This course is an examination of the impact of religion onpolitics and politics on religion. Students will consider therelationship between religion and politics in the Middle East,Northern Ireland, India and Pakistan, Eastern Europe andNorth America. Case studies will demonstrate interactionsbetween the state and Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism,as well as the influence of religion on citizenship, education,the party system, and social issues. Cross listed as PSCI 295.Three credits.This course analyzes the institution of the family from asociological perspective. Attention is given to macro andmicro levels of analysis. Statistical profiles of family patternsare employed to illuminate change in family structure overthe past century. Topics include marriage, fertility, parenting,family violence, divorce, and family policy. Cross-listed asWMGS 210. Six credits. Prerequisite: SOCI 100.This course provides students with a social interpretation ofeducation in Canada, emphasizing contemporary structures.Students will investigate the relationship between educationopportunity and conditions of inequality arising fromsocioeconomic status, the economy, family and religion. Sixcredits. Prerequisite: SOCI 100.This course introduces students to the processes of devianceand social control by critically examining the social categoryof deviance and its use in social institutions and daily socialpractices. Topics include: Mental illness, drug and alcoholuse, alternative sexualities, social violence, business crime,the normalization of disability; and forms of social controlsuch as the judicial system, disability, medicine, education,and social interaction. Six credits. Prerequisite SOCI 100.This course analyzes the institution of the family from asociological perspective. Attention is given to macro andmicro levels of analysis. Statistical profiles of family patternsare employed to illuminate change in family structure overthe past century. Topics include marriage, fertility, parenting,family violence, divorce, and family policy. Cross-listed SOCI210. Six credits. Prerequisite: SOCI 100.16
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RELS 120.66Religion, Spirituality, andHealthCRN 50104R. TekelRELS 295.66Religion and PoliticsCRN 50107L. <strong>St</strong>anSOCI 210.66Sociology of Marriage andFamilyCRN 50108C. AubrechtSOCI 230.66Sociology of EducationCRN 50109D. SmytheSOCI 250.66Deviance and SocialControlCRN 50110D. MacDonaldWMGS 210.66Sociology of Marriage andFamilyCRN 50110C. AubrechtSeptember 9, <strong>2013</strong> –March 28, <strong>2014</strong>OnlineJanuary 6 – March 28, <strong>2014</strong>OnlineSeptember 9, <strong>2013</strong> –March 28, <strong>2014</strong>OnlineSeptember 9, <strong>2013</strong> –March 28, <strong>2014</strong>OnlineSeptember 9, <strong>2013</strong> –March 28, <strong>2014</strong>OnlineSeptember 9, <strong>2013</strong> –March 28, <strong>2014</strong>OnlineThis is an introductory course which provides a thematicfocus on spirituality, healing, and well-being in selectedEastern and Western religious traditions. Each unit of studywill include an introduction to the tradition; explore spiritualpaths pursued by its practitioners; examine characteristics ofillness, healing, and well-being in the tradition; and exploreone or more specific contemporary health concerns andhealing practices which arise from within each religioustradition. Six credits.This course is an examination of the impact of religion onpolitics and politics on religion. <strong>St</strong>udents will consider therelationship between religion and politics in the Middle East,Northern Ireland, India and Pakistan, Eastern Europe andNorth America. Case studies will demonstrate interactionsbetween the state and Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism,as well as the influence of religion on citizenship, education,the party system, and social issues. Cross listed as PSCI 295.Three credits.This course analyzes the institution of the family from asociological perspective. Attention is given to macro andmicro levels of analysis. <strong>St</strong>atistical profiles of family patternsare employed to illuminate change in family structure overthe past century. Topics include marriage, fertility, parenting,family violence, divorce, and family policy. Cross-listed asWMGS 210. Six credits. Prerequisite: SOCI 100.This course provides students with a social interpretation ofeducation in Canada, emphasizing contemporary structures.<strong>St</strong>udents will investigate the relationship between educationopportunity and conditions of inequality arising fromsocioeconomic status, the economy, family and religion. Sixcredits. Prerequisite: SOCI 100.This course introduces students to the processes of devianceand social control by critically examining the social categoryof deviance and its use in social institutions and daily socialpractices. Topics include: Mental illness, drug and alcoholuse, alternative sexualities, social violence, business crime,the normalization of disability; and forms of social controlsuch as the judicial system, disability, medicine, education,and social interaction. Six credits. Prerequisite SOCI 100.This course analyzes the institution of the family from asociological perspective. Attention is given to macro andmicro levels of analysis. <strong>St</strong>atistical profiles of family patternsare employed to illuminate change in family structure overthe past century. Topics include marriage, fertility, parenting,family violence, divorce, and family policy. Cross-listed SOCI210. Six credits. Prerequisite: SOCI 100.16
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