Mr. Adam Noack: Families in Canada (HHS4U/4C)

COURSE DESCRIPTION (UNIVERSITY PREPARATION)

This course enables students to draw on sociological, psychological, and anthropological theories and research to analyze the development of individuals, intimate relationships, and family and parent-child relationships.  Students will focus on issues and challenges facing individuals and families in Canada's diverse society.  They will develop analytical tools that enable then to assess various factors affecting families and to consider policies and practices intended to support families in Canada.  They will develop the investigative skills required to conduct and communicate the results of research on individuals, intimate relationships, and parent-child relationships.

 COURSE DESCRIPTION (COLLEGE PREPARATION)

This course enables students to develop an understanding of social science theories as they apply to individual development, the development of intimate relationships, and family and parent-child relationships. Students will explore a range of issues relating to the development of individuals and families in contemporary Canadian society as well as in other cultures and historical periods. They will develop the investigative skills required to conduct research on individuals, intimate relationships, and parent-child roles and relationships in Canada

 UNITS OF STUDY

• Unit 1:  Approaches to the Study of Individuals and Families
• Unit 2: Individuals in Early Adulthood
• Unit 3: Intimate Relationships and Marriage in a Diverse Society
• Unit 4: Parent-Child Relationships in a Diverse Society 
• Unit 5: Individuals and Families from Mid-to-Late Adulthood

The HHS4C Course outline can be found here.

The HHS4U Course outline can be found here.

The easiest way to follow course progress is to subscribe to our class' Remind App or you can subcribe to our class' Google Calendar.

Contact me at noacka@rcdsb.on.ca 

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