Families in Canada, College Prep (HHS4C)

Research and Inquiry Skills

By the end of the course the student will:

explore topics related to families in Canada, and formulate questions to guide their research

• Good Reasoning Matters! A Constructive Approach To Critical Thinking (Book)
• The Research Virtuoso (Hoopla eBook)
• Behavior & Development Topics (Website)
• Developing an Inquiry Question (Website)

create research plans, and locate and select information relevant to their chosen topics, using appropriate social science research and inquiry methods.

• Qualitative Research Methods For The Social Sciences (Book)
• Successful Surveys Research Methods And Practice (Book)
• Consulting Skills For Social Researchers (Hoopla eBook)
• Researching In The Age Of COVID-19 Vol 1 (Hoopla eBook)

assess, record, analyse, and synthesize information gathered through research and inquiry

• Research Paper Smart Where To Find It, How To Write It, How To Cite It (Book)
• Finding Information: WPL Databases Versus Google? (Website)
• How to Search the Online Catalogue (YouTube)

communicate the results of their research and inquiry clearly and effectively, and reflect on and evaluate their research, inquiry, and communication skills

• APA Style Simplified (Book)
• No B.S. Guide To Powerful Presentations The Ultimate No Holds Barred Plan To Sell Anything With Webinars, Online Media, Speeches, And Seminars (Book)
• The Elements Of Expression Putting Thoughts Into Words (Book)
• Public Speaking And Presentations Demystified (Book)

Theoretical Perspectives on Development

demonstrate an understanding of theoretical perspectives and research on various aspects of individual development

• Freud The Key Ideas (Book)
• Psychology (Book)
• New Pathways In Psychology (Book)
• The Gale Encyclopedia Of Psychology (Book)
• Why Gender Matters (Book)
• Mind A Scientific Guide To Who You Are, How You Got That Way, And How To Make The Most Of It (Book)
• Evolutionary Psychology, Study, Investigation And Exercises (Hoopla eBook)
• A Theory Of Human Motivation (Hoopla eBook)
• Psychology (Hoopla eBook)
• Vygotsky’s Developmental Theory (Kanopy eVideo)

demonstrate an understanding of theoretical perspectives and research on the development of intimate relationships

• Ace What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex (Book)
• The Encyclopedia Of Human Behavior (Book)
• Testosterone Rex Myths of Sex, Science, and Society (Book, Hoopla eAudiobook)
• Romantic Relationships: The Filter Theory (Website)
• What Shapes Intimate Relationships? (Website)

demonstrate an understanding of theoretical perspectives and research on the development of family and parent-child relationships

• The Gardener And The Carpenter What The New Science Of Child Development Tells Us About The Relationship Between Parents And Children (Book)
• The Psychology Of Babies How Relationships Support Development From Birth To Two (Book)
• Child Development Theorists  Freud to Erikson to Spock and Beyond (Kanopy eVideo)

The Impact of Norms, Roles, and Institutions

demonstrate an understanding of the impact of norms, roles, and social institutions on individuals throughout the lifespan

• The Gendered Society (Book)
• Gender And Power Society, The Person, And Sexual Politics (Book)
• Enter Mourning A Memoir On Death, Dementia, & Coming Home (Book)
• Rule Makers, Rule Breakers How Tight And Loose Cultures Wires Our World (Book)
• Countries And Their Cultures (Book)
• Social Structures (Hoopla eBook)
• Gender Politics (Hoopla eBook)

demonstrate an understanding of the impact of norms, roles, and social institutions on intimate relationships

• Marriage Customs Of The World From Henna To Honeymoons (Book)
• Sex In The Snow The Surprising Revolution In Canadian Social Values (Book)
• Sexual Morality In The World’s Religions (Book)
• A History Of Marriage (Hoopla eBook)

demonstrate an understanding of factors that can affect decisions about whether to have and how to care for children, and of the impact of norms, roles, and social institutions on family and parent-child relationships

• Engendering The State Family, Work, And Welfare In Canada (Book)
• A Mother’s Work: How Feminism, The Market, And Policy Shape Family Life (Book)
• All The Rage: Mothers, Fathers, And The Myth Of Equal Partnership (Book)
• The Accordion Family: Boomerang Kids, Anxious Parents, and the Private Toll of Global Competition (cloudLibrary eBook)

Trends, Issues and Challenges

demonstrate an understanding of demographic trends related to the lives of individuals, and of the impact of social issues and challenges on individual development

• The Changing Canadian Population (Book)
• Next Where to Live, What to Buy, and Who Will Lead Canada’s Future (Book)
• A Tale of Two Countries How the Great Demographic Imbalance Is Pulling Canada Apart (Book)
• Warrior Life Indigenous Resistance & Resurgence (Book)
• The Millennial Mosaic How Pluralism and Choice Are Shaping Canadian Youth and the Future of Canada (Book)
• Maximum Canada Why 35 Million Canadians Are Not Enough (Book)
• Until We Are Free Reflections on Black Lives Matter in Canada (Book)
• Number and Rates of New Cases of Primary  Cancer, by Cancer Type, Age Group and Sex  (Website)
• Educational Attainment of the Population Aged 25 to 64,  by Age Group and Sex (Website)

demonstrate an understanding of demographic and social trends and issues related to intimate relationships, and of strategies for responding to challenges in those relationships

• Going Public a Survivor’s Journey From Grief to Action (Book)
• You Can Be Right (Or You Can Be Married) (Hoopla e-Audiobook)
• Marital Status: Overview (Website)
• Supports for Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault – Windsor – Essex (Website)

demonstrate an understanding of demographic trends related to the family and to parent-child relationships, and of the impact of social issues and challenges on family development

• The Big Disconnect Protecting Childhood And Family Relationships In The Digital Age (Book, cloudLibrary eBook)
• Neglected No More the Urgent Need to Improve the Lives of Canada’s Elders in the Wake of a Pandemic (Book, cloudLibrary eBook)
• Love & Courage My Story of Family, Resilience, and Overcoming the Unexpected (Book)
• Aging In Canada (Book)
• Love Lives Here a Story of Thriving in a Transgender Family  (Book)
• Fertility rates and labour force participation among women in Quebec and Ontario (Website)