Crime prevention and law enforcement are stressed. Guest speakers and field trips are planned. This course is designed to provide the student with the opportunity to understand and cope with the social problems of society. Students will learn how the forces of bureaucracy, religion, race, social class, marriage and family life influence attitudes and help determine behavior. Guest speakers and field trips are included.
Course is open to all ability levels.
This elective is designed for the college bound and non-college bound student alike. Topics include learning, forgetting, conditioning, thinking, drives, motivation, emotions, anxieties, frustration and conflict situations. Included in the course are various psychological experiments such as those used by psychologists. This elective for seniors gives the student an opportunity to pursue college-level studies in American Government while still in secondary school. Students must have approval of the coordinator prior to registration.