An analysis of the social status and role of the aging in America, with comparisons with elderly in Alaska as well as those elsewhere. Interrogates the meanings of gender, and the interactional, cultural, organizational, and institutional arrangements that underlie the social construction of gender and gender inequality. Analysis of intergroup relationships in terms of process and value orientation, their influences on the personality, and aspects of collective behavior on group and person. Aspects of social interaction that have cultural and intercultural variation. Sexuality includes awareness of gender, and capacity for erotic experiences and responses.
Interdisciplinary study includes psychology, anthropology, sociology, biology and related fields.
Includes how sexual behavior and experience reflects our biological capabilities, psychological characteristics, and social and cultural influences. A study of the causes of deviant behavior, both criminal and noncriminal, with emphasis on the nature of social interaction and an examination of the social control groups and institutions. The influence of social, political, and economic forces upon schools. Examines how school organization affects teaching practices, how peer groups affect student learning, and how national political and economic concerns determine what becomes an educational issue. Broad themes include social structure and its consequences for children's lives, children's agency, and the diversity of childhood experiences.