The skills you will be exposed to in this class are not only valuable within the context of this class. Critical thinking is a vital intellectual virtue that is applicable in most, if not all, fields of study. Lawyers, doctors, businesspeople, journalists etc. Topics include political socialization, the party system, interest groups, leadership, elections, the nature of Canadian federalism, and current issues such as the existence of an independence movement in Quebec, but not elsewhere in Canada. Canada has a complex and rich history, where average citizens are engaged in arguments about citizenship and who is Canadian.
Special attention is given to the nature of citizenship in multicultural and multilingual Canada.
Theory and research linking social and cultural variables to sexuality-related beliefs, attitudes, and behavior constitute the major content of the course. How social influences build on and interact with biological capacities is analyzed in an effort to understand individual variability in sexual expression. A basis psychology course is helpful background. The phenomenon of religion throughout the world presents itself in a vast diversity of human expressions. This class will introduce students to the variety of ways people have articulated their connection with the sacred.