Page 92 - 2016-2017 Course Catalog

PREREQUISITE: None 12 at Calabasas UC/CSU: Subject G
This course is an introduction to psychology. It covers a brief history and development of human behavior from infancy to adult. Students will examine neurotic, psychotic and personality disorders, personality theories, and sexual behavior.
COURSE: SOCIOLOGY COURSE CODE: SSPS PREREQUISITE: None
YEAR COURSE: 10 credits GRADE: 11, 12
UC/CSU: Subject G
Sociology is the study of human groups and what makes people human. This course uses the experiences of students to show how “humanization” is the product of group relationships with the individual. Sociology attempts to explain the processes by which we become “normal” in the eyes of our society and how to live in social harmony with our fellow man.
COURSE: CURRENT AMERICA COURSE CODE: SCPS PREREQUISITE: None AGOURA ONLY
YEAR COURSE: 10 credits GRADE: 11, 12
UC/CSU: Subject G
This course studies the events, individuals, & movements, which have shaped current America since World War II. It provides a more complete & current background on our nation & its people including the political developments at home & abroad, the influence of American foreign policy abroad, & the cultural & economic changes.
COURSE: MEMBERSHIP IN SOCIETY: AN AMERICAN STORY (Pending Approval) COURSE CODE: WSTY YEAR COURSE: 10 credits
GRADES: 11, 12 PREREQUISITE: NONE UC/CSU – PENDING
Membership in Society: An American Story is an elective history course. The course incorporates, extends, and furthers many ideas and concepts introduced throughout our social studies curriculum, but with a focus on how issues of race and membership in society impact American history. Students study the past, and utilize the lens of the past to better understand and analyze contemporary issues. The course’s essential concerns are: How do “race” and perceived differences impact American history? How do race, ethnicity, gender, religion, socio- economic status, etc. determine who has access to membership in American society? These questions form the overarching theme of the year and set up each unit of the course. Investigating this history means studying how different groups have experienced and still experience life in America. The course explores broad themes through in-depth study of particular histories: a case study of Eugenics in the US, (which shaped the experiences of Americans during and after the Progressive Era, including today); Native Americans in California (with a focus on the impact of the Mission system); Slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the rise of Jim Crow Laws; American Imperialism; Japanese Internment; the Civil Rights Movement; and challenges of contemporary American life (issues such as ongoing segregation of schools; the “achievement /opportunity gap”); the “school to prison pipeline”; the war on drugs; marriage rights/restrictions; voter