Modules Three and Four: Course Theme Research
In Modules Three and Four, you will research your course themes in the social and natural sciences. Keywords will help limit searches to the appropriate discipline. Below are course themes and useful keywords.
Addiction
Keywords Social Sciences—drinking of alcoholic beverages; drinking customs; social context
Keywords Natural Sciences—medical science and addiction; drug addiction
Aging, death, and dying
Keywords Social Sciences—death attitudes; social support; psychological aspects
Keywords Natural Sciences—death attitudes; palliative treatment; physicians
Body image/eating disorders
Keywords Social Sciences—body image, eating disorders; psychological aspects; social support; social disabilities
Keyword Natural Sciences—eating disorders; research; anorexia nervosa; bulimia; compulsive eating; causes and theories
Coming of Age
Keywords Social Sciences—age studies; social emotions; sexual development; puberty
Keywords Natural Sciences—puberty; sexual development; biological
Heterosexual gender roles: equality and civil rights
Keyword search terms in the social sciences: feminism; equality; women — social conditions; women’s rights; social movements
Keyword search terms in the sciences: feminism; women’s rights; biological sciences; Neuroscience
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender roles: equality and civil rights
Keywords Social Sciences—lesbian; gay; bisexual; transgender roles; equality; civil rights
Keywords Natural Sciences—lesbian; gay; bisexual; transgender roles; medical sciences; neuroscience
Mental illness: schizophrenia, OCD, bipolar disorder
Keyword Social Sciences: obsessive-compulsive disorder; neuroses; compulsive behavior; schizophrenia; psychoses; social sciences
Keyword Natural Sciences: obsessive-compulsive disorder; neuroses; compulsive behavior; schizophrenia; psychoses; medical science; neuroscience
Physical disability, impairment, and disfigurement
Keyword search terms in the social sciences: physical disability; disfigurement; social sciences; amputee
Keyword search terms in the sciences: physical disability; disfigurement; medical sciences; amputee; psychiatry
Psychosis and violence
Keyword search terms in the social sciences: psychosis; violence; sociology; criminal justice
Keyword search terms in the sciences: psychosis; violence; medical sciences; neuroscience; psychiatry
War and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Keyword search terms in the social sciences: war; post-traumatic stress disorder; social factors; social effects
Keyword search terms in the sciences: war; post-traumatic stress disorder; medical sciences; Neuroscience