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**Social Scientist Research and Presentation Assignment** There have been many important Social Scientists across the disciplines throughout history. Now that you understand what each subject represents, it is important that you are familiar with some of the major players. This assignment is intended to do just that. INDIVIDUALLY you are each going to do research and prepare a presentation on a Social Scientist of your choosing. Below is a list of expectations for this assignment.


 * 1) Choose a topic – once you have chosen your topic, clear it with the instructor as that Scientist will be off limits for other students.
 * 2) Create a set of clear questions you want to answer for your presentation so you have direction in your research.
 * 3) Research – You will have to provide references for the information you find on your social scientists. The amount of resources you can have is unlimited.You must have atleast one book and one credible internet source. The more research you use, the better your presentation of information will be.
 * 4) Create a PowerPoint presentation that will:
 * 5) Introduce your social scientist to the class
 * 6) Give an outline of their field of research
 * 7) The important contributions they made to their field
 * 8) Why they are important in our study of the Social Sciences
 * 9) Any interesting information that you think the class would be interested in
 * 10) Display the information in a creative way that uses pictures and graphics to convey your message
 * 11) Create a handout outlining important information about your Social Scientist. It should be approximately one page in length.

//__Psychologists__//
 * Suggested Theorists for Study**
 * Erik H. Erikson
 * Jean Piaget
 * B.F. Skinner
 * Wolfgang Kohler
 * Howard Gardner
 * Sigmund Freud
 * Abraham Maslow
 * Alfred Adler
 * Karen Horney
 * Harry Harlow
 * Ivan Pavlov
 * Carl Jung

//__Sociologists__// //__Anthropologists__//
 * George Herbert Mead
 * Karl Marx
 * Emile Durkheim
 * Irving Goffman
 * Max Weber
 * Dorothy Smith
 * Immanuel Wallerstein
 * Marlene Mackie
 * The Leakey Family (Louis, Mary and/or Richard)
 * Margaret Mead
 * Franz Boas
 * Ruth Benedict
 * Marvin Harris
 * Sherry Ortner
 * Ed Spicer
 * Jane Goodall

__Suggested Topics__
 * 1) Compare your theorist to another in the same discipline. How do their theories differ? How are they similar?
 * 2) Consider which theories discussed still hold true today. Can they help to explain modern social situations? Give examples to support your opinion.

Student Exemplars:



==Confirmation of assigned social scientists MUST match teacher records. Please upload your PowerPoint and Handout (Word document) in the table below. Simply click inside the box and then select "file" at the top and upload your attachments.==

Student Submissions:
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 * Student Name EXAMPLE || Social Scientist Jean Piaget || PowerPoint [[file:Jean Piaget PowerPoint Exemplar.ppt]] || Handout [[file:Social Scientist Research and Presentation Assignment.docx]] ||
 * Ray || Erik Erikson || [[file:Erik Erikson.pptx]] || [[file:Erik Erikson.docx]] ||
 * Samantha || Jean Piaget ||  || [[file:Jean Piaget Handout.doc]] ||
 * Baia || B.F Skinner || [[file:b.f.skinnerr.ppt]] ||  ||
 * Daria || Wolfgang Kohler ||  ||   ||
 * Crystal || Howard Gardner ||< [[file:Howard Gardner's power point (Crystal Lin).pptx]] || [[file:Howard Gardner study sheet (Crystal Lin).docx]] ||
 * Rachel || Sigmund Freud ||  ||   ||
 * Ali || Abraham Maslow || [[file:The father of humanistic psychology.pptx]] || [[file:Abraham Maslow.docx]] ||
 * Veronika || Alfred Adler || [[file:alfred-adler-tffkjjya5gmn.zip]] || [[file:Alfred Adler.doc]] ||
 * Callie || Harry Harlow ||  ||   ||
 * Una || Ivan Pavlov ||  ||   ||
 * Jennifer || Karl Marx || [[file:Karl Marx.pptx]] || == ==
 * Jennifer || Karl Marx || [[file:Karl Marx.pptx]] || == ==
 * Dushan || Emile Durkheim ||  ||   ||
 * Amal || Max Weber ||  ||   ||
 * Andrew || Dorothy Smith ||  ||   ||
 * Victoria || Marlene Mackie ||  ||   ||
 * Lisa || Margaret Mead || [[file:Margaret mead Lisa Pham.pptx]] || [[file:Margaret Mead Lisa Pham.docx]] ||
 * Jason || Sherry Ortner ||  ||   ||
 * Cassius || Carl Jung || [[file:Presentation1.pptx]] || [[file:Carl Jung.docx]] ||
 * Scout || Jane Goodall || [[file:JANEGOODALL.ppt]] || [[file:janegoodallhandout.doc]] ||  ||
 * Hamda || John B. Watson || [[file:John B.pptx]] || [[file:John B Watson.docx]] ||
 * Safiya || Ruth Benedict || [[file:Ruth Fulton Benedict.pptx]] ||  ||
 * Vera || Franz Boas ||  ||   ||