CIVICS looks
at how societies are governed, how public policy is developed, and how power is
distributed. Civics is a branch of politics that focuses on the rights and
responsibilities associated with citizenship, the role of governments, and how
people can get involved in the political process and take action on issues of
civic importance.
LAW is intended to ensure fairness and to promote and
maintain justice in society. Legal studies focuses on how rules are created,
how they evolve, and how they are enforced and adjudicated within the legal
system. Through the study of law, students examine how various forces shape
law, and how law shapes interactions between and among people, institutions,
and governments. The study of law enables students to develop an understanding
of various areas of law, the relevance of law to everyday life, and the
influence of entrenched rights and responsibilities on the Canadian legal
system.
FAMILY STUDIES is a multidisciplinary subject
area that encompasses food and nutrition; general family studies; and raising
and caring for children. The topics covered in these areas include, among
others: the role of nutrition in health; the relationship between food and
culture; human and family interactions and development; life management skills;
various types of relationships; and considerations related to raising and
caring for children.
GENERAL SOCIAL SCIENCES provide
students with opportunities to think critically about theories, questions, and
issues related to anthropology, psychology, and sociology. Students will develop
an understanding of the approaches and research methods used by social
scientists. They will be given opportunities to explore theories from a variety
of perspectives, to conduct social science research, and to become familiar
with current thinking on a range of issues within the three disciplines.