1.
Introduction to
Social Sciences
Emphasis on Psychology, Sociology, & Interpersonal Communication
(grades 9‐12)
Course Objectives—
(Parent version): (Student version):
• to create perfectly healthy, balanced and • to come together with friends new and old
emotionally mature students for a fun and engaging time full of
• to understand some important principles interesting experiments and activities that
developed within and proclaimed by the might even have real‐life applicability
Social Sciences • to help you understand why your friend acts
• to evaluate those principles from a distinctly so weird sometimes
Christian worldview learning to discern truth • to provide a safe place to ask those off‐the‐
from error wall questions about why you do what you
• to apply important Biblical principles related do and feel what you feel
to interpersonal relationships like the many • to see how you might one day actually be
‘One Another’ passages found in the New able to make some money by zapping or
Testament feeding rats all day, or by playing with little
• to help students to consistently honor their kids, or being able to sit down with someone
parents, bring them great acclaim, and and enlighten them with your great wisdom
boost the parent’s self‐esteem as a model and then be able to tell them what to do
parent for the rest of the world to emulate with their lives (which you already do
anyway, but hey, why not get paid for it?)
Course Description—
Seriously though, it will be my aim to incorporate much of what is listed above (short of
creating perfect kids who make parents feel better about themselves!). Through group
interaction and discussion, classroom instruction and experiments, as well as through
personal reflection and evaluation, we will be covering a broad range of topics within the
fields of Psychology, Sociology and Communications. These include:
Biblical standards Sin, fallenness and Conflict
of evaluation Redemption management
Treatment Biology of brain
Developmental Social influences and brain activity
Stages
How we learn Culture Mental illness and
Experimental disorders
Personality Psychology
Development Other topics as
Encoding/Decoding time and student
Listening Gender differences interest dictates

2. Course Instructor—
My name is Steve Maybee and I am thrilled to have the opportunity to teach this class. I
have been working in the field of psychology for many years, having first received my
Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Wheaton College. For the past 14 years, I have
been working as a Counseling Psychologist with Alongside, a counseling ministry exclusively
aimed at the needs of missionaries and pastors. Education is a strong component of the
Alongside program and I have enjoyed daily opportunities to teach in that context. I have
also greatly appreciated the constant need to evaluate the principles of psychology from
my perspective as a committed follower of Jesus Christ. Prior to working for Alongside, my
wife and I served for 5 years as missionaries ourselves in Eastern Europe. We have 4
wonderful sons, whom my wife has been homeschooling for their entire educational career
to this point.
I am excited to share some of the basics of the Interpersonal Sciences with local students.
Since the Social Sciences are very values-laden fields, it is important to me to be able to
strive to assess and evaluate the statements that come out of the Social Sciences against
the foundational Truth of Scripture and to give students some important ideas and
principles to take home and discuss with their parents. I look forward to this journey of
discovery and adventure as we develop increased ability to discern truth from error and
learn to understand ourselves better and the areas of sin, struggle, challenge and strength
in each of our lives.
Required Materials—Personal journal
Fees-- $250 per student/course with a $50 discount for each additional family member
$15 copy fee for reading materials
$35 fee for Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, personality inventory
Course Tutor: Mr. Steve Maybee, M.A. tlckalamazooMrMaybee@gmail.com
(269) 685-3013