9th Grade Health & Human Development @ MCHS
Social Health Unit



What is Social Health?
Unit Description

Social Health Unit 

Assignment Sheet

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Assignments and Handouts

Social Health Unit

First Class Conferences

Social Health Unit

Resources

 

           

 

 

 

  



What is Social Health? Unit Description:

Social health is one of the three major aspects of total health.  In the social health unit, we will examine the ways in which one’s social roles and cultural beliefs can influence total health status.  The most significant and influential social subunit, the family, will be discussed in detail, as will peer relationships, interpersonal communication, relationship violence, and conflict resolution. 

Social health refers to how well you get along with others.  When you are socially healthy, you have loving relationships, respect the rights of others, and give and accept help.  Building healthy relationships with family members, making and keeping friends, and communicating your needs to others are all important for social health. 

Social Health Unit Assignment Sheet:

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 ***Assignments are due by the next class period except where noted. ***

Date Assignment
2/11 (B) and 2/12 (A) Journal Response # 2
Family Reading
2/13 (B) and 2/18 (A) Journal Response # 3
Friendships Reading
2/19 (B) and 2/20 (A) Journal Response #4
Peer pressure Reading
2/21 (B) and 2/24 (A) Journal Response #5
Relationship Abuse Reading
2/25 (B) and 2/26 (A) Communication Assignment

***Book Report # 1 is due March 20th (A-day) and 21st (B-day)!!!***

 

Social Health Unit Assignments and Handouts:

 

    Book Report #1 

The Social Health Book Report is due March 20th (A-day) and March 21st (B-day)!!!

 

      Learn more about the Social Health Books:

      The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Review) (Excerpt)

       Speak (Review) (Excerpt)

     Hard Love (Review) (Excerpt)

    Family

          PowerPoint Slides (viewable as html)

 

                Social Health 1: Family

 


            Assignments

 

            Journal Response #2

 

            Warm up # 3

 

         

 

 

   Friends

        
            PowerPoint Slides (viewable as html)

 

                Social Health 2: Friends



                Peer Pressure Worksheet (You will need to read handout from class first)


            Assignments:

              Journal Response # 3

 

               Warm up # 4

 

                Warm up # 5

 

   

   Sociocultural Aspects of Health

 

            PowerPoint Slides (viewable as html)

                Social Health 4: Stereotypes

                Social Health 5: Violence

 

                Social Health 6: Relationship Violence


            Assignments:

                1. Cultural Relativism: Ishi

                2. Stereotypes in the Media

         

                Journal Response #4

 

                Warm up # 6

 

 

 

 

Communication

 

            PowerPoint Slides (viewable as html)

    

                Social Health 3: Communication
             

            Assignments:

                Active Listening (Reading)

                Assertive Communication (Reading)

                Book Report Communication Worksheet

                Communication in the Media

 

                Warm up # 7

 

          

 

 

Social Health Unit Conferences:

Go to hand-ins/handouts folder (you will need a FirstClass account)

 

Social Health Unit Resources:

Cultural relativism:
    http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/m/m-relati.htm

General Social Health and Zines: 
    http://education.indiana.edu/cas/adol/teen.html