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Lumen: Boundless Sociology: A Process of Preparing One to Live Within Society
Classroom aid to enhance studying the lifelong process of socialization grooming one to be able to live within one's own society. Find a reading, quiz, and slideshow presentation.
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Lumen: Boundless Psychology: Freudian Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality
Conceptual reading, a quiz, and slide show for enhancing study of the psychodynamic theory of personality developed by Sigmund Freud. Freud spent many years researching and psychoanalyzing the human personality.
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Lumen: Boundless Biology: Threats to Biodiversity
Looks at the impact of overharvesting, such as overfishing, on biodiversity. It talks of the 'tragedy of the commons,' where harvesters do not feel responsible for protecting a species because they fish in shared areas. It also touches...
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Lumen: Boundless Communications: Presenting Group Thinking
In this Boundless Communication, students will learn about group presentation formats, individuals in a group presentation should know their role and stay consistent and cooperative, and how the group prepares for the presentation....
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Lumen: Building Credibility Through Source Integration
Well-integrated sources build credibility in several ways: Source material adds evidence and support to your argument, the signal phrase highlights the reputation and qualifications of the source, and effective citation makes it easy for...
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Lumen: Music Appreciation: Vocal Types and Ranges
This resource explains the six vocal ranges and the qualities which make individual voices within the ranges different. There is a video lecture and some associated videos of professional singers with the different voice ranges.
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Lumen: Boundless Communications: Credibility Appeals
In this Boundless Communication, students will learn about the importance of credibility in public speaking. There are four sections: defining credibility, types and elements of credibility, building credibility, and ethical usage....
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Lumen: Boundless Communications: Introduction
In this section of a textbook, students learn different techniques for writing an introduction. It provides links to information on the following topics: the role of an introduction, getting attention and interest, establishing...
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Lumen: Boundless Communications: Conclusion
In this section of a textbook, students learn how to develop and facilitate an effective closing to a speech. It includes links to the following topics: the role of a conclusion, summarizing ideas, and signaling the end of the speech and...
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Lumen: Boundless u.s. History: Manufacturing
A section of a textbook on U.S. history. It presents key concepts on manufacturing and its mechanization during the Second Industrial Revolution, vocabulary that students need to understand, several paragraphs of information, and links...
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Lumen: Boundless Psychology: Social Cognitive Pespectives on Personality
Boundless offers an opportunity to deepen study of personality with this product identifying social-cognitive perspective limitations. Find a reading, a quiz, and a slideshow.
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Lumen: Boundless Psychology: Introduction to Abnormal Psychology
This learning module looks at how normal behavior is defined and perceived by society. The definitions of normal behavior shifts as societal norms change over time. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is a...
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Lumen: Boundless Sociology: Theories of Socialization
Take a look at how socialization shapes and prepares humans for interactions in their culture.
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Lumen: Boundless Sociology: Role of Socialization
Humans need guidance and practice in socializing to comprehend the significance of understanding social norms, values, beliefs, and behaviors in an effort to fit into society in a socially acceptable way. Complete a reading, quiz and...
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Lumen: Boundless Psychology: How Culture and Society Impact the Elderly
Examines the positive and negative perspectives that different cultures have on aging.
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Lumen: Boundless Sociology: Types of States: Monarchy
A brief definition of monarchy paired with examples of contemporary states with led by a monarch.
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Lumen: Boundless Sociology: Systems of Stratification
Explains systems of social stratification.
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Lumen: Boundless Sociology: Sociological Theories and Global Inequality
Explains sociological theories and global inequality.
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Lumen: Boundless Sociology: Sociological Theories of Deviance
Outlines the four main perspectives of what social deviance is: social strain typology, structural functionalism, conflict theory, and labeling theory.
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Lumen: Boundless Psychology: Social Influence
Distinguishes obedience from compliance and conformity, and looks at Stanley Milgram's obedience experiments and Philip Zimbardo's prison experiment. Factors that were found to elicit obedient behavior are listed, and the impacts these...
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Lumen: Boundless Psychology: Social Influence: Group Behavior
Looks at what contributes to the formation of a group, and at three factors that influence a group's behavior, including groupthink, groupshift, and deindividuation. Includes a quiz.
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Lumen: Boundless Psychology: Nature vs. Nurture
Study what roles genetics and the environment play in human behavioral development. This is a learning module which includes the reading assignment, a quiz, and PowerPoint program.
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Lumen: Chemistry: Environmental Problems Associated With Fossil Fuel Use
Dig into the trouble caused when humans burn too many fossil fuels. Recognize problems and address possible reform to slow down global warming.
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Lumen: Boundless Chemistry: Types of Energy
This section of a chemistry textbook reviews the different forms of energy: kinetic, potential, and chemical.