This document provides an overview of the key social science disciplines: anthropology, demography, economics, geography, linguistics, history, political science, psychology, and sociology. For each discipline, it gives a brief 1-2 sentence definition of the focus of study and in some cases an additional 1-2 sentences further explaining some of the core functions or aspects examined within that field. The document aims to concisely outline the nature and focus of these nine major social science disciplines.
This document provides an overview of the key social science disciplines: anthropology, demography, economics, geography, linguistics, history, political science, psychology, and sociology. For each discipline, it gives a brief 1-2 sentence definition of the focus of study and in some cases an additional 1-2 sentences further explaining some of the core functions or aspects examined within that field. The document aims to concisely outline the nature and focus of these nine major social science disciplines.
This document provides an overview of the key social science disciplines: anthropology, demography, economics, geography, linguistics, history, political science, psychology, and sociology. For each discipline, it gives a brief 1-2 sentence definition of the focus of study and in some cases an additional 1-2 sentences further explaining some of the core functions or aspects examined within that field. The document aims to concisely outline the nature and focus of these nine major social science disciplines.
This document provides an overview of the key social science disciplines: anthropology, demography, economics, geography, linguistics, history, political science, psychology, and sociology. For each discipline, it gives a brief 1-2 sentence definition of the focus of study and in some cases an additional 1-2 sentences further explaining some of the core functions or aspects examined within that field. The document aims to concisely outline the nature and focus of these nine major social science disciplines.
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PRAYER BEFORE STUDY
Creator of all things, true Source of light and wisdom,
lofty origin of all being, graciously let a ray of Your brilliance penetrate into the darkness of my understanding and take from me the double darkness in which I have been born, an obscurity of both sin and ignorance. Give me a sharp sense of understanding, a retentive memory, and the ability to grasp things correctly and fundamentally. Grant me the talent of being exact in my explanations, and the ability to express myself with thoroughness and charm. Point out the beginning, direct the progress, and help in completion; through Christ our Lord. Amen. NATURE AND FUNCTIONS OF SOCIAL SCIENCES SOCIAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES • Anthropology • Demography • Economics • Geography • Linguistics • History • Political Science • Psychology • Sociology ANTHROPOLOGY • Scientific study of man or human being and their societies in the past and present. Essentially to understand as many aspects of human life as can possibly be studied, to record its findings, and contribute to both historical understanding as well as to ascertain current states of the human condition in an attempt to better understand and/or act upon those findings. DEMOGRAPHY • Study of human population and Dynamics. DEMOGRAPHY • Study of human population and Dynamics. ECONOMICS • Study of what constitutes rational human behavior in the endeavor to fulfill needs and wants. The three most important functions of economics are as follows: Just as feeding, digestion and growth are the vital processes of living beings; similarly production, consumption and growth are the essentials of economies. GEOGRAPHY • Deals with the study of the relationship between the earth and people. It gives understanding on the basic physical systems that affect everyday life (e.g. earth-sun relationships, water cycles, wind and ocean currents). LINGUISTICS • Study of languages and focuses on the three aspects of language. Refer to the general social uses of language, such as requesting objects and activities, initiating social interactions, expressing personal feelings, describing aspects of the world, requesting information, and pretending. HISTORY • The study of the past and its records about events. It helps to create good business people, professionals, and political leaders. The number of explicit professional jobs for historians is considerable, but most people who study history do not become professional historians. POLITICAL SCIENCE • Deals with the system of Governance. A social study concerning the allocation and transfer of power in decision making, the roles and systems of governance including governments and international organizations, political behavior and public policies PSYCHOLOGY • Scientific study of the mind and Behavior. SOCIOLOGY • Study of groups - how they are formed, how they change, and how the group impacts individual Behavior. It can study society with a wide variety of focuses. From studying the power elite, to the interaction of the economy, society and the environment, to the examination of various rights movements.