Discipline in Social Science in World Religion

Discipline in Social Science

1. Prepared by: Maseille Fransquat Bayumbon Subject Teacher

2. The Discipline of the Social Sciences QUARTER 1 | LESSON 2

3.   SOCIAL SCIENCE

4.   It is concerned about society . It aims at understanding all aspects of society as when as finding solutions to deal with social problems It is a broad area of knowledge and includes several different disciplines under its domain. The social sciences have a critical contribution to make, in helping us understand , imagine , and craft a more sustainable future for all.” – UNESCO

5. Different Social S cience D isciplines

6.   Anthropology - Derived from the Greek words “ Anthropos ” meaning human , and “ logos ” meaning word or study of . Anthropologist attempt to find answers on so many questions involving humans.

7. 3 MAIN BRANCHES OF ANTHROPOLOGY PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY ARCHEOLOGY Study of human biology/ analyze human fossil remains. Study of earlier cultures and ways of life. Study and comparative analysis of pre-literate societies.

8. 2. Economics - Derived from the G reek word “oikos” meaning house and “nomos” meaning custom or law. The term “ oikonomia ” means management of a household . Study of production, distribution and consumption of goods and services.

9. 3. Geography - Derived from the Greek word “ geographia ”, from geo meaning earth and “ graphe ” meaning to describe . Literally means to describe the earth. Study of the features of the earth and the location of living things on the planet.

10. 2 MAIN BRANCHES OF GEOGRAPHY PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY HUMAN GEOGRAPHY From the perspective of earth sciences. It includes the study of soil, landforms, water, minerals, climate. Focuses on the human aspect of geography that is marked by a strong commitment to the concept of culture.

11. 4. History - Derived from the Greek word “ historia ” meaning inquiry . Historians will unfold , discover , and interpret human thoughts and actions that are ever changing. Historians have also tried to be scientific in their methods of writing historical accounts or historiography .

12. 5. Political Science Study of politics, government and the need for the institution, its form and its processes. Political scientists deal with both theory and practices of politics, including the analysis on public policies.

13. 6. Sociology - Derived from the Greek word “ socious ” meaning companio n and “ logos ” meaning word or study of. It is the science of society. Sociologist attempt to unravel patterns in group behavior and not on specific expressions of individual being.

14. 7. Psychology - Derived from the Latin word “ psychologia ” combining “psych ” meaning spirit or soul, and “ logia ” for study of . From the social sciences, it obtains information about the social world such as motivation, emotions, behavior and attitude. It has 4 main goals: describe, explain, predict and change behavior.