Discipline & Ideas

in the
Social Science
Prof. GUILLERMO NIKUS A. TELAN
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The Social Sciences are those disciplines
that use research and analysis to examine
human behaviour.

They use such techniques as collecting and analyzing statistics,

conducting experiments, and examining what people have written and
created , in an attempt to understand why people act the way they do.
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In some ways, the social sciences are related to the humanities, or
subjects that focus on the creative side of the human experience
(art, music, literature, philosophy).
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Where the humanities are concerned more with human expression,
the social sciences focus more on human behaviour.
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Sociology Relationships among humans What are the functions of the

and groups living together in various groups in society and
societies what factors do people in these
groups have in common?

The study of the origins, organization, and institutions, and development

of human beings and how these findings apply to society today.
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Anthropology The physical and What are the cultural

cultural development of patterns that help define
human s and their these societies and the
societies people in them?

The study of the origin and the physical, social, and cultural development
and behavior of humans. This social Science deals with the origins of
wo/man by studying the development and customs of humans.
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Psychology The behaviour and thought What is going on inside a

processes of the individual, person’s mind that causes
and the ways in which an them to behave this way?
individual acts and reacts to
other humans and to society.

The study of the mind and the ways of thought in an attempt to explain
the ways people think, act and feel. It is the science of mental process
and behavior. The emotions are studied.
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Economics The production, distribution How have people organized

and consumption of resources, the production and
goods and services among distribution of goods and
individuals and groups within services?
a society.
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Political Science The organizations people have How are people governed?
developed to make rules and
laws for their society.
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Geography The distribution of the How has society been

features of the physical shaped by the use of the
environment and of the land and its resources?
people who use those
features
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Discuss the following scenarios with your group and determine how each of the
social sciences would address the scenario. Comment on which of the social
sciences would be most useful in assessing each scenario. Each person in your
group is responsible for completing his/her own organizer.