“Science is the Great Instrument
of Social Change.”
Arthur Balfour
Objectives:
 List disciplines interrelated to Social Studies.
 Differentiate between disciplines.
 Show appreciation for the relationship between
people, society and environment.
Social Science
Social Science
 relating to human society and
how it is organized.
 the study of the physical and
natural world and
phenomena, especially by
using systematic observation
and experiment.
5 primary Social Sciences:
 Anthropology
 Sociology
 Political Science
 Geography
 Psychology
Anthropology
 The study of humankind in all is aspects: culture and
development.
Sociology
 The study of the origin, development, and structure of
human societies and the behavior of individual people
and groups in society.
Political Science
 the study of political organizations and institutions,
especially governments.
Geography
 The study of all the physical features of the Earth's
surface, including its climate and the distribution of
plant, animal, and human life.
Psychology
 The scientific study of the human mind and mental
states, and of human and animal behavior.
ACTIVITY

Social science

  • 2.
    “Science is theGreat Instrument of Social Change.” Arthur Balfour
  • 3.
    Objectives:  List disciplinesinterrelated to Social Studies.  Differentiate between disciplines.  Show appreciation for the relationship between people, society and environment.
  • 4.
    Social Science Social Science relating to human society and how it is organized.  the study of the physical and natural world and phenomena, especially by using systematic observation and experiment.
  • 5.
    5 primary SocialSciences:  Anthropology  Sociology  Political Science  Geography  Psychology
  • 6.
    Anthropology  The studyof humankind in all is aspects: culture and development.
  • 7.
    Sociology  The studyof the origin, development, and structure of human societies and the behavior of individual people and groups in society.
  • 8.
    Political Science  thestudy of political organizations and institutions, especially governments.
  • 9.
    Geography  The studyof all the physical features of the Earth's surface, including its climate and the distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
  • 10.
    Psychology  The scientificstudy of the human mind and mental states, and of human and animal behavior.
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