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2. NATURAL SCIENCE
SOCIAL SCIENCE
HUMANITIES

3. WHAT IS SOCIAL
SCIENCE?
• THE SYSTEMATIC STUDY OF VARIOUS
ASPECTS OF HUMAN SOCIETY.
• ESTABLISHED IN 19TH CENTURY.

4. BRANCHES OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
GEOGRAPHY
ANTHROPOLOGY
HISTORY
LINGUISTICS
PSYCHOLOGY
POLITICAL
SCIENCE
ECONOMICS
SOCIOLOGY
DEMOGRAPHY
These are the braches of study which deal with human in their social relations and also study how
society develop and how culture evolves.

5. WHAT IS NATURAL
SCIENCE?
• A MAJOR BRANCH OF SCIENCE THAT DEALS
WITH THE DESCRIPTION, PREDICTION AND
UNDERSTANDING OF NATURAL
PHENOMENA, BASICALLY BASED ON
OBSERVATIONAL AND EMPIRICAL
EVIDENCE.

6. TWO MAIN BRANCHES OF NATURAL SCIENCE
LIFE SCIENCE
• OR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
• PHYSICS
• ASTRONOMY
• CHEMISTRY
• EARTH SCIENCE

7. SOCIAL SCIENCE V. NATURAL SCIENCE

8. THINGS IN COMMON:
• BOTH SCIENCES EMPLOY THE SCIENTIFIC MODEL IN ORDER TO GAIN INFORMATION.
• BOTH SCIENCES USE EMPIRICAL AND MEASURED DATA EVIDENCE THAT CAN BE SEEN AND DISCERNED BY
THE SENSES.
• BOTH SCIENCES, THEORIES CAN BE TESTED TO YIELD THEORETICAL STATEMENTS AND GENERAL
POSITIONS.

9. DIFFERENCES:
NATURAL SCIENCE SOCIAL SCIENCE
Started during the 16th and 17th century. Arose 300 years later.
Deals with object. Deals with subject. (Human being)
Characterized by exactness, controlled variables,
and predictability.
It is spontaneous, unpredictable and uncontrollable,
as it deals with human emotions and behavior.
Experimental Data Experiential Data
The typical method of science is doing repetitive
and conventional laboratory experiments.
Typically involves alternative methods of
observation and interaction with people within
community.
Closed System Open System

10. WHAT IS
HUMANITIES?
• REFERS TO THE STUDY OF THE WAYS IN
WHICH THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE IS
PROCESSED AND DOCUMENTED.
• ENCOMPASSES THE FIELD OF PHILOSOPHY,
LITERATURE, RELIGION, ART, MUSIC,
HISTORY, AND LANGUAGE.

11. SOCIAL SCIENCE V. HUMANITIES

12. THINGS IN COMMON:
• BOTH THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE ARE CONCERNED WITH HUMAN ASPECTS LIKE, LAW,
POLITICS, LINGUISTICS, ECONOMICS, AND PSYCHOLOGY.
• BOTH THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES ARE CONCERNED WITH HUMAN LIVES AND NATURE.

13. DIFFERENCES:
HUMANITIES SOCIAL SCIENCE
Emerged in the 15th century.
Influence by and developed after the French
revolution and the industrial revolution.
Humanities involved a more of a scientific approach. Social science deal with more scientific approach.
Deemed to be more philosophical and concerned
with heritage and the question of what makes us
human. Comprise application of an interpretative
methodology.
Involves application of an empirical, rational, and
objective methodology (such as the use of validity
and reliability test) to present facts.

14. FUNCTIONS:
HUMANITIES SOCIAL SCIENCE
1. To better appreciate the meaning and purpose of
the human experience – both broadly in the nature of
the human condition, as well as within each individual
To analyzed , explain, and possibly predict and
produce new knowledge of factual information.
2. To reveal wisdom, to better explore and address the
big questions and meet the challenges in human
condition.
To generate and produce new knowledge or factual
information.

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