This document provides an introduction to social science, outlining several key points: 1. It defines social science as fields that study human society, including anthropology, archaeology, economics, political science, sociology, and others. 2. It discusses the connection between social science and social problems, using poverty and economics as an example. 3. It outlines several important approaches to research in social science, including functionalist theory, conflict theory, exchange theory, and symbolic interaction theory.

1. WELCOMES

2. Introduction to Social ScienceSAFI Institute of Advanced Study Paper PresentationBA Economics ProgramGroup AFasnaJasminHaris P.P.Fasil C.K.Subeesh A.

3. 1 IntroductionThe social sciences are the fields of scholarship that study society."Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences. These include: anthropology, archaeology, business administration, communication, criminology, economics, education, government, linguistics, international relations, political science, sociology and, in some contexts, geography, history, law, and psychology.

4. Social Problems and Social Science the connection between social scienceand social problems should be a high priority for all of us -- social scientists and citizens alike.Example : Poverty and Social Science (Economics)

5. Social Problems and Social Science the connection between social scienceand social problems should be a high priority for all of us -- social scientists and citizens alike.Example : Poverty and Social Science (Economics)

6. 2. Meaning of Social Science, Natural Science and Humanities1. Social Science :The field of human knowledge that deals with all aspects of the group life of human beings. So it is subject to change with the changes the human behavior.Behavioural sciences

7. 2. Meaning of Social Science, Natural Science and Humanities2. Natural Science: a branch of science that seeks to elucidate the rules that govern the natural world by using the Empirical and Scientific method.Subject areas:Physics

8. Chemistry

9. Biology

10. Earth science

11. Astronomy2. Meaning of Social Science, Natural Science and Humanities3. Humanitiesare academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative. ancient and modern Languages,

12. Visual and Performing Arts such as music

13. Theatre Arts.

14. literature, history, philosophy, religion.3. History of Social Science

15. The history of the social sciences begins in the roots of ancient philosophy.

16. In Ancient history, there was no difference between mathematics and the study of history, poetry or politics.

17. The term "social science" may refer either to the specific sciences of society established by thinkers such as Comte, Durkheim, Marx, and Weber, or more generally to all disciplines outside of noble science and arts.3. History of Social Science

18. 4. Various Social Science Disciplines

19. Anthropology

20. Business studies

21. Economics

22. Education

23. Geography

24. History

25. Industrial relations

26. Law

27. Philosophy

28. Political science