Categories of Knowledge Flashcards
What are the three main categories of Knowledge?
Humanities
Natural Science
Social Science
What does Psychology mean?
Psychology is the study of the mind.
What does Sociology mean?
Sociology is the study of people living and working together (the study of behavior in a group)
What does Sociology help people understand?
Relationships between people and groups
What is anthropology related to?
Sociology
What are social institution?
Are groups to address and satisfy physical and social needs of people.
What are the main types of social institutions?
Family, Education, Religion, Political and Economic.
What are the social sciences?
Anthropology, Psychology, Sociology, Economics, political science, history and geography
What type of science are Psychology, sociology and anthropology?
behavior science
What is humanities?
The study on accomplishments of an area.
What are some examples of what Humanities study?
lituratrue, religion, art, art history, music, theater, film, dance, ethics, langugae, philosphy, cultural studies of civilizations and classsics of ancient greece/rome
What do Natural Sciences study?
Physical world (ex. Earth, space, living things)
What method do natural scientists use?
scientific method
What are the steps of scientific method.
educated guess hypothesis tests observations Surveys controlled experiments proved to be false or true
Natural Sciences include?
Biology Astronomy Chemistry Physics Earth Science Zoology Botany
