DISCIPLINES AND IDEAS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES (PRELIMS) Flashcards
study of society
social science
stated that social science is an academic discipline that states everything about our life and the society
Bayer
social phenomena, not produced in a laboratory
experential
understanding of natural phenomena
natural science
repeated experiments, laboratory testing
experimental
refer to the study of the ways in which the human experience is processed and document
humanities
the deep understanding that goes beyond knowing to application
wisdom
Kinds of Social Science
pure social science
applied social science
theories and concepts
pure social science
focuses on the search for solutions to practical problems
applied social science
9 SOCIAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES
Anthropology
Economics
Geography
History
Linguistics
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Demography
refers to the study of humans and examines all aspects of human life and culture
anthropology
what is the greek word for man
anthropos
greek word for study
logia
Kind of Anthropology
cultural anthropology
linguistic anthropology
archaeology
physical anthropology
studies about the cultural aspects of human societies all over the world
cultural anthropology
studied in cultural anthropology
social and political organizations
marriage patterns
economic patterns
religious patterns
focuses on understanding how people use language and certain culture
linguistic anthropology
are not language teachers but instead they study the human communication process
anthropological linguistics
studies the past, rather than living in it
archaeology
usually study artifacts and the human fossils
archaeologists
TYPES OF ARCHAEOLOGISTS
classical
historical
prehistoric
paleoanthropologists
underwater
zooarchaeologists
focuses on ancient civilization
classical
attempted to recover the unrecovered aspects of life
historical