LESSON 1 APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES Flashcards
Define Science.
Concerned with the Physical World, unbiased observations and systematic experimentation.
Define Social Science.
Study of Society, Human relationships, the way people behave, and influence the world around us.
Differentiate and contrast Social Sciences and Science.
Social sciences heavily focus on the study of SOCIETY, HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS, AND THE WAY PEOPLE BEHAVE. Science on the other hand focuses on the Physical World with unbiased observations.
Define Anthropology.
Anthropology is the study of ancient societies and their cultural traditions.
What’s the meaning of “Athropos” and “Logos”?
“Athropos” means “Humankind”
“Logos” means “The study of”
Explain History.
History is the study of the recorded past. Making sense of past events.
What’s the meaning of the Greek noun “historia”?
“Historia” = “Learning”
Geography acts as a bridge between _____________ and _______
Geography acts as a bridge between SOCIAL SCIENCE and NATURAL SCIENCE
Geography
Geography analyzes the land itself, the relationship between the two linking to the earth sciences.
Political Science
Political Science is the study of Politics, power, and the Government
Define Power in Political Science.
The means for the government to rule the people.
Define the Government in Political Science.
The authority or the bureaucracy that PROVIDES THE SYSTEM OF RULE over its territory and for its PEOPLE.
Looks at the PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, and CONSUMPTION of goods and services.
ECONOMICS
Linguistics tackles more about how ______ itself works.
Linguistics tackles more about how LANGUAGE itself works.
A systematic study of human society, BOTH on the INDIVIDUAL and STRUCTURAL level.
SOCIOLOGY
