Lesson 1: Social Sciences Flashcards
A logical procedure that treats and analyzes data and produces new information or knowledge
Scientific Method
What is the core of science?
Critical Thinking
True or False: The core of science is neutrality.
False, CRITICAL THINKING
A systemized body of knowledge
Science
True or False: Science can be dogmatic.
False
True or False: Science is skeptical.
True
True or False: In science, there is always suspicion about authorities and claims.
True
True or False: In Western Philosophy, they introduced a concept called epoche.
False, Greek philosophy
What kind of philosophy introduced the concept of epoche?
Greek Philosophy
The translation and definition of epoche
Cessation, meaning suspension of judgment
True or False: Questions bring us to critical thinking.
True
True or False: Science is a matter of beliefs.
False
True or False: In human history, science was taken advantage of to support dogmatic thoughts and sociopolitical agendas.
True
True or False: Power is neutral.
True
True or False: Science is neutral.
True
Why is science is neutral?
It is only a body of knowledge consisting of different methods, experiments, and techniques. It is how humans use such to achieve certain goals that now determine whether certain scientific innovations are good or bad.
At what point does science intersect with ethics?
When humans use science and either define it as good or bad.
True or False: Reflections from what other branches of study also intersect with science as good or bad because of humans?
Theological and philosophical reflections or points of view
Science commences with and by ____ and _____ the ______.
By wandering around and wondering about the natural world. In science, you are both the wanderer and wonderer.
How is science provisional?
Nothing in science is final because we add or modify the knowledge we know so far about certain phenomena. There are certain instruments, trends, and other factors that may emerge in our time that is not applicable to the time of previous scientists or experts. Which is why the information we have right now is still liable to change as we continuously experiment, investigate, and employ new methods.
Why do we still study unaccepted theories?
To see how humanity and science has advanced or changed since then. We are made aware of errors encountered and how new results differ from the old ones. We observe the historical development of science in our time.
What were the earliest philosophers concerned with?
The basic substance that formed the universe, i.e., cosmos
Ancient Greek Philosophy was primarily _____.
Cosmocentric
True or False: Ancient Roman Philosophy was primarily cosmocentric.
False, Greek Philosophy
True or False: The earliest philosopher were considered the earliest astronomers.
True
Why were the earliest philosophers considered the earliest astronomers?
Because in Greek philosophy, their focus was primarily cosmocentric.
True or False: Science reaches metaphysical bounds.
False, it only covers anything and everything empirical or physical.
True or False: Philosophy and Theology both focus on the metaphysical realm only.
False, they also focus on the physical world
True or False: Science can fully explain God.
False
Philosophy relies on ____.
Human reason
These guide one in theological thinking.
Presuppositions e.g., scriptures or texts
What is the difference between philosophy and theology?
Philosophy solely relies on human reason.
Theology relies both on human reason and human faiths or beliefs.
True or False: The self is one-dimensional.
False, it is multidimensional. We also have emotional, spiritual, mental, ecological, social, and other aspects.
The similarity of social science and natural science
They both use the scientific method and rely on observable or empirical facts.
The difference between natural and social science
Natural sciences explain the natural world, social sciences explain the social world
Known as hard or exact sciences
Natural Science
Soft sciences
Social Science
The most humanistic of all applied sciences
Anthropology
Applied science studying the development of human culture in different times and spaces
Anthropology
True or False: Anthropology is more focused on the macro side.
False, micro
Anthropology’s main focus is?
Evolution
The most scientific of all humanities
Anthropology
Applied science studying the social small units of society
Anthropology
Applied science studying modern and contemporary societies, institutions, and social chang
Sociology
Applied science studying power relations or relationships and the government and its formal processes
Political Science
True or False: Political science explains power relationships exclusively manifested in the government.
False
Applied science studying supply and demand of goods and services, wealth and poverty
Economics
Applied science studying the structures and meanings of languages
Applied science studying human relationships with nature
Geography
Cartography or mapping is what kind of example of applied science?
Geography
Applied science studying the mental and behavioral processes of individuals?
Psychology
Applied science studying interpretations of the past and how they are relevant in the present and future
History
Etymology of sociology
Latin socius = companion or associate + Greek logia study of speech
Etymology of anthropology
Greek anthropos = man or human + Greek logos = reason or thought
Etymology of political science
Greek politea = person who participates in + Greek polis = taking part in decision making
Cultural Practices
Anthropology
Power Relations
Political Science
Social Forces
Sociology
Used to identify residences or households based on predefined indicators relating socio-economic or political forces
Social Map
What is a social map?
It is an instrument used to identify households based on predefined indicators like socioeconomic or political forces or conditions.
The 2 Major Disciplines of Anthropology
Physical and Cultural Anthropology
True or False: Physical anthropology is a social science.
False, it’s a natural science
True or False: Cultural anthropology is a social science.
True
Four fields of anthropology
Archaeology
Biological / Physical / Bioanthropology
Linguistic
Sociocultural
The study of people in both the past and present using material remains as evidence
Archaeology
Artifacts and fossils
Archaeology
Genetic variations and biological developments
Biological Anthropology
Studying human evolution, sociology and biology of human groups
Biological Anthropology
Language, context in cultures, cultural reforms and social relations through language
Linguistic Anthropology
Human culture and societies
Cultural / Sociocultural Anthropology
True or False: History studies everything in the past.
False, only what is relevant or essential
True or False: Sociology uses the macro approach.
True
The Father of Sociology
Auguste Comte
He introduced the concept of positivism.
Auguste Comte
This branch of social science applies ethnography.
Anthropology
How did modern sociology emerge?
As an answer addressing questions during the Industrial Revolution
How did modern anthropology emerge?
As a product of colonization
True or False: Sociology is the product of European Age of Enlightenment.
False, Anthropology
