Nature And Goals Flashcards
Social Studies (Curriculum vehicle)
Curriculum vehicle through which the capacities of disciplinary knowledge, thinking skills, commitment to democratic values, and citizen participation are built in the students.
Social Studies (primary purpose)
Its primary purpose is to help young people develop the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizen of culturally diverse, democratic society in an independent world.
Social Studies (3 aspects)
It is multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and integrative.
Social Studies (reality)
Social studies help students construct a knowledge base and attitude drawn in academic disciplines as a specialized ways of viewing the reality.
Social Studies (reflects the changing nature of knowledge)
Social studies reflects the changing nature of knowledge, fostering entirely new and highly integrated approaches to resolve issues of significance to humanity.
Social Studies (broad study)
Social Studies is a term used to describe the broad study of the various fields which involves past and present human behavior and interactions.
Social Studies (main definition)
Social studies is an integrated study of humanities and social sciences to promote civic competence.
Nature of Social Studies
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- Goals of Social Studies
To instill in our students a sense of national identity.
- Goals of Social Studies
To build in them a deep sense of commitment towards the nation as responsible citizens.
- Goals of Social Studies
To develop in them a more mature global outlook by learning from the experiences of developed and developing countries in building socially cohesive and economically viable societies.
Social Science (systematized)
It is a systematized body of knowledge about human beings and society.
Social Science (emphasized the application)
Social science emphasized the application of scientific methods and rigorous standards of evidence to the study of the humanity and the social world through the use of both qualitative and quantitative methods.
Social Science (soft science)
Social science is sometimes known as the soft science, they provide the content and process of social studies.
Social Science (is the field of sciences)
Social science is the field of sciences concerned with the studies of the social life of human groups and individuals, including Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, Social Studies, and Sociology.
Social Science (human society)
Social Sciences are the fields of scientific knowledge and academic scholarship that study social groups and more generally, human society.
Social Studies is a branch of social science
Social science is the genesis of social studies.
Every discipline in social studies is all integrated into one piece
Every discipline in social science stands out on its own.
Social study studies man in generality
Social science studies man in various aspects of our lives
Social studies are learned at secondary or primary stages. To teach the students how to be effective citizens.
Social sciences are taught at higher levels of education.
Social science discipline which aims to discover the basic structure of human society.
Sociology
Soci (Latin word, “socious”) means
Companion, or society in general
It generally concerns itself with the social rules and processes that bind and separate people not only as individuals, but as members of associations, groups, communities and institutions and includes the examination of the organization and development of human social life.
Sociology
It is the study of humans and their interactions in groups. Groups may be a small as a nuclear family or as large as a union.
Sociology
They look for common values and beliefs.
Sociologists
They tend to conduct case studies of either individuals or a group over a period of time. A case study usually consists of information pertaining to the daily routine of the individuals or the group.
Sociologists
Greek word “iokos” means / nomos means
Family household, state / household management or management of the state
It deals with how society allocates its scarce resources among its unlimited wants and needs.
Economics
It is a social science that seeks to analyze and describe the production, distribution, and consumption of wealth.
Economics
The science which studies human behavior as a relation between scarce means having alternative uses.
Economics by Robins in 1932
The making of goods and products. The study compares the goods and services provided by businesses in their community.
Production
To dispense goods or services. The study shows how goods and services are made available to consumers through advertising, selling, and shipping.
Distribution
It involves taking one thing for another in trade; may be goods or services for money or other goods or services.
Exchange
It is determined by the needs and wants of the buyer.
Consumption
Greek word “anthropos” means / logia means
Man / discourse or study - 1st used in 1501 by German philosopher, Magnus Hundt
It attempt to provide explanation for the historical, cultural, and biological influences of societies across culture and time.
Anthropology
It is the field of study concerned with the discovery of what people were like from earliest existence. Basically, the how, what, and why people change over the years.
Anthropology
It is the study of the physical aspects of human kind. Human habitations - ancient dwellings, monuments, objects of art, tools, weapons, etc.
Physical Anthropology
It is concerned with the different types of human behavior, past, and present, found throughout the world.
Cultural Anthropology
Greek word “geographia” means
earth-describe-write
It deals with cultural and physical factors that shape economic, social, political, and environmental patterns of diverse regions and people.
Geography
Sub fields of Geography
Physical Geography
Human Geography
Urban Geography
It is the study of the earth, including its features and the distribution of its human inhabitants and other life.
Geography
Five Geography themes
Location
Places
Relationships within places
Movement
Regions
Describes where specific places or points are on a map or the earth’s surface.
Location
Describes the unique or distinct characteristics (both physical and human) of a location.
Places
Describes how people react to their environment and the changes they make.
Relationships within places
Characterizes how people travel from place to place, how they communicate with each other, and how they depend on products and information from other areas.
Movement
Categorizing an area according to its features (climate, landform, land use, natural vegetation, culture, and etc.)
Regions
Greek word “historia” means
Inquiry, knowledge acquired by investigation
It deals with the study of collective experiences of human societies within the context of the passage of time.
History
It is the continuous, systematic narrative and research of the past events as relating to the human species; as well as the study of all events in time in relation to humanity.
History
It is the study of how people lived in the past. This may include how people lived in local communities, the United States, and the world.
History
Concerned with the power - its exercise and restraint within the formal institutions of the government.
Political Science
It is an academic and research discipline that deals with the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behavior.
Political Science
Also referred to as civics, is the study of how people govern themselves.
Political Science
It is the understanding of the mind, thought, and behavior
Psychology
It is an academic and applied field involving the study of behavior and mental processes.
Psychology
It also refers to the application of such knowledge the various spheres of human activity, including problems of individuals’ daily lives and the treatment of mental illness
Psychology
Means a rule, which (unlike a rule of ethics) is capable of enforcement.
Law
Law is not always __, especially in the __ relations context
Enforceable / international
Law is defined as
Systems of rules
Interpretative concept to achieve jutice
Authority to mediate people’s interests
The command of a sovereign, backed by the threat of a sanction
It investigates the cognitive and social aspects of human language.
Linguistic
The study of the rules that govern the structure of sentences
Syntax
The study of meaning
Semantics
The study of speech and sounds
Phonetics
The study of the abstract sound system of a particular language
Phonology
Culture incorporates…
History, geography, anthropology, and socioloy
Time, Continuity and Change incorporates the study of
History
Social Studies should include experiences that provide for the study of ways human beings view themselves in and over time.
Time, continuity, and change
People, Places, and Environments incorporates the study of
Geography
Individual Development and Identity incorporates the study of
Psychology, Social Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology
Power, Authority, and Governance incorporates the study of
Political Science and History
Production, Distribution, and Consumption incorporates the study of
Economics
Science, Technology, and Society incorporates the study of
History, Geography, Economics, and Political Science
Global Connections incorporates the study of
Geography and Economics
Civic Ideals and Practices incorporates the study of
Civics
Social Studies should include experiences that provide for the study of ideals, principles, and practices of citizenship in a democratic society.
Civic Ideals and Practices
Kinder
Awareness of Self in a Social Setting
Grade 1
Understanding School and Community
Grade 2
The Neighborhood
Grade 3
The Community
Grade 4
The Region
Grade 5
The United States and its close neighbors - Canada and Mexico
Grade 6
The Eastern Hemisphere
Grade 7
A Global View - the world as a home of many different people
