The Social Sciences Flashcards
When did the divide between cultural and physical anthropology begin to develop?
12th century
In the 12th center what type of science did Cultural anthropology begin to become?
Social Science
In the 12th center what type of science did Physical anthropology begin to become?
Natural Science
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What is Culture?
The customs, belifes, social forms and material traits of a racial, religious or social group
Cultural Anthropology focuses on what?
human cultures from begining to present day
Social anthropology studies focus on what?
individivuils interact in group settings
What is Sociology?
he scientific investigation of behaivor of individurals and groups in a society, and how they effect each other.
What is Society?
A group of people joined by common belifes, intrests, goverment, econimc systems and culture
Sociology is the study of (present or past) society?
past
Anthropology is the study of (present or past) society?
both
Society studies lifestyles of groups in?
Communites, Neigborhoods, Schools and churches
What science is nicknamed “king of the social sciences”?
Economics
What is Economics?
Economics is the study of how good and services are produced/distributitted
What are the three basic questions of Economics?
⁃ What should be produced?
⁃ How should products be produced?
⁃ For whom should the products be produced?
What is Macroeconomics?
Maceonomics borad view of all resoruces, factors of production
What is Microeconomics?
Microeconmics fouces on independent areas of economy such as busineesses, households, deomgraphic subjects
What is Geography?
⁃ Geographers study physical and human characterstics of the locations
⁃ Geographers study how people interact with there goverment
⁃ Geographers exame movement of people
⁃ Geographerst study regions (areas with similar charcteristics)
⁃ Geography how invirment effects culture
What is human geography?
The study of activities of individuals in geographic region or area is refeared to as human geography
What is population geography?
The study of demographics
What is cultural geography?
The study of cultures in a region
What is population geography?
The study of demographics is called population geography
Examin population movement and information about death and birth rates in geographic regions
History is a?
Social science and humanities