Unit 1: Emergence of the Social Sciences

Question 1

Disciplines that deal with the affairs of people as individuals and as a society

Answer 1

Social Sciences

Question 2

Philosophy was distinct from science; focused on social phenomena, giving meaning to them

Answer 2

Ancient Greece

Question 3

The Catholic Church was supreme; they ensured that all scientific teachings coincided with its teachings

Answer 3

Middle Ages (15th Century)

Question 4

This period dealt primarily with the idea that reason was greater than imagination

Answer 4

Scientific Revolution (16th Century)

Question 5

The social sciences began to be regarded as a central school of thought

Answer 5

Age of Enlightenment (17th-18th Century)

Question 6

Social behaviors such as alcoholism and suicide became widespread, prompting thinkers to examine society during this era

Answer 6

Industrial Age (19th Century)

Question 7

Social sciences, especially research, became an integral part of academe

Answer 7

20th Century

Question 8

This period saw a proliferation of new fields of study and the convergence of social science disciplines

Answer 8

21st Century

Question 9

The study of society and the different aspects of human social relationships

Answer 9

Sociology

Question 10

French philosopher who developed sociology some time after the French Revolution

Answer 10

Auguste Comte

Question 11

True knowledge can only be achieved through direct experience and participation in the natural and social world

Answer 11

Positivism

Question 12

Certain groups in society are innately more powerful than others

Answer 12

Social Darwinism

Question 13

The statistical analysis of populations

Answer 13

Demography

Question 14

Examined population growth, the factors that affect it, and its limitations

Answer 14

Benjamin Franklin

Question 15

Looked into the effects of population increase on economic and social development

Answer 15

Thomas Malthus

Question 16

Studies human culture and evolution

Answer 16

Anthropology

Question 16

The study of human evolution based on biological evidence

Answer 16

Biological Anthropology

Question 17

Culture and its variations

Answer 17

Cultural Anthropology

Question 18

The collection and examination of material culture to draw conclusions about the political and social systems of people in the past

Answer 18

Archaeology

Question 19

Examines different mental states and behaviors

Answer 19

Psychology

Question 20

A collection of behavioral analysis methods that manipulate variables to better comprehend human behavior

Answer 20

Experimental Psychology

Question 21

Experimental psychology (figure)

Answer 21

Wilhelm Wundt

Question 22

Prioritizes the importance of knowledge in real-life situations

Answer 22

Pragmatism

Question 23

Pragmatism (figure)

Answer 23

William James

Question 24

Gives supreme significance to observation, experience, and rational thought

Answer 24

Functionalism