Week 1-2:Defining social sciences

Question 1

disciplines have originated with the goal of examining the social world with the same scientific methodology that the exact sciences use

Answer 1

social sciences

Question 2

the study of society and human behavior

Answer 2

social sciences

Question 3

the purpose of social sciences

Answer 3

to study systematically all aspects of human behavior and of the human condition, using a methodology borrowed from the physical sciences wherever possible

Question 4

a method using a system of rational inquiry dependent on the empirical testing of facts.

Answer 4

science

Question 5

branch of science that deals with the physical world (e.g. physics, chemistry, geology, biology, etc.).

Answer 5

natural sciences

Question 6

the natural sciences are divided into two groups:

Answer 6

life science ( or biological science ) and physical science

Question 7

learning or literature concerned with human culture, especially literature, history, art, music, and philosophy

Answer 7

humanities

Question 8

a method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses.

Answer 8

scientific method