This document provides an introduction to social science, outlining several key points:
1. It defines social science as fields that study human society, including anthropology, archaeology, economics, political science, sociology, and others.
2. It discusses the connection between social science and social problems, using poverty and economics as an example.
3. It outlines several important approaches to research in social science, including functionalist theory, conflict theory, exchange theory, and symbolic interaction theory.
2. Introduction to Social Science SAFI Institute of Advanced Study Paper Presentation BA Economics Program Group A FasnaJasmin Haris P.P. Fasil C.K. Subeesh A.
3. 1 Introduction The social sciences are the fields of scholarship that study society."Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences. These include: anthropology, archaeology, business administration, communication, criminology, economics, education, government, linguistics, international relations, political science, sociology and, in some contexts, geography, history, law, and psychology.
4. Social Problems and Social Science the connection between social scienceand social problems should be a high priority for all of us -- social scientists and citizens alike. Example : Poverty and Social Science (Economics)
5. Social Problems and Social Science the connection between social scienceand social problems should be a high priority for all of us -- social scientists and citizens alike. Example : Poverty and Social Science (Economics)
6. 2. Meaning of Social Science, Natural Science and Humanities 1. Social Science : The field of human knowledge that deals with all aspects of the group life of human beings. So it is subject to change with the changes the human behavior. Behavioural sciences
16. In Ancient history, there was no difference between mathematics and the study of history, poetry or politics.
17. The term "social science" may refer either to the specific sciences of society established by thinkers such as Comte, Durkheim, Marx, and Weber, or more generally to all disciplines outside of noble science and arts.3. History of Social Science
36. Geography Geography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. As "the bridge between the human and physical sciences 4. Various Social Science Disciplines Physical Geography: environment and how space is created, viewed and managed by humans as well as the influence humans have on the space they occupy Human Geography examines the natural environment and how the climate, vegetation & life, soil, water and landforms are produced and interact.
42. The functionalist theory approach The conflict theory approach The exchange theory approach The symbolic interaction theory approach 5. Approaches of Research in Social Science
43. The functionalist theory approach Structural functionalism is a broad perspective in sociology and anthropology which sets out to interpret society as a structure with interrelated parts. Emile Durkheim 5. Approaches of Research in Social Science
44. The conflict theory approach Conflict theory is most commonly associated with Karl Marx (1818-83). Based on a dialectical materialist account history, Marxism posited that capitalism, like previous socioeconomic systems, would inevitably produce internal tensions leading to its own destruction. 5. Approaches of Research in Social Science The history of all existing society is the history of class struggles.
45. The conflict theory approach 5. Approaches of Research in Social Science The history of all existing society is the history of class struggles.
46. The exchange theory approach The theory grew out of the intersection of economics, psychology and sociology. According to Hormans , it was developed to understand the social behavior of humans in economic undertakings. 5. Approaches of Research in Social Science
47. The symbolic interaction theory approach 5. Approaches of Research in Social Science 6.Conclusion
