Social Science Survey?

What is Science and why am I not in a lab?

Defined: SCIENCE

What is science? Why this definition?

Knowledge that has been systematically gathered, tested, classified and interpreted.

So, is this science?

YES!!!!

3 classifications of science: Humanities: Art, literature, music,

philosophy. Looking at the aesthetic. Natural Sciences: Biology, chemistry,

physics, geology, math. Looking at the physical

Social Sciences: History, Anthropology, Sociology, Political Science, Economics.

Social Sciences We look at the past,

the present, and into the future.

To create a better and happier environment for humanity.

What is man? Each social science

is interrelated.

Social Science Survey

A n th r o p o lo gy1st Q u ar ter

So cio lo gy4th Q u ar ter

E co n o m ics2n d Q u ar ter

P o litical Scien ce3r d Q u ar ter

So cial Scien ces

Anthropology

The science of man.

The study of our origins.Two types:

Physical Cultural

Anthropology Physical

Anthropology Evolution Fossils Primates Heredity

Cultural Anthropology Environmental

effects on culture Rituals Customs Traditions

Economics

How we use our scarce resources to meet basic needs.

Man has unlimited demands, but the supply does not fulfill those—What do we do?

Economics

How do we use our limited resources? Money Time People Consumption Distribution

Political Science

The study of government and politics.

Concentrate on: Politics Laws Administration Theories on the state International

relations.

Government & Politics

The study of Politics, Power, & Authority The power struggle The creation and interpretation of LAWS The administration of the bureaucracy The nature and function of the state Relations between

independent states

Sociology

The study of how groups interact, and group conduct.

Why do some groups thrive, but others die out.

Racism

Sociology How do groups of humans interact? How do we care for each other? How do we work together? How do some groups succeed and

others fail?

So what can they tell us?

Who am I? What is humankind? How do people provide for their limitless

needs from scarce resources? How does humankind resolve their group

conflicts? From where do we get our identities? What are the problems of urban life?

Who are we?