diss lesson 1

• August Comte, Charles Lovis Secondat (Montesquieu), and Francois-Marie Arouet broke a path for Social Science
• Humanities emerged

  15th century
• Earth Science is the study of the Earth and its neighbors
• Social Science and Natural Science are branches of science that study different aspects of the world
• Social Science and Natural Science have different historical backgrounds
• Physics deals with matter and natural phenomena
• Humanities include the study of the inorganic world, politics, and history
• Social Science emerged influenced by the French Revolution and Industrial Revolution
• In the 18th century, there was urbanization, slums, alcoholic brutality, and a change in manners
• Social Science and Natural Science have different approaches to understanding the world
• Humanities involve a more scientific approach to interpretative methodology
• Social Science and Natural Science deal with different subjects
• Social Science and Natural Science have different methodologies and focuses
• Natural Science includes the study of all forms of plants and animals
• Chemistry is the study of matter and its transitions
• Humanities and Natural Science are documented in different ways
• Astronomy is the scientific study of celestial objects and phenomena outside the Earth
• Social Science began in the roots in the middle of the 18th century
• Social Science is the study of societies and relationships among individuals within society
• Social Science and Natural Science have separate areas of study
• Social Science deals with human aspects
• Social science disciplines

  • Anthropology
  • Demography
  • Economics
  • Geography
  • History
  • Linguistics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
• No reason to expect that these disciplines will eventually add up to a single unified theory of society
• Actions of today will have an impact in the future of humanity

  Labor of yesterday can be the fruits of today
• Sociology can study society with a wide variety of focuses, examining different aspects of society's behavior and function
• Geography's function is to understand basic physical systems affecting everyday life and to learn the location of places and their characteristics
• Functions of Social Science Disciplines

  • Anthropology
  • Geography
  • History
  • Sociology
  • Political Science
• Geography


  Deals with the study of the relationship between the earth and people
• History


  The study of the past and its records about events
• Demography


  Study of human population and dynamics
• Psychology


  Scientific study of the mind and behavior
• Political Science


  Deals with the system of governance
• Economics


  Study of what constitutes rational human behavior in the endeavor to fulfill needs and wants
• Linguistics


  Study of languages and focuses on the three aspects of language
• Social sciences consist of a variety of disciplines, subject areas, and methods
• Social science disciplines

  • Political Science
  • Sociology
  • History
  • Anthropology
  • Economics
  • Geography
  • Linguistics
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
• Social science


  Tells us how society works and provides a deeper understanding about the world beyond our immediate experience
• Anthropology's function is to understand as many aspects of human life as can possibly be studied, to record its findings, and contribute to historical understanding
• Anthropology


  Scientific study of man or human being and their societies in the past and present
• Sociology

  Study of groups - how they are formed, how they change, and how the group impacts individual behavior