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SOCIAL SCIENCE
W H AT A R E T H E
DISCIPLINES OF
SOCIAL SCIENCE?
• ANTHROPOLOGY
• ECONOMICS
• SOCIOLOGY
• POLITICAL SCIENCE
• HISTORY
• CRIMINOLOGY
• PSYCHOLOGY
• GEOGRAPHY
• COMMUNICATION STUDIES
SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISM
RELIES ON THE
SYMBOLIC MEANING
THAT PEOPLE DEVELOP
AND RELY UPON IN
THE PROCESS OF
SOCIAL INTERACTION
ANTHROPOLOGY
• The study of what makes us human.
• The scientific study of humans and
human behavior and societies in
the past and present
ECONOMICS
• A social science concerned with the
production, distribution, and
consumption of goods and services.
SOCIOLOGY
The study of human social
relationships and institutions.
Sociology's subject matter is diverse,
ranging from crime to religion, from
the family to the state, from the
divisions of race and social class to
the shared beliefs of a common
culture, and from social stability to
radical change in who societies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
A social science that involves the
study og political institutions,
government systems, and politcal
behavior. These scientists use
qualitative and quantitative research to
understand political trends and
decision - making.
WHY ARE THESE
INSTITUTIONS
IMPORTANT?
HISTORY
The discipline that studies the
chronological record of events
based on a criticak examination
of source materials and usually
presenting an explanation of their
causess.
CRIMINOLOGY
A social science that studies
crime and criminal behaviors.
Criminologists want to
understand what is crime, what is
deviant behavior, and what
influences a person to commit a
crime.
PSYCHOLOGY
The scientific study of the mind
and behavior. It is a multifaceted
discipline and includes many sub-
fields of study such areas as
human development, sports,
health, clinical, social, behavior
and cognitive processes.
GEOGRAPHY
The study of places and the
relationships between people and
their environments.
COMMUNICATION
STUDIES
An academic discipline that deals
with the processes of
communication, commonly
defined as the giving and
receiving of verbal and non-
verbal messages
RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN SOCIAL
SCIENCES AND APPLIED
SOCIAL SCIENCES
• Social Sciences are more specific and focused on a
distinct facet of a social phenomenon while applied social
science attempts to focus on a distinct issue but uses
insights from various social science disciplines.
I R E A L I Z E D T H AT . . .