Social Science Social Science PresentationPresentation

Social Science Social Science PresentationPresentation

Chan, Chak LamChan, Chak Lam

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Major: Social ScienceMajor: Social Science

Feb 7 2004Feb 7 2004

Social ScienceAny discipline or branch of science thatdeals with the sociocultural aspects ofhuman behavior

Scientific method started from 18th century

Major Fields in Social Science (Divided in 19th century)• Psychology• Sociology• Anthropology• Political Science• Economics

Psychology

• The science of behavior and metal processes

FeelingsThoughtsMemory

Sociology

• Study of society, social groups and social behavior

Anthropology

Study of human race

2 Subfields• Physical Anthropology• Cultural Anthropology

Political Science

• Study of systems of government and action of the government within and between countries

Economics

Limited resources for unlimited needs

• Macroeconomics aggregate economic behavior• Microeconomics economic behavior of individual

Behavioral Science

• any of various disciplines dealing with the subject of human actions

• Started in 1950s

• USA

Karl Marx (1818-1883)

• German philosopher

• economist• revolutionary• communist

theory

Research Methods in Social Science

• Descriptive research

• Correlation research

• Experimental research

The greatest change in the Social Sciences

Globalization

Influence of Globalization

• The Biggest Players on the economy

• Poverty

• Change our value in sociology, anthology, psychology

• Research: less variation

Social Science 3A

• Develop the concept of social science

• Choose the field of social science for study

• Learn the computer support—effective work

Statistics

• Analyze the data

• Find out the relationship

• Scientific presentation

Reasons for taking Social Science 3A, 10A-C

• Need to do research in every Social Science field

• Useful techniques from Social Science 3A

• Earn skills for evaluation the data from Social Science 10A-C

Bibliography• Encyclopedia Britannica(2003). Encyclopedia

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• Social Sciences. (2003). The Columbia encyclopedia, 6th ed. New York:Columbia University Press.