The document reviews the key aspects of social sciences as the study of society. It discusses how social sciences began in ancient philosophy and had a revival of interest in the 18th century. Auguste Comte invented the term sociology and Karl Marx gave the first general theory of social science. Social sciences are devoted to the study of society and deal with describing, predicting, and understanding natural phenomena in society, while natural sciences study non-human nature.
The document reviews the key aspects of social sciences as the study of society. It discusses how social sciences began in ancient philosophy and had a revival of interest in the 18th century. Auguste Comte invented the term sociology and Karl Marx gave the first general theory of social science. Social sciences are devoted to the study of society and deal with describing, predicting, and understanding natural phenomena in society, while natural sciences study non-human nature.
The document reviews the key aspects of social sciences as the study of society. It discusses how social sciences began in ancient philosophy and had a revival of interest in the 18th century. Auguste Comte invented the term sociology and Karl Marx gave the first general theory of social science. Social sciences are devoted to the study of society and deal with describing, predicting, and understanding natural phenomena in society, while natural sciences study non-human nature.
1. The history of the social sciences begun in the roots of __ancient
philosophy________________________. 2. When did the revival of interest in social science occur? 18th century 3. Who invented the term sociology? Auguste comte 4. Who gave the first general theory of social science? Karl Marx 5. It is a branch of science devoted to the study of society. Social Sciences 6. It deals with the description, prediction, and understanding of natural phenomena Natural Sciences 7. The scientific study of celestial objects (starys, planets, comets) Astronomy 8. The study of the earth and its neighbors in space. Earth Science 9. Refers to the study of the ways in which the human experience is processed and documented. Humanities 10. It is a branch of natural science that dealswith the study of life in all its forms, past and present. Life Science/Biological Science
At the end of the lesson you should be able to compare and contrast the various Social Science disciplines and their fields, main areas of inquiry and methods.