DISCIPLINE

AND IDEAS IN
THE SOCIAL
SCIENCES
Defining Social Sciences as
the study of society
Social Sciences?

Social Science noun

1: a branch of science that deals
with the institutions and
functioning of human society and
with the interpersonal
relationships of individuals as
members of society

2: a science (such as economics

or political science) dealing with
a particular phase or aspect of
human society
HOW DO WE
UNDERSTAND
HUMAN LIFE?
 SOCIAL SCIENCE AS THE STUDY OF
SOCIETY
• Social science refers to the
systematic study of various aspects
of human.;
• A major category of academic
disciplines dealing with society and
the relationships among within a
society; and
• It is also occasionally used to refer
specifically to the field of Sociology,
the original science of society.
 Social Sciences, Natural Sciences,
and Humanities
• Natural Science is a major branch of science
that deals with the description, prediction, and
understanding of natural phenomena based
on observational and empirical evidences;
• It includes a variety of academic disciplines
which, often in combination with each other,
focus on the various aspects of nature and the
natural world.
 Social Science versus Natural
Science
• Both the natural and social
science use empirical and
measured data evidence
that can be seen and
discerned by the senses.
• Both sciences, the theories
can be tested theoretical
statement and general
positions.
Social Science versus Natural Science
• Both have general laws that
each science apply in its
numerous applications.
• Some branches of each science
also employ both natural and
social science components.
Biology and ecology of the
natural sciences do this as well
as economics and psychology of
the social sciences.
 Difference between SS and NS
• Natural Sciences deals with
objects, whereas social sciences
with subjects, that is with human
being.
• Natural science is characterized
by exactness, controlled by
variables and predictability.
Whereas, SS is completely
opposite. It is spontaneous,
unpredictable or uncontrollable.
 Difference between SS and NS
• The basis of natural science is experimental data
while social sciences rely on experiential data.
• With respect to experimental data, the typical
method of science is doing repetitive and
conventional laboratory experiments. In contrast,
Social sciences, in lieu of experimental data, typically
involves alternative methods of observation and
interaction of people within a community.
 Difference between SS and NS

• Natural Science
work within a
closed system while
social sciences
work within an
open system.
 HUMANITIES
• Humanities refer to the
study of the ways in
which the human
experience is processed
and documented.
• It encompasses the fields
of philosophy, literature,
religion, art, music,
history and language.
 HUMANITIES
• Since humans have been able, we used the
aforementioned fields not only to record but
to understand the world.
• Humanities are branches of learning that
examine human constructs and concerns. It is
the exploration and explanation of human
experience.
 HUMANITIES
• The academic disciplines under humanities
seek to understand and critique the human
condition in all its depth and range of
meaning.
• Written text are enormously important in
most discipline in the humanities, especially in
philosophy, history, and literature.
 History of Humanities
• Humanities as a study can be traced back to
ancient Greece. During the roman times, the
concept of seven liberal arts- rhetoric and
logic, grammar, music, astronomy, arithmetic,
and geometry was developed.
• Not until 15th century when there was a great
shift to study humanities, it was considered as
a subject to be studied rather than practiced.
 Social Sciences VS Humanities
• If humanities emerged in the 15th century, Social
sciences evolved after the French revolution and
the industrial revolution.
• It was developed from prescriptive practices that
were related to a group’s social movement, or
through applied and experimental science, or
methodical knowledge of bases. Karl Marx, Emile
Durkheim, and Max Weber are credited for giving
social science a modern definition.
 Social Sciences VS Humanities
• Both are concerned with human lives and human
nature.
• Both are concerned with human aspects such as
laws, politics, linguistics, economics, and
psychology.
• One thing that differs each one is that, humanities
involve more critical and analytical approach
whereas, social science deals with more of a
scientific approach
 Social Sciences VS Humanities
• Humanities are deemed to be Philisophical than
social sciences. It is concerned with the heritage
and questions like what makes us human.
• Very much philosophical that it deals with
philosophy, history, religion, arts, law, and even
ancient languages.
ACTIVITY
MAKE A VENN DIAGRAM HIGHLIGHTING
THE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES OF
THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL
SCIENCES.
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Introducing the
disciplines
within the
Social Sciences
 noun
Anthropologists ask and attempt to
answer the basic questions such as;
•When, where and how did humans
evolve?
•How do people adapt to different
environments?
•How societies develop and change
from the ancient past to present?
Answering these questions can help
us understand what it means to be
human.
Many endeavors of the antropologists are based
on three concepts through which they often
describe, explain, and understand human life:
society, culture, and evolution
ECONOMICS
1: a social science
concerned chiefly with
description and analysis of
the production,
distribution, and
consumption of goods and
services
b: economic theory,
principles, or practices
sound economics
 GEOGRAPHY
Geography is the study
of places and the
relationships between
people and their
environments.
Geographers explore
both the physical
properties of Earth's
surface and the human
societies spread across
it.
History

The discipline that studies
the chronological record
of events (as affecting a
nation or people), based
on a critical examination
of source materials and
usually presenting an
explanation of their
causes.
 Linguistics
The scientific study of language
and its structure, including the
study of morphology, syntax,
phonetics, and semantics.
Specific branches of linguistics
include sociolinguistics,
dialectology, psycholinguistics,
computational linguistics,
historical-comparative
linguistics, and applied
linguistics.
 Political Science
the branch of knowledge that deals with systems of
government; the analysis of political activity and
behavior.
 Psychology
The scientific study of the mind and behavior,
according to the American Psychological
Association. Psychology is a multifaceted
discipline and includes many sub-fields of study
such areas as human development, sports,
health, clinical, social behavior and cognitive
processes.
 Sociology and Demography
Sociology is a study of society,
patterns of social
relationships, social
interaction and culture of
everyday life. It is a social
science that uses various
methods of empirical
investigation and critical
analysis to develop a body of
knowledge about social order,
acceptance, and change or
social evolution.
Historical Context of
the Emergence of
each Discipline