SOCIAL

SCIENCE
• Anthropology
• -It is the study of human being and it’s
culture
• -The father of anthropology is Franz Boaz
• Geography
• -It is the study of physical earth
• -The Father of Geography is Eratosthenes
• Economics
• -It is the proper allocation of scarce resources
to satisfy the unlimited wants and needs of
the human
• -The Father of economics is Adam Smith
• Psychology
• -It is the study of mind and soul
• -The Father of Psychology is Wilhelm Wundt
• History
• -It is the study chronological record of
significant events
• -The Father of History is Herodotus
• Linguistics
• -It is the study of languages
• -The Father of Linguistics is Noam
Chomsky
• Political Science
• -It is the study of state and the government
• -The Father of Political science is Aristotle
• Sociology
• -It is the study of society and human social
relationship
• -The Father of Sociology is Auguste Comte
What is Natural Sciences
▪ Natural science is the empirical sciences that
explains or predicts natural phenomena. It is a
science, such as biology, chemistry, geology,
astronomy, or physics that deals with the objects,
phenomena, or laws of nature and the physical
world.
▪ A natural science is something that deals with
the study of the Universe in parts.
 Humanities
▪is a discipline that uses an analytical
and critical approach. Humanities is
the subjective study of humans, our
history, culture, and societies.
▪is closely linked to social science, in
the sense that the two disciplines deal
with human beings and their culture.
Humanities refer to the subject which
tends to understand, acknowledge and
analyze the human behavior in all its
depth and scope.
BASIS FOR COMPARISON SOCIAL SCIENCE HUMANITIES
Meaning Social Science refers to a Humanities refer to the branch
realistic course of study that is of learning, which covers fields
concerned with the different like arts, classics, philosophy,
aspects of the life of an history, anthropology, etc.
individual within the group or
society.
Nature Objective Subjective
Approach Scientific Approach Analytical Approach
Concerned with Basic elements of the human Distinctive elements of human
culture culture.
Concept of truth Positivist Relativist
Focuses on Study of patterned behavior In-depth understanding of the
specific cases or events

Area of study Tradition, Culture and Heritage Factual differences between

of the society humanity and pure science
Key Differences Between Humanities and
Social Science
The difference between humanities and
social science can be drawn clearly on the
following grounds:
▪ Social Science is the systematic study of social,
cultural, psychological, political and economical
factors which guides a person actions and decisions.
As against, Humanities implies the field of research
belonging to the human culture, primarily literature,
anthropology, history, arts, music and philosophy.
▪As the study of social science is based on reality,
regardless of the time in which the study is
conducted, i.e. whether the study is of ancient time or
current situation. Therefore, social science is
objective in nature. Conversely, Humanities is
subjective in the sense that it relies on assumptions
and philosophies.
▪While social science uses the scientific approach to
solve the issues, humanities use an analytical
approach. And so the emphasis of the humanities is
more on the feelings and emotions rather than the
system used.
▪ Social Science is associated with basic elements
of human culture, which ascertains the general
pattern of human behavior. On the contrary,
Humanities focuses on the special elements of the
human culture, especially those that seek to
express the spiritual and aesthetic values and to
determine the meaning of life.
▪ In social science, the concept of truth is
independent of the context, whereas, in
humanities, the concept of truth is dependent on
the context.
▪While social science focuses on the study
of patterned behavior, humanities lay
emphasis on an in-depth understanding of
the specific cases or events.
▪The study of tradition, culture, and
heritage forms part of social science.
However, humanities attempt to find out
the factual differences between humanity
and pure science.
Conclusion
• To understand the present day scenario of the
world, one must have a good understanding
of social science. Whether you talk about law,
or international relations, or economics, all
are simply branches of social science. On the
other hand, humanities help individuals to
understand the human experience better.