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- 2. What is Social Science?? -is made of several disciplines and these include history,political science,sociology,psychology, economics, geography,demography, anthropology and linguistics.
- 4. Studies the allocation of scarce resources and the production and exchange of goods and services in society ECONOMICS
- 5. Economics DIFFERENT SUBFIELDS: •ENVIRONMENT ECONOMICS •LABOR ECONOMICS •BUSINESS ECONOMICS •MONETARY ECONOMICS •CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY •PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY •ARCHEOLOGY ANTHROPOLOGY DIFFERENT SUBFIELDS:
- 6. HISTORY -is a systematic study of human past events in order to understand the meaning,dynamics and relationship of the cause and effects of events in the development of societies. POLITICAL HISTORY ECONOMIC HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY HISTORY OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH BUSINESS HISTORY
- 7. POLITICAL SCIENCE Primarily studies human behavior in relation to political systems, governments,laws, and international relations • DOMESTIC POLITICS • COMPARATIVE POLITICS • INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS • PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION • PUBLIC LAW
- 8. PSYCHOLOGY Studies how the human mind works in consonance with the body to produce thoughts that lead to individual action Experimental Psychology Developmental Psychology Personality Psychology Environmental Psychology
- 9. SOCIOLOGY Systematic study of people's behavior in groups. APPLIED SOCIOLOGY URBAN SOCIOLOGY CULTURAL SOCIOLOGY RURAL SOCIOLOGY MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY MILITARY SOCIOLOGY
- 10. GEOGRAPHY Study of interaction between people and their environments. Subfields: • PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY • HUMAN GEOGRAPHY DEMOGRAPHY Subfields Population studies or social demography
- 11. SCIENCES Study that applies the different concepts,theoretical model,and theories of the social sciences disciplines to help understand society and the different problems and issues. THREE MAIN CAREER TRACKS FOR APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENTIST 1. COUNSELING Life coach Career Counseling Personal growth counseling 2. Social Work 3. Communication Studies