Social Science
What are the social sciences?
It is a systematic study of people, their activities, and customs in relationships with others.
Uses research and analysis to examine human behaviour in order to understand why people act the way they do
There are many social sciences, including but not limited to anthropology, criminology, economics, and political science
Psychology- comes from the Greek words "psych” (soul, or mind) and logos (“study of”
It is interested in the human mind and how it functions
Psychologists often look for links between human behaviour and mental processes.
Psychologists will study the following mental activities
Cognition- knowledge and beliefs
Emotions- Affect, mood and feelings
Motivations- drives, needs, desires and goals.
Sociology- Sociology studies how humans relate to one another on a social level.
Sociologists often look for patterns in behaviour and use statistics to study societal trends, issues, individuals, and groups.
It can take to approaches
Macrosociology- concerned with studying society as a whole and analyzing social systems and populations on a large scale
Microsociology- concerned with the role and interaction an individual or small group of people may have on society.
Essentially, sociologists are interested in human interactions and how social systems and institutions shape individuals and groups in society.
Anthropology- It is a science that studies the origin, development, and customs of human beings.
It involves the study of people both in the past and in the present day using methods including studying and classifying fossils and artifacts and analyzing behaviours, languages, and other characteristics of specific culture groups.
Two major branches within anthropology include cultural anthropology and physical anthropology.