Introduction to Social Sciences: Evolution and Relevance
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When did 'social studies' become a part of the school curriculum?

  • Nineteenth century
  • Eighteenth century
  • Seventeenth century
  • Twentieth century (correct)
  • What is the main focus of Social Science?

  • Studying natural sciences
  • Studying physical sciences
  • Studying human society and relationships (correct)
  • Studying plant and animal behavior
  • What are the factors behind the development of social sciences?

  • Automation and artificial intelligence
  • Mass production and French Revolution (correct)
  • Colonization and imperialism
  • Globalization and urbanization
  • What does 'modernization' refer to in sociology?

    <p>Societies with mass production and urban living</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes a 'modern society' in sociology?

    <p>Mass production, consumer goods, and urban living</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main component of education/curriculum system in modern society?

    <p>Social sciences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process of rapid economic growth arising from the increasingly sophisticated application of inanimate sources of power?

    <p>Industrialization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which form of economic organization involves the means of generating economic wealth being largely in private hands and organized predominantly for profit?

    <p>Capitalism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process where the proportion of people living in urban areas increases, along with the development of new social institutions and organizations?

    <p>Urbanisation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What emerged in the eighteenth century in an effort to understand the character and future of modern society?

    <p>Social sciences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a major impact on the process of industrialization?

    <p>Invention of the steam engine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were some of the negative effects of the radical turn since the eighteenth century?

    <p>Materialism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What social problems are arising and affecting the whole social system due to fast changes associated with modernization?

    <p>Diseases, social alienation, workers exploitation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What resulted from the misuse of science, urbanization, and industrialization in the twentieth century?

    <p>World War-I and World War-II</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a process where new social problems are arising and affecting the whole social system due to fast changes associated with modernization?

    <p>Emergence of social problems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was one of the positive effects of the radical turn since the eighteenth century?

    <p>Development of economic condition</p> Signup and view all the answers

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