Social Studies Challenge
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What does social studies aim to train students for?

  • Informed, responsible participation in a diverse democratic society (correct)
  • Mastery of history, economics, and political science
  • Expertise in multiple fields of humanities and social sciences
  • Specialization in philosophy and psychology

    • When was the term 'social studies' first coined?

  • Around the turn of the twentieth century (correct)
  • In the early 2000s
  • In the late 1800s
  • During the Renaissance period

    • What is one of the purposes of social studies at the higher education level?

  • To replace traditional humanities studies
  • To promote specialization in one particular field
  • To integrate several disciplines into a coherent field of subject areas (correct)
  • To focus solely on history and political science

    • Which fields are included in social studies according to the text?

    <p>Humanities, arts, history, economics, geography, and political science</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of social studies?

    <p>Integration of different academic disciplines for deeper analysis of social problems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is social studies the integrated study of?

    <p>Humanities, the arts, and social sciences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who first coined the term 'social studies'?

    <p>American educators around the turn of the twentieth century</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the purposes of social studies at the higher education level?

    <p>Integrating several disciplines into a coherent field</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does social studies aim to train students for?

    <p>Informed, responsible participation in a diverse democratic society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the content of social studies provide the necessary for?

    <p>Informed, responsible participation in society</p> Signup and view all the answers

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