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SH1658 3. History is a systematic study of human past events in order to Defining the Social Sciences understand the meaning, dynamics, and relationships of the...

SH1658 3. History is a systematic study of human past events in order to Defining the Social Sciences understand the meaning, dynamics, and relationships of the causes and effects of events in the development of societies. The social sciences are vast fields of scientific studies that investigate Political history studies the history of political institutions human societies and the different forces that work within them. The Economic history studies the development of economic social sciences is made up of several disciplines and these include institutions and other economic factors. history, political science, sociology, psychology, economics, Social history studies the history of ordinary lives people like geography, demography, anthropology, and linguistics. As a body of women, children, ethnic groups, and other different sectors of scientific knowledge, the social sciences provide a diverse set of society from a historical point of view. lenses that help us understand and explain the different facets of Environmental history looks into the history of the interaction human society. of humans with the environment. History of medicine and public health examines the history of 1. Economics studies the allocation of scarce resources and the public health and human medicine. production and exchange of goods and services in society. Business history studies the history of the development of Environmental economics studies the allocation of natural businesses, companies, and industries. resources Biographies studies the history of great persons in history. Labor economics focuses on the study of decision-making 4. Political science primarily studies human behavior in relation to and behaviors of employees and the relationship between political systems, governments, laws, and international relations. employers and their employees Domestic politics studies political opinions, elections, national Business economics examines the behavior of companies and local government. and firms by studying the factors that result in profit Comparative politics studies politics within countries and maximization, price setting, production goals, and the role of analyzes the similarities and difference between and among incentives. countries. Monetary economics studies the nation’s production, inflation, International relations focus on the study of political income, interest rates, and monetary policies. relationship and interaction between and among countries. 2. Anthropology is the scientific study of humans and their cultures Political theory studies classical political philosophy and in the past and present time. contemporary theories. Cultural anthropology studies the development of human Public administration studies national and local governance cultures based on ethnologic, linguistic, social, and and the bureaucracy psychological data of analysis. It explains how people in other Public law examines legal systems, civil rights, and criminal societies live and the effects of their environments to their justice. respective lives. 5. Psychology studies hoe the human mind works in consonance Physical anthropology studies the human biological nature; with the body produce thoughts that lead to individual actions. particularly its beginning, evolution, and variation in Experimental psychology studies behavior of humans and prehistory. animals and examine how and why learning takes place. Archeology studies human life on the past through the Developmental psychology studies the ways people change examination of thongs left behind by the people. and behave as they go through their life. Anthropological linguistics studies language and their Personality psychology studies human nature and differences relationship to the cultures in which they are used. among people 01 Handout 3 *Property of STI Page 1 of 2  SH1658 Social psychology looks into the behavior of people in groups science disciplines to help understand society and the different Environmental psychology studies the effects of surroundings problems and issues. on a person’s attitude and behavior 6. Sociology is a systematic study of people’s behavior in groups. 1. Counseling provides guidance, help and support to individuals Applied sociology focuses on the use and proper application who are distraught by diverse set of problems in their lives. of sociological theories, methods and skills to examine data, Professional guidance is given to individual and this is done by solve problems and communicate research to the public. applying psychological methods like collection of case history Urban sociology studies societal life and interactions in urban data, personal interviews, and aptitude tests. areas through the application of sociological methods like 2. Social work is a discipline that focus on the improvement of statistical analysis and ethnographies. individual and collective well-being of families, groups, and Cultural sociology analyzes the development of social communities. institutions, norms and practices. 3. Communication examines communication between people. Rural sociology studies the social life of people in rural areas. Human interaction is regarded as the basis on which interpersonal Medical sociology examines the societal aspects of health relationships, groups and teams, organizations, communities and and medicine of people. cultures are constructed. Communication aims at developing Sociology of education analyzes how social forces and knowledge about interactional processes and communicative institutions like politics, economic systems, and culture effects behavior. The discipline focuses on contacts and bonds between schools and educational systems. people, both in private and public contexts, and both face-to-face Political Sociology examines how social structure affects and and mediated through various communication technologies. influences politics. Military sociology is a sociological study of the military Reference: organization, the different civilian and military relationships, Melegrito, M., Dela Cruz, A., Valdez, V., & Fernandez, C. (2016). The war experiences, and the use and control of force. Padayon Series: Disciplines and Ideas in the Applied Social Sciences. 7. Geography is the study of the interaction between people and Quezon City: Phoenix Publishing House, Inc. their environments. Physical Geography studies the natural features of the earth, including land, water, and atmosphere. Human Geography studies how people create cultures in their natural environment 8. Demography is the scientific study of human population across time Defining Applied Social Sciences The applied social sciences is a branch of study that applies the different concepts, theoretical models, and theories of the social 01 Handout 3 *Property of STI Page 2 of 2