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Disciplines
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Anthropology
Anthropologists study human culture.
Anthropologist may be divided into several
specialties
Anthropologists, ethnographer, linguistic, and
physical
Economics
Economics is the study of how scarce
resources are used to satisfy unlimited human
wants. Economic is divided into two parts;
economic analysis and economic policy.
Economic analysis the part that is concerned
with the scientific study of scarcity and
allocations of resources.
Economic policy is concerned with application
of the products of economic analysis to solve
social problems.
- Human capital
- Economic wants
- Income
2. Generalizations: Division of labor and
specialization increases productivity and
interdependence
Geography
Geographers study the earths and how
humans affect and are affected by their
physical environment. Geography is
typically divided into two main specialties;
physical geography and cultural (or
human) geography
History
History is the study of the human past
1.Focus on spectacular or bizarre events
and individuals
2.Write history that reflects the
nationalistic or race bias of the historian
3.Judge past events and individuals by
current-day values and standards
4.Let our knowledge of later events
influence our analysis of, for example,
cause and effects (Commager, 1965)
Political Science
Interested in the development and use of human power
in society, especially as reflected in government.
A. Mode of inquiry
1. Questions asked : How are political
decisions made?
2. Research method : Analysis of official
documents
B. Body of knowledge
1. Concepts : - Laws
- Taxes
- Values
- Society
Psychology
Psychologists study the behavior of individuals
and small groups of individuals.
Developmental psychologists study all aspects of
the development of human behavior over the
entire life span. Experimental psychologists use
the approach of experimental, research to study
individual human behavior
Sociology
Sociologists study the behavior of humans in groups
A. Mode of inquiry
1. Questions asked : How do groups solve
problems?
2. Research methods : - Interviews
- Case studies
B. Body of knowledge
1. Concepts : - Groups - Family Society
2. Generalizations : Group membership
helps to
define social status
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of knowledge and
wisdom
Philosophy divided into three main areas of
specialization: metaphysics, axiology,
epistemology. Metaphysics concerned with
answering the question. Axiology
addresses the question. Epistemology
attempts to discover