Social Science and Ethics

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Course Outline

  1. Social Science and Its Perspectives
  2. Branches of Social Science
  3. Ethics Morality and Human Acts
  4. Ethics Law Politics and Religion
  5. Professional Ethics and Sanctions
  6. Philosophy and Social Thought
  7. Major Philosophers and Thinkers
  8. Ethical Philosophies and Critiques
  9. Ethics and Related Sciences
  10. Philosophy and Moral Classification

1. Social Science and Its Perspectives

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Social Science : the scientific study of human society, social relationships, individual behavior, groups, institutions, and the ways people live, work, make rules, and think.
  • Functional View : the study of how groups manage resources, power, rules, and survival.

Essential Points

  • Social science uses listening, observation, and deep description to study phenomena such as prices, jobs, and inflation.

Memory Hook

Social science studies society broadly, whereas its specialized branches study particular dimensions of human life.

2. Branches of Social Science

Key Concepts & Definitions

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1. Concerning social science, tick the exact proposition(s):

2. Which propositions accurately describe the functional perspective on social science?

3. Regarding psychology as a branch of social science, which proposition(s) are accurate?

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What is social science the scientific study of?

Human society, social relationships, individual behavior, groups, institutions, and ways people live, work, make rules, and think.

How does the functional view define social science?

As the study of how groups manage resources, power, rules, and survival.

Which methods does social science use to study phenomena like prices and jobs?

Listening, observation, and deep description.

What does Psychology study about individuals?

Internal and behavioral patterns, human nature, and behavior.

What is the focus of Political Science?

Government and the state, including power, governance, and political behavior.

What subjects does Anthropology study?

Humanity, human societies, biological evolution, language, and cultural traditions.

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