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Week 1 Lesson
Historical background
Philosophy versus Science
Anthropology and different Anthropologist
Political Science and Sociology
Week 2 Lesson
Science and Common Sense
The Emancipatory Potential of the Social Sciences
Week 3 Lesson
The Concept of Society as an Objective Reality
The objectivity of society extends to all its constituent elements
A-G-I-L Scheme
The Problem of defining the Family
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3. Alfred Reginald Radcliffe-Brown and Franz Boaz
Philosophy attempts to
understand the nature of man,
Science is concerned with natural existence, and the relationship
phenomena. that exists between the two
concepts.
Science is used for instances that
require empirical validation
Philosophy creates knowledge
through thinking
II. Enumeration
Give the four potentials of Social Science (2 points each)
1. Anthropology_____________________________________________________________
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2. Sociology_____________________________________________________________
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3. Social
psychology_____________________________________________________________
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4. Economics____________________________________________________________
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III. Essay
Use the given rubrics for the basis of your points
- The open systems that we know of are systems that allow interactions between their internal elements and
the environment.
- Closed systems, on the other hand, are held to be isolated from their environment. Equilibrium
thermodynamics, for example, is a field of study that applies to closed systems.
IV. Identification
Below is the A-G-I-L Scheme, define each component.(5 points per area)
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A-DAPTATION G-OAL ATTAINMENT
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