A society is

a group of
people with
common
territory,
interaction,
and culture
Definition

A branch of science
devoted to the study of
societies and the
relationships among
individuals within those
societies
Definition

A social science is any

branch of academic study
or science that deals
with human behavior in
its social and cultural
aspects.
Definition
It is characterized as the
body of knowledge
concerned with the
systematic study of various
aspects of human society,
several social phenomena,
and the effects of these
occurrences on people’s
lives
Definition

It is considered as the branch

of science that focuses on the
interpersonal relationships
among people living in a
society.
Definition

The term social sciences

thus embrace all those
subjects which deal with
the relationship of man to
the society
Definition

It tells us
how society
works.
 - A branch of science devoted to the study of
societies and the relationships among
individuals within those societies

A social science is any branch of academic

study or science that deals with human
behavior in its social and cultural aspects.
It is characterized as the area
of study that deals with the
- It is characterized as the body of
human behavior in its cultural
and social facets and; knowledge concerned with the systematic
is considered as the branch of study of various aspects of human society,
science that focuses on the several social phenomena, and the effects
interpersonal relationships of these occurrences on people’s lives
among people living in a
society.
- The term social sciences thus embrace all
It tells us how those subjects which deal with the
society works. relationship of man to the society
A major branch of science that deals with
the description, prediction and
understanding of natural phenomena,
basically based on observational and
empirical evidence.
 Social Sciences and Natural Sciences

Things in Common

- both sciences employ the scientific model in

order to gain information.

- both sciences use empirical and measured data

evidence that can be seen and discerned by the
senses.

- both sciences’ theories can be tested to yield

theoretical statements and general positions.
Social Sciences and Natural Sciences
* Refers to the study of the ways in which
the human experience is processed and
documented.

* Encompasses the field of philosophy,

literature, religion, art, music, history and
language
 Social Sciences and HUMANITIES

Things in Common

Both the humanities and social science are

concerned with human aspects like, law,
politics, linguistics, economics, and
psychology as well as human
lives and nature.
Social Sciences and HUMANITIES
Social Sciences and HUMANITIES
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Social sciences embrace all those subjects which deal with the
relationship of man to the society

Natural Sciences deals with understanding natural phenomena,

basically based on observational and empirical evidence

Humanities is the study of the ways in which the human

experience is processed and documented

There are similarities and differences of social sciences and

humanities as well as natural sciences