SOCIAL SCIENCE IS A

SCIENCE
Ryssa Mae A. Delosa, RTRP
PA 601: research and design
 What is social science?
 A social science, branch of science that deals with
human behavior in its social and cultural aspects.
History
 The term "social science" was coined in French by Mirabeau in
1767
 Auguste Comte used the term science sociale to describe the field,
taken from the ideas of Charles Fourier; Comte also referred to the
field as social physics.[
 5 major branches of Social Science

1. anthropology: “science of humanity”

5 major branches of Social Science

 2. economics: “production, distribution and consumption”

 5 major branches of Social Science

 3. political science: “politics, government, public policy”

5 major branches of Social Science

 4. psychology “mind and behavior”

5 major branches of Social Science

 5. sociology ” the study of social life, social

change, and the social causes and consequences
of human behavior”
 Some people also consider history, law, and geography to be
core social sciences.
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