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The document discusses various topics in the humanities and social sciences. It provides definitions and classifications for key terms. It identifies history, linguistics, and political science as disciplines within the humanities and social sciences. It notes that social science aims to study human behavior and conditions systematically using methodology from the physical sciences where possible.

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Humss 2112

The document discusses various topics in the humanities and social sciences. It provides definitions and classifications for key terms. It identifies history, linguistics, and political science as disciplines within the humanities and social sciences. It notes that social science aims to study human behavior and conditions systematically using methodology from the physical sciences where possible.

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las1 8/10

Which of these disciplines is part of the humanities?


Philosophy

Which of the following is NOT a discipline of the social sciences?


none of the above

The entry of the human person into the world of societies is something that can be
avoided.
False

This is what makes social science a science


structure and internal organization

The Natural Sciences are divided into two groups


physical and life science

Politics is the only power that social science emphasizes.


false

Linguistics is the scientific study of:


human language

______________ is a study of the past, one that describes/narrates and analyzes


human activities in the past and the changes that these had undergone.
history

The Natural Sciences is a branch of science that deals with the


physical world
humanities

lq1 13/20

A method of procedure which has characterized natural science since the 17th
century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the
formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses
scientific experiment

When was the scientific method first created and applied?


16th century

The Parsonian theory is also known as


Structural-Functionalism

This discipline probes the need for an institution to maintain order, make
decisions, and provide for defense.
Political science

Which aspect of society does social science concern itself with?


economic stature

The Natural Sciences is a branch of science that deals with the


physical world

The entry of the human person into the world of societies is something that can be
avoided.
false
Social science is, in a way, a unity of __________.
Physical science and the humanities

Each newly born human being enters a ________ that has been shaped by those born
previously and is continually reshaped by each new generation. (Perry & Perry,
2003)
social world

__________ is a study of the past, one that describes/narrates and analyzes human
activities in the past and the changes that these had undergone.
history

The chief concern of political science is __________.


government officials

Linguistics is the scientific study of:


human language

What does the word scarcity mean?


lack of resources

The purpose of social science is to


study systematically all aspects of human behavior and the human condition, using a
methodology borrowed from the physical sciences wherever possible.

Which of the following is NOT a branch of linguistics?


diction

This discipline probes the need for an institution to maintain order, make
decisions, and provide for defense.
political science

Which discipline does social sciences rely heavily upon when it comes to matters of
methodology?
psychology

Social science is, in a way, a unity of _________.


phsyical science and the humanities

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