Introduction to Social StudiesIntroduction to Social Studies(The Human Adventure)(The Human Adventure)

with Mr. Tumino, your tour guidewith Mr. Tumino, your tour guide

History: History: the study of past eventsthe study of past events

History (continued)History (continued)

History is the systematic attempt to History is the systematic attempt to to learn about and verify past events to learn about and verify past events & related them to one another & the & related them to one another & the presentpresent

History involved identifying, History involved identifying, classifying, arranging, and patterningclassifying, arranging, and patterning

Geography:Geography:the study of the Earth’s the study of the Earth’s

surface, its divisions into surface, its divisions into continents, countries, etc. and continents, countries, etc. and

how humans interact with ithow humans interact with it

Geography (continued)Geography (continued)

Geography includes the study of the Geography includes the study of the environment and how it influences environment and how it influences social and cultural developmentsocial and cultural development

Major concerns included: ecology, Major concerns included: ecology, climate, resources, demographyclimate, resources, demography

Practical applications: maps, trade Practical applications: maps, trade patterns, population distribution, patterns, population distribution, industrial/agricultural decisionsindustrial/agricultural decisions

Economics:Economics:the study of the production, the study of the production,

distribution, and consumption distribution, and consumption of goods and servicesof goods and services

Economics (continued)Economics (continued)

Includes the social Includes the social organization through organization through which people satisfy which people satisfy wants & needswants & needs

Major concerns: Major concerns: production, distribution, production, distribution, consumption, monetary consumption, monetary & fiscal policy, costs & & fiscal policy, costs & benefits, supply & benefits, supply & demand, etc.demand, etc.

Political Science:Political Science:the study of behavior related the study of behavior related

to the functioning of the to the functioning of the political systempolitical system

Political Science (continued)Political Science (continued)

It is concerned with the study of It is concerned with the study of social arrangements to maintain social arrangements to maintain peace & order within a societypeace & order within a society

Major topics include: politics, law, Major topics include: politics, law, public administration, international public administration, international relations, philosophy, and theoryrelations, philosophy, and theory

Practical applications: laws, taxation, Practical applications: laws, taxation, regulations, public servicesregulations, public services

Sociology: Sociology: the scientific study of societies the scientific study of societies

and human social behavior; and human social behavior; how and why groups act or how and why groups act or influence others’ behaviorinfluence others’ behavior

Psychology:Psychology:the scientific study of how and why the scientific study of how and why individuals act or how individuals individuals act or how individuals

influence others’ behaviorinfluence others’ behavior

Psychology (continued)Psychology (continued)

Major topics: the Major topics: the brain, personality, brain, personality, abnormalities, abnormalities, development, development, maturation, maturation, memory, memory, perception, and perception, and intelligenceintelligence

Anthropology:Anthropology:the study of human behavior by the study of human behavior by

looking at evolutionary predecessors looking at evolutionary predecessors of humans (physical of humans (physical

anthropology/archeology); the study anthropology/archeology); the study of human culture (cultural of human culture (cultural

anthropology)anthropology)

The “New” DisciplinesThe “New” Disciplines(Interdisciplinary Studies)(Interdisciplinary Studies)

Ethnic Studies Ethnic Studies (Afro-American, Latino-(Afro-American, Latino-American…)American…)

Criminology, Legal StudiesCriminology, Legal Studies Industrial/Organizational/Labor Industrial/Organizational/Labor

RelationsRelations Urban StudiesUrban Studies International StudiesInternational Studies Religious StudiesReligious Studies Women’s StudiesWomen’s Studies

Now, the real journey begins!Now, the real journey begins!

The End!The End!