Introduction to Social Science

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What is social science?

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The study of peoples and societies.

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What does 'SOCIAL' refer to in social science?

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The relationships between people in a society.

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What does 'SCIENCE' mean in the context of social science?

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The organised and systematic study of things and how they work.

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What does social science try to understand?

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How society works and how people relate to each other and their environment.

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What can social science include the study of?

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Individuals, families, groups, organisations, or whole countries.

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Give an example of a question a social scientist might explore.

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Why some people in society are rich and others are poor.

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How is social science different from natural science?

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Social science studies human behaviour and relationships, which are more subjective and less factual than the objective facts studied in natural sciences.

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Why is studying social science valuable?

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It helps us understand human behaviour and relationships, which is important for personal, community, work, and education reasons.

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What skills do we learn from studying social science?

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Conducting research, working with others, problem solving, and decision making.

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What is research in the context of social science?

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Systematically studying something and creating new knowledge about it.