Social Sciences and Scientists
List several social sciences. Anthropology, economics, geography, history, politics, psychology and sociology. * Anything that uses research and analysis to examine human behaviour. What do psychologists study? People’s thoughts, feelings and behaviours, personality, individuals. Ex. What in his personality made him do this? What are some divisions of psychology? Psychoanalysis: probe inner experiences from the unconscious, talking therapy. Behavioural Psychology: behaviour is observable, can predict and control it. Cognitive Psychology: perceive and deal with decisions, learning, develop values, etc What do sociologists study? Development, structure and functioning of society, groups of people sharing common characteristics. Ex. What common factors are there in people who have done something similar? Discuss the contributions of 3 sociologists. Karl Marx: uneven distribution of wealth, struggle between rich and poor = class conflict, conflict school = struggle for wealth is the driving force behind society. Max Webber: religion, education and family are as important as economics, obtaining power by belonging to a political party /elite status group. Emily Durkheim: modern sociology, studies on suicide. What do anthropologists study? Culture and customs of human beings. Ex. What in his culture influenced him to do this? What do cultural anthropologists study? The study of the cultures of living people. List several famous anthropologists. Leakey Family: uncovered fossils of humans dating back millions of years in Africa. Jane Goodall: recorded lives of chimpanzees. Dian Fossey: studied gorillas, imitated them to gain trust.
Theories, Experiments and Ideas List some of Freud’s ideas. Psychoanalysis: talking about feelings, laying on couch. Conscious and Unconscious: conscious =