P olitical science refers to the social science in relation with political institutions and with the principles and conduct of government. This means that political science is about studying the norms of the society and the government. In political science‚ you need to know what the society needs‚ how the government id functioning‚ how the government execute laws‚ how they render authority to the people‚ how the government is built‚ and many more. It is also the study of the state wherein you ought
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1. Phonetics as a science. - it’s a subject matter in branches. Term comes from Greek word “Phonitikos” (голосовой) or the science of the voice. Phonetics is a science‚ which treats the sounds of which language is composed. Phonetics (encyclopedia) is the study of how the speech sounds are made (articulatory phonetics)‚ the acoustic properties of the sound (acoustic phonetics) and how sounds are organized in the language (linguistic phonetics). Phonetics (Webster) is the science or a study of speech
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POLITICAL SCIENCE * It is the systematic study of the state in all its elements‚ aspects and relationships. * The term POLITICAL is taken from the Greek word POLIS meaning‚ city-state. * SCIENCE is derived from Latin word SCIRE which means “to know” and CIENCIA which means “knowledge” or “study” * The systematic study of and reflection upon politics. Politics usually describes the processes by which people and institutions exercise and resist power. Political processes are used
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Education and religion are both powerful and influential forces in society. Both institutions consist of values‚ beliefs‚ and knowledge that are essential to the social reproduction of individuals and entire cultures. They both have issues of societal stability and social change trying to reflect society as they attempt to shape it. Both – education and religion – are socializing institutions. Whereas early socialization takes place within our families and friendships; education and religion become the
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Religion in Britain Barely 16 per cent of the adult population of Britain belongs to one of the Christian churches‚ and this proportion continues to decline. Yet the regional variation is revealing. In England only 12 per cent of the adult population are members of a church. The further one travels from London‚ however‚ the greater the attendance: in Wales 22 per cent‚ in Scotland 36 per cent and in Northern Ireland no fewer than 75 per cent. Today there is complete freedom of practice‚ regardless
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including religion. Religious figures‚ statues‚ artwork‚ books‚ and buildings are a standard feature across the globe‚ and this has been the case for many
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Space science – study of everything in outer space.[1] This has sometimes been called astronomy‚ but recently astronomy has come to be regarded as a division of broader space science‚ which has grown to include other related fields‚[2] such as studying issues related to space travel and space exploration (including space medicine)‚[3] and science performed in outer space (see space research). ContentsPlanetary and Space Science‚ published 15 times per year‚ is a peer-reviewed scientific journal
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The Advancement of Science‚ and Its Burdens Gerald Holton Cambridge U.P.‚ New York‚ 1986. 351 pp. $39.50 hc ISBN 0-521-25244-X; $12.95 pb ISBN 0-521-27243-2 In this thoughtful book‚ Gerald Holton considers both blades of our sword of Damocles‚ the thoughtprovoking advancements and the concomitant burdens of science. Holton‚ a renowned historian of science‚ takes the philosophical and historical high road on his trip from the past glories of Albert Einstein‚ Werner Heisenberg and Robert Oppenheimer
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PSYCHOLOGY AS A SCIENCE Psychology is the scientific study of the behavior of individuals and their mental processes. (Fuchs & Milar‚ 2002). But what makes it a scientific study? First of all‚ why not? Nowadays the idea of psychology as a science seems so natural to us‚ but it was not always like this. The late-eighteenth-century declaration that a true scientific study of the mind was not possible posed a challenge that was answered in the nineteenth century when the possibility
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Peter Youmans Class: RS 130 “Intro to Comparative Religion” Date: October‚ 19 2012 I grew up in a household that believed in Christianity and we went to church every Sunday. That church was my foundation‚ my love and honestly‚ it was all I knew. At that time‚ in my community anything other than Christianity just wasn’t accepted and I often wondered why. Although I thoroughly love Christianity‚ I still wanted to explore our other worldly religions. In doing this paper‚ I realized that this was
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