2 What is a Social Science Essay? • • • • • The structure of a basic social science essay What is distinctive about a social science essay? Common errors in essays Four golden rules for writing a social science essay Why an essay is not a report‚ newspaper article or an exam answer In this chapter we consider what is distinctive about essay writing and‚ in particular‚ essay writing in the social sciences. To start with‚ we look at the structure of social science essays. 2
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What is Social Science? “Social science is‚ in its broadest sense‚ the study of society and the manner in which people behave and influence the world around us” (Economic and Social Research Council) Specifically‚ study of Human behavior (what people do) Characteristics (who people are) Value (what people prefer) Social Science cont… Subjects Anthropology‚ Communication studies‚ Criminology‚ Economics‚ Geography‚ History‚ Political science‚ Psychology‚ Social studies‚ and sociology ethnicity
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PART I RESEARCH COMMUNITIES IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES Bridget Somekh Education and Social Research Institute‚ Manchester Metropolitan University‚ UK Erica Burman Research Institute of Health and Social Change‚ Manchester Metropolitan University‚ UK Sara Delamont Department of Sociology‚ Cardiff University‚ UK Julienne Meyer St Bartholomew’s School of Nursing and Midwifery‚ City University‚ UK Malcolm Payne St Christopher’s Hospice‚ London‚ UK Richard Thorpe Leeds University Business School
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view that social science has no role in disease control. Social Sciences are the disciplines that use the scientific method to examine the social world‚ in contrast to the natural sciences‚ which examine the physical world. Examples of social sciences include economics‚ psychology‚ geography‚ communication studies‚ anthropology‚ law‚ history‚ and political science. Like the two sides of the coin‚ there are generally two school of thoughts about the role of the these social sciences in disease
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An essay on how different Social Science disciplines can research and evaluate a social issue which in this assignment is unemployment Introduction The Social Sciences consist of a variety of disciplines which include Philosophy‚ History‚ Anthropology‚ Sociology‚ Economics and Social Policy (NUI Handbook 2011). These Sciences are normally named as there is a system to studying these subjects and applying empirical data to scientific research in analysing certain aspects of society whether it is
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I. The Need for Indigenization of Social Sciences A. Overview: There was been a great crisis existing in the field of social sciences as most local researchers face the reality that the Western aspect on research methods used in their studies influence the outcome or interpretations of their findings in the cultural context of the country. As Pe-dua‚ R. (1989) states that‚ “May mga limitasyon ang ganitong pamamaraan na matatagpuan sa iba’t- ibang antas ng pag-aaral‚ mula sa pagplaplano‚ hanggang
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FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL AND STRATEGIC STUDIES 2011/2012 SESSION SEMESTER 2 AUEA 1105 : RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS QUESTION: 5: WHY IS ETHICS IMPORTANT IN SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH? INTRODUCTION Study in research methodology will educate students how to identify the basic methods of conducting research especially in social science field. This subject also give knowledge on how to identify a research problem‚ how to
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International Relations is known as an American Social Science. What are the implications of this for studying and understanding international relations? IR may be attributed as an American Social Science because of the dominance of United States both in International Relations as an academic discipline‚ and international relations as a reference to the foreign policy. IR had chance to shine in United States because United States has been a world power since the establishment of such a scholarly
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DISCUSS SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH Social science research is refers to any scientific study of human action and Interaction focusing on element of thought and behavior that are in some sense Social‚ as such social scientific aspire to science‚ they intend to study human action and interaction‚ and thought and behavior in a systematic‚ rigorous evident-based‚ generalizing replicable and cumulative fashion. social science is more specifically a truth seeking activity aim at contributing to existing knowledge
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Study Guide: Intro to Social Sciences Anthropology: * How culture contributes to the make-up of humanity * Science of people (origin‚ classification‚ distribution‚ races‚ physical character‚ culture) * Emphasis on cultural relativity‚ in-depth examination of context and cross-cultural comparisons * Anthropologists: Ruth Benedict‚ Margaret Mead * Both quantitative and qualitative methods of research * Fields: Biological/physical anthropology‚ Sociocultural anthropology‚ archaeology
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