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Question 1

the branch of science devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies

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social science

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people need the field of social science because it can help us to make sense of our finances and can broaden your horizon also social scientist help imagine alternative figures

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a focus on material culture is what social sciences have in common

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refers to the study of the ways in which the human experience is processed and documented

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humanities

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is a major branch of science that deals with the description prediction and understanding of natural phenomena basically based on observational and empirical evidence

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natural science

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the aim of natural science is to______

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to describe the physical reality of the world we live in

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he gave the first general theory of social sciences

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karl marx

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he was the first to systematize and give a complete analysis on the principles of the positive character of the social sciences

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auguste comte

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he said in his article entitled social sciences today that social science as science is a very young and there is confusion with regards to its limits and boundaries

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lawrence kempton

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it was during the _________that the social science have become institutionalized to high degree

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20th century

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refers to the historical changes in thoughts and beliefs which began with nicolaus copernicus

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scientific revolution

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it is the study of choices people make to satisfy their needs and wants

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economics

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studies voting patterns and the formation of politically based groups

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political science

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it deals with the behavior and thinking of organisms

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psychology

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the relationship of the natural environment and trading system is most often studied in________

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anthropology

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studies the relationship the human race has with its environment

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geography

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it was based upon the idea that we experience things as unified wholes

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gestalt psychology

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it is about the past events and how we are affected by them

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history

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it refers to abroad perspective and sociology and anthropology which sets out to interpret society as a structure with interrelated parts

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functionalism

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is a theory in which class struggle is a central element in the analysis of social change in western societies

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marxism

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the three classes related to sources of income as in distinguished by marx

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•landowners whose main source of income is ground rent
•owners of simple labor power or laborers whose main source of income is labor
•owners of capital or capitalist whose main source of income is profit or surplus value

Question 22

it refers to a vocal or other kind of gesture that has the same meaning and solicits the same reaction between the one using it and to whom it is directed

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symbol

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it transform the very nature of the environment in which the human species live they make it possible for the individual to be part of the very environment to which he or she responds does it makes possible the development of self they make it possible for the behavioral dispositions are attitudes of one individual to be reproduced in other person

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symbols

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it is anything associated with some other thing or event but it is produced and controlled by the very organisms that have learned to respond to it

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conventional sign or symbol

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it occurs when an individual has the means and desire to achieve the cultural goals socialized into him

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conformity

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it occurs when an individual continues to do things as prescribed by society but forfeits the achievement of the goals

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ritualism

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it involves the rejection of both the culturally prescribed goals as well as the conventional means of attaining them

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ritreatism

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it is a combination of the rejection of societal goals and means in a substitution of other goals and means

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rebellion

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parson's five pattern variables:

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ascription and achievement effectivity and effective neutrality diffuseness vs. specificity universalism vs collectivity orientation self orientation vs collectivity orientation

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it refers to the innate qualities of individuals

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ascription

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it places an importance on the performance and emphasizes individual achievement

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achievement

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imagine you drive through rush hour traffic to get to work your commute is very stressful and takes you 2 hours every morning this situation applies________

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negative reinforcement

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an employee punish once for missing work than never again may become more likely to miss work later on because he or she no longer expected punish for absence the situation applies________

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extinction

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some of the branches of natural sciences are

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biology, earth science and physical science