Lesson 1: Social Sciences

Question 1

A logical procedure that treats and analyzes data and produces new information or knowledge

Answer 1

Scientific Method

Question 2

What is the core of science?

Answer 2

Critical Thinking

Question 3

True or False: The core of science is neutrality.

Answer 3

False, CRITICAL THINKING

Question 4

A systemized body of knowledge

Answer 4

Science

Question 5

True or False: Science can be dogmatic.

Answer 5

False

Question 6

True or False: Science is skeptical.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

True or False: In science, there is always suspicion about authorities and claims.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

True or False: In Western Philosophy, they introduced a concept called epoche.

Answer 8

False, Greek philosophy

Question 9

What kind of philosophy introduced the concept of epoche?

Answer 9

Greek Philosophy

Question 10

The translation and definition of epoche

Answer 10

Cessation, meaning suspension of judgment

Question 11

True or False: Questions bring us to critical thinking.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

True or False: Science is a matter of beliefs.

Answer 12

False

Question 13

True or False: In human history, science was taken advantage of to support dogmatic thoughts and sociopolitical agendas.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

True or False: Power is neutral.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

True or False: Science is neutral.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

Why is science is neutral?

Answer 16

It is only a body of knowledge consisting of different methods, experiments, and techniques. It is how humans use such to achieve certain goals that now determine whether certain scientific innovations are good or bad.

Question 17

At what point does science intersect with ethics?

Answer 17

When humans use science and either define it as good or bad.

Question 18

True or False: Reflections from what other branches of study also intersect with science as good or bad because of humans?

Answer 18

Theological and philosophical reflections or points of view

Question 19

Science commences with and by ____ and _____ the ______.

Answer 19

By wandering around and wondering about the natural world. In science, you are both the wanderer and wonderer.

Question 20

How is science provisional?

Answer 20

Nothing in science is final because we add or modify the knowledge we know so far about certain phenomena. There are certain instruments, trends, and other factors that may emerge in our time that is not applicable to the time of previous scientists or experts. Which is why the information we have right now is still liable to change as we continuously experiment, investigate, and employ new methods.

Question 21

Why do we still study unaccepted theories?

Answer 21

To see how humanity and science has advanced or changed since then. We are made aware of errors encountered and how new results differ from the old ones. We observe the historical development of science in our time.

Question 22

What were the earliest philosophers concerned with?

Answer 22

The basic substance that formed the universe, i.e., cosmos

Question 23

Ancient Greek Philosophy was primarily _____.

Answer 23

Cosmocentric

Question 24

True or False: Ancient Roman Philosophy was primarily cosmocentric.

Answer 24

False, Greek Philosophy

Question 25

True or False: The earliest philosopher were considered the earliest astronomers.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

Why were the earliest philosophers considered the earliest astronomers?

Answer 26

Because in Greek philosophy, their focus was primarily cosmocentric.

Question 27

True or False: Science reaches metaphysical bounds.

Answer 27

False, it only covers anything and everything empirical or physical.

Question 28

True or False: Philosophy and Theology both focus on the metaphysical realm only.

Answer 28

False, they also focus on the physical world

Question 29

True or False: Science can fully explain God.

Answer 29

False

Question 30

Philosophy relies on ____.

Answer 30

Human reason

Question 31

These guide one in theological thinking.

Answer 31

Presuppositions e.g., scriptures or texts

Question 32

What is the difference between philosophy and theology?

Answer 32

Philosophy solely relies on human reason. Theology relies both on human reason and human faiths or beliefs.

Question 33

True or False: The self is one-dimensional.

Answer 33

False, it is multidimensional. We also have emotional, spiritual, mental, ecological, social, and other aspects.

Question 34

The similarity of social science and natural science

Answer 34

They both use the scientific method and rely on observable or empirical facts.

Question 35

The difference between natural and social science

Answer 35

Natural sciences explain the natural world, social sciences explain the social world

Question 36

Known as hard or exact sciences

Answer 36

Natural Science

Question 37

Soft sciences

Answer 37

Social Science

Question 38

The most humanistic of all applied sciences

Answer 38

Anthropology

Question 39

Applied science studying the development of human culture in different times and spaces

Answer 39

Anthropology

Question 40

True or False: Anthropology is more focused on the macro side.

Answer 40

False, micro

Question 41

Anthropology’s main focus is?

Answer 41

Evolution

Question 42

The most scientific of all humanities

Answer 42

Anthropology

Question 43

Applied science studying the social small units of society

Answer 43

Anthropology

Question 44

Applied science studying modern and contemporary societies, institutions, and social chang

Answer 44

Sociology

Question 45

Applied science studying power relations or relationships and the government and its formal processes

Answer 45

Political Science

Question 46

True or False: Political science explains power relationships exclusively manifested in the government.

Answer 46

False

Question 47

Applied science studying supply and demand of goods and services, wealth and poverty

Answer 47

Economics

Question 48

Applied science studying the structures and meanings of languages

Question 49

Applied science studying human relationships with nature

Answer 49

Geography

Question 50

Cartography or mapping is what kind of example of applied science?

Answer 50

Geography

Question 51

Applied science studying the mental and behavioral processes of individuals?

Answer 51

Psychology

Question 52

Applied science studying interpretations of the past and how they are relevant in the present and future

Answer 52

History

Question 53

Etymology of sociology

Answer 53

Latin socius = companion or associate + Greek logia study of speech

Question 54

Etymology of anthropology

Answer 54

Greek anthropos = man or human + Greek logos = reason or thought

Question 55

Etymology of political science

Answer 55

Greek politea = person who participates in + Greek polis = taking part in decision making

Question 56

Cultural Practices

Answer 56

Anthropology

Question 57

Power Relations

Answer 57

Political Science

Question 58

Social Forces

Answer 58

Sociology

Question 59

Used to identify residences or households based on predefined indicators relating socio-economic or political forces

Answer 59

Social Map

Question 60

What is a social map?

Answer 60

It is an instrument used to identify households based on predefined indicators like socioeconomic or political forces or conditions.

Question 61

The 2 Major Disciplines of Anthropology

Answer 61

Physical and Cultural Anthropology

Question 62

True or False: Physical anthropology is a social science.

Answer 62

False, it’s a natural science

Question 63

True or False: Cultural anthropology is a social science.

Answer 63

True

Question 64

Four fields of anthropology

Answer 64

Archaeology Biological / Physical / Bioanthropology Linguistic Sociocultural

Question 65

The study of people in both the past and present using material remains as evidence

Answer 65

Archaeology

Question 66

Artifacts and fossils

Answer 66

Archaeology

Question 67

Genetic variations and biological developments

Answer 67

Biological Anthropology

Question 68

Studying human evolution, sociology and biology of human groups

Answer 68

Biological Anthropology

Question 69

Language, context in cultures, cultural reforms and social relations through language

Answer 69

Linguistic Anthropology

Question 70

Human culture and societies

Answer 70

Cultural / Sociocultural Anthropology

Question 71

True or False: History studies everything in the past.

Answer 71

False, only what is relevant or essential

Question 72

True or False: Sociology uses the macro approach.

Answer 72

True

Question 73

The Father of Sociology

Answer 73

Auguste Comte

Question 74

He introduced the concept of positivism.

Answer 74

Auguste Comte

Question 75

This branch of social science applies ethnography.

Answer 75

Anthropology

Question 76

How did modern sociology emerge?

Answer 76

As an answer addressing questions during the Industrial Revolution

Question 77

How did modern anthropology emerge?

Answer 77

As a product of colonization

Question 78

True or False: Sociology is the product of European Age of Enlightenment.

Answer 78

False, Anthropology