Annual local, regional and state Social Studies fairs
present exhibitions of projects prepared by elementary, middle/junior high and high school social studies students
. To lead students to draw heavily on all areas as a means of broadening and deepening social concepts. …
An essential part of morality involves
determining what is considered
“right” or “fair” in social interactions. As humans, we want things to be fair, we try to be fair ourselves, and we react negatively when we see things that are unfair.
- Diets of Civil War Soldiers and Nutrition.
- WWII Women Who Worked and Returned to Homemaking.
- Confederate Symbols and Race in My Town.
- Inventions That Changed School Work.
- Midwives and Birth Rates.
- Local Architecture Patterns.
- Vanity in the Nineteenth Century.
- Vietnam War and Grandma.
The primary purpose of social studies is
to help young people make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society
in an interdependent world.
- Geography.
- History.
- Culture and Society.
- Civics and Government.
- Economics.
What are the best topic in research?
- Natural sciences (physics, chemistry, ecology, biology)
- Criminal Law and Justice.
- History (World, US, Anthropology)
- Medical research topics (Dentistry, Nursing, Psychology)
- Business (marketing, economics, and finance)
David Emile Durkheim
is considered the father of Social Sciences or Sociology for their remarkable works in laying a foundation on practical social research. Social Science is the branch of science devoted to studying human sciences and the relationships among individuals within those societies.
The social sciences include: anthropology; business and management; economics; human geography; law; media studies; political science and international relations; psychology; social policy and sociology.
In the later 20th century, social justice was made central to the philosophy of the social contract, primarily by
John Rawls
in A Theory of Justice (1971). In 1993, the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action treats social justice as a purpose of human rights education.
What are the characteristics of a fair society?
Honest competition
, unselfish respect shown in a competitive situation, altruism and the promotion of the common good are values that go without saying in sport and which have appeared in the everyday life of laypeople with the help of athletes, thus giving credence to the viability of human cooperation.
Helps Students To Become Better Citizens: Subjects in Social Studies like
Economics, Political Science and History educate students on Political Ideologies, Constitutional Laws, Citizenship, Rights and Duties, Morals and Virtues
, Social Code of Conduct, thus making children aware of their roles and responsibilities …
Why is Social Studies Important? … Social studies education
helps students understand the world they live in
, so they can make informed decisions about issues affecting them, especially when they grow older. Through social studies, students develop historical thinking and literacy as a way of navigating our world.
It is important because its
study helps us to gain knowledge of the society we live in
. Generally, Social Science focus on the relationships among individuals in society. It is the mixture of many subjects like History, Geography, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, Social Psychology and many more.
The five components of Social Studies are
Geography, History, Culture, Politics, and Economics
.
History/social studies is not a single content area, but rather is an umbrella term for several disciplines focused on the study of human society. In California, these core disciplines are
history, civics and government, geography, and economics
.
All parts of Social Studies are important to everything and everyone. This is because of
Civics, Culture, Economics, History, and Geography
.
