Conceptual Background of Social Science – Meaning

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 Conceptual Background of Social Science – Meaning

Conceptual Background of Social Science refers to the basic understanding of human beings, society, social relationships, institutions, culture, social processes and the ways in which people and society influence one another.

“Conceptual” = concepts or basic ideas related to a subject

Major Concepts forming the Conceptual Background

🌈Individuals - 

  •  behaviour
  • needs
  • beliefs
  • values
  • attitudes
  • aspirations

🌈Society - social relationships and interactions among people

🌈Social Relationships -

  • Parent–child relationship
  • Teacher–student relationship
  • Employer–employee relationship
  • Government–citizen relationship

    • 🌈Culture - culture influences human behaviour and social life.

    Culture refers to the shared beliefs, values, customs, traditions, language, knowledge and ways of life of a group of people.

    🌈Social institutions - Family – Education – Religion – Economy – Government

    🌈Social Process - 

  • Cooperation
  • Competition
  • Conflict
  • Accommodation
  • Integration

    • 🌈Social change

    🌈Government and politics.......

    The Central Idea of Social Science

                                    🔛Human Being ↔ Society

    human beings and society are viewed as interconnected.

    🌈Interdisciplinary Nature

    History → past human societies and events
    Geography → people, places and environment
    Economics → production, distribution and consumption
    Political Science → government, power and citizenship
    Sociology → society and social relationships
    Psychology → human behaviour and mental processes
    Anthropology → human beings and cultures

    🌈 Social Science and Human–Environment Relationship

    🌈Social Science is concerned with the past, present and future

    Past → Present → Future

    Causes → Process → Consequences → Present relevance





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