Examining Ways of Learning about the Social World via Social Science

This essay discusses social science as a method for understanding the social world, emphasizing its role in examining relationships between societies and individuals. It highlights how social science differs from studying the physical world, focusing instead on social behavior, cultural aspects, and societal development. The essay uses social class and health and well-being as examples to illustrate how social science provides insights into societal divisions, opportunities, and the impact of social factors on individual lives. It concludes that social science empowers individuals by enhancing their decision-making abilities and promoting a deeper understanding of societal dynamics, ultimately contributing to a safer and more equitable world. Desklib offers more resources for students seeking to expand their knowledge in this area.

Ways of Learning
about the Social World

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................2
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................2
Discuss social science as a way of knowing about the social world...........................................2
Example 1: Social Class..............................................................................................................3
Example 2: Health and well-being..............................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5
Books and Journals.....................................................................................................................5
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INTRODUCTION
Social science is helpful in making the examination of relationships which is made
between societies, individuals and also includes the development and operations of societies
instead of learning the physical world. The subject social science is mostly related to the
academic discipline and also relies more on learning and studying the physical world. Social
science is helpful to the individual as this helps in understanding ourselves and also the
relationship which the individuals makes with others and also the relationships with the
world(Robert, 2018). When the individual would be able to learn about the general concept of
culture or the economies then they would be able to understand themselves very easily. This
subject is helpful in understanding the institutions such as economy, government and what are
the ways by which people can interact with one another. It has been debated that developing the
subject social science will be useful for the individuals because it provides the learning about
social behaviour, civil qualities, moral and social values and the other factors which will be
helpful in understanding one self and also the lives of people living in the society.
MAIN BODY
Discuss social science as a way of knowing about the social world
Social science is the branch of academic study or the science which is helpful in
providing the information to deal with the human behaviour in terms of social and cultural
aspects. In the social world there are different elements which are included in it covering the
relationships which has to be formed between people, the human behaviour, culture, social
development which this subject is providing to the individual(Atherton, 2018). When the
individual is living in the society it becomes utmost important to them that they are making the
learning about all such things so that they can make and develop new and maintain old relations
with people in the society.
The main aim for which the subject social science is developed is that helps the
individual in providing them the knowledge about how they have to behave and what are their
duties of the individual so that they can make an understanding about the needs which has to be
fulfilled by them. It provides the knowledge as to how and why the society and the world needs
to be a safer place so that it could be easier for people to enjoy their dignity and also the human
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rights. The subject social science has the power to help the world and make the changes for the
betterment of society.
As the social world is related with the buying and exchange of good and services which also
involves the use of finance in which the social science is helping the people to develop the sense
of finances. With the knowledge and understanding about the subject social science the
individuals feels empowered towards oneself which makes an influence on the decision making.
Example 1: Social Class
Social class refers to the division in the society which is made on the basis of economy
and social status of the individuals. The social class is considered to be one of the most important
topic because it provides the knowledge about the different divisions which has been made and
the opportunities which the individual is getting, the life adjustment patterns, personality
development and many others. Social class is a topic of social studies which helps in providing
the knowledge about the classes which has been divided in the society(Mezirow, 2018). This
topic is helpful in providing the understanding about the lives of people. The reason for this is
that when the individuals would be able to learn about the different types of social classes which
are their within the society then they will develop the knowledge as to how they have to identify
the opportunities within living in that social class and how they can develop the personality
within it. It is because the development of personality is affected in many ways by the individual
depending upon the interests, goals their needs and much other (Elasouly, 2021).
This topic will be helpful to the people in developing and learning much more about their
life and what must be their goals to achieve success in the future. Other then that, the individuals
would be also be able to the live of other people who are living in the society. This means that
they would be able to develop the knowledge about the different classes which exist within the
society and about their lives (Miller, Mayo and Lugg, 2018). This is all because of the
development and learning about the subject social science which makes the individual learn
about the social class and their understanding about their own lives and lives of others living in
the society.
Example 2: Health and well-being
Health and well being is a concept which provides the understanding about the
achievement of maintaining the physical health and mental stability of the individuals. In the
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present time, the health and well being of people is effected in many ways in which in the
present time, people are getting the facility to make the improvement of the quality of their life.
The social science is the subject which also provides the information to people in which they can
make the interpretation related to the medical statistics in terms of making the evaluation of
policies(Christin, 2020). As the subject helps in providing the understanding about the lives of
people who are living in the society in which this subject provides the answer to the statement
that it provides the knowledge about the health care changes which takes place within the
community and places.
The subject social science provides the understanding about the health and well-being
which means that the identification of the importance which makes an influence on pathways of
the organisational, societal and on individual level (Zwozdiak-Myers, 2018). To develop the
understanding about the health and well being it is very important that person is having the
knowledge about the social science because with that only they would be able to understand
about the understanding about the healthcare and well being in their life and also in the lives of
people who are living within the society.
CONCLUSION
From the above argument which have been made in the discussion it can be concluded
that social class is important and helps the individuals in developing the knowledge about
themselves. The first reason because of which the social science subject is helpful for making the
understanding about oneself is that it provides and helps the individuals in making the decisions
about how they have to move forward in the society including the place where they can live in a
safer way and they can respected with all dignity. It gives the power to individual to develop the
thinking and the reasoning. To learn the social science which is considered to be important for
getting the knowledge about the social development and also developing the feeling of universal
brotherhood.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Atherton, P., 2018. 50 Ways to Use Technology Enhanced Learning in the Classroom: Practical
Strategies for Teaching. Learning Matters.
Christin, A., 2020. What Data Can Do: A Typology of Mechanisms. International Journal of
Communication (19328036), 14.
Elasouly, A.H., 2021. Difficulties of Learning and Practicing the Profession of Social Work in
Palestine from the Viewpoint of Social Workers and the Ways to Overcome Them.
Journal of Al-Quds Open University for Humanities & Social Research, 3(56).
Mezirow, J., 2018. Transformative learning theory. In Contemporary theories of learning (pp.
114-128). Routledge.
Miller, S.J., Mayo, C. and Lugg, C.A., 2018. Sex and gender in transition in US schools: ways
forward. Sex Education, 18(4), pp.345-359.
Robert, A., 2018. Stability and change in crime over the life course: A strain theory explanation.
In Developmental theories of crime and delinquency (pp. 101-132). Routledge.
Zwozdiak-Myers, P., 2018. The teacher's reflective practice handbook: Becoming an extended
professional through capturing evidence-informed practice. Routledge.
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