Major Concepts Of A Social Science Discipline 2022

March 9, 2022

Understand and apply the major concepts of a social science discipline, including its breadth and its relationship to other disciplines. Discuss and assess the limitations of societal presentation of disability and the possibility of alternative interpretations.

Major concepts of a social science discipline

GER Goals: The specific GER learning outcomes mapped to this set are:

 Understand and apply the major concepts of a social science discipline, including its breadth and its relationship to other disciplines.

 Discuss and assess the limitations of societal presentation of disability and the possibility of alternative interpretations.

 Apply critical thinking to questions, concepts, and practices to information presented on the topic of disability, health and wellness in the community

Assessment: IDEA Pros/Cons Narrative Paper
Directions: Completion of this competency requires one written narrative paper. Students will discuss the positive and negative aspects of the implementation of 1980 Individuals with Disabilities Act or IDEA (formerly 1975 Education for All Handicapped Children Act) in a school setting in a 1000 – 1500 word paper using APA format.

The paper will include sufficient content to demonstrate your understanding of how IDEA legislation impacted public education for persons with a disability. See below for sections of the paper. Information must be presented in a manner that is clear, concise and include an introduction and conclusion Citations from a minimum of 2 sources must be included to support your opinion. Citations must be in AMA format. This assessment is evaluated with the IDEA Pros/Cons grading rubric.

The paper should address

1. A brief summary of the legislation

2. The positive (Pros) and negative (Cons) aspects of the implementation of the legislation (Pros)

3. A minimum of 2 barriers and possible solutions to improvement implementation of the legislation

Sources:
https://www.wnyc.org/story/301643-inclusion-the-right-thing-for-all-students/
https://sedl.org/change/issues/issues43/credits.html
https://meridian.allenpress.com/inclusion/article/1/1/1/461/The-Vision-for-Inclusion

Inclusion: It’s About Change! Forest & Pearpoint

Social science disciplines

Social science covers a broad range of disciplines.

Demography and social statistics, methods and computing

Demography is the study of populations and population changes and trends, using resources such as statistics of births, deaths and disease.
Social statistics, methods and computing involves the collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative social science data.

Development studies, human geography and environmental planning

Development studies is a multidisciplinary branch of the social sciences which addresses a range of social and economic issues related to developing or low-income countries.
Human geography studies the world, its people, communities and cultures, and differs from physical geography mainly in that it focuses on human activities and their impact – for instance on environmental change.
Environmental planning explores the decision-making processes for managing relationships within and between human systems and natural systems, in order to manage these processes in an effective, transparent and equitable manner.

Economics, management and business studies

Economics seeks to understand how individuals interact within the social structure, to address key questions about the production and exchange of goods and services.
Management and business studies explores a wide range of aspects relating to the activities and management of business, such as strategic and operational management, organisational psychology, employment relations, marketing, accounting, finance and logistics.

Education, social anthropology, and linguistics

Education is one of the most important social sciences, exploring how people learn and develop.
Social anthropology is the study of how human societies and social structures are organised and understood.
Linguistics focuses on language and how people communicate through spoken sounds and words.

Law, economic and social history

Law focuses on the rules created by governments and people to ensure a more orderly society.
Economic and social history looks at past events to learn from history and better understand the processes of contemporary society.

Politics and international relations

Politics focuses on democracy and the relationship between people and policy, at all levels up from the individual to a national and international level.
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of other organisations.

Psychology and sociology

Psychology studies the human mind and try to understand how people and groups experience the world through various emotions, ideas, and conscious states.
Sociology involves groups of people, rather than individuals, and attempts to understand the way people relate to each other and function as a society or social sub-groups.

Science and technology studies

Science and technology studies is concerned with what scientists do, what their role is in our society, the history and culture of science, and the policies and debates that shape our modern scientific and technological world.

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