Social Studies Disciplines

1. Civics/Political Science

1.1. Studies and observes governmental systems and political activities and their possible behaviors.

1.2. It examines the state, its institutions, and those who actively participate within the political realm.

2. Sociology

2.1. Studies human interactions and what can change or preserve them.

2.2. It is studied through observing the population, age groups, racial makeup, and gender makeup of a specific societies or societies.

3. Psychology

3.1. Studies mental processes and human behavior. The use of scientific processes and observations help further the study of the mind.

3.2. Studies the conscious and unconscious mental and behavioral states of a person.

4. Current Events and Civics Education/Practices

4.1. Teaches students to become more engaged and informed with what is happening with their world and how students can be active participants.

4.2. Empowers students to participate in democratic processes that elect their officials to make important decisions.

5. Geography

5.1. Studies how places, environments, and parts of the world intereact with each other.

5.2. Maps and charts are used to determine the characteristics of places to determine connections between places with inhabitants of similar structures.

6. World History

6.1. Studies the chronological events that correlate to changes that occured over time on a world specturm. Movements and cross influences are evaluated.

6.2. This emcompasses many of the social studies disciplines to come up with further information.

7. U.S. History

7.1. Studies the chronological events that correlate to the changes and present practices that exist over time specifically in the United States.

7.2. Focuses on the regions, cultures, and national movements that took place over the United State's history.

8. Anthropology

8.1. Studies human societies through behaviors and cultural meanings from the past and present.

8.2. The past is studied through archaeology, which can research genetics and bodies from the far past.

9. Economics

9.1. Studies the creation and distribution of wealth, resources, products, and services.

9.2. Can vary in complexity. It can be viewed through individual firms, to national firms, to global firms. Policies are also observed for their affect on trade and money transfers.