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This personal website belongs to a Masters Student pursuing field of Library Information Science at the faculty of Computer Science and Technology at University of Malaya. The purpose of this site is to fulfill one of the assignment requirements in ‘User Needs and behaviour’ course. Content in the website are designed for learning purpose only. This website is supervised by Mrs. lleuvelyn A.Cacha, lecturer for this course.
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History of the social sciences
The social sciences are a group of academic disciplines that study human aspects of the world. They differ from the arts and humanities in that the social sciences tend to emphasize the use of the scientific method in the study of humanity, including quantitative and qualitative methods.
The Field of Social Science
Anthropology
Study of the origin, the behavior, and the physical, social, and cultural development of human beings.
Archaeology
The systematic recovery and study of material evidence, such as graves, buildings, and tools, remaining from past human lives and cultures.
Social Customs, Traditions, and Folklore
Traditions are used by societies all over the world to pass on cultural knowledge. They can be oral traditions and stories, social manners and etiquette, ceremonies and holidays, or material traditions.
Education
Schooling and instruction, the provision of knowledge or training in a particular area or for a particular purpose.
Ethnicity, Culture, and Race
Of or relating to sizable groups of people sharing a common and distinctive racial, national, religious, linguistic, or cultural heritage.
Gender & Sexuality
Sexual identity, especially in relation to society or culture; matters involving or characteristic of sex, sexuality, or the sexes.
Geography
Information on the earth, its features, the distribution of life, and political boundaries.
History
The telling, generally chronological, of human events, usually including an explicit interpretation of those events.
History of Social Sciences
Links to study the global movement of people groups, cultures, customs, and ideas.
People by Age Group
Resources for and about people grouped by age into children and youth, teens, Gen X, adults and seniors.
Political Science
The art or science of governing, especially of a political entity, and the administration and control of its internal and external affairs.
Psychology
The science that deals with human mental processes and behavior.
Social Issues and Social Welfare
The relationship and responsibilities of societies, especially political entities, to their members.
Social Sciences News
News and journal articles and abstracts about the Social Sciences.
Sociology
The study of human social behavior, especially the study of the origins, organization, institutions, and development of human society