10 Importance Of Social Studies

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As stated by Beal & Bolick (2013) in conjunction with the works of Hartoonian (1994), collectively they have found that the linkage and significance between all the Social Sciences include the following: their use of the scientific method, the focus on understanding and explaining human behavior and the systematic collection and application to data. They all support the notions of being based on quantitative and qualitative data, seeking to understand cause-and-effect relationships, drawing inferences from observations and most importantly predicting patterns of human behavior(s) (Pg. 29).
Teaching Social Studies offers wonderful links to family, culture, and community. Having a child understand the world around them begins with self and family.
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Being a teaching and a learner of Social Studies aids the individual in developing their civic awareness and pride for their country and/or country of origin. Working in a group setting, allows children to develop a sense of character development. For example, having children using building material to construct towers from around the world, while problem solving, negotiating and coping with feelings from their …show more content…
Geography: The word “Geography” is derived from the Greek meaning “geographia” which means “earth” Geography is the study of processes that connect a phenomenon to a spatial element on earth as they relate to the human experience. Geography is a Social Science, however, it incorporates much of the natural sciences and it is often considered a Holistic Science. The human experience part of the study of Geography makes it a social science, but the phenomenon can be natural (physical or biological) or social. Geography as its own identity and has two dimensions in one as it is physical aspect of earth and atmosphere and another is spacial (Social) relation of all the living body in the earth. But geographers are least concerned in first aspect of subject matter but more concern in social relation in the

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