1. Introduction to Social Studies (The Human Adventure) with Mr. Tumino, your tour guide

2. History: the study of past events

3. History (continued) History is the systematic attempt to to learn about and verify past events & related them to one another & the present History is the systematic attempt to to learn about and verify past events & related them to one another & the present History involved identifying, classifying, arranging, and patterning History involved identifying, classifying, arranging, and patterning

4. Geography: the study of the Earth’s surface, its divisions into continents, countries, etc. and how humans interact with it

5. Geography (continued) Geography includes the study of the environment and how it influences social and cultural development Geography includes the study of the environment and how it influences social and cultural development Major concerns included: ecology, climate, resources, demography Major concerns included: ecology, climate, resources, demography Practical applications: maps, trade patterns, population distribution, industrial/agricultural decisions Practical applications: maps, trade patterns, population distribution, industrial/agricultural decisions

6. Economics: the study of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services

7. Economics (continued) Includes the social organization through which people satisfy wants & needs Includes the social organization through which people satisfy wants & needs Major concerns: production, distribution, consumption, monetary & fiscal policy, costs & benefits, supply & demand, etc. Major concerns: production, distribution, consumption, monetary & fiscal policy, costs & benefits, supply & demand, etc.

8. Political Science: the study of behavior related to the functioning of the political system

9. Political Science (continued) It is concerned with the study of social arrangements to maintain peace & order within a society It is concerned with the study of social arrangements to maintain peace & order within a society Major topics include: politics, law, public administration, international relations, philosophy, and theory Major topics include: politics, law, public administration, international relations, philosophy, and theory Practical applications: laws, taxation, regulations, public services Practical applications: laws, taxation, regulations, public services

10. Sociology: the scientific study of societies and human social behavior; how and why groups act or influence others’ behavior

11. Psychology: the scientific study of how and why individuals act or how individuals influence others’ behavior

12. Psychology (continued) Major topics: the brain, personality, abnormalities, development, maturation, memory, perception, and intelligence Major topics: the brain, personality, abnormalities, development, maturation, memory, perception, and intelligence

13. Anthropology: the study of human behavior by looking at evolutionary predecessors of humans (physical anthropology/archeology); the study of human culture (cultural anthropology)

14. The “New” Disciplines (Interdisciplinary Studies) Ethnic Studies (Afro-American, Latino- American…) Ethnic Studies (Afro-American, Latino- American…) Criminology, Legal Studies Criminology, Legal Studies Industrial/Organizational/Labor Relations Industrial/Organizational/Labor Relations Urban Studies Urban Studies International Studies International Studies Religious Studies Religious Studies Women’s Studies Women’s Studies

15. Now, the real journey begins!

16. The End!