SOSC 1140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Linguistic Anthropology, Exosphere, Social Anthropology

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 1140
• Professor: Cameron Johnston

Document Summary

Anthropology is the study of various aspects of humans within past and present societies. Social anthropology and cultural anthropology study the norms and values of societies. Linguistic anthropology studies how language affects social life. Economics is a social science concerned with the factors that determine the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Psychology is the study of behavior and mind, embracing all aspects of conscious and unconscious experience as well as thought. It is an academic discipline and an applied science which seeks to understand individuals and groups by establishing general principles and researching specific cases. Philosophy the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline. Sociology the study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society. the study of social problems revaluation of values. Very concrete in philosophy, specific answers, not abstract. You must have a different way of thinking to figure out a problem.