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Science is a way to answer questions and solve problems by investigating the world around us through observation and experimentation. There are two main types of science: physical/natural science, which deals with natural and inanimate objects using precise experiments and the scientific method; and social science, which studies humans and society using less precise methods since human behavior is complex and ever-changing. Social science emerged in the 19th century due to intellectual developments, global conflicts, and the need to understand how to promote human welfare through social as well as physical advances.

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Science

Science is a way to answer questions and solve problems by investigating the world around us through observation and experimentation. There are two main types of science: physical/natural science, which deals with natural and inanimate objects using precise experiments and the scientific method; and social science, which studies humans and society using less precise methods since human behavior is complex and ever-changing. Social science emerged in the 19th century due to intellectual developments, global conflicts, and the need to understand how to promote human welfare through social as well as physical advances.

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What is Science?

What is SCIENCE?
There are several correct answers to
this question; list as many as you
can.

What is SCIENCE?
A way to answer questions & solve problems
How we understand the world around us
A way or process used to investigate what is
happening around you
It provides possible answers

Knowledge arranged systematically

Two types of science


Physical Science/Natural Science
Social Science

Physical/Natural Science
Deal with natural and inanimate objects
More precise, exact and less dubious
Use scientific method
Conduct experiments to verify the
facts
Provide less space for doubts
Objective
Reln b/w cause and effect more clear

Social Science
Any kind of study applied with man and
society, their history, relnship and
interaction.

Less exact and precise


Society laboratory
Controlled experiments are almost
impossible
Human beings are the subject matter
Ever changing and complex
Problem of objectivity

Emergence of Social Science


Thinkers and writers such as Herodotus,
Aristotle, Manu and Kautilya and many others
have written on different areas of social science
more than 2000 yrs ago.
The political atmosphere of ancient Greece and
Rome also favoured this kind of intellectual
atmosphere.
During the 17th and 18th century the process of
reniassance and enlightenment gave big
impetus to the continuation of the tradition of
reasoning.

The industrial revolutions and the two global


wars of the 20th century created new fear and
anxieties in the mind of human beings
All these let loose a new kind of intellectual and
philosophical wave

Scientists, philosophers, administrators


and many others have warned the
dangers on the imbalance in their culture.
Scientific advances in the form of nuclear
bomb have awakened even the innocent
people all over the world to the need for
comparable competence in social science

Advancement in physical science alone


cannot bring happiness.
Social Science are equally important in
promoting human welfare.
The beginning of social science has been
one of the major developments of the 19th
century.

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