Discussion:

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Considering the five topics covered in the textbook: Human Ecosystems and Technological Change, in Module #2: Social and Behavioral Science Perspectives, how does the information presented in "Should Public Restrooms be Gender-Neutral?", "Should Children's Toys be Gender-Neutral?", "Are Vaccines Safe and Beneficial?", "Has Gender Equality Come a Long Way?" and "Should Colleges and Univrsities Consider an Applicant's Race When Deciding Wheter to Accept a Student?" work together to build your basis for your understanding of the social sciences presented in the "Social Science Notes" (images attached below)?

Additionally, utilizing the example provided in Obama's First Inauguaral Address (also found in the "Social Sciences Notes" below) of how the social sciences play a role in your perspective of the world, connect the social sciences to your understanding of the topics presented in this module.

Utilizing the utmost of respect and appropriateness, how does, what you have built for your own basis for social science perspectives, compare and contrast with the overall perspective of the topics presented in the textbook? Explain and support your thoughts with appropriate and more formal expression (specific example/evidence) from, at least, four (4) of the five (5) topics in Module #2 of your textbook. Be certain to construct your original posting with a grammatically correct, well thought out, multi-paragraph (minimum of three to four paragraphs) posting.

HDCS 1300: Human Ecosystems and Technological Change Overview Social Science Lecture Notes Prepared by: Lori M. Selzer, M.Ed. Social Sciences seek to study all facets of society, including, but not limited to the following areas: I. A. 1. 2. tools that a society uses techniques that the society employs traditions that are embedded within the society languages utilized beliefs that the society possesses values social institutions 3. 4. 5. 6. kinships and how they are structured 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. B. C. D. economic mechanisms "cravings"- such as art/fashion styles struggles for power and/or prestige Simply put, the "social sciences are a group of academic disciplines that study human aspects of the world" utilizes the scientific method- makes the social sciences different from the arts and humanities recognizes both qualitative (descriptive, in-depth) and quantitative (how much) methods of research History of the Social Sciences Ancient Greece II. A. 1. 2. B. 3. Name associated: Aristotle Development of the mathematical proof "changed everything" delineated the difference between "scientific" disciplines and "social" disciplines Establishment of the "social sciences" being different from the arts/humanities through the use of the scientific method Nineteenth (19th) Century 1. Name(s) associated: Charles Darwin Karl Marx Term "social science" first appeared... 2. a. Book: An Inquiry into the Principles of the Distribution of Wealth Most Conducive to Human Happiness; Applied to the Newly Proposed System of Voluntary Equality of Wealth b. William Thompson (1775-1833)