Meaning:
“Social Science is the study of human relations”- Jarolimick
Social Science is the study of the activities of social and physical environment -Michels
Nature of social Science:
- As an independent subject
- As a unified subject
Scope of social science:
- Study of human relation
- Study of man-made institutions
- Society related study
- Study of past based incidents
- Development of citizen related traits
- Study of natural Science and development
- Study of relations based o internationalism
Importance of teaching Social Science:
- With it ,man is enabled to solve practical problems
- It helps in becoming an efficient citizen of democracy
- It has significance to develop an international viewpoint
- It helps forms mans social character
- Man is made duty bound
- It enlightenes the path of progress and advancement
- It is important for moral progress of society
- Important for institutions and communities
Objectives of social Science:
Objectives of social Science according to scholars-
- To provide the knowledge of natural and social environment
- It make us know how man can fulfill their needs
- To develop human qualities in students
- To know duties towards human society
- To develop imagination,critical thinking,resoning power in students
- To provide knowledge and prudence to students
- To enable students to work according to the environment
- To develop desirable attitudes
- To provide training in good behaviour
- To develop fundamental proficiencies
- To develop comparison,analysis,summary,evaluation
- To develop personality
- To develop feeling of cooperation
- To develop feeling of morality in students
- To acquire with the social thinking
- To cooperate with society actively
- To approve of social values
- To develop the feeling of universal brotherhood
- To develop mental and intellectual processes
- To develop prudence in students
Aims of teaching social Science:
- To provide knowledge related to culture and civilisation
- To beget the education a democracy
- Development of civil qualities
- Development of social behaviour
- Knowledge of social development
- Begetting a Social knowledge
- All round development of personality
- Development of the feeling of universal brotherhood
- To show the significance of mutual dependence
- Development of the power of reasoning and thinking
- Ability to mould oneself according to the environment
- Development of good habits and suitable proficiency
- Socialisation of a student
- Development of modernisation
- Development if Social and moral values