Social Sciences: Sound smarter without trying harder
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Social Sciences - Adams Media
The Very Lazy Intellectual
Social Sciences
Sound smarter without trying harder
Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Avon, Massachusetts
Contents
Introduction
Social Sciences
Psychology
Psychology Disciplines
Clinical Psychology
Economics
History of Economic Theory
The Great Depression
Sociology
History of Sociology
Sociology in America
A Future of Sociology
Political Science
Political Science Movements
Politics of Globalization
Military Expenditures in 2008
Nuclear Politics
Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
Archaeology
Linguistic Anthropology
Physical Anthropology
Cheat Sheet for Social Sciences
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Introduction
If we were to look up the term lazy in a dictionary, we might expect to find some unflattering connotations. Let’s skip over such definitions as adverse or resistant to work,
slothful,
and sluggish,
and adopt a more positive, charitable perspective. If instead we consider lazy as economical
or avoiding waste,
we get a much better picture of the idea behind The Very Lazy Intellectual series.
This series of books is a set of short, economical references full of the fundamental knowledge you need to know to sound as if you really know something about a particular academic subject. The Very Lazy Intellectual: Social Sciences lays out the indispensable facts, crucial high points, and fascinating elements of humanity’s critical social sciences to build your knowledge foundation.
Whether you want to refresh your memory of a long-since forgotten course, or merely wish to be able to say something intelligent about economics, psychology, sociology, or any social science, this book will help. Enjoy the low-effort scholarship of The Very Lazy Intellectual: Social Sciences.
If you’d like to learn more about social sciences, check out The Lazy Intellectual, available in print (978-1-4405-0456-3) and eBook (978-1-4405-0888-2) formats.
Social Sciences
The social sciences are a group of academic disciplines that apply scientific methods to the social relations of humans. Many of these studies had their roots in a desire for social betterment of society but now employ quantitative methods and statistics in their analysis of theories and trends. The Very Lazy Intellectual: Social Sciences takes a brief look at the fields of psychology, economics, sociology, political science, anthropology, and archaeology.
Psychology
Psychology is a scientific approach to understanding the thought processes and behaviors of humans in their interaction with the environment. The term psychology has its origins in the Greek words psyche (soul or self) and logos (logic and, in turn, science). Psychologists study the processes of thinking and cognition, sense perception, learning, emotions and motivation, personality, abnormal behavior, and