Social studies is the integrated study of the
- Sociology
- Economics
- Political Science
- and: History, Geography, Anthropology, Archaeology, jurisprudence, philosophy, psychology, religion, as well as appropriate content from the mathematics, and natural sciences.
Sociology is the scientific study of society, including patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and culture. It uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about society.
Economics is a social science concerned with the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services. It studies how individuals, businesses, governments and nations make choices on allocating resources to satisfy their wants and needs, and tries to determine how these groups should organize and coordinate efforts to achieve maximum output.
Political Science also called government, deals with
- systems of governance
- the analysis of political activities, political thoughts and political behaviour.
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the distribution of power and resources.
TOPICS
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Sources of the economic growth: Arthus, Titouan, Larissa
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Globalization:
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Sustainable development and economic growth: (Annaëlle, Enora) + (Louison & Lili)
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Social conflicts: Lison Félicie Evane
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Inequalities: (Ewen, Nicolas, Lucie) + (Lisa, Candice.,
Lucas)
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Labour market: Loick Gabriel Youenn
Your tasks
IDEATION (27/09)
- Make a list of different problems related to your topic in the real world
- Collect some ideas, vocabulary you already have about that
- Choose one problem and turn it into a question
RESEARCH (04/10-11/10)
- Find 2 documents (1 text, 1 stat) related to your question and study them
- Gather knowledge on your topic
- Build your answer to the question thanks to your knowledge and information from both documents: make a plan!
PRODUCTION
- A paper that will be published in our brand new Euroclass newspaper (we have to find its name)
- An oral presentation, recorded (podcast on Radio Bla Bla)
DELIVERY
- Paper: 18/10 by mail: holalavannes@gmail.com
- Oral presentation: November
