1. There’s no single science of society or science of humanity. Instead, there are several branches of learning that deal with the origins and activities of human groups. The size of such groups ranges from the family, tribe and nation up to the relationships between nations. These subjects are called social sciences, and they include anthropology, economics, political science, sociology, social psychology, social geography, international relations, and comparative law. History is sometimes included as a social science.
2. Since 1950 the term behavioral sciences has come into prominence in the colleges and universities. It refers to such subjects as psychology, sociology, social psychology, and social or cultural anthropology. The benefit of bringing these subjects together under the umbrella term behavioral sciences has been to draw them closer to the natural sciences. Sometimes behavioral science and social science are used as equivalents, but many scholars insist on distinguishing between them.
3. The subject matter of the social sciences was carefully studied long before the sciences themselves were named. The naming did not happen until the 19th century. Before then, the courses that are today studied as political science, law, ethics, psychology, or economics are full within the province of philosophy. The classical Greek philosophers – especially Socrates, Plato and Aristotle – believed that anything humans could experience or think about was worth investigating.
4. Since the early years of the 20th century, in schools of the US some of these subjects have been blended into a single course called social studies. The purpose of social studies is to provide a comprehensive survey of the whole range of human life in all periods of history and all parts of the world. In today’s schools the interdisciplinary social studies courses persist, but they are not the single source schooling in social sciences.
Определите, является ли утверждение:
The term social sciences appeared in the 19th century.
1) в тексте нет информации
2) истинным
3) ложным
ЗАДАНИЕ28 (выберите один вариант ответа)
Определите, является ли утверждение:
History is always treated as a social science.
1) истинным
2) в тексте нет информации
3) ложным
ЗАДАНИЕ29 (выберите один вариант ответа)
Определите, является ли утверждение:
The problem of the social sciences were investigated before this term appeared.
1) в тексте нет информации
2) ложным
3) истинным
ЗАДАНИЕ30 (выберите один вариант ответа)
Определите, является ли утверждение:
Economics was the first social science to set itself off from the rest.
1) в тексте нет информации
2) ложным
3) истинным
ЗАДАНИЕ31 (выберите один вариант ответа)
Укажите, какой части текста (1, 2, 3, 4) соответствует следующая информация:
Social sciences include a wide range of subjects dealing with human groups.
1) 4 2) 1
3) 2 4) 3
ЗАДАНИЕ32 (выберите один вариант ответа)
Укажите, какой части текста (1, 2, 3, 4) соответствует следующая информация:
Before the 19th century some social sciences were studied by philosophers.
1) 4 2) 3
3) 1 4) 2
ЗАДАНИЕ33 (выберите один вариант ответа)
Ответьте на вопрос:
What was the advantage of introducing behavioral sciences?
1) Behavioral sciences and social sciences can be used as synonyms.
2) Behavioral sciences include such subjects as psychology, sociology, social psychology, and social and cultural anthropology.
3) It gives the possibility to connect behavioral sciences with natural sciences.
4) Behavioral sciences were studied in colleges and universities.
ЗАДАНИЕ34 (выберите один вариант ответа)
Определите основную идею текста
1) Social sciences study social behaviour.
2) Scientists should investigate everything people can experience or think about.
3) Since the beginning of the 20th century social sciences are studied in different educational institutions.
4) There are several sciences which have focused on the activities of human groups.