POLITICAL SCIENCE

ORIGIN OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

OTHER DISCIPLINES RELATED TO POLITICAL SCIENCE

a. History - is the study of the past as it is described in written documents. Events

occurring before written record are considered prehistory. It is an umbrella term that
relates to past events as well as the memory, discovery, collection, organization,
presentation, and interpretation of information about these events. Scholars who
write about history are called historians.

b. Economics - is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and
consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and
interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analyzes
basic elements in the economy, including individual agents and markets, their
interactions, and the outcomes of interactions. Individual agents may include, for
example, households, firms, buyers, and sellers. Macroeconomics analyzes the entire
economy (meaning aggregated production, consumption, savings, and investment)
and issues affecting it, including unemployment of resources (labour, capital, and
land), inflation, economic growth, and the public policies that address these issues
(monetary, fiscal, and other policies).

c. Sociology - is the scientific study of society, including patterns of social

relationships, social interaction, and culture. It is a social science that uses various
methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of
knowledge about social order, acceptance, and change. Many sociologists aim to
conduct research that may be applied directly to social policy and welfare, while
others focus primarily on refining the theoretical understanding of social processes.
Subject matter ranges from the micro-sociology level of individual agency and
interaction to the macro level of systems and the social structure.

d. Anthropology - is the study of various aspects of humans within past and present
societies. Social anthropology and cultural anthropologystudy the norms and values
of societies. Linguistic anthropology studies how language affects social life.
Biological or physical anthropology studies the biological development of humans.

e. Psychology - Psychology is the science of behavior and mind, embracing all aspects
of conscious and unconscious experience as well as thought. It is an academic
discipline and a social science which seeks to understand individuals and groups by
establishing general principles and researching specific cases. In this field, a
professional practitioner or researcher is called a psychologist and can be classified
as a social, behavioral, or cognitive scientist. Psychologists attempt to understand
 the role of mental functions in individual and social behavior, while also exploring the
physiological and biological processes that underlie cognitive functions and
behaviors.

f. Geography - is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, the features, the
inhabitants, and the phenomena of Earth. Geography is an all-encompassing
discipline that seeks an understanding of the Earth and its human and natural
complexitiesnot merely where objects are, but how they have changed and come
to be.

g. Jurisprudence - is the study and theory of law. Scholars of jurisprudence, also

known as jurists or legal theorists hope to obtain a deeper understanding of the
nature of law, of legal reasoning, legal systems, and of legal institutions.

h. Law - is a system of rules that are created and enforced through social or
governmental institutions to regulate behavior. Law as a system helps regulate and
ensure that a community show respect, and equality amongst themselves. State-
enforced laws can be made by a collective legislature or by a single legislator,
resulting in statutes, by the executive through decrees and regulations, or
established by judges through precedent, normally in common law jurisdictions.