Social Science: General Skills

Content Knowledge
Comprehend
• The defining characteristics of disciplines within the social sciences
• The diversity of human beings and human cultures
• That each social science discipline is subject to certain criticisms and limitations, and be aware of at least one discipline’s primary limitations and
criticisms
• How social science theories and concepts can be applied to understand major current world events, issues and problems
• The various perspectives other than one’s own in perceiving events and circumstances such as:
o Racial and cultural groups
o Gender
o From other ages
o Under other political and economic systems
• How to integrate concepts learned from at least two different social science disciplines
• The significant generalizations, principles and theories of each discipline
Standards for Success (S4S)
Social Science: General Skills
Successful students:
A. Have a basic understanding of the social sciences (history, economics, geography,
political science, sociology)