SOCIAL STUDIES ARTICLE

An article about social studies and its benefits and its career possibilities.
WHAT IS SOCIAL STUDIES?
Social studies help us understand history as it is a study of human societies, and it informs us and helps us to make sure history doesn't repeat itself. The purpose of the curriculum is to help citizens develop knowledge and information of the past and current human society.

HOW IS IT BENEFICIAL?
Social is the study of human society and it has various and multiple branches of it. Politics is a major in social studies, in the past and now. Studying the past complexities of politics and the world views can impact current complexities in different ways.
Studying social studies helps us make informed decisions because of past actions. Generally social studies help citizens to develop an empathetic and civic mind.
THE 7 MAIN BRANCHES OF SOCIAL STUDIES
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Psychology is the study of the mind and behaviour, you learn how to learn about others by observing their actions whether human or nonhuman. Psychology follows scientific methods by observing, analyzing, and experimenting. ​
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Sociology is the systematic study of society, they study relationships, marriage, poverty & inequality, social movements, and much more.
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Political science is the systematic study of distribution of power in constitutions. They look over laws and anything that is concerned with the constitution they are involved with.
CAREER POSSIBILITIES


Social studies has a variety of diverse jobs, but it depends on what kind of job field you want to go into.
Education involved jobs:
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History Teacher
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Geography Teacher
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College Professor (History, Political Science, Sociology, etc.)
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Curriculum Developer
Government & Public Service
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Policy Analyst
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Diplomat / Foreign Service Officer
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Legislative Assistant
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City Planner / Urban Planner
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Public Administrator
Media, Writing
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Journalist / Reporter
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Political Correspondent
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Editor
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Documentary Researcher
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Economics is the study of scarcity, they study about how we manage our resources and how we can benefit from it. Economics usually revolve around wealth and finance, but it’s also used to make hypotheses about future economics.
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Anthropology is the study of all aspects that make us human. They study all aspects of prehistoric times to times that are today. From diet to origin, culture, trends, languages, life, and everything that makes us human, and more.
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Demography is the study of the human population. They study and collect the data of statistics of the deaths, births, and migration.
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Geography is the study of the aspects of Earth. They study the force that shapes it and whether it's human and nonhuman. The 5 themes in geography are location, place, environment interaction, movement, and region.
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