Branches of the Social Sciences

What does economics study?

• Allocation of scarce resources

• Human behavior

• Cultural development

• Political systems

What does environmental economics focus on?

• Allocation of natural resources

• Human biological nature

• Political institutions

• Economic factors

What is the focus of labor economics?

• Decision-making and behaviors of employees

• History of political institutions

• Human culture

• Public health

What does business economics examine?

• Behavior of companies and firms

• Human evolution

• Public opinion

• Social institutions

What does monetary economics study?

• Nation's production and inflation

• Human behavior

• Cultural norms

• Social history

What is anthropology?

• Scientific study of humans and cultures

• Study of political systems

• Analysis of economic factors

• Examination of historical events

What does cultural anthropology study?

• Development of human culture

• Human biological nature

• Political history

• Economic institutions

What does physical anthropology focus on?

• Human biological nature and evolution

• Social behavior

• Economic history

• Cultural norms

What does archeology study?

• Human life in the past

• Political institutions

• Economic factors

• Human behavior

What is the focus of history?

• Systematic study of human past events

• Study of human behavior

• Analysis of economic systems

• Examination of cultural norms