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Unit 3: Social Science Discipline: Sociology and History

3.6 Review Questions Notes

1. Discuss the nature and scope of social science disciplines.
2. Write a note on development of sociology.
3. Define social facts. What are the key characteristics of social facts?
4. Discuss the nature of history as social science discipline.

Answers: Self Assessment

1. Sociology 2. History
3. Humanity 4. Total knowledge
5. Social facts 6. Pathological
7. History 8. Prehistory

3.7 Further Readings

Books Brock, C : The Literature of Political Science : A guide for Students, Libraries and
Teachers, 1969.
Heller (FL) : The Information Sources of Political Sciences, Ed. 3.1981.
Hoselitz (Bert F) : Reader’s Guide to the Social Sciences Rev. ed. 1972.
Lewis (PR) : The Literature of the Social Sciences : An Introductory survey and
guide, 1960.
Mackanzie (Wom) : Study of Political Science Today, 1970.
UNESCO : Main Trends of Research in the Social and Human Science, 1970.
Malnyk (P) : Economics : Bibliographic Guide to Reference Books and Information
Sources, 1971.
Maltby (A) : Economics and Commerce : The Sources of Information and their
Organisation. 1978.
Sheehy (EP) : Guide to Reference Books, Latest ed.
Tza Ghung (Li) : Social science reference Sources : A practical guide, 1980.
Me Innis (Raymond G.) and James (WS) : Social science research handbook,
1975.
Walford (AJ). Ed. : Guide to reference material, 1980.
Webb (WH), Ed. : Sources of information in the social science. Ed. 3. 1980.

Online links www.britannica.com
www.ub.edu/geocrit/geo84.htm
www.journals.elsevier.com/social-science-research

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