FAMILY LIVING 120

The Behavioral Sciences

Behavioural Science

Behavioural science (or Behavioral science) is a term that encompasses all the disciplines that explore the activities of and interactions among organisms in the natural world. It involves the systematic analysis and investigation of human and animal behaviour through controlled and naturalistic experimental observations and rigorous formulations.

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Categories of Behavioural Sciences

Behavioural sciences includes two broad categories: Neural-Decision sciences and Social-Communication sciences.

Decision sciences involves those disciplines primarily dealing with the decision processes and individual functioning used in the survival of organism in a social environment. These include psychology, cognitive, organization theory, psychobiology, management science, operations research and social neuroscience.

Categories of Behavioural Sciences

Communication sciences include those fields which study the communication strategies used by organisms and its dynamics between organisms in an environment.

These include fields like Anthropology, Organizational behaviour, Organization studies, Sociology and Social networks.

Anthropology Is the study of humanity. Anthropology

has origins in the natural sciences, and the humanities. It has an emphasis on in-depth examination of context, cross-cultural comparisons and the importance it places on long-term, experiential immersion in the area of research, often known as participant-observation. Cultural anthropology in particular has emphasized cultural relativity and the use of findings to frame cultural critiques. It is the cross-cultural study of human's behavior in terms of geography, time period and culture. Culture includes beliefs, traditions, ceremonies and objects.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropology

Anthropology

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Psychology

Is an academic and applied science involving the scientific study of mental functions and behavior. Psychologists study such phenomena as perception, cognition, emotion, personality, behavior, and interpersonal relationships. Psychology also refers to the application of such knowledge to various spheres of human activity, including issues related to everyday life (e.g. family, education, and employment) and the treatment of mental health problems.

It also refers to the study of the behavior of individuals in light of their own personal heredity and environmental influences. It is concerned with emotions, motivations, intelligence and learning.

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Psychology

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Sociology

Sociology is a branch of the social sciences. It is an effort to use systematic methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity. It is the study of the behavior of humans in groups, how and why these groups develop, and the laws that govern human's activities within these groups.

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Sociology

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Small Group Discussion

1. What is something you would never want your children to go through?

2. Name a family member of whom you are proud.

3. What are three things you like about your family?

4. What do you think the most successful ingredient for a happy marriage?

5. What is trhe best family show on TV?6. Do you think you or your friends will get

married? Have children? What percentage?