Social Sciences In The Blessings Of Psychology
Posted by admin in Psychology, Social Sciences on November 15, 2011
In order to stress the importance of psychology and its distinctive and intricate attributes, here is an attempt to reveal the essence of the discipline of psychology. In doing this, this essay will answer: How does psychology’s mission add unique elements to the social sciences?
Social Science
Social science has a number of different factors and is made up of many different disciplines which include geography, anthropology, psychology, political science, economics and sociology. Although some of these disciplines have been researched and developed more thoroughly than others, psychology may be argued as being the most prominent. Psychology’s theories have been evolving for well over a century and are the subject of continuous debate in the academic world and beyond. The key factor that differentiates psychology from the other five social sciences is its individual humanistic focus. The study of psychology is based upon the human condition (who am I? why am I?) whereas the other five disciplines are focused on humans as a group (who are we? why are we?). It is this factor that separates psychology from the other social sciences.
The four main psychological theories to be discussed below are: Read the rest of this entry »
Most Interesting Theories in Earth Sciences Today
Posted by admin in Earth Science on November 15, 2011
Ever since the Geological Societies in Europe learned men have spent considerable time contemplating how the Earth got to be the way it is, where the Moon came from, why we have Earthquakes and such. Not long ago Gore won the Nobel Prize for his movie Inconvenient Truth, which suggested that the water levels might rise and flood out much of mankind’s greatest civilizations.
Nevertheless, it does not appear that this is happening at all, rather the ocean if it is rising may rise less than a few feet over 150-years, that is if all the ice is to melt. Still others show that the ocean has been receding for millions of years. One gentleman who has several theories on such things as Isostatic Rebound, the Evolution of Ancient Civilizations, Earth Expansion, Seismic Creep and Receding Seas may actually have a lot more research into such events and be able to prove it – would this not be worthy of the Nobel Prize.
The Scientist’s name is Richard Guy and in discussing this whole set of concepts with him it occurred to us that; “Would it not be funny if Al Gore won the Prize for saying that sea levels are rising and then he turned around and won it for saying that sea levels are falling?” Read the rest of this entry »