CONTENT OF SOCIAL STUDIES
CONTENT
- Meaning of Content of Social Studies
- Social Studies Methods
- Components of Social Studies
Meaning of Social Studies Contents
The content of Social Studies include the following:
- Facts
- Concepts
- Generalisation
- Skills
- Values
- Attitude
Facts
Facts are things that are verifiable truth about things or happenings around us. Social Studies rely on facts about the society, how the facts are collected and the use of this information for the improvement of the society where we live.
Concepts
Concepts are general or abstract ideas that we have about things around us. Hence, Social Studies uses concepts like culture, environment, religion, family etc. to make us understand the interaction between man and his environment.
Generalisation
This is simply the formulation of general principles from the detailed facts we know or have about something that has been studied for a reasonable period of time. For example, based on the detailed facts we have about the form of marriage commonly practiced in Africa, we can generalise that polygamy is commonplace in Africa compared with Europe.
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