Anthropology Anthropology is a social science, which includes several different aspects like archeology, physical or biological anthropology, archeology, ethnography, anthropological linguistics and also ethnography. Fundamentally, anthropology is based on four fundamental branches or pillars of anthropology, which are physical anthropology, socio-cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and archeology. Physical anthropology, also known as biological anthropology involves the study of human evolution and adaptability, population genetics, primatology and also subjects like paleoanthropology, anthropometrics, forensic anthropology, osteology and nutritional anthropology. Physical anthropology basically aims to study the physical aspects of human beings. Socio-cultural anthropology deals with understanding the social and cultural organization of people and deals with sub-fields like psychological anthropology, anthropology of religion, cultural studies, anthropology of media and cyberspace, including ethnic studies. Linguistic anthropology is a branch that deals with understanding the process of human communication. Archeology is a branch of anthropology that deals with the study of human cultures and civilizations by recovery, documentation, analysis and interpretation of ancient material remains as well as environmental data. Economics Economics is a branch of social sciences that aims to study the production, distribution, and consumption of wealth. Economics is further categorized into two broad divisions, which are microeconomics and macroeconomics. The branch of microeconomics deals with how individuals, households and firms take decisions to allocate limited resources, thus covering the gist of economic activities linked with issues like inflation, growth, unemployment, and taxation levels. On the other hand macroeconomics understands and studies the economy as a whole. Macroeconomics considers the factors affecting long-term levels like growth of national income with respect to capital accumulation, labor force and technological developments. History History is a discipline of science, which deals with the study of the human race in previous times, with regard to scientific discoveries, important events, documented findings, and archaeological evidence. Specific areas in the field of history deal with the study of events and development in particular time periods or geographical / regional historical studies. In addition to these, there are also sub-fields like social history, diplomatic history, gender history and even history of people. The methods and tools used in historical studies include contemporaneous corroboration, prosopography and historical revisionism. Nowadays portrayal of history on film is also considered as a documented record of history. In addition, documented logs and observations regarding social changes are some of the commonly used methods for historical studies. Communication If it hadn't been for communication, humans wouldn't have evolved beyond a certain time. The study of communication is also included under the umbrella of social sciences. There are a number of aspects about communication which are being studied in addition to the exploration of new ideas and avenues. Communication is thus a very important aspect of our everyday lives, especially in relation to body language. Education The basic needs of man may be food, clothing and shelter, but education is something that has found its place within the list. The importance of education cannot be stressed enough, since it forms the basis of the developing human civilizations. It is one of the core branches of knowledge that is essential for the passing on of wisdom from one generation to the next. The field of education includes teaching and learning specific skills, but more importantly it involves mastering the art of disseminating knowledge, balanced judgment and creating responsible citizens through the process of all-round education. The field of education is not only limited to the art of pedagogy but it also makes uses of other sciences like psychology, philosophy, computers science, neuroscience, linguistics, anthropology as well as sociology. Psychology The branch that deals with the study of the human mind - psychology, is a very important social science which is also useful in several other branches of science. It helps determine how humans react and adapt to life's various events, why marriages fail, why some children grow up into monstrous murderers, or how mentally sick patients in the psychological sense, do what they do. Doctors conclude that humans have their moments of instability, studying them throughout the ages and coming up with solid evidence that finds fault in their upbringing, individual experiences, and the influence of others. Political Science Political science has been one of the major subjects under the branch of social sciences. Political science is the discipline that studies the theories and practice of politics. It also involves in-depth analysis of political systems and patterns in politics. Political science includes subjects like international relations, political theory, public policies, national politics, public administration as well as comparative politics. There are distinct philosophies that are used in the studies of political sciences. Some of the popular philosophies used in political science are classical political philosophy, interpretivism, structuralism, behaviorism, pluralism, realism and institutionalism. Geography Geography is classified into two different disciplines - human and physical geography. Human geography deals with how space is created, viewed and managed by human beings. While physical geography focuses on the natural environment which includes climate, vegetation, life, soil, water and even landforms. There also exists a third field called environmental geography, which combines the two branches and studies the interaction between human beings and the environment. Human geography involves understanding the processes that shape human interactions with the environment. Broadly defined, human geography is a branch of science, which deals with the causes and consequences of spatial distribution of human activity on the earth. The various sub-fields that are included under human geography are cultural geography, development geography, economic geography, health geography, historical geography, political geography, population geography, urban geography and tourism geography. On the other hand physical geography is the branch that deals with the processes and patterns in the natural environment. Physical geography thus has sub branches, which deal with the various elements in the environment. Geomorphology, hydrology, glaciology, biogeography, climatology, pedology, palaeogeography, coastal geography, oceanography, quaternary science, landscape ecology, geomatics and environmental geography are the sub-fields that fall under physical geography. Law Law is one of the important branches of social sciences. The study of law deals with the study of law structures and implied legal policies. It also incorporates case studies in the past and social patterns for the possibilities of formulation of new laws. The study of law basically deals with legal subjects, legal systems, legal theories and legal institutions. Legal subjects include subjects like international law, constitution and administrative law, criminal law, contract law, tort law, property law, equity and trusts. This studies of legal systems include civil law, common law and equity, religious law and various jurisdictions. Legal theories include the study of the history of law, philosophy of law, economic analysis of law as well as the sociology of law. Law studies also include study of various legal institutions and branches like judicial law, legislative law, executive law, military laws and ethics of the legal profession. Linguistics Linguistics is a branch of social sciences that deals with cognitive and social aspects of human languages. Conventionally, linguistics is divided into four major areas, which are syntax, semantics, phonetics and phonology. Syntax is the study of rules that govern sentence structure. Semantics is the study of the meaning of words, where phonetics is the study of the sounds made through speech and phonology is the study of abstract sound related to a foreign languages. New areas in this field include subjects like evolutionary linguistics, which involves study of origin and evolution of languages and psycholinguistics, which deal with psychological factors in language. Social Work Social work is an active area of social science where it is a professional area of being of service to the unfortunate and afflicted. It reins in community cooperation to help out those in need, where research is carried out on areas like social policy, program evaluation, human development and so on. Professionals take on other responsibilities and works as part of this social science like psychotherapy, social welfare policy analysis, hospital care, counseling, community organizing and the likes. Sociology Sociology can be defined as the study of societies and human social behavior. Sociology generally includes social rules and processes and in-depth analysis of social interactions. It often involves study of social lives of people, groups and societies. Sociological studies make use of various research and data collection methods. Some of the commonly used methods include case studies, historical research, participant observation, interviewing, surveys, social network analysis and even model building. There are a vast number of sub-fields that can be included under sociology. Some examples of these sub-fields are clinical sociology, business sociology, childhood sociology, art sociology, economic sociology, political sociology, rural sociology and urban sociology.