essential standards of understanding social science introduction
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ESSENTIAL STANDARDS OF UNDERSTANDING
Social Science Introduction
What we must know and applyCritical Ideas of Social Science
1. Choices have consequences= (cause/effect)2. Individuals have rights and responsibilities.3. Societies are shaped by beliefs, ideas,
diversity.4. Societies experience continuity and change
over time.5. Relationships among people, places, ideas
and environments are dynamic.
Social Studies Concepts
Each of these ideas can be examined from three perspectives:
1. Political: Politics is power. Who has it? Who gets what?
2. Economic: How people satisfy their wants and/or needs.
3. Social: The nature of human interaction. How humans react to each other and between groups.