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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{2} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{3.68 cm} x{4.32 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Social Sciences}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Definition & A group of academic disciplines dedicated to examining society. \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & Branch of science studies on {\bf{how people interact with each other, behave, develop as a culture, and influence the world.}} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 6) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Vital Focus & Helps to explain how society works; exploring everything from the triggers of economic growth and causes unemployment to what makes people happy. \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 7) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & Helps to shape corporate strategies and government policies. \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} As a Field of Study & {\bf{Examines the relationships}} between individuals and societies, as well as the development and operation of societies, rather than studying the physical world. \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 8) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} & These academic disciplines rely more heavily on interpretation and qualitative research methodologies. \tn % Row Count 32 (+ 5) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{3.68 cm} x{4.32 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Social Sciences (cont)}} \tn % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Humanities and Social Science & What separates them is the {\bf{technique applied}}: Humanities are viewed as more philosophical and less scientific. \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 6) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} & Both studies human beings \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Early Education of Social Sciences & In the US, it begins in elementary school and progresses throughout middle and highschool with an {\bf{emphasis on core social sciences.}} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 7) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} & At collegiate level, more specialized disciplined are offered. \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{The social science include {\bf{Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, Sociology, Social Psychology, etc.}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.56 cm} x{5.44 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Economics}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Origin & The history of economic thought goes back all the way to Ancient Greek philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, and Xenophon. \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & Their works laid the foundation for nearly all the social sciences, economics included. \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 15-18th Century & Travel became easier and more nations were able to partake in international trade, the school of mercantilism grew. \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 5) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & Suddenly the economic actions of many nations were motivated by the belief that a country should maximize exports and minimize imports. \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 5) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Adam Smith & {\bf{Father of Modern Economics}} and one of the writers that challenged the predominating school of thoought. \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 4) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} & Along with Jean Jacques Rousseau and John Locke, {\bf{promoted the idea of a self-regulating economy}} and introduced the {\bf{concept of classical economics.}} \tn % Row Count 29 (+ 6) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & Wrote the book, {\bf{Wealth of Nations}} and it is still studied today and admired by many politicians. \tn % Row Count 33 (+ 4) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.56 cm} x{5.44 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Economics (cont)}} \tn % Row 7 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Karl Marx & Famously {\bf{challenged capitalism as an appropriate economic model}} by placing an emphasis on the labor theory of value. \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{white} & His critique of capitalism has had a huge impact on many thinkers. \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} John Maynard Keynes & The {\bf{Keynesian School of Economics}} is very popular amongst today's economists \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 3) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{white} Keynesian Economics & Considered a {\emph{"demand-side"}} macro-economic theory that focuses on {\bf{changes in the economy over the short run}} and was the {\bf{first to separate the study of economic behavior and markets based on individual incentives from the study of broad national economic aggregate variables and constructs.}} \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 12) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{4 cm} x{4 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Examples of Social Sciences}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Nowadays, colleges and universities offer numerous social science programs. & African American studies, anthropology, demography, economics, ethnic studies, gender and women's studies, geography, history, linguistics, political science, psychology, and sociology. \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 10) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Master's degree and Ph.D. programs at colleges and universities offer further opportunities for deeper specialization.} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{1.6 cm} x{6.4 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Poverty}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Definition} & Economic state where people are {\bf{experiencing scarcity or the lack of certain commodities that are required for the lives of human beings.}} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & A multi-faceted concept; inclusive of political, economic, and social. \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Poverte & French word; means {\bf{poor.}} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.64 cm} x{5.36 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{History of Social Sciences}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Origins & Can be traced back to the ancient Greeks. \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & The lives they led and their early studies into human nature, the state, and mortality helped to shape Western civilization. \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 5) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Age of \seqsplit{Enlightenment} & This is the {\bf{Age of Reason}} in which social science as an academic field of study which flourished through much of the {\bf{18th century in Europe.}} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 6) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Adam Smith, Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Denis Diderot, Immanuel Kant, and David Hume}} were among the big intellectuals at the time who laid the foundations for the study of social science in the Western World,} \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 5) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Individuals began to take a more disciplined approach to quantify their observations of society, and over time, similar aspects of society, such as linguistics and psychology were separated into unique fields of study.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{3.52 cm} x{4.48 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Psychology}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Origin & Psychology is one of the fastest-growing fields of social science. \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & Began as a medical field of study in the late 1800s. \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} American Psychology Association & Formed in {\bf{1892}} enlisting 26 members. \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Sigmund Freud & His work throughout the {\bf{early 20th century.}} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Interpretations of Dreams (1900) & Helped to bring theories of psychology into the Western World. \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 3) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} 1952 & The very first edition of the {\bf{Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders}} was published. \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 5) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Even in the first quarter of the 21st century, however, psychology has continued to see rapid growth.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{3.6 cm} x{4.4 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Social Sciences and Business}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Subject Matter of Social Sciences & {\bf{Human behavior, relationships, attitudes, and how these things have changed over time}} is a useful information for any successful business to possess. \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 7) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Naturally, {\bf{the social studies field of economics is key to the business sector.}}} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Behavioral Economists & Who uses psychology {\bf{to analyze and predict the economic decision-making processes of individuals and institutions.}} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 6) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & They are increasingly sought after by some of the world's largest brands. \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{However, even the concepts of social sciences such as demography, political science, and \newline sociology are frequently applied in many different business contexts. \newline \newline The fields of advertising and marketing, for example, often use theories of human behavior from these fields to more efficiently market their products to consumers.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{4 cm} x{4 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Social Science Careers}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Typical Careers in Social Sciences & Working as an economist, psychologist, social worker, or in law, government, non-profits as well as working in academia. \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 6) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} The Use of Economic Analysis and Quantitative Methods & Many industries utilize these to study and forecast business, sales, and other market trends. \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 5) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Economist & One of the most sought-after workers in the US (according to projections by the Bureau of Labor Statistics). \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 6) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & Projected changes in employment from 2019-2029 is {\bf{14\%.}} \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Other social science related careers are expected to grow at a rate of 4\%, which is the average for all occupations.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} 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