Interdisciplinary Social Science: Integrative Thinking and Complex Social Problems

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Author(s): Lisa Turner de Vera
ISBN: 9781684783199
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2023
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Format: GRLContent (online access)

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Overview of
Interdisciplinary Social Science: Integrative Thinking and Complex Social Problems

Discovery

Increasingly, interdisciplinarity is an integral part of higher learning. This book leads students through interdisciplinarity in the social sciences. They will build skills for problem identification, identifying the epistemologies of the social sciences, and build an appreciation for the complexity of social issues. Through the use of these skills, students will identify, combine, integrate, and orchestrate a variety of disciplinary perspectives into a holistic approach to problem solving.

Table of Contents

  1. Course Introduction
  2. Introduction to Interdisciplinary Learning
  3. Unflattening
  4. Interdisciplinary Tool Kit
  5. Complex Systems: Why we need disciplinary knowledge
  6. Introduction to Epistemology
  7. Disciplinary Assumptions and Theory
  8. What Goes On in the Disciplinary Silo?
  9. Introduction to Social Science Disciplines
  10. Social Problems
  11. Integration Project