History
and social studies
History
focuses on the people involved in history as well as human contribution that
lead to historical events. The study of history is important because it allow
one to make more sense of the current world. Although the term social studies
includes primarily history , Geography, civics, economics ,and sociology ,.
History at the collage or graduate or research level is a social study, a
social science or humanity may be a matter of debate.
History
helps us understand change and how the society we live in came t be. The second
reason history is a subject of serious study follow closely on the first. The
history of anything is important when your job is to improve the future. The
benefits of studying history is it teaches valuable lessons about human
nature.
It
gives a great deal of value to the study of history. The study of history is
important because it can tell us how we evolved. We study history in social
studies because we don't repeat the same mistake as our forefathers when
history repeats.
The
reason for studying history are:
- history help us understand
the world,
history tells us who we are,
- history helps understand
culture,
- history helps us learn of
world events.
In
social studies we study cultural history it include fictional sources such as
novels or plays.The primary purpose of social studies to help young people
develop the ability to make informed and reasoned decision for the public and
good citizen or diverse.
The
students focus on ;
LIFE AND DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN
PERSON
People
are more important than things ,it threatens or enhances the life and dignity
of the human person.
CALL TO FAMILY, COMMUNITY,
AND PARTICIPATION-
How we organised our society, in economic,
politics, law and policy, directly affects human dignity and the capacity
of individuals to grow in community.
RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES-
Human
dignity can pritected and a healthy community can be achieved only
responsibilities are met
Social
studies’
OPTION FOR THE POOR AND VULNERABLE-
In
a society marred by keeping divisions between rich and poor, we instructed to
put the needs of the poor and vulnerable first,
DIGNITY OF WORK AND RIGHTS
OF WORKERS
-If
dignity of work is to be protected, then the rights of workers, to decent
wages, to organize.
SOLIDARITY-We
are one human family,our national, racial,ethnic,economic.and ideological are
different.
CARE
FOR GOD'SCREATION- We are called to protect people with relationship with
all of God's creation.
