1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the interdisciplinary approach to the study of current social problems. List and discuss at least three advantages and three disadvantages, justify your choices. (Question worth 5 points)
The advantages of the interdisciplinary approach:
1. The interdisciplinary approach captures multiple sciences rather than one science.
2. Expands the students understanding between all disciplines
3. Enhances communication skills
The disadvantages of the interdisciplinary approach
1. Trying to understand all of the sciences at once
2. Time consuming preparation in curriculum
3. Too many different teachers
Interdisciplinary can mean that many teachers get together to teach different disciplines. The advantages can make a student an all-around student by learning many different disciplines at once but this can be a disadvantage for students as well. Some will not be able to learn well in a team taught environment.
2. What new social science fields do you think will be important ten years from now? Justify your choice by using data from this week’s readings. (Question is worth 5 points)
I think that fields such as economic psychology and psychological economics will be around 10 years from now. These sciences have to do with how people view and deal with the economy and right now that is very important to most citizens, especially with the election of new Presidents. Cognitive science will also be important because it views how the mind identifies problems and how it solves those
