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Religious Development
"Religious development" refers to the formation of religious beliefs and values in individuals. Processes of religious development may be studied within the scope of social sciences such as psychology, anthropology, ethnography, and sociology, among others. Phases of religious development Childhood According to the psychologist Jean Piaget, children and adolescents go through three stages of religious development. From one study, in which children were asked about what they thought of religious pictures and Bible story, Bible stories, Piaget's theories were supported by the children's responses. Pre-operational intuitive religious thought Intuitive religious Thought, thought processes can occur in children up to seven or eight years of age. This type of thought is marked by unsystematic and fragmented thoughts. Children do not understand or comprehend the stories and the evidence of religions. Concrete operational thought Theory of cognitive development, Concrete operation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Science
Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the original "science of society", established in the 19th century. In addition to sociology, it now encompasses a wide array of academic disciplines, including anthropology, archaeology, economics, human geography, linguistics, management science, communication science and political science. Positivist social scientists use methods resembling those of the natural sciences as tools for understanding society, and so define science in its stricter modern sense. Interpretivist social scientists, by contrast, may use social critique or symbolic interpretation rather than constructing empirically falsifiable theories, and thus treat science in its broader sense. In modern academic practice, researchers are often eclectic, using multiple methodologies (for instance, by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
