An Animated Introduction to Social Science · Soomo
本视频介绍社会科学研究的范畴，涵盖人类学、地理学、社会学、政治学和心理学等学科。适合练习学科词汇和理解社会科学研究的核心问题。
All right, we're all settled.
好了，大家都安顿好了。
Yes.
是的。
Well good
那就好。
Welcome, we are the social science department now I'll get right to it the question on everyone's mind.
欢迎大家！我们是社会科学系。现在我就直接来回答大家最关心的问题吧。
Just what the heck is social science?
社会科学到底是什么呢？
Well, let me try to explain
好吧，让我试着解释一下。
Social as in society as in human beings Science as in the facts the systematic study of a thing the pursuit of its true nature
Social”指的是人类社会；“Science”则指对某一事物进行系统研究、探索其本质的科学。
We seek to understand the nature of people and society What does it mean to be human?
我们致力于理解人类与社会的本质。作为人类，究竟意味着什么呢？
What defines a person is history is it ancestry?
是什么定义了一个人？是历史，还是血统？
How has he worked?
他是如何工作的呢？
struggled thrived in his Environment, sorry in his environment Did he live on a mountain or in the desert or near the sea in the Arctic?
他在自己的环境中努力生存并最终取得了成功；不过，他的生存环境可能并不理想……他是生活在山上、沙漠里，还是靠近海洋或北极地区呢？
Ancestry is important, but location is paramount.
血统固然重要，但地理位置才是决定性的因素。
Mm -hmm.
嗯……（表示同意或理解）
That's all very fascinating, but I have a question What is this person like?
这一切都非常有趣，但我有一个问题：这个人到底是个怎样的人呢？
Is it a man or a woman?
这是一个男人还是一个女人？
What's our race?
我们的种族是什么？
What does he or she do?
他或她从事什么工作？
Well, profession relies greatly on geography
嗯，职业选择在很大程度上取决于地理位置。
the natural resources that exist here proximity to natural resources is fine, but what about proximity to other people the
这里拥有的自然资源固然很好，但与他人的距离如何呢？
Sociological element is undeniable What happens when he feels the influence of other human beings?
社会学因素是不可否认的。当一个人感受到其他人的影响时，会发生什么呢？
Then how will he behave?
那么他会如何表现呢？
What will be expected of him?
人们会对他有什么期望呢？
Will he fulfill these expectations?
他能够满足这些期望吗？
Now it's a collection of people.
现在，这已经是一群人的集合体了。
It's a town or a city.
这应该是一个小镇或一座城市。
It's a community Hmm community, but who's in charge?
这确实是一个社区……不过，到底是谁在负责管理这个社区呢？
We need structure leaders
我们需要那些能够推动组织结构变革的领导者。
Several leaders if we can oh, that's better
几位领导人……如果可以的话，哦，那就更好了。
See when we organize we give our
看看我们组织活动的时候，我们会把……（具体物品或资源）交给相关人员。
man a voice and identity within his society This is where his ancestry and his geography and his social interaction come together the political realm
一个人在社会中拥有自己的声音和身份。正是在这里，他的祖先背景、所处的地理环境以及与社会他人的互动共同塑造了他的个性。而政治领域，则是这些因素共同发挥作用的地方。
But it's the true nature of man witnessed only in his interaction with the world around him I ask you where do his actions begin?
但人类的真正本质，只有在他们与周围世界的互动中才能得以体现。我想问你们：人类的行为究竟是从哪里开始的呢？
With a thought on there to his thoughts originate the brain mother the brain
当某个想法在脑海中浮现时，这个想法便起源于被称为“大脑之母”的大脑组织。
Gordon doctrine is that only his experience in society that informs him Unshapes him or or is he born this way every cell when synapse forming?
戈登学说认为，一个人的性格与行为方式是由其在社会中的经历所塑造的；或者，他生来就是这样的——难道在神经元之间的突触形成过程中，每个细胞就已经决定了他的性格吗？
Just so making him the man who is He is interacting sure buzzing around up his feet in the hive of society
简单来说，让他成为那个真正的自己，就是在让他不断地与社会这个“大蜂巢”中的各种复杂关系发生互动（或者说，让他不断地应对这些复杂的社会环境）。
This will be largely unknown or less my doctor study his psychology
这大部分情况都是不为人知的；或者说，我的医生并没有深入研究过患者的心理状况。
Well very intriguing doctor psych.
嗯，这位心理学博士的研究内容确实非常引人入胜。
Thank you So as you can see we social scientists cover a wide range of topics
谢谢！正如您所见，我们社会科学家研究的领域非常广泛。
But we all agree on one thing People in the societies in which they live are a fascinating study
但我们在一点上达成共识：人们所处的社会环境本身就是极其有趣的研究对象。