The scope of social studies

Field of social studies has been a long time in a state of chaos, especially with regard to three things, namely, conflict in definition, overlapping functions, and obscurity in philosophical foundation.

In case definition of social studies has been given the limitation as social science, social services, socialism, radical left wing group thinking, social reformer, anti-historical, social object, a field of social sciences, integrated curriculum, curriculum innovator, and as an education reformer child . The element of truth indeed can we encounter in each concept earlier. There is no science teaching materials such fragmented. If other science can involve a combination of various disciplines without leading to the vagueness, not the case in social studies. 

Many efforts to achieve unity and consensus in the social studies. Individual organizations have jmengajukan various names, which are always subject to change. For example, once the term social education is proposed as a replacement term. On another occasion, even proposed the elimination of the term altogether. The problem is the core issue of social studies lies in the relationship, especially relationships among and between people. Perhaps the true meaning of this word would be biased fully understood after a brief review of the whole of this teaching plan. By doing, people will see that: 

- The objects closely associated with science
- Addition closely Mathematics
- Communication is closely related to english language
- Creativity is closely related to art
- Work closely with the position
- Location is closely related to Geography
- Leisure time is closely related to recreation, and finally
- Relationship closely related to social studies


Even so people will soon see that the relationship between fellow human beings that is specific and highly questionable if the term should be incorporated into social studies. Certain people may be attracted to the personal physician, psychologist or chaplain, but people do not form a primary goal of social studies until he entered into relations with other people.