An Animated Introduction to Social Science

This video defines the broad-spectrum discipline of social science. Social Science is made up of anthropology, geography, sociology, political science and psychology. Soomo's video explains the questions each academic discipline seeks to answer and how each comes together within our society.
Directed by:
Tim Alden Grant
Produced by:
Tim Alden Grant
Shea Sizemore
Written by:
Emilia Fuentes Grant
Art Direction by:
Nick Vitelli
Voices by:
Anthro: Mike Harrison
Geo: Bailee Collins
Poli Sci: Tanya McClellan
Psych: Rowell Gormon
Soc: Kyle Holman
Additional voices by:
Adam Frazier
Katie Hobbs
Adam Hobbs
Emilia Fuentes Grant
Animation by:
Stop motion:
Nick Vitelli
Tim Alden Grant
MIke Tangalakis
Stickmen:
Tim Alden Grant
"The Brain!":
Moriah Geer-Hardwick
Fabrication by:
Nick Vitelli
Mike Tangalakis
Shea Sizemore
Paul Metzger
David Alger
Costume Design by:
Trent Pcenicni
Edited by:
Tim Alden Grant
Compositing by:
Byron Nash @ Edit at Joe's
Music by:
Aaron Robertson
Sound Mixing and Editing by:
Michael Lee @ 26" Audio
Special Thanks to:
Ron Alcorn @ Park Commercial Real Estate
Crystal Vitelli
Kim Tangalkis
Rick Sizemore

[@0rdnajela664]

Holy crap! All this time I thought I just had a bunch of disorganized interests! But now I'm finding out that all my main interests in psychology, sociology, history, politics and geography are entirely related! This video really helped me find a breakthrough in myself, thank you!

[@chuntguntley8771]

it's been a year, how far along are you in your studies?

[@Da-ni-yel]

Same here!

[@JulianVintherBrock-Faber]

it has been 3 years now, what are you doing at the moment?

[@thisfamilydoeseverything]

From SNHU. Actually better than a Boring PowerPoint!!! Kept my attention the 4 times I watched it :)

[@matthewkuechler8342]

First day as a SNHU freshman :)

[@selinetoribio1199]

@@matthewkuechler8342 same here

[@98majk]

@@selinetoribio1199 Same Same

[@danielka3583]

You guys all in SCS-100 by Prof. Collins? :D This video is actually pretty good!

[@juliaea2012]

@@matthewkuechler8342 same lol

[@MrJTea]

I'm Rick Harrison, and this is my pawn shop. I work here with my old man and my son, big boss. Everything in here had a story and a price. One thing I've learned through 21 years, you don't know WHAT is gonna come through that door!

[@johanfernando7037]

I really appreciate this video. I was somewhat having doubts about the social science degree that I am about to pursue but after watching this I really do feel that I made the right choice and the core questions that social science asks.

[@jimbeam-ru1my]

whatever you do, don't get a social science degree. they are worthless and it's just a brainwashing, not an education

[@iammrbeat]

Wow! He drew a perfect stick figure!

[@leeDs718]

meh... look at it closely. the left arm is askew.

[@aramisthegamer1341]

Uh did he?

[@davennaridley5357]

this comment is to funny

[@redsoal3251]

Great video. As a science student; this is a great insight to the social part of science. Appreciate also the animation.

[@janemaemarasigan522]

SHOUT OUT HUMSS STUDENTS OUT THERE!

[@raicyceprine8953]

I LOVE IT. why haven't I found this before I was finding this kind of video that shows the connection of each branch of social science. I also love the visuals!

[@zoeskinner2871]

Love this video so much!!! so simple to understand. I do think geography has been mis-represented here. It's not just about how location affects societies, it's about how countries and governments relate to eachother, how the world operates such as through globalisation, aswell as urgent environmental issues such as the Climate Emergency.

[@Kingofheavyweights]

Videos like these help me. I was talking to my professors on whether or not I should become a teacher. It's a tough route, debating on whether or not I should change.

[@shwetashukla6587]

It's a animated video, it's attracts me to watch this video again again. This video explain in a very simple language about what is social science. Loved it

[@yolandamenendez9783]

Thank you for the break down and how simple social science was explained. Appreciate it.

[@anamairazapata6306]

I love this animated video. It is fun to watch and very informative

[@tongxinyi3401]

Economics is also a social science. Great video!

[@omlfml5841]

I'm starting to regret signing up for a social science research class when I can barely remember anything in history, and only chose the course for psychology.

[@sincerelybella8931]

I love this video. Social Science is now even more interesting to me,

[@secretmilo]

You forgot economics

[@darlenerahaman4520]

Marcus Phillips They briefly talked about natural resources

[@ASAPJermz]

@@darlenerahaman4520 🤣🤣🤣

[@theuniversewithinyt6589]

He was absent

[@min_hayat3138]

First time I finish watching an educational vid

[@rebeccamayhan3960]

amazing video!! I showed my kids (8&10)when they asked what I'm going to school for and they enjoyed it and understood it, for the most part lol

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[@getpoked2498]

Very helpful, I wasn't understanding these perspectives so I was doing horrible on assignments, I didn't think a video would help me understand this much

[@Eguva]

Because the stereotypical Humanities major is frightened of math, so it is instead put into Accounting or Business, despite the fact that Economics relies almost exclusively on the Social Sciences, and only a tiny bit of basic algebra.

[@Politictrolerandenthusiast]

I'm confused why economics isn't included here because in my opinion it is a reflection on our needs and how do we get it and it's usually through some form of interaction so why it is not here? I'm not a good social scientists so why it is not?

[@commandersprocket]

Economics, though not listed is a social science.

[@lightningmckitten]

This is really nice, very informative and very simple.

[@iamsuccessful2241]

where are economics, linguistics, communications, and information science.....? maybe i guess they are under those (Anthropology, Geography, Sociology, Political Science, and Psychology)..but they also deserve a place on their own...just a suggestion.

[@mrdoormat6809]

I am Successful i think this videos is only try to give a basic introduction to general populace on social science. So it was generally incomplete.

[@rohannokiachambers9369]

Linguistics?🤔

[@judetong9614]

Basic Social Sciences should be Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, Linguistics, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology. Disciplines like Communication, Social Work, and Counseling are considered Applied Social Sciences. As time continues to evolve, more disciplines arise and claimed themselves as Social Sciences disciplines.

[@wesliegabat961]

love this video, it made the complicated world of social science digestible. Big help for instructors. thank you so much.

[@spaghettingpataas7200]

Now I understand social science because of this video

[@callinacraven2411]

Hey Now!! I'm really digging the info here. I've always wanted to know what all this entailed. my interest in psychology. people, environment. behaviors!! I feel familiar going into this area, just doing life in itself. Very intrigued! Motivated towards the subject.

[@anettebustillo4210]

Hi can u help me?🥺

[@namenotfound34]

Aaah the economists getting left out again. :D

[@verykozi]

3:38 Very intriguing, Dr Psych

[@fatinnabilahmohdzahed512]

where is "communication man"?

[@flyin4121]

Anthropology is in the lingguistical mean languages change throughout the history and also Anthropology is about human and everycultiral belief physical biologycal study of man kind etc...

[@IkeOkerekeNews]

Where's econ?

[@alternatehistorian]

It can go wider, History is also a Social Science.

[@luthfiumam1117]

Where is economic? But still awesome videos Sorry for bad english 😄

[@paul-baseballcollector]

It's not a social science! Economic sociology, on the other end, is one.

[@paoloagua7673]

very creative and comprehensive 👏

[@sebastianclaros2888]

Amazing video, a perfect way to explain these 5 key topics in order to understand what Social Sciences it's about, Incredible video!!!!!!!!!

[@nicholasdf19]

I love this video! Sociology is the best

[@yourmumschancla3953]

Book to read "The Human Zoo" Desmond Morris Recent Edition is very useful in understanding the tribal structure

[@Mechmike30]

This was THE best episode of Action League Now if you asked me.

[@univerex-8061]

This is some dank stuff m8

[@lorame4787]

👌I really liked this ....kept me watching and did not doze off!

[@fiannabear]

This was a useful video. I need to pick one of these subjects, and this gave me enough understanding to make a choice.

[@miralabualjadail4206]

i'm very confused about social sciences , i'm taking an introduction class today , and i'm watching this now to get a head start,get an idea .. but i'm still confused, and i don't know if economic will be involved, I've taken economics before but didn't enjoy it very much ...sigh

[@goianiametal]

I know it was kind of covered on Political Science part, but International Relations play an important role as a field in social sciences.

[@digo485]

I am highly entertained

[@CARDUELIS999]

I thought this would be parodic, but its sincerity appealed to me. Good Job, guys.

[@mariananunez9968]

LOVE THIS VIDEO

[@SagaciousNJ]

Our conception of race is socially constructed, which means it has bearing on sociology. The fact that our actual genetics don't have much to do with what we imagine race to be still doesn't invalidate the fact that a sociologist could rightly ask what someone's race was.

[@arciebaric3067]

Philosophy is the king of all social sciences

[@Herv3]

Because add the numbers together and have charts so most people in the social sciences see numbers and assume it must be empirical.

[@SAPNASINGH-kh2hr]

ITS VERY BENEFICIAL TO UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPTS OF SOCIAL SCIENCE.SOCIAL SCIENCE IS MADE UP OF ANTHROPOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY,POLITICAL SCIENCE ETC.IT IS VERY USEFUL VIDEO AS CONCERNED TO THE STUDIES OF SOCIAL SCIENCE.

[@explosivebest3703]

Natural/physical sciences are more important as they help us understand the world around us, not specifically people.

[@saftydance2]

My social studies teacher posted this on our class page. Very nice video.

[@aramisthegamer1341]

1:44 I have never saw these toys in my life

[@sovietunionrussia8264]

Wow great explanation im currently in 6th grade needed a better explanation but this is a great now I know what it is thanks

[@andrelleswatson8473]

Rank the seven social sciences (anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology) according to what you believe is their importance and influence on the people in modern society.

[@JessieCarty]

Watching this and seeing the name of someone I went to grad school with as one of the voices and wondering: how did that come to be LOL

[@JesusMakeUpMyDyinBed]

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[@ElizabethRJaeger]

that was my favorite part

[@janz101]

I am taking social science course and this helps me a lot 😍💕

[@karimal-mufakkir4041]

History, Economics and Linguistics are missing. However it’s a good presentation for a first outlook.

[@judetong9614]

I tend to agree with that! 🙌🏻

[@patrickjohnson3149]

I would argue that sociology IS social sciences, and everything follows us a specialty, like biology IS life sciences, and all others (genetics, ecology) are a specification.

[@judetong9614]

Well, technically? No. Have you ever heard that Psychology has subfields like Biological Psychology, Social Psychology and Industrial/Organizational Psychology? Well, just like Chemistry under the Physical Sciences that has Biochemistry, Analytical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry.

[@kennydaniels4019]

this was social science for Dummies, I loved it

[@tat2david1972]

you guys rock this kind of thing makes it easy to have kids and do school work

[@alfredotejedaortiz304]

i'd like much more if they could include a linguistics expert to the introduction

[@amandawilson6720]

WOW! Thank You

[@alexandrebaseggio6818]

on the video mentioned anthropology , geografhy , sociology , political , science and psycology

[@rohannokiachambers9369]

Alexandre Baseggio phy

[@wvz.]

This content is art.

[@Lavklumpen]

Fooled, you say! Can you demonstrate how the division of labour is not paramount to creating wealth? How an increase in the supply of normal goods (which you find in a grocery or supermarket) will not lead to a diminution of their prices? How investors are not guided by the prices of the market and how these investments aren't coordinated over time and space? Or how trade usually makes us worse off?

[@amorriego1969]

Had to watch it for senior high

[@phillipchavez1321]

Wow. Great hidden gem you guys created. Great work!!

[@soundofnature8654]

Great animation

[@yinzer38]

Good video, but why wasn't ECONOMICS included as a social science?

[@andresham9447]

What about history, government & the arts?( Citizenship , literature , philosophy)

[@dafodillsshe1189]

How the branches of Social Science affect the mind of the people?

[@smilecolorsan]

I love this! This is so adorable!

[@zachchevy1]

This was very interesting..reminded me a lot of Robot Chicken lol.

[@SarojKumar-rk2uq]

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[@MurdauDumaw]

I just looked this up randomely. I like it.

[@vnnymac4]

the tony romo shout out is real!

[@frierentaxx]

what a great introduction !!

[@HamidArman]

This info is more than a book, awesome!

[@thenightwalker9408]

Thank you this helped a lot and it's fun to watch too

[@patrickadams1430]

Well, that's gonna haunt my dreams for a while

[@Fangtooth79]

I loved this cute animation, very helpful quick intro for understanding the field I spent 10 years in college studying. But... with the current awareness and emphasis on gender equity, all of the HE/HIM dominated examples- especially of white, hetero-normative male he/him as the main subject... seemed a little dated... and even irritating. Especially for such a cutting edge field of awareness of the human condition like the social sciences. I realize this is from 2011- Are you working on a new video?

[@kwillpen]

What about history?

[@commandersprocket]

History can provide information to validate social science theories, but can you have a theory about history, that doesn't include social science. History is a very worthwhile study, but how are statistical methodologies useful for proving theorems in History (the science part) ?

[@yusukeo2130]

commandersprocket History can require the use of statistics to strengthen an argument or theory. Many historians incorporate statistical analysis in their methodologies. For instance, read any book covering the topic of labor relations in the 19th-20th centuries; you will find more statistical analysis than you could ever want.

[@namenotfound34]

History is not a science. Hence not here.

[@TheSaltyAdmiral]

+reading rainbow bright History lies under the humanities field.

[@premiercconstruction]

Name not Found historians are scientists... when cone the no the dots..

[@tanayamukhopadhyay8537]

What a nice depiction... Thank you !

[@Mr.WonderJames]

I Found It Funny How The Leader Said "Hey Everybody Check Me Out"

[@adryanblack13]

Where's Econ ?

[@flyin4121]

If you learn Social science the lingguistical is contain anthropology mean study of human and all the stuff we do we have is in anthropology like cultural biologycal belief and study of mankind

[@Channel27haro]

amazing....the thing we missed to know

[@Abiesbracteata]

Because economics is a sub-set of political science: this goes back to the days when they were both the same study known as Political Economy. The need to better understand movements of money during the massive war mobilization of WWI started the division of the studies, the Great Depression & WWII codified the split. Just remember, the original split was between the study of medicine & the study of philosophy some 2,000+ years ago. That's why doctors come in two types: Ph.D.'s and M.D.'s.

[@tuesings]

Is this what my art teacher sees in his nighmares?

[@keika1rl_]

LMFAOOO THEYRE TEACHING THIS IN MY SCHOOL PLS

[@jasonretamar2849]

that was fascinating

[@AmyEWharton]

@yinzer38 usually classified within the business college of a university.

[@brianmartinez1357]

whats this animation?

[@Shehasskills]

claymation

[@r.i.pstanlee8994]

Their names are litterally the branches of social science did anybody else noticed that

[@zaidanzazr3853]

Gw disini karena ada tugas jonn😭😭

[@athayatasya8216]

i love this! ten years late though

[@ZackGomez198035]

I'm thinking of joining the social science club at my university

[@oneuno6012]

What were the disciplines that were mentioned in the video?