HIN K LIK T E A S CIEN T IST WHY DO WE bEHAVE LIKE THAT TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 5 CHAPTERS SOCIAL ROOTS 7 ExPERImENTS AND REFORmS 17 JEKYLL AND HYDE 27 FUTURE OF HUmANKIND 37 GLO SSARY 46 SELECTED bIbLIOGRAPHY 47 WEbSITES 47 INDEx 48 SCIENTIST IN THE SPOTLIGHT CARL JuNG 10 MARY LEAKEY 20 ADAM SMITH 30 ÉMILE DuRKHEIM 40 3
HIN K LIK HIN K LIK T T E E A A S S T CIEN T IST CIEN T IS WHY DO WE bEHAVE LIKE THAT INTRODUCTION In 1922 deep in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings a sealed door and saw a stone-filled passage archaeologist Howard Carter broke through Removing the stones revealed another door As he made a small hole in that door Carter’s hands trembled in anticipation of what could be behind it After testing for dangerous gases Carter widened the hole and inserted a candle The flame flickered as hot air escaped and Carter peered into a room He saw shiny golden objects inside Among the treasures were strange animal statues boat models and chariots There were also two mummi fied fetuses and the stone coffin of a king its mummy adorned in a golden mask After years of searching Carter had found King Tut’s tomb Social science answers questions civiliza tions have about their ancestors and why modern people might behave the way they do It includes fields such as anthropology and its subset of archaeology economics political science sociology and psychol ogy Humanities subjects such as history and communications often play a role in the social sciences too To understand a society and the relationships of its peoples social scientists ask questions observe investigate and analyze They test theories by experimenting Whether it is the dis covery of an ancient civilization’s tomb or other intrigues such as why people of some cultures shake hands in greeting how the Super Bowl affects local businesses or what serial killers have in common explaining all these human behaviors is the work of social scientists 5 5
