CONTRIBUTING DISCIPLINES TO
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Prof. Dr. Rana ÖZEN KUTANİS
Contributing Disciplines to Behavioral
Sciences
• Behavioral Sciences can be defined as the
scientific study of human behavior.
• BS is not normative but descriptive.
• It examines the process behind behavior as
they are.
• It is not interested in how behavior should be.
• Many subdisciplines help to BS discipline.
Contributing Disciplines to Behavioral
Sciences
PSYCHOLOGY
Most dominant discipine within BS.
Aims to understand, predict and control behavior.
Contributing Disciplines to Behavioral
Sciences
SOCIOLOGY
Deals with social group behavior and social
process.
The units of study are societies, institutions,
organizations and groups.
Contributing Disciplines to Behavioral
Sciences
SOCIOLOGY
Contributing Disciplines to Behavioral
Sciences
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Blends concepts from psychology and sociology.
Focuses on the influence of people on one
another.
Social interaction is the main concern.
Attitudes, communication and leadership are
central themes.
Contributing Disciplines to Behavioral
Sciences
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Contributing Disciplines to Behavioral
Sciences
ANTHROPOLOGY
Studies primitive societies.
Study on culture and environment has helped us
understand differences in fundamental values,
attitudes, and behaviour between people in
different countries and within different
organisations.
Contributing Disciplines to Behavioral
Sciences
• Cultural anthropology consists three
components;
• A race
• A geographical area
• A historical period
Examle: Cultural change that Indians
experienced in the last 100 years.
Contributing Disciplines to Behavioral
Sciences
ANTHROPOLOGY
Contributing Disciplines to Behavioral
Sciences
• Economics
• Law
• Politics
Behaviorism and Behavioral Sciences
• Behaviorism:
S (stimulus) → R (response)
• Behavioral Sciences :
S (stimulus) → O (organism) → R (response)
Organism: What? When? Where? How? Why?
Who?
Development of Behavioral Sciences in Turkey
• The term “Industrial Sociology”was used instead
of “Behavioral Sciences”between the years 1950
and 1960.The term ‘Behaviorial Sciences’had not
been used in Turkish literature yet. Academic
circles have been in effort to promote ‘human
relations approach’to the Turkish administors.
• Psychology approach, developed in the period
1960-1970. The number of articles about
sociology and social psychology increased. In
1968 a Behavioral Science department was
founded in İ.Ü and Business Psychology and
Sociology of Work lessons were given there.
Development of Behavioral Sciences in Turkey
• During 1970-1980, a basis of data was formed for
Industrial Behavioral Science and Organizational
Behavior . Starting from 1970’s and after 1980
the Human factor come to the fore.
• After 1980,opening of the Faculty of Open
Education and broadcasting of Behavioral Science
lessons on TV,updated the issue and course was
named Behavioral Sciences and Organizational
Behavior.
Development of Behavioral Sciences in Turkey
In Turkish Industrial life during 1950-1970,managers
were mostly unaware of human relations approach.
Between1970-1980 only a few researchers were
given opportunities.After 1980,the big companies
have started to give importance to human
relations.Industrial Psychology and Behavioral
Sciences consultants were hired,training
programmes,seminars and conferences were held
in companies and some companies established
their own psychotechnic labs .
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