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Development of Social Sciences and its Trajectory of Convolutions: An Assessment

Author Affiliations

  • 1Department of Political Science, Maharani Womens’ Arts, Commerce and Management College, Sheshadri Road, Bangalore-560001, Karnataka, India

Int. Res. J. Social Sci., Volume 14, Issue (4), Pages 27-34, October,14 (2025)

Abstract

Social sciences are intensely entrenched in our society and institutions. They investigate the behaviour of human beings in all its respects. It is due to the contributions made by the social sciences to the society that it’s been feasible for the governments of the day to comprehend the behaviour of man and his demands. The myriad methods devised by the social scientists have provided immense assistance to the countries to address the plethora of predicaments facing humanity. This paper focuses on the impact the social sciences have cast on the development of man and his society. It highlights the various reports associated with social sciences and throws light on the challenges confronting social sciences that comprise of procedural, theoretical and infrastructural. The innumerable challenges it is grappled with required to be addressed instantaneously. An impetus for the development of social sciences is the need of the hour as this kind of an enhanced contribution would undeniably assist the government in formulating better policies and comprehend peoples’ predicaments and address them on time.

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