1. CONTRIBUTING DISCIPLINES TO BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES Prof. Dr. Rana ÖZEN KUTANİS

2. 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.

3. Contributing Disciplines to Behavioral Sciences PSYCHOLOGY Most dominant discipine within BS. Aims to understand, predict and control behavior.

4. Contributing Disciplines to Behavioral Sciences SOCIOLOGY Deals with social group behavior and social process. The units of study are societies, institutions, organizations and groups.

5. Contributing Disciplines to Behavioral Sciences SOCIOLOGY

6. 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.

7. Contributing Disciplines to Behavioral Sciences SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. Contributing Disciplines to Behavioral Sciences ANTHROPOLOGY

11. Contributing Disciplines to Behavioral Sciences Economics Law Politics

12. Behaviorism and Behavioral Sciences Behaviorism: S (stimulus) → R (response) Behavioral Sciences : S (stimulus) → O (organism) → R (response) Organism: What? When? Where? How? Why? Who?

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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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