If your son says he wants to know as much as possible about people, what do you suggest he studies/does?

Question

If your son says he wants to know as much as possible about people, what do you suggest he studies/does?

Answer 1

Sociology, psychology or anthropology.

Cultural Anthropology combines all three.  

Answer 2

Until you can get into collegiate schools, try doing some acting. then you'll appreciate the humanities even more.

Answer 3

Along with psychology, criminology, sociology, and anthropology, I would suggest studying history. It gives a good account of people both culturally and individually. Also, studying art and music can broaden the mind and help your son connect with others.

Answer 4

I think the first thing he should do is study himself because he is the specimen of humanity that he has access to.  There is nobody else in the world that can give him the insight into their thoughts, feeling, emotions etc etc.

So once he takes the time to truly try to understand his own motivations, actions, feelings, thoughts, interactions and way of life he can then study further.

Any amount of studying in school will be useful, but limited.  The only way to truly know people is to get to know real people, not fictional books and studies.  So start inward, and then talk, talk, talk and LISTEN LISTEN LISTEN and analyze.  Observation is critical, objective observation.

Answer 5

Geeeez. Don't study psychology, psychiatry, sociology, or any other of the pseudo-sciences. They haven't any clue about people. All they do is make up scary-sounding maladies to explain away what they don't understand.

Anthropology is kind of like human history from a physical standpoint It's more scientific than the aforementioned pseudo-sciences. But it deals with the past. Any conjectures you might come up with would have to be extrapolation.

Study something esoteric, something that stretches you mind around problems for which discrete solutions exist. Learn to observe things that are heretofore not understandable for you, learn to think objectively. I'd suggest math.

Then sit back and observe the people dispassionately, objectively. And, from those observations, draw your conclusions.

Most people don't like that. They like fuzzy thinking... or no thought at all. That's why pseudo-scientists make so much money.

Answer 6

Psychology

Sociology

Anthropology

Answer 7

Sociology, maybe.  He could learn about cultures and interactions, etc., which could easily translate into continuing into Psychology, Anthropology, Archaeology, etc.  It depends if he likes learning about people as individuals or more as groups or societies.  Either way, all the fields are cool.  Hope he follows his dreams. :)

Answer 8

psycology..

you get to know the real sides of people by that

Answer 9

Liberal arts is specificially designed for a general overview of the social sciences, arts and humanities. They study Criminology, Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy, U.S. history and economics, Anthropology, Religion. The major is very flexible and allows for you to choose your classes over a wide range of interests This sounds like a perfect field of study for your son plus its a two year Associates Degree that allows you to get your core classes in and transfer the degree into whatever field he should choose.  

Answer 10

Anthropolgy, very very interesting, or psychology

Answer 11

Cultural anthropology.  :)

Answer 12

i like anthropology.  of course, why limit yourself to one thing when you can go interdisciplinary.  i studied english and those books are full of insight about people.  studying different cultures is also a must, and dead cultures, and the products of those.  so yeah anthro.