An Insight into Social Sciences: A Review of its Strengths and Relevance to Global Challenges in the Present Era

The present paper throws light on the real essence of the word ‘social’ as a science and the evidences of its deep roots followed by its development in the early centuries. It emphasizes that Science being producing secure and trustworthy truths due to its practical approach and having a great contribution to the new modernized society is due to the strengths of the intellectual society. So the paper debates that without ‘Social Sciences’, ‘Physical Sciences’ will not be able to exist and hence there is a need to strengthen the society and the focus apart from myths and discourses should be on social aspects to be studied as a science-an empirical approach leading to targeted and directed goals precisely and effectively. The paper discusses the issues and problems of concern in the present scenario along with the role of some of the disciplines into which Social Sciences is divided so that each area of the society is studied as a whole into depth to deal with the existing alarming situations prevailing in the society, which according to the need of the environment holds great relevance to respond to the global challenges arising from the present era's demands and challenges.