Why social science?

At times I question the way design and the social sciences become bed fellows in the world of technology research. But when I read this (which i'll post on in more detail soon), it all makes absolute sense. To quote;

I have what I think is a pretty good test of whether a person is a social scientist or not: do they eavesdrop on a fairly regular basis on other people’s conversations on trains and planes, on buses, in the street, and so on? If they don’t, I suspect that they really want to be a philosopher or an architect – or both.

I think being an eavesdropper is a solid trait of any designer worth their salt.

Comments

[Andrew]

Reminds me of the possibly apocryphal exchange between a writer and a student where the main requirement for becoming a writer is "liking sentences." If you don't "love conversations", you probably won't love being a social scientist.

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If I were to major in social science in college will this help me to realize if I want to become an forensic/pyshical anthropologist, or a clinical psychologist or a social worker later on in life. Because I learned that social science covers alot of topics and I'm only interested in those three. So do you think by me studying social science-general will help me realize my true major.

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