Can average citizens be

historians in their own way?

• Based on my understanding, there is a difference between "historian" and "Historian". An
average person can be called historian given that he or she is committed towards studying,
reading, or writing about history while Historian are professionals who have earned a
degree.
• An average person is always curious of something and most often find the origin of things
or how some events started. This curiosity makes way for a person to look back and
research about how these things were in the past.
• Lastly, I really do agree that an average citizens can be historians in their own way
because I believe that no person was born with the perfect set of skills that are required to
be a historian. Even an average person has the capability to improve skills such as
researching and writing skills which are extremely important to a person who aspires to be
a historian. They might not be a professional Historian but that does not deprived them to
pursue their ought to profoundly research and study about the history.
 Which
type of
historian
are you?
Social history added greatly
to the knowledge of human
behavior and nature of social
change.
Social Historians applied
analytical skills to every
significant feature of human
behavior and attend to
historical roles of social
groups.
Social historians used social
science theory and
emphasized processes of
change.
The study of social history helps to deepen our understanding towards the
people in our society and the society itself. As a member of the society, I
have seen different human behaviors which I was not fully aware of before
and only possess a bit of idea how society or relationships between people
continues to change drastically.
Possessing analytical skills is an inevitable part in being a historian because
it helps in the deconstruction of information. I also practice in enhancing my
analytical skills not only for studying history but it is beneficial in various
fields. I also find interest in the study of the behaviors of social groups.
Making use of theories is helpful especially for a student in expounding a
phenomenon. Similar with social historians, I also tend to specifically
distinguish what might have cause something to change and how it started.
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