Each discussion is meant to be a collaborative space for conversation in which to process the concepts within the course. To ensure an interesting and respectful discussion, you are encouraged to think creatively about your initial posts and build upon the points made by your peers. Discussing challenges that face our world often means investigating opinions and ideas different from your own. Remember to remain thoughtful and respectful towards your peers and instructor in your discussion post and replies, as discussed in the Module One Overview. It is also important to review the module resources and read the prompts in their entirety before participating in the discussion. By this point in the course, you have discussed topics related to three of the four general education interdisciplinary lenses. Discuss how you could analyze one of the topics from these previous discussions using the social science lens.

Select one topic that you wrote about in a previous discussion that you are interested in examining using the social science lens.

The topic selected: 16th and 17th Century Scottish Witch Trials (history lens)

1. Explain how you might analyze or think about that topic from the perspective of the social science lens.
   1. What types of demographic or statistical information might be significant to your analysis of the topic?
   2. What social structures, institutions, or systems might impact the topic?
   3. How is your analysis of the topic expanded or strengthened by using more than one lens?