ACTIVITY #1
DISCIPLINE AND IDEAS IN THE APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES
2nd Quarter
WEEK 3
The Effects of the Applied Social Sciences Processes
Concept Note/ Exercises
Learning Competency:
1. Analyze the effects of applied social sciences processes
on individuals, groups, and society
2. Evaluate the effects of certain program or projects on
knowledge, attitude,
and behavior of individuals, groups, and society
Activity Title:
Type of Activity:
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Applied social sciences offers a wide range of practitioners in their field of
expertise in different areas such as advocacy, counseling and case management to be
able to work with the clienteles of social work to improve their well-being and social
functioning. They can also fit well in all other sectors requiring the application of
psychological knowledge, including the human resource offices, market research,
community services, health and social welfare.
With the applied social sciences processes, standards in social service delivery
are observed. A set of core values is considered in the delivery of human and social
services. Services are given with quality. Social justice is pursued. Every person is
considered to have dignity and worth. The importance of human relationships is a factor
in social service delivery. Integrity and competence are expected of all professionals in
the practice of social service. People in need are helped by social workers to address
social problems. Social injustice is challenged.
Exercises:
Directions: The applied social sciences processes have short term and long
term effects to individuals, groups, and society. Put a check mark (/) on the column
if you think it has effect to individuals, groups, and society. Use the table to answer
the question.
Applied Social
Sciences
Processes
1. Counseling
2. Social Work
3. Communication
Does it have an
effect on the
individual/
person?
Does it have an
effect on the
communities?
Does it have an
effect on the
society?
ACTIVITY #2
DISCIPLINE AND IDEAS IN THE APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES
2nd Quarter
WEEK 3
The Effects of the Applied Social Sciences Processes
Concept Note/ Exercises
Learning Competency:
1. Analyze the effects of applied social sciences processes
on individuals, groups, and society
2. Evaluate the effects of certain program or projects on
knowledge, attitude,
and behavior of individuals, groups, and society
Activity Title:
Type of Activity:
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Social Awareness, Self-Awareness, and Self- Knowledge
Social awareness, self-awareness, and self-knowledge are very essential for quality
participation and functioning in society for they incorporate one’s appreciation of both the
inner-ecology and the social ecology.
Social awareness is important for managing own response to change and it forms an
essential part of interpersonal intelligence.
Self-awareness is an important step toward self-understanding and selfmastery and it
forms an essential part of intrapersonal and emotional intelligence. It means having the
capacity to understand your personality, behaviors, habits, and emotions. It includes
being conscious of what you are good at (strengths) as well as of what you are not good
at (weakness).
Attitude and Value Change
Tensions emanating from technological, social and economic change bring about
attitude and value change. With all changes happening especially in the climate change
context, social and cultural values that may not be in support of survival need to give way
to those that are life nurturing.
Behavioral Change
Behavior is acquired or developed slowly and once it’s part of your life, you will
learn the difficulty of behavioral change. It is hard to break old habits or adopt new ones.
Making a permanent change in behavior is never a simple process, and it requires
substantial commitment of time, effort and emotion. Behavioral change management is
never easy, but psychologists, therapists, physicians, and teachers have developed a
number of ways to effectively help people change their behaviors.
Structural Change
Structural change refers to the radical shift in the way reality is organized and does not
necessarily include the substantive change.
Concrete example of structural change:
1. Women were not allowed to practice any of the following:
A. She is not allowed to hold public office
B. She were made to look incompetent
C. She were prevented to go further in education
D. She were not allowed to have exposure to public service.
Instead, their exposure was in the kitchen and domestic context. To change this,
there are global efforts from public policy to social awareness campaign and education
where organizations and companies are required to have women representation in
workplace and public affairs.
2. Family Structure
A. Biological and marital relationship
B. Close family ties
C. Extended family
Today, the concept of family remains to be the basic unit in human relations but
does not necessarily imply living together.
3. The institution of marriage was confined to opposite sex partners but today,
there is a growing acceptance of same-sex unions and marriages across the
globe.
Some Structural Changes in the Communities:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Personal and family relations;
Gender;
Overseas migration of Filipino workers;
Domestic violence;
Single parenting;
Community life;
Criminality; and
Substance abuse
Exercises:
Directions: Think of a concrete practice of social science in the society and analyze the
effects it has created on individuals, groups and community. Note how knowledge,
attitude, and behavior changed through social science intervention. Use the table below
to organize your notes.
Applied social science practice:
Effect on individual
Effect on groups
Effect on
community
ACTIVITY #3
DISCIPLINE AND IDEAS IN THE APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES
2nd Quarter
WEEK 3
The Effects of the Applied Social Sciences Processes
Quiz
Learning Competency:
1. Analyze the effects of applied social sciences processes
on individuals, groups, and society
2. Evaluate the effects of certain program or projects on
knowledge, attitude,
and behavior of individuals, groups, and society
Activity Title:
Type of Activity:
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A. MYTH of TRUTH
Directions: Answer the following based on what you believe. Show your answer
through PROS and CONS.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
If a father does the household work, he is considered as “under the saya”
Men are better leaders and administrators than women.
It is not proper for a girl to say “I love you” first to a boy.
The mother should be the only one responsible of child-rearing and parenting.
Is it true that Men to the LEFT because Women are always RIGHT?
B. FACT or BLUFF
Directions: Write the word TRUE if the statement is a fact and FALSE if it’s bluff.
Justify your chosen answer. (2 pts each)
A. Two spirited people believe they hold the soul of a man and a woman.
B. Sociologist believe that sex and gender are essentially the same thing.
C. Abused children always become abusive partners or parents.
D. There is no difference between gender and sex.
E.
Gender only has two categories male and female.