Lesson 1.1
The Social Sciences
Disciplines and Ideas in the Applied Social Sciences
General Academic Strand | Humanities and Social Sciences
Fields in social science
have been useful in
understanding how
societies and individuals
come together and
operate.
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Learning
Competency
This lesson serves as a prerequisite lesson for the
following DepEd competency:
Clarify the relationships between social sciences
and applied social sciences (HUMSS_DIASS 12-Ia1).
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Learning
Objectives
● Define social science as a field of study.
● Explain the different branches of social
science.
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Social Science
● human interactions,
relationships, behaviors, and
actions
● concerned with all the aspects of
human society
● deals with problems of society
and offers a viable solution or
alternative to them
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The Branches of Social Science
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The Branches of Social Science
Anthropology
● origin of man
● evolution of man
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The Branches of Social Science
Economics
● economic survival of people
● managing of resources
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The Branches of Social Science
Geography
● physical properties of the
earth
● influence of location on
people’s behavior
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The Branches of Social Science
History
● important events in
humankind
● circumstances that lead to
the present-day living of
people
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The Branches of Social Science
Linguistics
● human languages
integrated in human
interactions
● role of language in every
aspect of society and daily
living
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The Branches of Social Science
Political Science
● state and government
● allocation of power
● governing entities
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The Branches of Social Science
Psychology
● human mind and behavior
● understanding why
people behave or act in a
certain way, same or
uniquely with others
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The Branches of Social Science
Sociology
● social institutions
● social interaction
● social change
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The Branches of Social Science
Demography
● human population of an
identified location
● births, deaths, marriages
● migration
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Applied Social Sciences
● application of the different
theories and ideas of
social
science
in
understanding society
● provide alternative ways of
solving society’s diverse
problems
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Fields of Applied Social Sciences
● Counseling
● Social Work
● Communication Studies
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Fields of Applied Social Sciences
Counseling
“a professional relationship that
empowers
diverse
individuals,
families, and groups to accomplish
mental health, wellness, education,
and career goals”
-
American Counseling Association (2010)
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Fields of Applied Social Sciences
Counseling
● issues at the level of individual or
families
● one-to-one
clients
relationship
with
● techniques backed by theories
and research in psychology and
sociology
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Fields of Applied Social Sciences
Social Work
“a practice-based profession and an
academic discipline that promotes
social change and development, social
cohesion, and the empowerment and
liberation of people”
-
International Federation of Social Workers
(2014)
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Fields of Applied Social Sciences
Social Work
● improves individual and collective
well-being
● addresses problems that occur at
the structural level
● finding ways to address issues
related to the system
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Fields of Applied Social Sciences
Communication Studies
concerned with how verbal and
nonverbal messages create
meaning and impact human
behavior
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Fields of Applied Social Sciences
Communication Studies
● studies how persons and groups
communicate with each other
● examines
how
organizations
disseminate
messages
and
communicate to the public
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Wrap-Up
● The three fields of applied social sciences are:
○ counseling – professional guidance given to an
individual by applying psychological methods;
○ social work – focuses on the improvement of
individual and collective well-being; and
○ communication studies – focuses on how
messages create meaning and create an impact
on human behavior.
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Wrap-Up
● Social science deals with human interactions,
relationships, behaviors, and actions. It focuses on
the dynamics of humans and those phenomena
that occur in human society.
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Wrap-Up
● To find concrete understanding, explanation, and
solution to social issues and problems, social
science is divided into various subfields or
branches such as:
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anthropology
economics
geography
history
linguistics
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political science
psychology
sociology
demography
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The Social Science Disciplines
Wrap-Up
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