DIASS MODULE 1 Social Sciences and Applied Social Sciences PDF
DIASS MODULE 1 Social Sciences and Applied Social Sciences PDF
DIASS MODULE 1 Social Sciences and Applied Social Sciences PDF
LESSON 1: SOCIAL SCIENCES AND APPLIED • The study of society and the manner in which
SOCIAL SCIENCES people behave and influence the world around us.
• It provides vital information for governments,
Most Essential Learning Competencies: nongovernmental organizations, and others.
1. Clarify the relationships between pure
• The uttermost goal of social science is to answer
social sciences and applied social sciences
(HUMSS_DIASS 12-Ia-1) different questions and problems about the
2. Cite differences among the applied social society and human condition on how to improve it.
sciences. (HUMSS_DIASS 12-Ia-2) • Provides a substantive insight to the
understanding of society and of the relationship of
Objectives: individual members and groups within society
At the end of the lesson, learners are expected to: (Luminarias, 2018).
• explain the definition of social sciences and
applied social sciences through data retrieval BASIC SOCIAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES
chart;
• differentiate social sciences and applied social Anthropology
sciences; and
• The study of what makes us human.
• explain the relevance of applied social science
• The scientific study of humans and human
practitioners.
behavior and societies in the past and
_____1. It is the study of the allocation of scarce natural present.
resources.
A. Linguistic C. Demography Anthropologist are trained in the different areas:
B. Economics D. Geography • Cultural anthropology - studies the
development of human culture based on
Recall: Classify the following disciplines and ethnologic, linguistic, social,
categorize them if they belong to the Pure Social and psychological data analysis. It explains
Sciences or to the Applied Social Sciences. how people in other societies live and affects
their environments to their respective lives.
Disciplines to be categorized: • Physical anthropology - studies human
Economics Counselling biological nature, particularly its beginning,
Geography Psychology evolution, and variation in prehistory
Anthropology Demography • Archeology - studies human life in the past
Sociology Social Work through the examination of things left behind
Communication Political Science by the people.
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DISCIPLINES AND IDEAS IN THE APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES | MODULE 1
• Economic history - studies the development of • Developmental psychology - studies the
economic institutions and other economic ways people change and behave as they go
factors. through their life.
• Social history - studies the history of ordinary • Personality psychology - studies human
lives of people like women, children, ethnic nature and differences among people.
groups, and the different sectors of society • Environmental psychology - studies the
from historical point of view. effects of surroundings on a person’s attitude
• Environmental history - looks into the history and behavior
of the interaction of humans with the
environment. Sociology
• History of medicine and public health - • Sociology is the study of human social
examines the history of public health relationships and institutions. Sociology’s subject
and human medicine. matter is diverse, ranging from crime to religion,
• Business history - studies the history of the from the family to the state, from the divisions of
development of businesses, companies, and race and social class to the shared beliefs of a
industries common culture, and from social stability to
radical change in whole societies.
Economics
• Studies the allocation of scarce resources and Sociology subfields:
the production and exchange of goods and • Applied sociology - focus on the use and
services in society. proper application of sociological theories,
• A social science concerned with the methods and skills to examine data, solve
production, distribution, and consumption of problems and communicate research to the
goods and services. public.
• Urban sociology - studies societal life
Economics has different subfields: interactions in urban areas through
• Environmental economics- studies the the application of sociological methods like
allocation of natural resources statistical analysis and ethnographies.
• Labor economics -focuses on the study of • Cultural sociology - analyzes the
the decision- making and behaviors of development of social institutions, norms and
employees and the relationships between practices.
employers and their employees. • Rural sociology - studies the social life of
• Business economics - examines the behavior people in rural areas.
of companies and firms by studying the • Medical sociology - examines the societal
factors that result in profit maximization, price aspects of health and medicine of people
setting, production goals, and the role of • Sociology of education - analyzes how
incentives. social forces and institutions like politics,
• Monetary economics -on the other hand, economic systems, and culture affects school
studies the nation’s production, inflation, and educational systems.
income, interest rates, and monetary policies. • Political sociology - examines how social
structure affects and influences politics.
Psychology • Military sociology - is a sociological study of
• The scientific study of the mind and behavior. It is the military organization, the different civilian
a multifaceted discipline and includes many sub- and military relationships, war experiences,
fields of study such areas as human development, and the use and control of force
sports, health, clinical, social behavior and
cognitive processes. Demography
• According to the Max Planck Institute for
Psychology subfields: Demographic Research (2016) demography
• Experimental psychology - studies of is the scientific study of human populations
humans and animals examines how and why across time.
learning takes place. • The study of a population based on factors
such as age, race and sex. Governments,
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DISCIPLINES AND IDEAS IN THE APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES | MODULE 1
corporations and nongovernment theories of the social science disciplines to help
organizations use demographics to learn understand society and the different problems and
more about a population's characteristics for issues. The applied social sciences is utilized to
many purposes, including policy development provide alternative solutions to the diverse problem of
and economic market research. the society.
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DISCIPLINES AND IDEAS IN THE APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES | MODULE 1
and liberation of people to enhance social Posttest:
justice. A. Identify the concept in each statement.
Choose your answer from the box.
3. Communication - Applied social science Economics History Archaeology
provide adequate training for careers in the
field of journalism and mass communication Cultural Anthropology Psychology
because of multidisciplinary knowledge and Demography Political Science
skills that graduates learn from social
sciences. Focuses on how humans use verbal
and nonverbal messages to create meaning ________ 1. It is the study of the ancient societies
in various contexts across cultures using a and their cultural traditions.
variety of channels and media. _______ 2. A social science discipline that mainly
specified to understand how people think
Activity 1: and why they behave in a certain way.
Pure Social Sciences vs. Applied Social Sciences _______ 3. A field/branch of Anthropology that seeks
to investigates the cultural features of the
Similarities: societies like language, kinship pattern
1. and marriage customs.
________ 4. The study of human population.
2.
________ 5. The study of the efficient allocation of
3.
scarce resources in order to satisfy the
unlimited human needs and wants.
Differences:
1.
B. Write the letter of the correct answer on the
2.
space provided before each number.
3.
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