LESSON 2:

EFFECTS OF APPLIED SOCIAL

SCIENCES PROCESSES
UNIT IV: IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
 LEARNING OUTCOMES
• The learners are expected to:
• Demonstrate understanding of the effects of applied social sciences;
• Assess objectively through an individual project how the functions of the
applied social sciences have been fulfilled in any of the following:
• case study of a counselee
• case study on integrative social work
• Participate in a one-day exposure trip to an existing development program
and write a sincere reflection report on the effects of the processes on the
clientele
EFFECTS OF APPLIED
SOCIAL SCIENCE
PROCESSES
1. AWARENESS AND
KNOWLEDGE
THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE
SOCIETY
• We can already define social media according to the
terms. When we say media, the ideas that come to our
mind are instruments used for communication like a
radio or a newspaper.
• Social media, by the way of being social, is composed
of society or persons interacting with each other.
Social media is a social instrument of communication,
as it is described in the previous lessons.
 *POSITIVE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL
MEDIA
1. Social networks help the businesses
in a variety of ways. Traditional
marketing mediums such as the radio, TV
commercials and print ads are completely
obsolete now and demand for thousands
of dollars.
• However, with social media the
businesses can connect with their
targeted customers for free, the only cost
is energy and time. Through Facebook,
Twitter, LinkedIn or any other social site
you can lower your marketing cost to a
significant level.
 POSITIVE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL
MEDIA
2.The increasing
popularity of social sites
like Twitter, Facebook and
LinkedIn, social networks
has gained attention as
the most viable
communication choice for
the bloggers, article
writers and content
creators.
 POSITIVE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL
MEDIA
3. These social networking sites
have opened the opportunity for
all the writers and bloggers to
connect with their tech savvy
clients to share your expertise
and articles.
• Your audience will further
share your articles, blog or
expertise in their social circle
which further enhance your
networks of the followers.
 POSITIVE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL
MEDIA
4. Social networks have removed
all the communication and
interaction barriers, and now
one can communicate his/her
perception and thoughts over a
variety of topics.
• Students and experts are able
to share and communicate with
like-minded people and can
ask for the input and opinion
on a particular topic.
 POSITIVE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL
MEDIA
5. Another positive impact
of social networking sites
is to unite people on a
huge platform for the
achievement of some
specific objective.
This is very important to
bring the positive change
in society.
 *NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL
MEDIA
1.One of the negative effects of social
media or network is it leads to
addiction. Spending countless hours
on the social sites can divert the focus
and attention from a particular task.
It lowers the motivational level of the
people, especially of the teenagers
and students. They mainly rely on
technology and the internet instead
of learning the practical knowledge
and expertise of the everyday life.
 *NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL
MEDIA
2. Kids can be greatly affected by
these social networking sites if
they are allowed to use them.
The reason is that sometimes
people share photos on social
media that contains violence and
sex, which can damage the behavior
of kids and teenagers. It put the
negative impact on overall society
as these kids and teenagers involve
themselves in crime related
activities.
 *NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL
MEDIA
3.Another downside of the social
media is that the user shares too
much information which may pose
threats to them. Even with the tight
security settings your personal
information may leak on the social
sites.
Downloading your videos or
pictures and copying your status is
an easy task and can be done within
few clicks.
 ON SELF-UNDERSTANDING
• Self-awareness seems to have become the latest
management buzzword — and for good reason. Research
suggests that when we see ourselves clearly, we are more
confident and more creative.
• We make sounder decisions, build stronger relationships,
and communicate more effectively. We’re less likely to lie,
cheat, and steal. We are better workers who get more
promotions. And we’re more-effective leaders with more-
satisfied employees and more-profitable companies.
2.ATTITUDE AND
VALUE CHANGE
 ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
• Disaster risk reduction is the concept and practice of
reducing disaster risks through systematic efforts to
analyze and reduce the causal factors of disasters.
• Reducing exposure to hazards, lessening
vulnerability of people and property, wise
management of land and the environment, and
improving preparedness and early warning for
adverse events are all examples of disaster risk
reduction.
 ON CLIMATE CHANGE
• The decisions we make about food can have a profound effect on the
environment. Here are four simple ways you can make your diet more
climate-friendly.
• Eat more meat-free meals
• Buy organic and local whenever possible
• Don’t waste food
• Grow your own
• Get more info on how to eat for the climate and how eating less meat will
reduce Earth’s heat.
 ON THE “BAHALA NA” HABIT
• “Bahala na” is a philosophical expression Filipinos used when they are confronted
with problems. They will say “Bahala Na”, meaning “come what may,” “whatever will
be, will be,” ‘leave it to God’, like the Spanish word “que sera, sera”.
• “Bahala na”,comes from the phrase Bathala na, where Bathala means God. Bahala also
means trust or custody. Na is used as an adverb of time just like already. So it can
literally be translated as God already or God will take care already. It is used in the
context of “Trust in God”, “God will take control”, “Leave it to God” because God will
provide. In a sense, it can be construed as a negative attitude in life, a defeatist or
fatalistic attitude where you are only willing to do so much and leave the rest to God.
Some people believe it makes you irresponsible, careless and lazy. On the other hand,
it stops you from worrying about your problem during uncertain times. It relieves
stress knowing you did everything you could and God will take control of the rest.
3. BEHAVIORAL
CHANGE
 ON POWER AND CORRUPTION
• Most people have heard the line, "Power corrupts." (Or the longer
version, "Absolute power corrupts absolutely." The question often
asked is "Why and how does power corrupt leaders?"
• The answer is complex, but fairly clear. Leadership, at its core, is all
about power and influence. Leaders use their power to get things
done.
• A simple distinction is between two forms of power. Socialized
power is power used to benefit others. We hope that our elected
officials have this sort of power in mind and are primarily concerned
with the best interests of their constituents.
 ON CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND
PEACE BUILDING PROCESS
• The world has transformed rapidly in the decade since the end of the Cold War.
An old system is gone and, although it is easy to identify what has changed, it is
not yet clear that a new system has taken its place.
• Old patterns have come unstuck, and if new patterns are emerging, it is still too
soon to define them clearly. The list of potentially epoch-making changes is
familiar by now: the end of an era of bipolarity, a new wave of democratization,
increasing globalization of information and economic power, more frequent
efforts at international coordination of security policy, a rash of sometimes-
violent expressions of claims to rights based on cultural identity, and a
redefinition of sovereignty that imposes on states new responsibilities to their
citizens and the world community
 ON CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND
PEACE BUILDING PROCESS
• We use the term conflict resolution broadly to refer to efforts to
prevent or mitigate violence resulting from intergroup or interstate
conflict, as well as efforts to reduce the underlying disagreements.
• We presume that conflict between social groups is an inevitably
recurring fact of life and that the goal of conflict resolution is to
keep conflicts channeled within a set of agreed norms that foster
peaceful discussion of differences, proscribe violence as a means of
settling disputes, and establish rules for the limited kinds of
violence that are condoned (e.g., as punishment for violations of
codes of criminal conduct).
 ON RISK ASSESSMENT BEHAVIOR
• Behavioral Risk Management encompass the study of organization and
individual behavior from two primary roots: Risk Management and
Organizational Behavior.
• With regard to its Risk Management roots, BRM analyzes the effect of
practices, cultures and behaviors as well as their associated risk of negative
outcomes within an individual (health) and/or an organization (expenses).
• Alternatively, from its Organizational Behavior roots, BRM explains how
organizations and their respective organizational culture, productivity and
success of a firm can be associated with the given organization's behavioral
aspects.
 ON RISK ASSESSMENT BEHAVIOR
• BRM is studied to "identify and prevent loss from
behavioral risk factors, thereby enhancing
organizational health and human capital".
• Ultimately, the purpose of BRM is to identify practices
and patterns that often damage organizations.
Behavior of both the organization and individuals
within the organization have extraordinary impacts on
various levels of the organization.
4. STRUCTURAL
CHANGE
 ON PERSONAL AND FAMILY
RELATIONS
• The majority of children whose parents have divorced function
within normal or average limits in the years after divorce (Kelly
1993). As a group, they can not be characterized as “disturbed”.
Furthermore, there is a considerable range of functioning within
both groups of children from divorced and intact families.
• Among children whose parents have divorced are many who are
functioning quite well, while among children from intact families
are many with major adjustment problems. In short, there is no
one-to-one relationship between divorce and psychological
adjustment problems in children.
 ON PERSONAL AND FAMILY
RELATIONS
• In fact, not only do some children do well despite the divorce of their parents,
but some children actually benefit from the divorce. Demo and Acock 1988 note
that adolescents living in single-parent families can “acquire certain strengths,
notably a sense of responsibility, as a consequence of altered family routines”. It
is likely, however, that such benefits will accrue only where the altered routines
are structured and predictable.
• Changes that involve the emergence of more chaotic patterns of family life are
unlikely to be beneficial for children, even if some strive to furnish a sense of
order where their parents fail to do so. Butler et al. (2002) note that the children
in their study demonstrated “an active role helping their parents cope with
divorce, even in circumstances where parents did not seem able to contain their
more negative emotions and impulses”.
 ON GENDER IDENTITY
• Gender identity is defined as a personal conception of oneself as male or
female (or rarely, both or neither). This concept is intimately related to the
concept of gender role, which is defined as the outward manifestations of
personality that reflect the gender identity.
• Gender identity, in nearly all instances, is self-identified, as a result of a
combination of inherent and extrinsic or environmental factors; gender role,
on the other hand, is manifested within society by observable factors such
as behavior and appearance. For example, if a person considers himself a
male and is most comfortable referring to his personal gender in masculine
terms, then his gender identity is male. However, his gender role is male
only if he demonstrates typically male characteristics in behavior, dress,
and/or mannerisms.
 ON OVERSEAS MIGRATION OF OFW
• Do you know that 10% of the Filipina’s population currently
live and work abroad? And do you know that those 10
million OFWs abroad represent 10% of the nation’s
economy? Indeed, all those people are sending money back
home every year to their loved ones.
• The remittances go straight to families, relatives,
households, friends. So they can improve their quality of
life. The country received 28.4 billion of US dollars in 2015
(according to the World Bank). More than a third of the
Filipina’s population receives money from family abroad.
 ON OVERSEAS MIGRATION OF OFW
• The Philippines are the third country receiving the most remittances
worldwide. Right after India and China. It can be surprising as its
population of 100 million people is far smaller than its two giant
neighbors.
• Remittances from those foreign workers to the Philippines are
essential to the country. It helps to sustain the country’s domestic
consumption and growth. Remittances represent 10% of the nation’s
GDP. Filipinos are supportive. We saw a record amount of remittances
in 2015 as a result of a decrease in the public expenses. Moreover, those
remittances help to stabilize the peso against the US dollar.
 ON OVERSEAS MIGRATION OF OFW
• Filipinos are skilled and talented professionals
who work hard to give hope to their families and
to the Philippines economy.
• The country is proud to export its workforce. It
is totally part of the government strategy to
boost the economy.
 ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
• Violence Against Women is "the word or concept (that) has been used in a
broad, inclusive manner to encompass verbal abuse, intimidation, physical
harassment, homicide, sexual assault, and rape (of women in particular)."[1] This
form of violence is gender-biased. Violence occurs precisely because of their
gender, specifically because the victims are women.
• According to the United Nation's Declaration on the Elimination of Violence
Against Women, "violence against women is a manifestation of historically
unequal power relations between men and women." It is likewise "one of the
crucial social mechanisms by which women are forced into a subordinate
position compared with men." This act of violence can be argued to be a kind of
hate crime since the crime committed is primarily based upon the victim's
membership in a certain demographic group.
 ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
• The effects of violence against women vary widely, depending "on the
nature of the particular incident, the woman’s relationship with her
abuser, and the context in which it took place.“ Acts of violence of this
nature "typically have (various) physical, psychological, and social
consequences.“
• In terms of its physical effects, violence against women has been linked
to many serious health consequences such as physical injuries, disability,
chronic health problems (e.g., irritable bowel syndrome, gastrointestinal
disorders, various chronic pain syndromes, hypertension, etc.), sexual
and reproductive health problems (e.g., sexually transmitted diseases,
spread of HIV/AIDS, high-risk pregnancies, etc.), and in extreme cases—
death.
 ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
• Aside from physical effects, victims of violence also
experience psychological health problems. These
effects include anxiety, fear, mistrust of others,
inability to concentrate, loneliness, post-traumatic
stress disorder, depression, suicide, psychosomatic
illnesses, withdrawal, and alcohol or drug use.
• As a result of the violence inflicted against them, the
victims are forced to deal with rejection, ostracism,
and social stigma at the community level.
 ON SINGLE PARENTING
• Do you know that there are benefits to single parents like the following:
• Leave credits,
• Flexible work schedule, and
• Educational assistance for their children for qualified solo parents
• Being a solo parent or single parent is provided with benefits and
privileges such as solo parent leave, housing and educational benefits
as assistance to them according to republic act no. 8972 otherwise
known as SOLO PARENT WELFARE ACT OF 2000.
 ON SINGLE PARENTING
• Currently, there are stand-alone solo parents in their families
because of marital separation, death of a partner, and poverty. As a
result, our lawmakers enacted a law to help "solo parents".
• How does one go about the method of getting benefits as a single
parent or solo parent?
• The Solo Parent Act of 2000 or Republic Act No. 8972 or the
Single Parent Law provides benefits and privileges to solo parents
or people who are the parents of their children or relatives.
 ON COMMUNITY LIFE
• Social relationships (Community Life) in the
Philippines have been described as a “mosaic
of personal alliances” molded out of “real
kinship ties, ritual kinship relations,
relationships based on special debts of
gratitude, market-exchange partnerships,
patron-client bonds, and friendships.”
 ON COMMUNITY LIFE
• As is true with Latin Americans, Filipinos enjoy being
with other people and are very sociable. People like to
hang out and socialize on the street. Conversation is a
major pastime and people enjoy joking around and
teasing one another.
• There is relatively little segregation by age and gender at
parties. Teenage boys dance with their mothers. Little
girls dance with old men. Adults dance with each other.
 ON COMMUNITY LIFE
• Friendship often is placed on a par with kinship as
the most central of Filipino relationships.
• Certainly ties among those within one's group of
friends are an important factor in the development
of personal alliance systems.
• Here, as in other categories, a willingness to help
one another provides the prime rationale for the
relationship.
 ON CRIMINALITY
• Big cities all over the world suffer from higher crime rates than rural
areas. Manila and Cebu aren’t different, but Manila is by far the
most crime infested as it is the biggest and busiest. The crimes you
might face in the city are usually petty. If you follow the tips below,
which go hand in hand with simple common sense, you’ll be
perfectly fine.
• Stay in a secure neighborhood such as Makati, Pasay and Taguig in
Manila, which are all much safer than Ermita or Malate for
example. When you book with us we make sure that your hotel in
Manila will be in a location you’ll won’t have to worry about safety.
 ON CRIMINALITY
• What you should be most aware of is pickpocketing and theft of your
belongings. Therefore never leave your things unattended. Your bags should
always be near you and within eyesight, and better within touch. Never have
your valuables in your back pockets, and on crowded places wear your
backpack in front.
• Be careful of strangers – Another common practice for robbers in Manila and
other cities is to start a conversation on the street, creating rapport and
distracting the potential victim, while their criminal partners will snatch your
belonging, or they will lead you somewhere and rob you. If you feel like you’re
forced into a random and strange conversation on the street, get out of it.
Filipinos are very friendly, but use your common sense to avoid these traps.
 ON CRIMINALITY
• Spiking drinks is a notorious practice in the Philippines, and the target is
usually single foreign males. The scammers will be either an attractive
woman or a friendly stranger, who will buy the victim a drink. They will
give him the drink after she/he spiked it in order to lead him back to his
hotel room and steal all of his belongings. Never accept drinks from
strangers.
• Beware of beggars! They aren’t bad people, they are just poor, financially
and socially. They beg for money as they often need to provide for
themselves and their families, and it’s impossible for them to find a job. It
happens a lot that if you’re not careful you’ll be swamped by beggars from
all directions and before you realize your belongings are taken from you.
 ON CRIMINALITY
• It is also true with street kids, which is truly a heartbreaking sight. Be very
cautious and resist the temptation to give them money as they don’t take it for
themselves but give it to the person who operates them. Give them snacks or
food instead or, as hard as it is, just ignore them. Never go with them or hold
their hands, as sometimes their families will claim you’re a pedophile in order
to extort some money from you.
• Holdups are also happening in the cities much more than in the provinces, so
avoid dark alleys especially when alone or in a small group. Regarding
transportation in the city, use Grab, an app similar to Uber but more successful
in the Philippines. The drivers’ regulation is very strict and the price is
determined by the app itself prior to the ride. In any case lock the doors while
you’re in to avoid any attempt of robbery.
 ON CRIMINALITY
• Taxis are notorious for swindling money from
people and especially from tourists, claiming that
the meter is broken, asking for a fixed price, or ask
you to add some money to the final price.
• Keep in mind that during rush hours you might
have to agree to their terms as finding a taxi
becomes difficult. Just more of a reason to use
Grab.
 ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE
• “Drug abuse and addiction are major burdens to society;
however, staggering as these numbers are, they provide limited
perspective of the devastating consequences of this disease.”
• Numerous incidents have been reported in local and
international television and social media about drug users and
dealers who are caught in the acts, especially in those squatters
area or what they call “drug dens”. Not only those people who
live in this populated area are being reported to the authorities
but believe it or not powerful persons like government officials
also indulge their selves in using prohibited drugs.
 ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE
• Most of the drug users in the Philippines are young people.
Illegal drugs that are present include Methamphetamine
or the local name is shabu, marijuana, inhalants (rugby),
solvent, cocaine, diazepam, ecstasy and heroin.
• While there are no accurate statistics available, it is
estimated by Dangerous Drugs Board as many as 3.7
millions in the Philippines are dealing with drug addiction
just a year 2016, 65 percent of it -is young people.
 ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE
• So what is the reason why this young people in
the Philippines are attracted to use these illegal
drugs?
• First, enjoyment.
• Second, environment.
• Third, curiosity.
• Lastly, personal problems.