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The document discusses the social sciences and applied social sciences. It defines social sciences as fields that investigate human societies and interactions. Applied social sciences focus on using ideas from social science disciplines to explain society and address challenges. The document provides examples of fields in applied social sciences like counseling, social work, and communication studies. It explains how knowledge from social sciences can be applied in careers in news media, counseling, and social work.

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1st Lesson OL DIASS

The document discusses the social sciences and applied social sciences. It defines social sciences as fields that investigate human societies and interactions. Applied social sciences focus on using ideas from social science disciplines to explain society and address challenges. The document provides examples of fields in applied social sciences like counseling, social work, and communication studies. It explains how knowledge from social sciences can be applied in careers in news media, counseling, and social work.

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Discipline and Ideas in the Applied Social Sciences

Most Essential Learning Competencies

1. Clarify the relationships and differences between social science and applied
sciences.
2. Identify the goals and scope of counseling.
3. Explain the principles of counseling.

Defining the Social Sciences and the Applied Social Sciences

Social sciences are vast fields of scientific study which investigate


human societies and the different forces within them. These diverse
fields examine how people interact and develop their culture. Social
sciences are comprised of several disciplines, including history, political
science, sociology, psychology, economics, geography, demography,
anthropology and linguistics. Through a body of empirical knowledge,
the social sciences offer a complex collection of lenses that allow us to
Understand and clarify the various aspects of human society. Varieties
of lens that the social sciences study refers to the various areas of the
social sciences that research human society. That field of social science
uses a diverse collection of lenses made up of a body of ideas,
theories, structures and methodologies that allow us to understand and
research the multi-faceted forces that make up and influence human
society.
Branches of Social Science

Economics Anthropology

History
Sociology

Political Science
Geography

Demography Psychology

Economics -
Economics studies the allocation of scarce resources and the production and exchange of goods
and services within society. The two primary divisions of the economics are microeconomics,
which focuses on the actions of individual consumers and producers, and macro-economics,
which explores the actions and output of the aggregate economy.

Anthropology -
Anthropology is a scientific study of human beings and their cultures in the past and present.
Anthropology 's systematic approach to human research, the importance of fieldwork and
participant observation, and its focus on cross-cultural comparison, make it special in the social
sciences.

History -
History is a systematic study of past human events in order to understand the meaning, dynamics
and relationship of the causes and effects of events in the development of societies. This is
derived from the Greek word past, which means "investigation". In a social science, history
focuses on the interpretation and analysis of historical events, as they have historically occurred
with the use of primary and secondary sources. Primary sources refer to eyewitness reports or
historical accounts of the incident. They often use secondary sources or
facts that are not eye-witness accounts and are based on primary sources.

Political Science -
Political science focuses on human actions in relation to political processes, states, rules and
international affairs. This explores the relationship between citizens and politics at all levels, from
the citizen to the national and international levels.

Psychology -
Psychology is researching how the human mind functions in consonance with the body to
generate thoughts that contribute to individual actions. Psychology analyzes how individuals and
communities view the world through various feelings, thoughts and states of consciousness.

Sociology -
Sociology is a systematic study of people’s behavior in groups. It is derived from the Latin word
socio which means “people together” and Greek word logos which means “the study of.” As a
discipline of the social science, it attempts to understand why and how people interact with each
other and how the function as a society or social subgroups. Applied sociology focus on the use
and proper application of sociological theories, methods and skills to examine data.

Geography
Geography is a study of the relationship between people and their environment. Geography was
derived from Greek words: geography means "world" and “graphos” means "charting or drawing."
Geography examines both the physical features of the Earth's surface and its interaction with
human societies. This also explores how human society communicates with the natural world and
the effect of environments and places on people.

Demography
Demography is a statistical study of human populations over time, according to the Max Planck
Center for Demographic Science (2016). This explores trends in population growth through the
study of birth, human activity, and morbidity, aging and mortality statistics. Population studies or
social demography are an important sub-field of sociology. Social demographers analyze
demographic data to identify, describe and forecast social phenomena. This also studies the
composition of social class and population distribution.

“Discipline and Ideas in Applied


Social Sciences by Dela Cruz et al.
(2016) p.6-11”

DEFINING THE APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES


The applied social sciences were developed as a response to the highly
segmented and compartmentalized division of social science disciplines that
dominated western research training in the late 1990s and until the end of the
twentieth century. Scholars from the social sciences argued that there is a need for
more collaboration in the various fields of the social sciences. This suggests that
the various areas of social sciences need to work together effectively to resolve
problems. This multidisciplinary approach to the study of various social problems
has become the focus and the beginning of applied social sciences. Similar to social
sciences, which concentrate on theoretical studies of society, applied social
sciences concentrate on the use and application of the various ideas, theoretical
models and hypotheses of social science disciplines to better explain society and
the various challenges and issues it faces. The applied social sciences were used to
provide possible approaches to the complex problems of society (Gouldner, 1989).
Counseling
Counseling is one of the areas of social sciences applied to it. As an
application of the social sciences, counseling provides guidance, assistance and
support to individuals who are distracted by a range of problems in their lives.
Professional guidance is provided to the individual through counseling, and this is
done through the application of psychological methods such as the collection of
case history data, personal interviews and skills tests. Counseling may be provided
by psychologists, life coaches, job psychologists and personal development
counselors.

Social Work
Social research is another technical practice in the social sciences related to
it. Having been trained in social sciences to interact and understand social
realities, an applied social sciences practitioner has a good theoretical and
conceptual foundation for social work practice. Through social work, professionals
are supporting people, families, associations and neighborhoods to strengthen their
individual and mutual well-being

Communication Studies
Applied social sciences provide appropriate instruction for employment in
the communications field. One example of a career in the advertising industry is in
the field of mass media. For example, in the news and current affairs department of
major television and radio networks, practitioners stress the importance of balance,
objective, truthful and creative reporting of news and other important events as
they have happened. Practitioners in applied social sciences have ample experience
in this field as they are equipped with communication theories and principles that
allow them to understand and educate the public about the social, political,
cultural, and economic realities. Communication professionals have the skills to
write, create and deliver news accurately and creatively to the public.

REMEMBER!

 The three distinct divisions of science include: natural science dealing with natural
phenomena, social science dealing with society and the complex relationship between
individuals within society, and applied social sciences, which are the practical
application of social science expertise.

 Major fields of social science include anthropology, economics, history, psychology,


political science, geography, sociology and linguistics.

 Applied social science was a discipline founded on the reaction to the


compartmentalization of knowledge in the social sciences, the increasing feeling that
most theories and ideas appear to generalize knowledge and are only presented from
a macro viewpoint, and as a way for theories to connect and contribute to real life
problems.
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DISCOVER
Activity 1.3 Photo Analysis
Directions: Analyze the photo and answer the questions below.

A. What is counseling? Why do you think counseling is considered a discipline of the Applied
Social Sciences?

B. Why is social work considered as a discipline of the applied Social Sciences?


How do social workers help members of society?

C. Why are communication studies considered disciplines of the Applied Social


Sciences?
Data Retrieval Chart
Direction:
A. As you read the lesson, fill out the data retrieval chart. Data Retrieval Chart About the Main
Concerns and Focus of the Social Sciences.
B. Using the tree as your guide, what could be the outcome or the fruit of each branches that
you can use as your basis with your own principle as a HUMSS Student.

DISCIPLINE MAIN CONCERN AND FOCUS AS A DISCIPLINE


Social Sciences
History
Economics
Anthropology
Sociology
Geography
Demography
Political Science

Branches of Social Science

Economics Anthropology

History
Sociology

Political Science
Geography

Demography Psychology

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