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DISCIPLINES AND IDEAS IN THE APPLIED SOCIAL

SCIENCES

I. Most Essential Learning Competency:

 Clarify the relationships and differences between social science and
applied sciences.

II. Objective:
 Identify the social sciences and applied sciences.
 Cite differences among the applied social sciences.
 Discuss the disciplines of Applied Social Sciences.

III. Materials:
 Activity sheets, pen, and diagram.

III. Activity Proper:

What I Know

ACTIVITY 1 World Identification

Directions: Copy the table below on separate piece of paper. Encircle the word
related to social science while underline those words related to natural science.

Economics Counseling Geography

Demography History Social Work

Communication Sociology Anthropology

Psychology Political Science

What’s New
 Social sciences are investigating human society and the different forces that
operate within it. The different disciplines of the Social Sciences look at human
societies and divest perspectives and focus on an area of expertise for analysis.
Economics, Political Science, Sociology, Geography, Anthropology, Psychology,
Demography and History are all branches of the Social Sciences. Such areas provide
social scientists with specific expertise, tools and skills that can help them better
understand social phenomena. The Applied Social Sciences, on the other hand,
focuses on the practical application of the various theories, frameworks, concepts,
and methodologies learned from the Social Sciences in real-life settings. The Module
addresses the key distinctions between social sciences and applied social sciences.
This also explores the concepts and fields of social sciences and applied social
sciences.

What is It

Lesson Defining the Social Sciences and the Applied

1 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 refer 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 THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

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" or "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 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.

ACTIVITY 2 VENN DIAGRAM COMPLETION

Instruction: Write details that tell how social sciences and applied social sciences are
different in the outer circles. Write details that tell how social sciences and applied
sciences are the same where the circles overlap. Use another separate sheet of paper.

ACTIVITY 3 Written Response

Directions: Answer the following questions. Write your response on another sheet of
paper.
1. What is counseling? Why do you think counseling is considered a
discipline of Applied Social Sciences?
2. Why is social work considered as a discipline of the Applied Social
Sciences? How do social workers help members of the society?
3. Why communication studies are considered disciplines of the Applied
Social Sciences?

Prepared by:
Ma’am Salvia A. Sumandal