TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS

DISCIPLINES AND IDEAS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

TOPIC No. of No. of % Easy Average Difficult Total
Hours Items
CHAPTER I. EMERGENCE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES 4 8 16.7 5 3 8
1. define Social Sciences as the study of society (1,2,3, 25,30) (4, 8,28)
2. distinguish Social and Natural Sciences and Humanities
3. compare and contrast the various Social Science
disciplines and their fields, main areas of inquiry, and
methods
4. trace the historical foundations and social contexts that
led to the development of each discipline
CHAPTER 2. DOMINANT APPROACHES AND IDEAS 5 11 20.8 5 6 11
1. Examine the legacy of classical frameworks in the (5,7,10,11,14) (6,9,12,13,16,29)
development of the academic study of the society
2. Identify and evaluate the relevant approaches in
the Social Sciences
CHAPTER 3. Our very interactions shape us: How do 4 8 16.7 2 1 5 8
everyday life and relationships mold our (15,20) (21) (33-37)
realities?
CHAPTER 4. Society and Us: How do we make sense of 4 8 16.7 2 3 3 8
ourselves and the world around us? (17, 18) (19,22,23) (38-40)
CHAPTER 5. After Society: How do we make sense of an every 4 8 16.7 3 5 8
changing “Us” and “Then”? (24, 31, 32) (41-45)
CHAPTER 6. Indigenizing the Social Sciences Is there a 3 7 12.5 2 5 7
“native” intellectual foundation for social thought? (26,27) (46-50)

TOTAL 24 50 100 14 20 18 50