Learning Module in Discipline and Ideas 12

Discipline and Ideas in Applied Science

Quarter 2 Module 3
Importance of Social Sciences
Name: _______________________________________________________ Grade&Section: _______________________
Prepared by: Ms. Cloue Faye I. Basallo

Lesson 1: Functions of Applied Sciences

I. FUNCTIONS OF APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES TO SELF-DEVELOPMENT
1. Counseling – offers guidance to individuals in various situations of conflict, confusion, and crisis and provides the tools
for the individual to address issues of self-development.
2. Social Work – offers a wide range of services, particularly in aid of liberating the marginalized individuals and
facilitating participation in the public goods and services that are necessary for self-development.
3. Communication – empowers the individual with listening and speaking skills in order for them to be effective. The
individual has to be sure that the message comes across accurately by considering the message itself, the audience or
receiver, and how the message is likely to be received.

What I Can Do
Song Reflection
1. Reflect in the song entitled “Estudyante Blues” by Freddie Aguilar.
1. How do you relate yourself to this song?
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2. How can you address those problems through counseling, social work and communication?
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II. FUNCTIONS OF APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES TO PERSUASION

 PERSUASION
In careers related to communication like mass media, advertising, and business, persuasion is very essential. To
persuade means:
 Being able to convince other people to change their attitudes or behavior regarding an issue through the
communication of messages in an atmosphere of free choice.
One cannot persuade a person unless he/she has a foundation on social sciences. It is very important that those who
make the messages or advertisements that want to persuade a client or customer must be knowledgeable about the
culture of the people in which the messages is being communicated.
The heart of persuasion is the ability to understand well one’s audience and its complexity
Persuasion energizes itself to move audiences to desired and immediate action.

Activity 1: Situational Analysis

Directions: Analyze each commercial carefully and identify what type of commercial is being portrayed. Identify if it is,
Product Advertisement, Business Advertisement, Advocacy Campaign. Write your answer on the space provided after
the item/statement.
1. Mang Inasal ________________________
2. Rexona _________________________
3. BDO _________________________
4. Lucky Me with the song of “Isang taon pa lang ako” ___________________________________
5. Lucky Me, with the scene of the father scolding his son, “Gabi ka na naman”. ______________________________
III. FUNCTIONS OF APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES TO ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
ART AND ENTERTAINMENT
Applied social sciences are also used in the arts and entertainment industry. Arts and entertainment are
reflections of a country’s culture and society. To be able to understand and analyze the development and new trends in
the arts and entertainment, it is important to be familiar about the people’s social and cultural conditions.
As new forms and delivery systems for entertainment flourished, there is great importance to understand the
needs of the viewing public. It is important to cope with the changing demands of the viewers in order to get the
viewer’s attention. The applied social sciences prove to be significant in this aspect because a strong foundation in the
study of the people’s viewing behavior and patterns are emphasized in this field.

IV. FUNCTIONS OF APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES TO NEWS AND INFORMATION

NEWS AND INFORMATION
Applied social science is also important in the field of journalism. The news and current affairs sector emphasize
the need for a balanced, objective, and truthful rendering of the political and other important events as they actually
happened. Practitioners in the applied social sciences have enough training in this regard because they have a good
foundation in history and political science. Through the application of these fields, applied social scientist have enough
skills to be able to write and report news accurately and objectively.

V. FUNCTIONS OF APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES TO ORGANIZING ADVOCACY AND MOBILIZATION

ADVOCACY AND MOBILIZATION
Advocacy groups are organized to inform and educate on public issues, and influence people on the
development of policies. Advocacy groups also play important roles in the development of political and social systems.
Applies social sciences is a good background for advocacy and mobilization because this field studies politics,
governance, social and political dynamics which are very important background for advocacy works.
The following are some of the different activities of advocacy. All these activities require knowledge of the
applied social sciences. It includes the following:
1. Community organizing and mobilization – It is about helping to mobilize constituents and build power with their
communities.
2. Information dissemination – Providing communities and people the right information on important political, social
and economic issues affecting them.
3. Research – Conducting research that reflects the needs of the communities.
4. Training – Training sessions that will teach successful strategies and skills for personal and community development.

VI. FUNCTIONS OF APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES TO EDUCATION

EDUCATION
The academe is one of the most relevant career tracks that applied social scientists can pursue. The
multidisciplinary approach in the study of the applied social sciences can equip students with the skills and expertise to
work in schools, colleges, and universities. These are a significant number of subjects offered in the general education
curriculum in the secondary and tertiary levels that applied social scientists can teach. These include history, society and
culture, and politics and government.
The four pillars of education according to UNESCO
Education throughout life is based on four pillars: learning to know, learning to do, learning to live together and
learning to be.
1. Learning to know, combinines a sufficiently broad general knowledge with the opportunity to work in depth
on a small number of subjects. This also means learning to learn so as to benefit from the opportunities
education provides throughout life.
2. Learning to do, acquires not only an occupational skill but also, more broadly, the competence to deal with
many situations and work in teams. It also means learning to do in the context of young peoples' various
social and work experiences which may be informal, as a result of the local or national context, or formal,
involving courses, alternating study and work.
3. Learning to live together, develops an understanding of other people and an appreciation of
interdependence - carrying out joint projects and learning to manage conflicts -in a spirit of respect for the
values of pluralism, mutual understanding and peace.
 4. Learning to be, develop one's personality be able to act with ever greater autonomy, judgement and
personal responsibility. In that connection, education must not disregard any aspect of a person's potential:
memory, reasoning, aesthetic sense, physical capacities and communication skills.

Activity 2: Slogan Making

Directions: Make a slogan about the importance of applied social sciences in minimizing social problems concerning
education. Write your Slogan in a separate sheet of paper/bond paper.

Assessment
DIRECTIONS. Identify if the statement is TRUE or FALSE. Write the answer for each item on the line.
__________ 1. Applied social scientists use and borrow different concepts, theoretical models and theories of the social
science disciplines which can help them understand society and the different problems and issues that it faces.
__________ 2. The applied social sciences can help persuade people to change their beliefs, attitudes, and behavior.
__________ 3. Counseling allow us understand one’s personality including various problems and issues that may affect
an individual.
__________ 4. Social work focuses only on individual and personal problems.
__________ 5. The applied social sciences can introduce ways to achieve long lasting peace through a practitioner’s
knowledge and application of the political process that include peace-building processes and conflict management
mechanisms.
__________ 6. Personal growth counselling focuses on the evaluation of a client’s life, goals and the different aspects of
life.
___________7. Advocacy works only on community organizing and mobilization.
__________ 8. Education throughout life is based on four pillars: learning to know, learning to do, learning to live
together and learning to be.
__________ 9. Community organizing and mobilization is about helping to mobilize constituents and build power with
their communities.
__________ 10. To persuade means being able to convince other people to change their attitudes or behavior regarding
an issue through the communication of messages in an atmosphere of free choice.