SUBJECT: Discipline and Ideas in the Applied Social Sciences

QUARTER: First
TOPIC: __Social Sciences and Applied Social Sciences__
MELC: Clarify the Relationships and Differences between Social Sciences
and Applied Social Sciences.
WEEK: One
 12
Discipline and Ideas in the
Applied Social Sciences
First Quarter – Module 1:
Social Sciences and Applied
Social Sciences

SAN JOSE CITY SCHOOLS DIVISION

NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL OF SAN JOSE CITY
Discipline and Ideas in the Applied Social Sciences – Grade 12
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1 – Module 1: Social Sciences and Applied Social Sciences
First Edition, 2020

Republic Act 8293, section 176 states that: No copyright shall subsist in any work
of the Government of the Philippines. However, prior approval of the government agency
or office wherein the work is created shall be necessary for the exploitation of such work
for a profit. Such agency or office may, among other things, impose as a condition the
payment of royalties.

Borrowed materials (i.e., songs, stories, poems, pictures, photos, brand names,
trademarks, etc.) included in this book are owned by their respective copyright holders.
Every effort has been exerted to locate and seek permission to use these materials from
their respective copyright owners. The publisher and authors do not represent nor claim
ownership over them.

Published by Schools Division of San Jose City

Schools Division Superintendent: JOHANNA N. GERVACIO, PhD, CESE
Assistant Schools Division Superintendent: RAUL M.MARIN, CESE
Curriculum Implementation Division Chief: VERONICA B. PARAGUISON, PhD
Supervisor In-Charge in Senior High School: LORDENNIS T. LEONARDO, PhD
Supervisor In-Charge: RONALD G. MORLA, Phd
Principal: NENITA D. MARTIN

Development Team of the Module

Author: GERONIMO TRINIDAD SAMPILO
Editor: MARY GRACE P. VALENTON
Reviewers: RONALD G. MORLA, Phd
Illustrator:
Layout Artist:
Management Team: Humanities and Social Sciences

Printed in San Jose City by San Jose City National High School-Senior High
School San Jose City Division – Curriculum Implementation Division.
Office Address: Cadhit St., Brgy. Calaocan, San Jose City, Nueva Ecija
Telefax: __0917-512-3690/0917-163-4269___
E-mail Address: __ sanjosecitynhsshs@gmail.com
 12

Discipline and Ideas in the

Applied Social Sciences

First Quarter – Module 1:

Social Sciences and Applied
Social Sciences
This instructional material was collaboratively developed and reviewed by the
Humanities and Social Sciences educators from San Jose City National High
School – Senior High School and the Schools Division of San Jose City. We
encourage teachers and other education stakeholders to email their feedback,
comments, and recommendations to the San Jose City National High School –
Senior High School.
We value your feedback and recommendations.

SAN JOSE CITY SCHOOLS DIVISION

NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
OF SAN JOSE CITY
 INTRODUCTORY MESSAGE

For the facilitator:

This module serves as an Alternative Delivery Mode in the learning process for this
School Year 2019 – 2020 to support the Continuity Plan of the Department of Education
amid the present pandemic due to covid19. The main purpose of this learning material
facilitates the learners in enhancing the intellectual skills and awareness in
understanding and applications of the field of Social Sciences in the real world through
accomplishing the different tasks or activities.

For the learner:

This module fascinates the learners to discover a significant knowledge in the
Discipline and Ideas in the Applied Social Sciences that they can use on how to respond
in the real-life situations such as in solving the problem they encountered in our society.
The learning process in this module provides clear instructions and executes a series of
different tasks or activities to attain significant learnings in the subject. As the learners
go through in this module, they can enhance and explore their learning skills by
performing the given activities to understand and realize the significance of the field of
Social Sciences in their lives.
 INTRODUCTION

HELLO LEARNER!

Senior High School is the last stage of the Philippine Basic Education System and
preparation for curriculum exits- higher education, employment, or entrepreneurship. As
you go along in this journey, as a learner you will encounter various subjects that broaden
your interests, develop your learning skills, and improve your cognitive capabilities as
these subjects will equip you with the necessary skills and competencies that will prepare
you in facing your future. One of those subjects focuses on discipline and ideas in the
applied social sciences. Under this subject, you will encounter topics and activities that
challenge how you can use the different fields of social sciences in understanding the
different circumstances and settings that happened in our society.

The module is divided into two lessons, namely:

● Lesson 1 – The Social Sciences and Applied Social Sciences

● Lesson 2 – The Work of Social Sciences and Applied Social Sciences

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. identify the meaning of Social Sciences and Applied Social Sciences;
2. demonstrate an understanding of Social Science and Applied Social
Sciences;
3. differentiate Social Sciences from Applied Social Sciences;
4. determine the relationship between Social Science and Applied Social
Science;
5. appreciate the essence of Social Sciences and Applied Social Science; and
6. explain clearly about the work of Social Sciences and Applied Social
Sciences.
Wait a minute!

Let’s getting to know

each other!

“Hello, my name is ___________________________________________, live

in ______________________________________________________
The object that best represent me is a ___________________________
because __________________________________________________ .”

Example:
“Hello, my name is GERONIMO T. SAMPILO, live in ABAR 2ND, SAN JOSE CITY.
The object that represents me is a WI-FI CONNECTION because I WANT TO
REACH YOU EVEN YOU ARE FAR TO GIVE AND SHARE THE INFORMATION
AND KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.”

Let’s Begin!

The Social Sciences and Applied Social Sciences
ACTIVITY 1: PICTURE DRILL!
Directions: Analyze the pictures below
discipline of social sciences. Write your answers in your activity notebook.
Discipline of Social Sciences:
Sociology Anthropology
Psychology Economics
Linguistics Geography
Picture # 1:______________ Picture # 2:______________
Evolution of Man”. Accessed July 1, 2020.
https://www.google.com/search?q=evolution+of+man&tb
m=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjGlYOAzqvqAhVkEqYKHT7gAKcQ2-
cCegQIABAA&oq=evolution&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQARgAMgcI
ABCxAxBDMgQIABBDMgQIABBDMgQIABBDMgIIADICCAAy
AggAMgIIADICCAAyAggAOgUIABCxAzoFCAAQgwFQ_ugFW
KWDBmCIjwZoAHAAeASAAc8CiAHAEpIBCDAuMTQuMC4x
mAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWewAQA&sclient=img&ei=
y0X8XoaEMOSkmAW-
Picture # 5:______________ Picture # 6:______________
Picture # 4:______________
https://www.google.com/search?q=psycholog
y&safe=active&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&
ved=2ahUKEwj6lt2u2qvqAhWZed4KHTPmB90
Q_AUoAXoECBkQAw&biw=1366&bih=576#img
rc=GeoTaC2GWsd8wM&imgdii=X6twE4nWkKQ
3yM
Picture # 7:______________ Picture # 8:______________
https://www.google.com/search?q=demography&safe=acti
ve&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwib_fjc26v
qAhWJmEKHULzCFkQ_AUoAXoECBQQAw&biw=1366&bih=
576#imgrc=W69Gc95xb9OtfM
LESSON 1:
and identify each picture based on the
Political Science
History
Demography
Picture # 3:______________
https://www.google.com/search?q=philippine%20politics
%20and%20governance%20module%20grade%2012&tbm
=isch&hl=en&hl=en&safe=active&safe=active&tbs=rimg%3
ACaOnsPNfNu8FYWQg- https://www.google.com/search?q=relationship+of+fili
bm6iGYf&ved=0CCEQuIIBahcKEwjA- pino&safe=active&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=
2ahUKEwjgyuaK1KvqAhVKMd4KHTaJDzsQ_AUoAXoECA
K7R2KvqAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQCQ&biw=1349&bih=625#i
0QAw&biw=1366&bih=625#imgrc=B4EDVSfnBk4kfM
“Assorted Filipino Pesos”. Accessed July 1, 2020.
https://www.google.com/search?q=philippine+curren
cy&safe=active&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2
https://www.google.com/search?q=philippine+map&safe=ac ahUKEwiIrPfC0KvqAhWZed4KHTPmB90Q_AUoAXoECB
tive&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=oLn6calo- YQAw&biw=1366&bih=625#imgrc=TcmZSH4ydsjdeM&
eoLSM%252C07zj7YVQpgESAM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_- imgdii=LYOXGWC1zWgWRM
kTO2kDl6LoIEhQzWzwF_eZI4asNog&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiur
cDY2avqAhWYZt4KHf0tABoQ9QEwBXoECAoQOg&biw=1366
&bih=576#imgrc=SKqmnLMbBwlbJM Picture # 9:______________
https://www.google.com/search?q=philippine%20history&tb
m=isch&safe=active&safe=active&tbs=rimg%3ACb-eBQ-
mc2kcYQ4WZQqfx9ET&hl=en&ved=0CBsQuIIBahcKEwiw--
WS1qvqAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQCA&biw=1349&bih=625#imgr
https://www.google.com/search?q=alibata&saf c=a9q5Rdl-ZT1v3M
e=active&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2
ahUKEwjJ7ffv3KvqAhWTfd4KHU5pB2YQ_AUoAX
oECBcQAw&biw=1366&bih=576#imgrc=tAZjTUX
hpHM32M&imgdii=MhN-c3CFFxkq_M
ACTIVITY 2: WHAT’S IN YOUR MIND!
Directions: Write the first thing that comes in your mind when reading the phrase in
the box. Write down all your ideas in your activity notebook.

“Discipline of Applied Social Sciences”

__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
.

Great!

ACTIVITY 3: EXPRESS YOUR IDEAS!

Directions: Fill the empty circles by your concept or examples about social
sciences and applied social sciences. Write down all your ideas in your activity
notebook.

Applied
Social Social
Sciences Sciences

Processing questions:
1. How do you find the activity?
2. What are your bases in identifying the examples of social sciences and applied
social sciences?
3. How do you categorize your ideas into social sciences and applied social
sciences?
 Now, it is time to discuss the discipline of social sciences
and applied social sciences. Read and understand each
topic and then prepare for the different activities that will
test your knowledge and skills as you go along with the
lesson.

The Definition of Social Sciences

Social Sciences are academic disciplines concerned with the systematic study of
social phenomena. It investigates and examines the behavior of humans on how they
respond to the changing patterns of society. In a broader sense, it is a branch of science
that examines the structures and institutions, the functions of human society, and the
interpersonal relationships of the group of individuals within the community.

The Disciplines of Social Sciences

The different disciplines of social sciences are the following:

1. Anthropology – the study of humans and their cultures in the past and present
time. It understands the complexity of cultures across all of human history.
2. History – the systematic study of human past events to understand the meaning,
dynamics, and relationship of the causes and effects of events in the development
of societies.
3. Economics – studies the allocation of scarce resources and the production and
exchange of goods and services in society.
4. Geography – a study of the interaction between people and their environments
5. Demography – the scientific study of human populations across time. It examines
the changes in population growth through the analysis of statistics on birth, human
movement and morbidity, agedness, and mortality.
6. Sociology – systematic study of people’s behavior in a group.
7. Psychology - studies how the human mind works in consonance with the body to
produce thoughts that lead to individual actions. Analyzes how people and groups
experience the world through various emotions.
8. Political Science – primarily studies human behavior concerning political
systems, governments, laws, and international relations. It examines the
relationship between people and policy at all levels from the individual to the
national and international levels.
9. Linguistics – the scientific study of language.
The Definition of Applied Social Sciences
Applied Social Sciences is the study on how to improve the daily life of the
individuals, groups of individuals, and communities or society by integrating the concepts,
methods, and theories of the discipline of social sciences. It aims to provide more
comprehensive different premises, perspectives, and practices from the different social
disciplines to understand and resolve the problems and issues that arise from society.

The Disciplines of Applied Social Sciences

1. Counselling – it is a professional relationship between the professionally
trained counselor and the individual or group of individuals that undergo a
systematic process to help the individuals and group of individuals to undertake
good mental conditions, wellness, educations, and career goals. It is also a
process to help the person to improve the proper way of behavior, thinking, and
feelings.
2. Social Work – Various professional activities or methods concretely concerned
with providing social services and especially with the investigation, treatment,
and material aid of the economically, physically, mentally, or socially
disadvantaged.
3. Communications – deals with how humans use verbal and non-verbal
messages to create meaning in various contexts.
 Explore More Knowledge!
Now you are able to understand the concept of social
sciences and applied social sciences, you may
discover deeper learning in this lesson by
accomplishing the following activities.

ACTIVITY 4: LET’S MAKE A DIFFERENCES!

Directions: Through the T-Chart below, cite the differences between social sciences
and applied social sciences. Write your answers in your activity notebook.

Social Sciences Applied Social Sciences

 ACTIVITY 5: WRITE AN ESSAY!
Directions: Write an essay based on your answers in the previous activity. Write
your answers in your activity notebook.
Guide Questions:
1. Differentiate social sciences and applied social sciences.
2. Is there a relationship between social sciences and applied social sciences?

RUBRIC FOR ESSAY

NEEDS NO
EXEMPLARY QUALITY ADEQUATE
CRITERIA IMPROVEMENT ANSWER
(5 points) (4 points) (3 points)
(2 points) (1 point)

Answers are Answers are Answers are The answer is Did not
comprehensive accurate and not partial or answer the
, accurate, and complete. Key comprehensive incomplete. The question.
complete. Key points are or completely key points are Irrelevant
Content ideas are stated and stated. Key not clear. The answer to the
clearly stated, supported. points are question is not question.
explained, and addressed, but adequately
well supported. not well answered.
supported.
Well organized, The Inadequate Organization and Did not
Organization coherently organization is organization or structure detract answer the
(Answers are developed, and mostly clear development. from the answer. question.
thought out easy to follow. and easy to The structure Irrelevant
and follow. of the answer answer to the
articulated.) is not easy to question.
follow.
Displays no Displays one to Displays three Displays over Did not
Writing errors in three errors in to five errors in five errors in answer the
Conventions spelling, spelling, spelling, spelling, question. Irrel
(Spelling, punctuation, punctuation, punctuation, punctuation, evant answer
punctuation, grammar, and grammar, and grammar, and grammar, and to the
grammar) sentence sentence sentence sentence question.
structure. structure. structure. structure.
 Comprehension Check!
Congratulations on making it this far! Yet,
before you proceed with your journey in this
module. You have to make sure that you
really understood social sciences and applied
social sciences. It is very important that you
have a solid foundation and understanding of
these concepts for you will be put into
different tests to show how much you
learned them. To help you with this, read the
following statements, if your response to all
is “Yes, I can!”, you may now proceed. If not,
go back and try to understand more.

I can define Social Sciences.

✓
I can define Applied Social Sciences.
✓
I can discuss the difference between
✓ social sciences and applied social
sciences.

I can describe the relationship

✓ between the social sciences and
applied social sciences.
 Congratulations for making it this far!
You are about to leave the concept of social sciences and
applied social sciences. Yet, to test if you really grasped the
core of this lesson, you will be undergoing a task that you
need to accomplish before proceeding to the next lesson.
Good luck!

ACTIVITY 6: FILL IT!

Directions: Fill up the graphic organizer of what you have learned in the lesson. Each
level has written words that guide you on what you will need to write.

I LERANED THAT….

SOCIAL SCIENCES APPPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES

Definition/
description

Enumerate 3
Discipline and explain

Similarities and
Differences
 Let’s do It!

ACTIVITY 7: MY WHOLE LEARNINGS!

Directions: After knowing and understanding the social sciences and applied social
sciences and accomplishing all the tasks required for you to do, it is time for you to reflect
and apply the things you have learned about the topic. Write your answers in your activity
notebook.
ACTIVITY 8: PERFECT CHOICE!
Directions: Read and analyze each statement and identify what is asked in each
item. Write your answers in your activity notebook.

1. It is a branch of science that examines the structures and institutions, the functions
of human society, and the interpersonal relationships of the group of individuals
within the community.
A. Applied Social Sciences C. Social Sciences
B. Sociology D. Psychology
2. Which of the following deals with how humans use verbal and non-verbal messages
to create meaning in various contexts?
A. Communications C. Counselling
B. Social Work D. Guidance
3. What do you call the discipline of applied social science refers to the professional
activities or method concerned with providing services to the people and especially
with the investigation, treatment, and material aid of the economically, physically,
mentally, or socially disadvantaged?
A. Counselling C. Communications
B. Social Welfare D, Social Worker
4. Which of the following disciplines aims to provide more comprehensive different
premises, perspectives, and practices from the different social disciplines to
understand and resolve the problems and issues arise from society?
A. Social Sciences C. Applied Social Sciences
B. Humanities D. Human Behavior
5. What is the discipline of social science that studies the allocation of scarce
resources and the production and exchange of goods and services in society?
A. Sociology C. Anthropology
B. Economics D. Demography
6. Which of the following disciplines of social sciences study of humans and their
cultures in the past and present time?
A. Economics C. Anthropology
B. Sociology D. History
7. The Philippines is found in Southeast Asia with more than 7,000 islands. Which
of the following disciplines of social sciences study the features of the earth and
the location of living things on the planet?
A. Geography C. Political Science
B. Demography D. Sociology
8. The implementation of the flagged-down policy of the local government unit of
San Jose City is created an issue between the association of the jeepney
operators and the local government public officials. The issue of the flagged-
down policy is under the study of what particular discipline of social sciences?
A. Sociology C. Demography
B. Political Science D. History
9. Which of the following situations does not tell whether counseling is applicable?
A. Cases of students suffering from physical violence as a result of bullying in
school.
B. Cases of students’ absenteeism.
C. Cases of students with clinical depression and self-mutilation. behavior
D. Choosing a career track in SHS.
10. People all over the world exist in different ways such as social, behavioral, and
biological means. Filipinos are characterized as a medium in height, brown
complexion, and usually, flat nose compared with other people who lived in other
countries. What field of social science studies the humankind?
A. Anthropology C. Geography
B. Demography D. Sociology
ASSIGNMENT 1: LIGHTS ON: VOICE OUT THE IMPORTANCE
OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES.
Directions: In this assignment, you are a Mass Media/Documentary Reporter,
you will make documentation or video presentations or clip showing the importance
of social sciences in our daily life. You will record the coverage of documentation
through your available gadgets such as cellphones, recorders, etc. and you will
send to your teacher or post it in any of the social media such as on Facebook,
YouTube, and others.

The following are your guide in making your documentary report or video
clip:
1. You will choose any of the disciplines of social sciences and applied social
sciences as your subject or topic.
2. You will make an interview or capture any scenes that may be unusual or
phenomenon from your community that is related to your chosen topic. The
scenes may be a problem in the community or the crisis such as the impact
of the pandemic in our daily life or any instances which you think related to
the topic.
3. You will show in your documentation or video clip the role of your chosen
discipline in analyzing this phenomenon or may on how to resolve the
problem if this is a problem in your community.

ASSIGNMENT 2: PORTFOLIO
Directions:
1. You will make your portfolio entitled “Portfolio of Social Scientist in the
Making”
2. You will use any materials available in your home such as used materials like
papers or any possible materials to create an expandable envelope. Make it
creative as you want based on your personality.
3. You will keep all your outputs in this portfolio and the teacher will collect it
before weekly or before the quarterly examination.
ACTIVITY 1: PICTURE DRILL! ACTIVITY 8:
PERFECT CHOICE!
Picture #1: Anthropology
1. C
Picture #2: Political Science
2. A
Picture #3: Sociology
3. D
Picture #4: Psychology
4. C
Picture #5: Geography
5. B
Picture #6: Economics 6. C
Picture #7: Demography 7. A
Picture #8: Linguistics 8. B
Picture #9: History 9. C

Answers may vary.

ACTIVITY 2: WHAT’S IN YOUR MIND!
ACTIVITY 3: EXPRESS YOUR IDEAS!
ACTIVITY 4: TELL ME MORE!
ACTIVITY 5: WRITE AN ESSAY!
ACTIVITY 6: FILL IT!
ACTIVITY 7: MY WHOLE LEARNING!
Books:

Dela Cruz, Arleigh Rose D., Ph.D. et al. Discipline and Ideas in the Social Sciences.
Pheonix Publishing House, Inc. 2016

Sampa, Ellias M. Discipline and Ideas in the Applied Social Sciences. Rex Bookstore,
Inc. 2017.

Online Resource:

“Defining Social Sciences and Applied Social Sciences.” Accessed July 2, 2020.
https://www.slideshare.net/JohnPaulEspiritu3/defining-social-sciences-and-applied-social-
sciences

For inquiries or feedback, please write or call:

Department of Education – (Bureau/Office)

(Office Address)

Telefax:

Email Address: