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TEACHER: SHERYL LOU T. CLARION

LEARNING MODULE 1
Social Sciences and Applied Social Sciences Grade 12
First Semester- First Quarter
WEEK 1 (Day 1-4)

Objectives:

1. Identify the meaning of Social Sciences and Applied Social Sciences

2. Determine the relationship between Social Science and Applied Social Science
3. Appreciate the significance of the Applied Social Sciences

Day 1
Preliminary Activity

Instruction: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. What is Social Science?

a. The branch of science devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among
individuals within those societies.
b. is a discipline that used to apply existing scientific knowledge based on scientific
researches and also to developing a practical application of science - such as technology,
methodology, inventions.

c. It is both study of existing scientific knowledge based on scientific researches and study of
societies relationship among individuals.
d. It’s a study of environmental behavior
2. What is Applied Social Science?
a. The branch of science devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among
individuals within those societies.
 b. is a discipline that used to apply existing scientific knowledge based on scientific
researches and also to developing a practical application of science - such as technology,
methodology, inventions.
c. It is both study of existing scientific knowledge based on scientific researches and study of
societies relationship among individuals.
d. It’s a study of environmental behavior
4. What is the difference between Social Science and Applied Social Science?
a. Social science is a study of human behavior, relationship with other human in terms of
emotions, psychologic, the impact of belief to environment based on scientific research
while applied social science is about scientific knowledge and how to practice it into the
real world.
b. Applied Social Science is a study of human behavior, relationship with other human in
terms of emotions, psychologic, the impact of belief to environment based on scientific
research while Social Science is about scientific knowledge and how to practice it into the
real world.
c. Social Science and Applied Social Science had no differences because it’s both studies of
human and environmental behavior.
d. All of the above
5. What are the similarities of Social Science and Applied Social Science?
a. Based on scientific research; solving problem; and Necessary to human life
b. Based on scientific research; Necessary to human life; and Been done with a
scientific methodology
c. Been done with a scientific methodology; Based on scientific research; and problem
to be solved or needs to be developed
d. All of the Above
6. __________social science that seeks to analyze and describe the production, distribution,
and consumption of wealth
a. Economics c. Sociology
b. Anthropology d. Psychology

Mini lesson

Social science is the branch of science devoted to the study of societies and

the relationships among individuals within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field
of sociology, the original "science of society", established in the 19th century. In addition to sociology, it now
encompasses a wide array of academic disciplines, including anthropology, archaeology, economics, human
geography, linguistics, management science, media studies, musicology, political science, psychology, welfare
and nursing studies[1] and social history. (For a more detailed list of sub-disciplines within the social sciences
see: Outline of social science.)
Positivist social scientists use methods resembling those of the natural sciences as tools for understanding
society, and so define science in its stricter modern sense. Interpretivist social scientists, by contrast, may use
social critique or symbolic interpretation rather than constructing empirically falsifiable theories, and thus treat
science in its broader sense. In modern academic practice, researchers are often eclectic, using
multiple methodologies (for instance, by combining both quantitative and qualitative research). The term "social
research" has also acquired a degree of autonomy as practitioners from various disciplines share in its aims and
methods.
 Branches of Social Science

dy of Sociology- the
study of the
res and development, structure, and The scientific study of language and
functioning of human society.The its structure, including the study of
study of social problems. morphology, syntax, phonetics, and
semantics.
Economics, social science that
atures of the earth
seeks to analyze and describe
human activity as it the production, distribution,
hese, including the and consumption of wealth.
and resources, land

the process of receiving or giving

systematic instruction, especially at a
school or university.
"a new system of public education"

is an academic discipline that deals with processes the study of past events, particularly
of human communication and behavior, patterns of
in human affairs.
communication in interpersonal relationships, social
interactions and communication in different cultures.

 the discipline and profession concerned is an academic and applied field

is a soc
with the customs, practices, and rules of involving the study of behaviour
system
conduct of a community that are and mental processes
of poli
recognized as binding by the community
though
politic

Methodology

Social Resarch

The origin of the survey can be traced back at least early as the Domesday Book in 1086, while some scholars
pinpoint the origin of demography to 1663 with the publication of John Graunt's Natural and Political
Observations upon the Bills of Mortality.Social research began most intentionally, however, with
the positivist philosophy of science in the 19th century.
In contemporary usage, "social research" is a relatively autonomous term, encompassing the work of practitioners
from various disciplines that share in its aims and methods. Social scientists employ a range of methods in order
to analyse a vast breadth of social phenomena; from census survey data derived from millions of individuals, to
the in-depth analysis of a single agent's social experiences; from monitoring what is happening on contemporary
streets, to the investigation of ancient historical documents. The methods originally rooted in classical sociology
and statistical mathematics have formed the basis for research in other disciplines, such as political science, media
studies, and marketing and market research.
Social research methods may be divided into two broad schools:

 Quantitative designs approach social phenomena through quantifiable evidence, and often rely on statistical
analysis of many cases (or across intentionally designed treatments in an experiment) to create valid and
reliable general claims.
 Qualitative designs emphasize understanding of social phenomena through direct observation,
communication with participants, or analysis of texts, and may stress contextual and subjective accuracy over
generality.
Social scientists will commonly combine quantitative and qualitative approaches as part of a multi-strategy
design. Questionnaires, field-based data collection, archival database information and laboratory-based data
collections are some of the measurement techniques used. It is noted the importance of measurement and analysis,
focusing on the (difficult to achieve) goal of objective research or statistical hypothesis testing. A mathematical
model uses mathematical language to describe a system. The process of developing a mathematical model is
termed 'mathematical modelling' (also modeling). Eykhoff (1974) defined a mathematical model as 'a
representation of the essential aspects of an existing system (or a system to be constructed) that presents
knowledge of that system in usable form'. Mathematical models can take many forms, including but not limited
to dynamical systems, statistical models, differential equations, or game theoretic models.
These and other types of models can overlap, with a given model involving a variety of abstract structures.
The system is a set of interacting or interdependent entities, real or abstract, forming an integrated whole. The
concept of an integrated whole can also be stated in terms of a system embodying a set of relationships that are
differentiated from relationships of the set to other elements, and from relationships between an element of the set
and elements not a part of the relational regime. A dynamical system modeled as a mathematical formalization has
a fixed "rule" that describes the time dependence of a point's position in its ambient space. Small changes in the
state of the system correspond to small changes in the numbers. The evolution rule of the dynamical system is
a fixed rule that describes what future states follow from the current state. The rule is deterministic: for a given
time interval only one future state follows from the current state.
Social scientists often conduct program evaluation, which is a systematic method for collecting, analyzing, and
using information to answer questions about projects, policies and programs,particularly about their effectiveness
and efficiency. In both the public and private sectors, stakeholders often want to know whether the programs they
are funding, implementing, voting for, receiving or objecting to are producing the intended effect. While program
evaluation first focuses around this definition, important considerations often include how much the program costs
per participant, how the program could be improved, whether the program is worthwhile, whether there are better
alternatives, if there are unintended outcomes, and whether the program goals are appropriate and useful.

Activity 1 Concept Map

Instruction: Give at least 6 branches of Social Science and its function by using concept mapping.
Write your answer in the shape provided below.

Social
Science
APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCE Day 2

Applied social science is a discipline that used to apply existing scientific knowledge based on
scientific researches and also to developing a practical application of science - such as technology,
methodology, inventions.
So basically, the main concern of applied science is about scientific knowledge and how to practice it
into the real world. This can be a scientific and practical contribution to people. Applied science's
neccessity is triggered by research question which become the problem to be solved. It usually produces
practical steps, practical decisions, as tools to answer the existing problem. It helps stakeholders to
develop the systems to be better. Applied science related to economical aspects. A common question in
applied science is what's the short-term and long-tern impact if the existing problem is not be solved?
What is the practical solutions for the problem so the negative impacts won't be happened in future? The
question like these would be answered in applied science.

Applied social sciences are those academic social science disciplines, professions and occupations which seek to
use basic social science knowledge, particularly from sociology, economics and political science, and to a lesser
extent psychology, social psychology and anthropology to make an impact on the daily life of communities,
organizations and persons. Some authorities would also include portions of economics, and in
particular economic analysis and economic planning as applied social sciences. (Others tend to see economics
not as a social but as natural science, more comparable in some respects to physics.)
Social work, public health, urban planning, and public administration may have been the original applied
social sciences in the U.S. All arose out of social reform movements of the late 19th and early 20th
centuries. Management, community organization, social planning, policy analysis, epidemiology, community
medicine, and strategic planning are some of the many related applied social sciences to arise from this base.
Urban planning, like landscape architecture and architecture can be considered applied social sciences to the
extent they are concerned with the effects on humans of the built environment. In each case, applied social
science concerns (in particular, the use of social research findings) are intermixed with technical, engineering,
aesthetic and other concerns and questions.
The practice of politics is an applied social science only to the extent that political action seeks to apply the
insights of political research or theory in practice. The use of survey research techniques in estimating the impact
of political campaigns for elected office is one such application in widespread use.
At various times, engineering has also had a major impact on applied social sciences. Following the success
of Henry Ford and Frederick Taylor with scientific management, a broad spectrum of social science
based management approaches arose. During the Depression, for example, social engineering was a frequently
discussed topic in numerous fields, based on the work of Stuart Chase and others. Also, during the 1930s, social
science research played a fundamental role in the emergence of the human relations approach to management
through the work of Elton Mayo and his associates. Later, a vast complex of organizational
behavior, organization theory, organization design and other social science approaches to the fundamental
problems of organization developed.
In the 1950s and into the 1970s, a number of engineers were prominent in discussions of general systems
theory as it applied to the social sciences in the analysis of social problems, urban redesign and even problems of
welfare and health care reform.
Approaches to applied social science are highly variable in degrees of generality or specificity. For example, in
1996 Cambridge University Press published a volume on the theory of institutional design which sought to bring
together design perspectives on new institutionalisms in social, political and economic theory. [1]
Public relations, advertising and marketing are other management- and organization-related disciplines with
substantial applied social science knowledge bases at present.
For much of the twentieth century, fundraising was a practice-based profession without a systematic theory base
or concern for research support. Since the 1980s, this has been changing as a growing body of social science based
research is developing to inform practice.
To some extent, the applied social science categorization can be located on both sides of the Aristotelean
distinction between praxis and techne, with some applied social sciences tending more toward broad social action
and others toward narrow technical prowess. This distinction is evident, for example, in differing approaches
to social research as substantive and theoretical or statistical and methodological in nature. Both these practical
and technical concerns can be differentiated from theory, also sometimes distinguished from the applied as "basic
social science.

The similiarities between Applied Science and Social Science:

 Based on scientific research

 Have contribution to civilizations
 Neccessary to human life
 Root of science
 Been done with a scientific methodology

The differences between Applied Science and Social Science:

 Purpose
 Applied science: solving problem
 Social science: theory proven
 Trigger
 Applied science: problem to be solved or needs to be developed
 Social science: curiosity
 Object
 Applied science: system
 Social science: people
 Methodology
 Applied science: both quantitative and qualitative
 Social science: qualitative
 Output
 Applied science: technology, invention
 Social science: qualified hypothesis or behavioral theory

Activity 2 Fill me!

Instruction: Fill the missing word in the sentence. Use the answer guide written in the box. Write
your answer in the provided line.

1. Applied science related to __________________________.

2. ______________________, _____________________ and marketing are other management- and
organization-related disciplines with substantial applied social science knowledge bases at present.

3. Later, a vast complex _____________________, __________________________,

_________________________ and other social science approaches to the fundamental problems of
organization developed.
 4. This distinction is evident, for example, in differing approaches to __________________________ as
substantive and theoretical or statistical and methodological in nature.

5. Both these practical and technical concerns can be differentiated from _____________________, also
sometimes distinguished from the applied as "basic social science.
6. The use of ____________________________ techniques in estimating the impact of political campaigns for
elected office is one such application in widespread.

economical aspects Public relations marketing 

organizational behavior   organization theory  organization design
social research theory survey research
advertising

Activity 3 Word Map Day 3

Instruction: Write the meaning, importance and example of Social Science and Applied Science by
using word Mapping. Write your answer in the hexagon provided below.

Applied Science Social Science

Definition Definition

Importance
Importance
 Example Example

Activity 2 Arranged me Please!

Instruction: Arrange the Rumbled letter. Write your answer to the provided line.

1. RBIOHAEV= _________________________
2. THEODGOYMLO= ____________________
3. HARCSERE= ______________________
4. IECOSTIES= _______________________
5. LECHTOGONY= ___________________________
6. SOMETINO= _______________________________
7. TISGOLOEAHCRA= __________________________
8. YTISOIRUC= ______________________________
9. TNTACOUNCA= ___________________________
10. TEVAELUA= ____________________________
Day 4
Activity 3 T-chart technique

Instruction: Cite the differences of Social sciences and Applied sciences by using T-CHART. Write
your answer to the provided lines.

Social Science Applied Social Science

 _______________________________

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EVALUATION ACTIVITY SHEET

Instruction: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. What is Social Science?

a. The branch of science devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among
individuals within those societies.
b. is a discipline that used to apply existing scientific knowledge based on scientific
researches and also to developing a practical application of science - such as technology,
methodology, inventions.

c. It is both study of existing scientific knowledge based on scientific researches and study of
societies relationship among individuals.
d. It’s a study of environmental behavior
2. What is Applied Social Science?
a. The branch of science devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among
individuals within those societies.
b. is a discipline that used to apply existing scientific knowledge based on scientific
researches and also to developing a practical application of science - such as technology,
methodology, inventions.
c. It is both study of existing scientific knowledge based on scientific researches and study of
societies relationship among individuals.
d. It’s a study of environmental behavior
3. What is the difference between Social Science and Applied Social Science?

a. Social science is a study of human behavior, relationship with other human in terms of
emotions, psychologic, the impact of belief to environment based on scientific research
while applied social science is about scientific knowledge and how to practice it into the
real world.
b. Applied Social Science is a study of human behavior, relationship with other human in
terms of emotions, psychologic, the impact of belief to environment based on scientific
research while Social Science is about scientific knowledge and how to practice it into the
real world.
c. Social Science and Applied Social Science had no differences because it’s both studies
of human and environmental behavior.
d. All of the above
4. What are the similarities of Social Science and Applied Social Science?
a. Based on scientific research; solving problem; and Necessary to human life
b. Based on scientific research; Necessary to human life; and Been done with a
scientific methodology
c. Been done with a scientific methodology; Based on scientific research; and
problem to be solved or needs to be developed
d. All of the Above
5. __________social science that seeks to analyze and describe the production, distribution,
and consumption of wealth

a. Economics b. Sociology
c. Anthropology d. Psychology

7. Approach social phenomena through quantifiable evidence, and often rely on statistical analysis of many
cases (or across intentionally designed treatments in an experiment) to create valid and reliable general
claims.
a. Qualitative Design c. Quantitative Design
b. Both qualitative and quantitative design d. None of the above
8. Emphasize understanding of social phenomena through direct observation, communication with
participants, or analysis of texts, and may stress contextual and subjective accuracy over generality.
a. Qualitative Design c. Quantitative Design
b. Both qualitative and quantitative design d. None of the above
9. __________________ like landscape architecture and architecture can be considered applied social
sciences to the extent they are concerned with the effects on humans of the built environment.
a. Urban Planning c. Economic
b. Public relations d. Sociology
10. What are the measurement techniques used in social science?
a. Questionnaires, field-based data collection, archival database information and laboratory-based
data collections
b. Questionnaires, field-based data collection
c. archival database information and laboratory-based data collections
d. archival database information and laboratory-based data collections and survey
11. The use of____________  techniques in estimating the impact of political campaigns for elected office is
one such application in widespread use.
a. archival database information
b. laboratory-based data collections
c. Questionnaires
d. survey research 

Created by: Sheryl Lou T. Clarion contact #09362600822

Soc.Sci Teacher