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Discipline and Ideas in the

Applied Social Sciences

Quarter 3 - Module 1
Social Sciences and Applied
Social Sciences
Discipline of Counseling
Discipline and Ideas in Applied Social Sciences
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Quarter 3 – Module 1: Social Sciences and Applied Social Sciences and Discipline of
Counseling
First Edition, 2021

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 Senior High School

Discipline and Ideas in the

Applied Social Sciences

Quarter 3 - Module 1
Social Sciences and Applied
Social Sciences
Discipline of Counseling
Introductory Message

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 What I Need to Know

This module provides varied activities that will help clarify the
relationships and differences between social sciences and applied social
sciences, and explain the principles of counseling.

At the end of this module, you are expected to:

• Explain the relationships and differences between pure social
sciences and applied sciences,
• Recognize the goals and scope of counseling, and
• Explain the principles of counseling.

What I Know

Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet
of paper.

1. It is a study of allocation of scarce resources and the production and exchange of goods
and services within society.
a. Economics
b. Demography
c. Psychology
d. Sociology

2. It focuses on scientific study of human beings and their cultures in the past and present.
a. Anthropology
b. Sociology
c. Linguistics
d. Economics

3. It tells the past of human events in order to understand the meaning, dynamics and
relationship of the causes and effects of events in the development of societies.
a. Anthropology
b. Linguistics
c. Political Science
d. History

4. This explores the relationship between citizens and politics at all levels, from the citizen to
the national and international levels.
a. Psychology
b. Political Science
c. Social Work
d. Anthropology

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5. Analyzes how individuals and communities view the world through various feelings,
thoughts and states of consciousness.
a. Sociology
b. Anthropology
c. Psychology
d. Political Science

6. It is derived from the Latin word socio which means “people together” and Greek word logos
which means “the study of.”
a. Sociology
b. Psychology
c. Demography
d. Anthropology

7. It examines both the physical features of the Earth's surface and its interaction with human
societies
a. Geography
b. Anthropology
c. Psychology
d. History

8. This explores trends in population growth through the study of birth, human activity, and
morbidity, aging and mortality statistics.
a. Demography
b. Sociology
c. Political Science
d. Linguistics

9. As an application of the social sciences, it provides guidance, assistance and support to

individuals who are distracted by a range of problems in their lives.
a. Political Science
b. Counseling
c. History
d. Anthropology

10. Through this discipline, professionals are supporting people, families, associations and
neighborhoods to strengthen their individual and mutual well-being.
a. Anthropology
b. Demography
c. Sociology
d. Social Work

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11. 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 is an example of this
discipline in applied Social Science.
a. Communication Studies
b. Anthropology
c. Political Science
d. Demography

12. Studies the optimum allocation of scarce resources and how individuals interact within the
social structure to address questions regarding the production and exchange of goods and
services.
A. Political Science B. Social Work
C. Geography D. Economics

13. Studies changes in population growth through the analysis of statistics on birth, human
movement, morbidity, agedness, and mortality.
A. Geography B. Demography
C. Economics D. Statistics

14. Field of study that is focused on the use and application of the different concepts,
theoretical models, and theories of the social science disciplines to help understand
society and the different problems and issues it faces.
A. Social Sciences B. Natural Sciences
C. Applied Social Sciences D. Behavioral Sciences

15. Which of the following is a main discipline/professional track of the applied social science?
A. Political Science B. Guidance Counseling
C. Demography Studies D. Sociological Research

What’s In
Directions: Write Fact if the sentence is correct, Bluff if it is incorrect.

______ 1. Mental illness is solely based on the genetic make-up of a person.

______ 2. One’s positive self-concept is considered a protective factor developing against
poor mental health.
______ 3. People with mental illness never get better.
______ 4. All homeless people are mentally ill.
______ 5. Poor people are more likely to have mental illness than those who are not
______ 6. One person in every 100 persons develops “insanity” a severely disordered state
of mind.
______ 7. A person who has one or both parents with mental illness is more likely to develop
mental illness.
______ 8. Mental illness is contagious.
______ 9. Mental illness tends to begin during adolescence.
______10. “Poor parenting causes severe mental disorder”.

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 What’s New

Directions: Arrange the jumbled letters to identify the different disciplines of the social
sciences. Write your answers in the space provided.

SOMECOCIN
1. _______ it focuses on the actions of individual consumers and producers, and macro-
economics, which explores the actions and output of the aggregate economy.

RYHSOIT
2. _______ 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.

ODYPGAHERM
3. ________ examines both the physical features of the Earth's surface and its interaction with
human societies.

ORMDPGAHEY
4. ________ a statistical study of human populations over time.

PLITILACO ESIECNC
5. ________ this explores the relationship between citizens and politics at all levels, from the
citizen to the national and international levels.

LSYCOHOPYG
6. _______ searching on how the human mind functions in consonance with the body to
generate thoughts that contribute to individual actions.

SOYOOIGLC
7. _______ As a discipline of the social science, it attempts to understand why and how people
interact with each other and how the function as a society or social subgroups.

ELOCNGNISU
8. _______ It provides guidance, assistance and support to individuals who are distracted by
a range of problems in their lives.

LAOCIS ROWK
9. _______ through this professional it supports people, families, associations and
neighborhoods to strengthen their individual and mutual well-being.

MCINOIMNTOCUA STDUSEI
10. ______ it provides appropriate instruction for employment in the communications field.

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 What is It
Social Sciences and Applied
Social Sciences
Discipline of Counseling

DEFINING THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND APPLIED 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

1. Economics
It is a study of 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.

2. Anthropology
It 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.

3. 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.

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 4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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 a
society or social subgroups. Applied sociology focus on the use and proper
application of sociological theories, methods and skills to examine data.

7. 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.

8. 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.

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.

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 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 following are the disciplines in applied social sciences:

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.

THE MEANING OF COUNSELING

As stated in Republic Act No. 9258, Article I Section 3 (a), Guidance and Counseling
is a profession that involves the use of an integrated approach to the development of a well-
functioning individual primarily by helping him/her potentials to the fullest and plan him/her to
utilize his/her potentials to the fullest and plan his/her future in accordance with his/her
abilities, interests and needs. It includes functions such as counseling subjects, particularly
subjects given in the licensure examinations, and other human development services.
It is aimed at assisting the individual to understand and accept himself and his world thereby
becoming a more effective, more productive and happier human being. In the same vein, it
takes place with normal people who may be experiencing situational crisis.

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 Section (b) of this Act specified a guidance counselor is a natural person who has been
registered and issued a valid Certificate of Registration and a valid Professional Identification
Card by the Professional Regulatory Board of Guidance and Counseling and the Professional
Regulatory Commission (PRC) in accordance with this Act and by virtue of specialized training
performs for a fee, salary or other forms of compensation, the functions of guidance and
counseling under Section 3 (a) of this Act.
Experts in the field pointed out that counseling is an interactive process conjoining the
counselee who needs assistance and the counselor who is trained and educated to give this
assistance. It is a person to person relationship in which one person helps another to resolve
an area of conflict that has not been hitherto resolved.

THE GOALS AND SCOPE OF COUNSELING

As affirmed in section 3(a) as an integrated approach to the development of a well-

functioning individual, counseling primarily aimed by helping him/her develops potentials to
the fullest and plan him/her to utilize his/her potentials to the fullest and plan his/her future in
accordance with his/her abilities, interests and needs.

Some broad areas of guidance and counseling are as follows.

Personal
It will help a person with self-
understanding, capacity for achievement,
and the ability to better enjoy life at any
instant.
Social
Allows individuals to explore their feelings,
beliefs, and behaviors, work through
challenging or influential memories, identify
aspects of their lives that they would like to
change, better understand themselves and
others, set personal goals, and work toward
desired change
Health
Provides a wide range of self-help
resources for students related to mental
health topics
Recreational
Regain confidence.
Improve mood and reduce anxiety.
Vocational
Aims at helping the person select a
proper vocation and prepare for it.

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 What’s More

Independent Activity 1
Directions: Match the letter that corresponds to the discipline to the column of Pure
Social Sciences and Applied Social Sciences.

A. Psychology Pure Social Applied Social

B. Sociology Science Sciences

C. Demography
D. Political Science
E. History
F. Social Work
G. Anthropology
H. Political Science
I. Communication
J. Economics
K. Counseling
L. Geography

Independent Assessment 1
Directions: Supply all the information needed.

Data Retrieval Chart About the Main Concerns and Focus of the Social Sciences
Discipline Main Concern and Focus as Discipline
Psychology
Demography
Sociology
Communication Studies
Political Science
Economics
Geography
Counseling
Anthropology
History

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Independent Activity 2
Directions: Analyze the three headline news and answer the questions below.

I. Shortage of guidance counselors might be a dilemma to support Filipino students

copes with pandemic

II. Child rights’ group urges QC gov’t to revisit ordinance banning minors in public
places.

III. Language Skill Unlocked for yani, the Endcovbot

Guide Questions:
I. What is counseling? Why do you think counseling is considered a discipline of the
Applied Social Sciences?

II. Why is social work considered as a discipline of the applied Social Sciences? How
do social workers help members of society?

III. Why is communication considered as disciplines of the Applied Social Sciences?

Independent Assessment 2
Directions: Using the given graphic organizer, fill out all the information needed.
Answer as if you are the counselor.

My goal as a counselor:

My scope of service (choose

one from clinical, school and PICTURE
industrial setting) :

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Independent Activity 3
Directions: Cut and paste a picture on the relevance of counseling in our society, and
explain it in your own understanding? Explain your answer in not more
than three (3) sentences

Picture

Relevance of Counselling (in school setting)

Guidance counselling provides:

1. _________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________.

Independent Assessment 3
Directions: If you have a problem about academic, family matters, peers pressure will
you ask a Counsellor or not? Explain your answer briefly.

Note Box
Name: __________________________________Date: _____________

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 What I Have Learned
Directions: Answer the following questions based on your understanding of the lesson.

1. I have learned that the disciplines under Pure Social Science and Applied Social Science
are:
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________

2. I realized that counseling is important in our society because

_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________

What I Can Do
Directions: Answer the following questions briefly

1. Why is counseling an art and at the same time, a science?

2. Why is counseling defined as a relationship? What are the characteristics of a counseling

relationship?

3. Why is counseling referred to as an emerging helping profession

Assessment
Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet
of paper.

1. It studies the optimum allocation of scarce resources and how individuals interact within the
social structure to address questions regarding the production and exchange of
goods and services.
A. Political Science B. Social Work C. Geography D. Economics

2. Which of the following is NOT a field of the social sciences?

A. Counseling B. Political Science C. Demography D. Sociology

3. Target changes in population growth through the analysis of statistics on birth, human
movement, morbidity, agedness, and mortality.
A. Geography B. Demography C. Economics D. Statistics

4. A field of study that is focused on the use and application of the different concepts,
theoretical models, and theories of the social science disciplines to help understand society
and the different problems and issues it faces.
A. Social Sciences C. Applied Social Sciences
B. Natural Sciences D. Behavioral Sciences

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5. Which of the following is a main discipline/professional track of the applied social science?
A. Political Science C. Demography Studies
B. Guidance Counseling D. Sociological Research

6. It is derived from the Latin word socio which means “people together” and Greek word logos
which means “the study of.”
a. Sociology
b. Psychology
c. Demography
d. Anthropology

7. It examines both the physical features of the Earth's surface and its interaction with human
societies
a. Geography
b. Anthropology
c. Psychology
d. History

8. This explores trends in population growth through the study of birth, human activity, and
morbidity, aging and mortality statistics.
a. Demography
b. Sociology
c. Political Science
d. Linguistics

9. As an application of the social sciences, it provides guidance, assistance and support to

individuals who are distracted by a range of problems in their lives.
a. Political Science
b. Counseling
c. History
d. Anthropology

10. Through this discipline, professionals are supporting people, families, associations and
neighborhoods to strengthen their individual and mutual well-being.
a. Anthropology
b. Demography
c. Sociology
d. Social Work

II. Directions: Write T if the sentence is correct. If your answer is false, write a brief explanation
why the statement is incorrect.

_______1. Goals in the counseling process are determined solely by the counselors.
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________

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_______2. Counseling is for curing serious mental disorders.
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________

_______3. Counseling targets the development of the client’s emotional, social, mental, and
moral maturity.
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________

_______4. Counseling the personal as well as the social environment where the client is
situated.
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________

_______5. Counseling means giving advice, recommendations, and suggestions.

_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

Additional Activities

Remember

✓ The three distinct divisions of science include: natural science dealing with
natural phenomena, social science dealing with society and the complex
relationship between individuals within society, and applied social sciences,
which are the practical application of social science expertise.

✓ Major fields of social science include anthropology, economics, history,

psychology, political science, geography, sociology and linguistics.

✓ Applied social science was a discipline founded on the reaction to the

compartmentalization of knowledge in the social sciences, the increasing
feeling that most theories and ideas appear to generalize knowledge and are
only presented from a macro viewpoint, and as a way for theories to connect
and contribute to real life problems.

✓ Counseling is defined as a process as a relationship, as an art, as a science,

and as an emerging profession.

✓ The purposes and goals of counseling can be categorized into major and
specific goals. The crucial element in the establishment of goals in the
counseling process is the party who sets these goals. The client takes the lead
while the counselor assists.

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What I Know What’s More
1. A Independent Activity 1
2. A
3. D Pure Social Sciences
4. B Psychology
5. C Sociology
6. A Demography
7. A Political Science
8. A History
9. B Anthropology
10. D Economics
11. A Geography
12. D
13. B Applied Social Sciences
14. C Social Work
15. B Counseling
Communication
What’s In
Independent Assessment 1
1. Bluff
2. Fact Answers may vary
3. Bluff
4. Bluff Independent Activity 2
5. Bluff
6. Fact
Answers may vary
7. Fact
8. Bluff
Independent Assessment 2
9. Bluff
10. Bluff
Answers may vary
What’s New
Independent Activity 3
1. Economics
Answers may vary
2. History
3. Geography
Independent Assessment 3
4. Demography
5. Political Science
Answers may vary
6. Psychology
7. Sociology
8. Counseling What I Can Do
9. Social Work
10. Communication Studies Answers may vary
Assessment
1. D 9. B
2. A 10. D
3. B 11. F
4. C 12. F
5. B 13. T
6. A 14. T
7. A 15. F
8. A
Answer Key
 References
A. Books

Discipline and Ideas in the Social Sciences, Teacher’s Guide, Department of Education

Most Essential Learning Competencies, Department of Education

Personal Development Teacher’s Guide, First Edition 2016, Department of Education

Republic Act 9258, Twelfth Congress, Third Regular Session, March 2, 2004 Republic of
the Philippines

B. Electronic Sources

Casillan (2020), Inquiries Journal Social Sciences, Arts and Journals, Flipping the Cultural
Script: Papaya Soap and Skin Color Stratification in the Philippines

Chi (2020), retrieved from https://www.rappler.com/nation/shortage-guidance-counselors-

how-students-cope-pandemic

Ong Ki (2020), National News, retrieved from https://mb.com.ph/2020/12/23/child-rights-

group-urges-qc-govt-to-revisit-ordinance-banning-minors-in-public-places/

AA Patawaran (2020), Lifestyle News retrieved from https://mb.com.ph/2020/08/31/how-

to-decode-bekispeak/

Philippine Guidance and Counseling Association

https://commons.deped.gov.ph/categories/b7788512-f928-47e9-9a29-8f887b9a54b4

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Appendices

Rubrics for Essay

Criteria Marks
Content: Convincing, Relevance, Specific, Perceptive 5

Point of View: Clear, Consistent, Appropriate in Approach 3

Essay Organization: Logical, Coherent, United, Suitable to purpose, 5

Orderly development to an effect or condition

Language Use and Style 5

Sentence Structure: Skillful use of a variety of sentence pattern

Style: Interesting, Original, Expression suited to content, Flow

Mechanics: Correctness in punctuations, spelling and grammar 2

Total 20

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