DISCIPLINE AND IDEAS IN

THE APPLIED SOCIAL

SCIENCES
(PRIMER)
MS. MARIA KARMELA
DALANGIN
 COURSE DESCRIPTION
• This course introduces some Applied Social Sciences,
namely, Counseling, Social Work, and
Communication, which draw their foundation from the
theories and principles of Psychology, Sociology,
Anthropology, and other Social Sciences. The course
highlights the seamless interconnectivity of the
different applied social science disciplines while
focusing on the processes and applications of these
applied disciplines in critical development areas.
• At the end of the course, students shall demonstrate
competencies in interacting and relating with other
individuals, groups, and communities; apply social
sciences principles, practices, and tools in addressing
the development areas identified by the class; and
analyze how processes in these applied disciplines
work in specific life situations.
 1. COURSE INTRODUCTION
(APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES)
1.1 DEFINITION OF SOCIAL
SCIENCES
1.2 DEFINITION OF APPLIED
SOCIAL SCIENCES
 CONTENT STANDARD

• The learners demonstrate an

understanding of…
• 1. Social sciences and applied
social sciences
PERFORMANCE STANDARD:

• The learners should be able to…

• 1. Explain clearly public
perceptions about the work of
social sciences and applied social
science practitioners
 SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOMES

• At the end of the lesson, the students are

expected to:
• 1. Identify the meaning of Social Sciences and
Applied Social Sciences
• 2. Differentiate Social Sciences from Applied
Social Sciences
• 3. Demonstrate an understanding of Social
Science and Applied Social Sciences
• 4. Appreciate the essence of Social Sciences
and Applied Social Science
 KEY QUESTION

• What are the differences between the

social sciences and the applied social
science? What are the different
disciplines of the social sciences and
the applied social science?
 ACTIVITY 1 (REVIEW OF THE PAST
COURSE) DISS
How can you define these social sciences?
• Anthropology
• History
• Sociology
• Political Science
• Sociology
• Geography
• Psychology
 COMPARE AND CONTRAST WITH
BUBBLE MAP
• Classify the following disciplines and categorize them if they
belong to the Pure Social Sciences or to the Applied Social
Sciences.
• Disciplines to be categorized:
• Economics
• Counselling
• History
• Geography
• Social Work
• Psychology
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Political science
• Demography
• Communication
 GUIDE QUESTIONS:
1. What are the disciplines under
applied social sciences?
2. What are the disciplines under pure
social sciences?
 DEFINING SOCIAL SCIENCES

• Is made of several disciplines and these

include history, political science, sociology,
psychology, economics, geography,
demography, anthropology and linguistics.
As a body of scientific knowledge, the social
sciences provide diverse set of lens that help
us understand and explain the different
facets of human society. The varieties of lens
that social sciences study refer to the
different fields of the social sciences that
investigate human society.
 BRANCHES OF THE SOCIAL
SCIENCES
• Economics studies the allocation of scarce resources
and the production and exchange of goods and
services in society.
• Anthropology is the scientific study of humans and
their cultures in the past and present time.
• History is systematic study of human past events in
order to understand the meaning, dynamics, and
relationship of the cause and effects of events in the
development of societies.
• Political Science primarily studies human behavior in
relation to political systems, governments, laws, and
international relations.
 BRANCHES OF THE SOCIAL
SCIENCES
• Psychology studies how the human mind works in
consonance with the body to produce thoughts that
lead to individual actions.
• Sociology a systematic study of people’s behavior in
groups
• Geography is the study of interaction between people
and their environments.
• Demography according to the Max Planck Institute for
Demographic Research (2016) demography is the
scientific study of human populations across time.
 DEFINING THE APPLIED SOCIAL
SCIENCES

• Branch of study that applies the different

concepts, theoretical models, and theories
of the social science disciplines to help
understand society and the different
problems and issues. The applied social
sciences is utilized to provide alternative
solutions to the diverse problem of the
society.
 THREE MAIN CAREER TRACKS FOR
APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENTIST:
• Counseling is one of the fields of applied social
sciences as an application of the social sciences,
counseling provides guidance, help, and support to
individuals who are distraught by a diverse set of
problems in their lives.
• Social work practitioners help individuals, families, and
groups, communities to improve their individual and
collective well-being.
• Communication Studies- Applied social science
provide adequate training for careers in the field of
journalism and mass communication because of
multidisciplinary knowledge and skills that graduates
learn from social sciences.
COMPARE AND CONTRAST GRAPHIC
ORGANIZER
 REFLECTION: ESSAY
• Which discipline of Applied Social
Sciences were you able to find helpful
in your current career?