SOCIETY

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE SOCIAL

SCIENCES
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Kumusta? 
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What are the three branches of
government?
Who is the current President of the
Republic of the Philippines?
Could you give me one civilization of the
world?
Could you give me two countries in South
East Asia?
What is the supreme law of the land?
 Social Science
Social Science (Pure)
(Applied)
As a body of scientific
knowledge, the social A branch of study that
sciences provide a applies the different
diverse set of lenses that concepts, theoretical
help you understand and models, and theories of
explain the different the social science
facets of human society. disciplines to help
The varieties of lenses understand society and
that social sciences study the different problems and
refers to the different issues. The applied social
fields of the social sciences are utilized to
sciences that investigate provide alternative
human society. solutions to the diverse
problem of society.
 Economics Political Science
Counseling History
Geography Social Work
Psychology Ethnography
Anthropology
Sociology
Demography Communication
Power and the Social Sciences
Anthropology

Political Science

Economics

Psychology

Sociology
 Anthropology
 The study of people and their ways of life; it studies all aspects of a society.
 Where they live, what they eat, language, morals etc…
 A group of people who depend on one another for their well-being and
share a common culture.
 Archeology studies the physical and cultural characteristics of peoples and
societies that existed in the distant past.
 Culture common patterns and ways of living that characterize a society.
 Power is part of the culture or the way of life of a people.
 Political Science
 The study of states, nations, governments, politics and policies of
government.
 How people are chosen to rule here in the UAE

 Governments possess authority, exercise power over all

individuals and institutions in society.
 Political scientists have been concerned with the dangers of
unlimited and unchecked governmental power.
 Economics
 Economics – The study of the production, distribution and
consumption of goods and services.
 Economic power is the power to determine:
 What will be produced
 How much it will cost
 How many people will be employed to produce it
 What their wages will be

 What the price of the good or service will be, what profits will be made, how these
profits will be distributed, and how fast the economy will grow.
 Capitalist societies rely heavily on the market mechanism to make these decisions.
 Psychology

 The study of the mental processes and behavior in context.

  It is the scientific study of the mind and behavior
 Sociology
 Sociology study of human social behavior and its origins,
development, organizations, and institutions.
 Ex. Social institutions, social processes, social structure, and social
problems. Poverty, social hierarchy, education.
 Stratification – system of classifying and ranking members of a
society.
 Power derives from social status, prestige, and respect, as well as
from control of economic resources.
Social Sciences and Social Problems
Inequality Based on Race, Gender, Sexual Orientation, and
Disability

Poverty and Powerlessness

Crime and Violence

Globalization

International Conflict
Inequality Based on Race, Gender, Sexual
Orientation and Disability

 In some relationships, there is inequality

because of discrimination against individuals
because of their race, gender, sexual
orientation or disability.
Poverty and Powerlessness
 Powerlessness – a sociopsychological
condition of hopelessness, indifference,
distrust, and cynicism.
Crime and Violence

 A democratic society must exercise police

powers to protect its citizens, yet it must not
unduly restrict individual liberty.
 http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_tot_cri-
crime-total-crimes#source
Globalization
 The development of an increasingly integrated
global economy, has sweeping and increasing
influence on power distribution.
 Is shaping both the issues that social
scientists examine and the manner in which
they examine them.
International Conflict

 Sovereignty - authority over internal affairs,

freedom from outside intervention, and
political and legal recognition by other nations.
ADDRESSING THE
SOCIAL ISSUES IN
THE PHILIPPINES
Instructions:
 On a 1/8 sheet of paper, list down one social issue that you
think is prevalent in our country.
 After receiving the social issue, make a valid and close solution
to address the social issue. Be sure to answer the following
questions:
 What branch of Social Science does it include?
 What are the positive and negative effects of that issues?
 How will you address that social issues as a student?
QUIZ
 1.

Economics 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.
 2.

Counseling is part of Social Science.

 3.

Geography studies changes in population

growth through the analysis of statistics on
birth, human movement, and morbidity,
agedness, and morality.
 4.

History is the study between the interaction

of people and their society.
 5.

Social Work is an example of Applied

Social Science.
 6. – 10.

In not more than five sentences, explain

the differences between Applied Social
Sciences and Social Sciences.
Thank you!