Lesson 11.

Art, Entertainment, News,

and Information

Disciplines and Ideas in the Applied Social Sciences

General Academic Strand | Humanities and Social Sciences
We see the application of
social sciences in our
everyday living through
movies, TV shows, news,
internet, and artworks.

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 Art

● comes from the Latin

word ars which means
“skillful production or
performance”
● purpose
○ awaken aesthetic
appreciation
○ communicate one’s
feelings or emotions
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 Art

Art as an applied social science

● It allows the clients of social workers to express
themselves.
● It allows social workers to delve into the minds and
hearts of their clients.
● It allows social workers to establish relationship with
their clients.

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 Entertainment

● It is an activity that is
carried out in order to
keep the attention and
interest of the
audience.
● It is something that
delights and gives
pleasure.

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 Entertainment

Entertainment as an applied social science

● It is used by social workers to help their clients
express themselves.
● It is used by social workers to establish bond with
their clients.

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News and Information

News
These are information about
events that are published in
newspapers or the internet or
broadcasted over radio and
TV.

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 News and Information

News as an applied social science

It helps create a picture of society, how it works, and

who are the members who comprise it.

Various forms of media

print media, broadcast media, and social media

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News and Information

Information
It is knowledge obtained from
investigation, study, or
instruction.

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 News and Information

Information as an applied social science

It allows people in social work to have an
understanding of society.

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 ● Art is an expression of ideas and feelings in
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the most creative way.

● Entertainment is a kind of activity that is

carried out in order to keep the attention and
interest of the audience. It is something that
delights and gives pleasure.

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 ● News is information about events that are
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broadcasted over radio and TV.

● Information, as defined by Merriam

Webster's Dictionary, is “knowledge obtained
from investigation, study, or instruction.”

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