12th grade

Disciplines and ideas in the

Applied Social Sciences
Module 1
Introduction to Social Sciences
and Applied Social Sciences
Here is where your presentation begins
 Learning Objectives:
at the end of the module, you are expected to explain clearly public
perceptions about the work of social sciences and applied social science practitioners.
Specifically, you are most likely to exhibit the following competencies:

1. Differentiate social sciences from applied social sciences

2. Describe your perspective on the relationship of social sciences and applied social sciences.
3. Self-assess the benefits and importance of Applied Social Sciences to human life.
4. Write a survey report on the perspective of the people to the 3 careers of the applied social
sciences.
 Self-check
As Humanities and Social Sciences students, are you
interested to become a guidance counsellor, a social worker
or work as a journalist? Check one:
 Guidance counsellor
 Social worker
 Journalist or broadcaster
Do you know what kind of work they do?
 Yes
 No
 REBOOT YOUR MEMORY
I. Which words are not directly related
to social sciences? Encircle your
History answer.
01 Geography
You can describe the topic of
02 You can describe the topic of
the section here the section here

03 Research
You can describe the topic of
04 Review
You can describe the topic of
the section here the section here
 Social Sciences
is the branch of science devoted to the study of human
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 and social history.
 Branches of the Social Sciences

Economics Political Science

01 studies the allocation of scarce 04 primarily studies humanbehavior in relation
resources and the production and to political systems, governments,
exchange of goods and services in laws,andinternational
society. relations.

02 Anthropology 05 Psychology
studies how the human mind works in
is the scientific study of humans and
their cultures in the past and present consonance with the
time. body to produce thoughts that lead to
individual actions.
03 History 06
is systematic study of human past events in Sociology
order to understand the meaning, dynamics, studies how the human mind works in
and relationship of the cause and effects of consonance with the
events in the development of societies. body to produce thoughts that lead to
individual actions.
 Branches of the Social Sciences

Geography
07 09 Linguistic
is the study of interaction between
people and their the scientific study of language and its structure
environments.

08 Demography
according to the Max Planck Institute for
Demographic
Research (2016) demography is the scientific
study of human
populations across time.
 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:
Three main career tracks for applied social scientist:

• Counselling is one of the fields of applied social sciences as an application of the social
sciences, counselling provides guidance, help, and support to individuals who are distraught by
a diverse set of problems in their lives.

Counselling can be done through the following:

o Guidance counselling

o Life coaching

o Career counselling

o Personal growth counselling

 • 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.
Practice Task 1: Which words do not belong to the rest of the words inside the rectangle?
Identify those words and write them inside the circle. Write the remaining words inside the
triangle.

Economics
Counselling
Geography
Psychology
Sociology
Demography
History
Social Work
Political science
Anthropology
Communication
Practice Task 2: Do you still remember your VENN DIAGRAM?
Illustrate the similarities and differences of SOCIAL SCIENCE AND
APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCE.

SOCIAL SCIENCE APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES

Practice Task 3: Which among the 3 Applied Social Science Career
would you like to have? Why?
 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:
1.Purpose
Applied Social Science: solving problem
Social Science: theory proven
2. Trigger
Applied social science: problem to be solved or needs to
be developed
Social science: curiosity
3.Object
Applied social science: system
Social science: people
4. Methodology
Applied social science: both quantitative and qualitative
Social science: qualitative
5. Output
a. Applied science: technology, invention
b. Social science: qualified hypothesis or behavioral
theory
 Assignment no.1

1. What are the goals of

counseling?
2. What are the scope of counseling
Thank you!
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