Module 1

Introduction to Social Sciences and Applied Social Sciences

Introduction: (GET STARTED)

This module helps you understand the works of the different disciplines in social sciences
and applied social sciences. This topic introduces the connections, relationships, and
differences between and among Applied Social Sciences such as counselling, social work,
and communication, etc. that will help you explore career opportunities for your post-
secondary career track

Learning Objectives: (SET THE DIRECTION)

Generally, 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

This module will enable you to clearly explain the work of social sciences and applied
social science practitioners.

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Are you excited? Draw inside the box how you feel right now through an emoticon.

REBOOT YOUR MEMORY

I. Which words are not directly related to social sciences? Encircle your
answer.

Sociology History Linguistics Chemistry

Psychology Agriculture Molecular Studies Economics

Counseling communication Geography Political

Science

Enterprise Education Calisthenics Anthropology

Check your answer, go to last page

What’s your score? Draw a smiley icon inside the appropriate box.

4-5 2-3 1-0

II. Write inside the oblong the words left without circle from the list above.
Then read each word aloud. What cluster of science does this group of
subjects belong?

Your answer here: __________________________________________

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Are you still ok? Thumbs up – go to the next activity

Thumbs down – have a short break, do some stretching

for few seconds, then proceed.

Vocabulary List: RECALL AND RECONNECT

When you took-up Disciplines and Ideas in Social Sciences, you learned the
different disciplines under social sciences which belong to Pure Social Sciences.
Can you still remember them? Answer the following. The jumbled words will guide
you in identifying the social science discipline being described. Ready, Go and
answer.

1. Study of society, social institutions, and social relationships

L O G I C O S Y O - _______________________
2. Study of human origins, societies, cultures, and races,
P Y L O G H A N T H O R - __________________
3. Branch of social science that deals with the production, distribution, consumption,
and management of goods & services
M O C O N I E C S - _______________________
4. Study of the natural features of the earth’s surface, including topography, climate,
soil, vegetation, etc., and man’s response to them
G Y R E O G A H P __________________________
5. Scientific study of language
G L U I T I N A C S - ________________________
6. Scientific study of all forms of human and animal behavior, sometimes concerned
with the methods through which behavior can be modified
S C H O O G L Y P Y - _____________________
7. Scientific study of human populations especially with reference to their size,
structure, and distribution
P H O M R A G D I E C S _____________________________
8. Study of government of states and other political units
S C E N I E C L O C L A P I L I T - ______________________
9. Discipline of recording and interpreting past events involving human beings
S T I R O H Y - ______________________

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 Essential Questions
• What are the similarities and differences between social sciences and applied
social sciences?

• What is the relationship of between social sciences and applied social science?

• In which aspects of human life can Applied Social Sciences be of real value?

• What are the benefits and importance of Applied Social Sciences?

Learning Activities: READ AND ANALYZE

I. If you agree with the statment, circle the entire

statement if you disagree, draw a rectangle.

➢ Social science is the study of society and the manner

in which people behave and affect the world.
➢ Social sciences provide diverse sets of lens that help
us understand and explain the different facets of
human society.
➢ Applied social scientists use and borrow different http://www.sun.ac.za/
concepts, and theoretical models of social sciences english/faculty/educat
disciplines.
➢ Guidance counselling is a profession that helps address a person’s specific
projects, business successes, general conditions and transitions in life ,
relationships , or profession
➢ Applied social sciences provide good theoretical and conceptual
foundations for social work practice.
➢ Psychology studies how human mind work in consonance with the body to
produce thoughts that lead to individual actions.

GO OVER THIS (Concept 1)

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.
It is about people how they interact with others in their society and how
societies interact with each other. (www.quora.com)

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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.
• 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.

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. These are those social science disciplines, professions and occupations
which seeks to use basic social science research and theory to improve the daily
life of communities, organizations and persons. This is about putting theories in to
practice and interfacing directly with the public.

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.

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 • 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.
Drink water- Dehydration can cause drowsiness and
impaired learning.

21st Century Skills to develop in this lesson:

- Communication, creativity, critical thinking
Water Values: Patience and persistence
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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

Social Sciences Applied Social Sciences

Practice Task 2: Do you still remember your VENN DIAGRAM? Illustrate the
similarities and differences of SOCIAL SCIENCE AND APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCE.

Social Sciences Applied Social Sciences

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Practice Task 3.1: Go back to your answer in “Read and Reconnect”. Write the
statements you agreed on inside the shape based from what you have learned.

Practice Task 3.2 Choose one statement that you understand well.

______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

Practice Task 4: Give me your thoughts. You may answer both or choose 1:

A. Social sciences are applicable both in the academe and in the

workplace (5 points)

Your name here!

B. Applied Social Sciences is the application of social science theories,

concepts, methods and findings to problems identified in the wider
society ( D. Jarry and J.Jarry 2000) {10 points}

How do you feel

with your answer?

_______________
_______________
_

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Practice Task 5: Which among the 3 Applied Social Science Career would you like
to have? Why?

______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

Assignment: Ask this question to 10 persons in your neighborhood.

“Ano sa inyong palagay ang nagagawa ng mga sumusunod sa ating lipunan?

1. Guidance Counsellor
2. Social worker
3. Broadcaster or Journalist

Collate their answers and make a comprehensive report of your findings on a

separate paper, to be attached in this module upon submission.

Write 2 or more learnings you have inside the Exit card.

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 Quarter 1 – Module 1
Day 3-4

Essential Questions
• What is the connection between social sciences and applied
social sciences?
• What is the relationship between social sciences and applied
social sciences?
• What is the impact of social sciences and applied social science
in the society?

With the pandemic brought by

COVID 19, there are a lot of social
problems that surface. One is the
Mental Health issues caused by Social Applied Social
isolation and social restrictions.
Science Science involve:
People are experiencing anxieties
from mild to panic attack. involve: Counseling
Psychologists, Guidance Social Work
Counselors, Social Workers and Psychology Communication
communication practitioners’ role in Sociology
addressing these issues are given
importance, thus, different social
interventions, psychosocial therapy
through webinars and social media
creates
posts are evident as ways to
address the matter on Mental
Health.

The study of social sciences will

help us to understand the
relationship between man and his
interaction with his society. It is to
Interventions
understand the social dynamics to Counseling
achieve the actualization of every
Establishes Linkages
human in the society. The different
Promote awareness through social media and
disciplines under social science are
essentials in studying what it other communication platforms.
means to be human in a humane
society. The Applied Social
Sciences are specific discipline Social issues
which is the application of social Social
science in the real-life context. Part Mental Health Problem
of this is identifying problems and
create evidence-based ways to Anxieties,
resolve the problems. The social depression
scientists like psychologists, suicide
sociologists, anthropologists are
the ones involved and focused in
carrying out such works.

-Helen Fatima R. Andalis, LPT Water

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Practice Task 1:

Identify one social issue during the COVID 19 pandemic and create a
graphic organizer to illustrate the relationship and impact of social science
and applied social science in the society.

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Post- test:
Circle the letter that corresponds Give 3 Social Scientists
to the
1. ________________
Correct answer.
1. Which of the following is 2. ________________
NOT an example of social 3. ________________
science?
A. Sociology
B. Linguistic Give 3 Career Opportunities in Applied
C. Chemistry Science
D. Economics 1. _________________
2. If you were to explore the 2. _________________
culture and traditions of 3. _________________
one tribe, which
discipline would be the
MOST relevant?
A. History
B. Anthropology
C. Psychology
D. Political Science Which among the applied social
3. Which of the following sciences are most relevant today?
best describes what Explain your answer.
social sciences have in
common?
A. Study of human
culture
B. Research on
genetics
C. Studying human
beings
D. Talks about
material culture
4. These are engaged and
focused in finding ways
through a research-based
solutions on social
problems
A. Social Science
B. Applied Social
Science
C. Physical Science
D. Physics
5. Which is NOT a career in
Applied Social Science?
A. Molecular
Scientist
B. Guidance
Counselor
C. Social Worker 13
D. Journalist