D.I.S.S.
Disciplines and Ideas of
the Social Sciences
Jumbled Letters
•Arrange the jumbled letters by
using the clues provided.
1.
INCESEC
Knowledge or a system of knowledge
covering general truths or the operation
of general laws especially as obtained
and tested through a systematic
method.
1.
SCIENCE
Knowledge or a system of knowledge
covering general truths or the operation
of general laws especially as obtained
and tested through a systematic
method.
2.
TALRUNA CESNICES
It is a branch of science which
deals with the physical world.
2.
NATURAL SCIENCES
It is a branch of science which
deals with the physical world.
3.
TIMSEIMAHUN
It is an academic discipline that
studies aspects of human
society and culture.
3.
HUMANITIES
It is an academic discipline that
studies aspects of human
society and culture.
4.
ALISOC ENSICCES
It is a branch of science devoted
to the study of human societies
and the relationships among
individuals with those societies
4.
SOCIAL SCIENCES
It is a branch of science devoted
to the study of human societies
and the relationships among
individuals with those societies.
Emergence
of Social
Sciences
• Knowledge or a system of
knowledge covering general truths,
or the operation of general laws
especially as obtained and tested
through a systematic method.
• It can also be described generally as
an effort to understand, explain and
make predictions about the world
using distinct methods.
Science
Branches of Science
1. Natural Sciences
2. Social Sciences
3. Formal Sciences
• It is a branch of science which
deals with the physical world.
• It is a branch of knowledge that
aims to predict and explain all
natural phenomena.
Natural Sciences
• It is a branch of science devoted
to the study of human societies
and the relationships among
individuals with those societies.
• It is about seeing society
through the scientific method
• It is about societal laws and
social people.
Social Sciences
Natural Sciences vs Social
Sciences
•Natural Sciences studies natural events,
whereas Social Sciences studies human
societies.
• It is an academic discipline that
studies aspects of human
society and culture.
• It expounds how human
originated and how its values
and cultures emanate and
evolve over time.
Humanities
Relationship Social Sciences and
Humanities
•It is evident as both focuses on human
lives and culture.
Relationship Natural Sciences,
Social Sciences and Humanities
• The three are all employing the scientific method in producing
knowledge, though this systematic process is more usual in Social
Sciences and Natural Sciences since Humanities are more focused
on the creative expressions of human experiences.
• A scientific approach would always include a difficult and systematic
examination of factors and elements relating to the topic.
• This approach may include methods like laboratory
experimentation, observation, and testing.
• Nevertheless, the natural sciences would remain as a different field
of inquiry, since the social sciences accommodate nonquantifiable
elements of human society and behaviour.
History of
the Social
Sciences
Ancient Greece
Beginning of the social
sciences
• Philosophy being distinct
from science
• Socrates, Plato, and
Aristotle
The 15th Century: The Middle
Ages
Religion was conflated with science.
The 16th Century: The Scientific
Revolution
Reason reigned supreme
over imagination.
• Challenged church
teachings and beliefs
• Isaac Newton, René
Descartes
The 17th and 18th century: Age of Enlightenment
The social sciences came to
the fore.
• Human nature, society,
politics
• Revolt against feudalism
• John Locke, Montesquieu
The 19th Century: Industrial Age
Industrialization and
Capitalism
• Brought societal ills that
social thinkers increasingly
studied
• Karl Marx and Max Weber
The 20th Century
The social sciences became an
integral part of the academe.
• Beginning of social scientific
research
• Disciplines not distinct but
rather coexist
• Michel Foucault, Bronisław
Malinowski
The 21st Century
Continuing need to use
social science disciplines to
understand an ever-evolving
world
The development of the social sciences
through time
Let us think!
•What do you think is the greatest challenge
that our society faces today?
•How can social science help?
Let us think!
•How does the virus
change the society?
•How can you help
others cope with the
changes brought about
by the COVID-19
pandemic?
