Disciplines and Ideas in The Social Sciences

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL – ACADEMIC TRACK: HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
K to 12 Senior High School Humanities Social Sciences Strand

Disciplines and Ideas in the Social Sciences
GLOSSARY
Anthropology. The study of humans; the social science that seeks to understand human origins
and adaptation, and the diversity of cultures and worldviews.
Class conflict. Conflict between entire classes over the distribution of a society’s wealth
and power.
Core values. In Sikolohiyang Pilipino, the core of Filipino personhood is the concept of
“kapwa” (shared identity), associated with which are other societal values.
Discourse. A formal way of thinking expressed through language.
Economics. A social science that deals with the optimum allocation of scarce resources among
its alternatives to satisfy the unlimited human wants and needs of the people.
Environment. Surroundings; the totality of things that in any way may affect an organism,
including both physical and cultural conditions; a region characterized by a certain
set of physical conditions.
Formal institutional constraint. Rules, procedure, and formal political organizations (such
as government).
Geographical imagination. A sensitivity toward the significance of place and space,
landscape and nature, in the constitution and conduct of life on Earth.
Geographical imagination. A sensitivity toward the significance of place and space,
landscape and nature, in the constitution and conduct of life on Earth
Geography. The study of the earth’s surface; a specialized investigation of the physical
structure of the earth, including its terrain and its climates, and the nature and
character of its contrasting inhabited portions.
History. A study of the past, one that describes/narrates and analyzes human activities in
the past and the changes that these had undergone.
Humanities. The study of the ways in which the human experience is processed and documented;
the fields of philosophy, literature, religion, art, music, history and language
Institutionalism. An approach that views institutions as humanly devised constraints that
structure political, economic, and social interactions.
Institutions. Stable, recurring patterns of behavior; hence, political institutions are not
the same as political organizations.
Latent function. The unrecognized and unintended consequence of any social pattern.
Linguistics. The scientific study of language and its structure.
Manifest function. The recognized and intended consequence of any social pattern.
Political science. The systematic study of politics.
Politics. May be defined as (1) the art of government, (2) public affairs, (3) compromise
and consensus, and (4) power.
Psychology. The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
Scarcity. It is a basic problem arising from unlimited wants of people with limited
resources.
Site. The place where something is located; the immediate surroundings and their attributes.
Situation. The location of something in relation to the physical and human characteristics
of a larger region.
Social conflict approach. An approach that sees society as an area of inequality that
generates conflict and change.
Social dysfunction. Any social pattern that may disrupt the operation of society.
Social function. The consequence of any social pattern for the operation of a society as a
whole.
Social Science. The systematic study of various aspects of human society
SOCIAL SCIENCES - are all academic disciplines which deal with the man in their social
context. - A science which deals with human behavior in its social and cultural
aspects
Sociology. The systematic study of human society.
Spatial distribution. The arrangement of things on the earth’s surface
Structural functionalism. An approach that sees society as a complex system whose parts work
together to promote solidarity and stability. It looks for a structure’s social
function.
Structuralism. A method for analyzing language, narratives, and cultural phenomena that
uncovers basic elements that form structures (often binary oppositions).
Structure. Any relatively stable pattern of social behavior.
Symbolic interactionism. An approach that sees society as the product of the everyday
interactions of individuals.
Systems Analysis. An approach to the study of large systems through (1) segregation of the
entire system into its component parts; (2) investigation of the interactions between
system elements; and (3) study of inputs, outputs, flows, interactions, and
boundaries within the system.
The Social Science Disciplines
The Social Sciences are those disciplines that use research and analysis to examine
human behavior.
They use such techniques as collecting and analyzing statistics, conducting
experiments, and examining what people have written and created , in an attempt to
understand why people act the way they do.
In some ways, the social sciences are related to the humanities, or subjects that focus
on the creative side of the human experience (art, music, literature, philosophy).
Where the humanities are concerned more with human expression, the social sciences
focus more on human behavior.
Social Sciences Focus The basic question asked
Sociology Relationships among humans What are the functions of the various
and groups living together groups in society and what factors do
in societies people in these groups have in common?
The study of the origins, organization, and institutions, and development of human beings
and how these findings apply to society today.

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SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL – ACADEMIC TRACK: HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

K to 12 Senior High School Humanities Social Sciences Strand

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