Discipline and Ideas in The Social Sciences

Discipline and Ideas in the Social
Sciences
Chapter I. EMERGENCE OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
Week 4
1.2 Distinguish Social and Natural Sciences and Humanities
The Humanities are the disciplines that help us understand and define
cultures, human experiences including history, anthropology, literature,
art history, ethics, philosophy and jurisprudence.
Natural science is a science that aims to explain the causes of change

that occur on material bodies.
Social science, which is generally regarded as including psychology,

sociology, anthropology, economics, and political science, consists of
the disciplined and systematic study of society and its institutions and
of how and why people behave as they do, both as individuals and in
groups within society.
Activity 1. Answer the following questions. Refer to the information that follows after each
question.
1. _________ is the backbone of humanities.

A. Poetry B. Language C. Numbers D. History
Information: Numbers has to do with other academic field. Language is the backbone of humanities. Classical
languages are the key to understanding the Greeks and the Romans. Written language includes poetry
and drama novels. History is more of a social science with the dimension of time.
2. ____________ programs are programs targeted at the non-academic public, which use humanities ideas,
disciplines, and concepts.
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A. None of these choices B. humanities

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C. Functional Humanities D. Public humanities

Information: The Humanities are the disciplines that help us understand and define cultures, and human
experiences, including history, anthropology, literature, art history, ethics, philosophy and
jurisprudence.
Functional humanities programs are public humanities programs that place the disciplines and
concepts of the humanities in the context of the general public’s common experiences and activities.
Public humanities programs are programs targeted at the non-academic public, which use humanities
ideas, disciplines, and concepts.
3. Which of the following is the goal of humanities programming?

A. Assist the public in understanding the social context of their roles in their jobs, neighborhoods,
communities and organizations.
B. Assist the public in understanding the historical and ethical context of their roles in their jobs,
neighborhoods, communities and organizations.
C. Provide people tools to take meaningful action to advance their communities.
D. All of these choices
Information: The goal of functional humanities programming is to assist the public in understanding the social,
cultural, historical and ethical context of their roles in their jobs, neighborhoods, communities, and
organizations, and to provide people tools to take meaningful action to advance their communities.
Functional humanities programs use intellectual resources that are accessible and engaging to people
with diverse experiences and backgrounds.
4. The following are the definition of humanities EXCEPT one.

A. Humanities are the study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in
a given context.
B. Humanities are the study of human culture with particular emphasis on the cultural implications of
the natural sciences, social sciences and professions.
C. Humanities are the study of human culture with particular emphasis on individual philosophic self-
expressions.
D. Humanities are the study of human culture with particular emphasis on the liberal arts.
Information: The humanities are the study of human culture with particular emphasis on the liberal arts; the
cultural implications of the natural sciences, social sciences, and professions; and on individual
philosophic self-expressions.
Psychology is the scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting
behavior in a given context.
5. It is the art of combining spoken or written words and their meanings into forms which have artistic and
emotional appeal.
A. Drama B. Literature C. Poetry D. Visual arts
Information: Literature are writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and
universal interest, are b or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays.
Poetry is a highly expressive nature using special forms and choice of words and emotional images.
Visual arts are those we perceive with our eyes.
Drama is a story recreated by actors on stage in front of an audience.
6. Humanities come from the word _____, meaning humane, cultured and refined.
A. Arts B. Humanus C. Humanism D. None of these choices
Information: Humanism is a progressive philosophy of life that, without theism and other supernatural beliefs,
affirms our ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the
greater good of humanity.
Humanities come from the word “humanus” which means humane, culture, and refined. To be human
is to possess the qualities and attributes of man and have the feelings and dispositions proper to man.
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7. Ledoux (2002) defines ________ as the discipline that deal only with natural events (i.e. independent and
dependent variables in nature) using scientific methods.
A. Social Science B. Anthropology C. Biology D. Natural Science
Information: Biology is the science of life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena, especially with
reference to origin, growth, reproduction, structure, and behavior.
Ledoux (2002, p. 34) defines natural sciences as “disciplines that deal only with natural events (i.e.
independent and dependent variables in nature) using scientific methods“ while the employment of
scientific methods is generally regarded as typical but not exclusive of natu
8. According to Buchel (1992), the birth of the natural science is marked by the changing worldviews
introduced by the _________ thinkers.
A. Renaissance B. Modernist C. German D. None of these choices
Information: According to Büchel (1992), the birth of natural science is marked by changing worldviews
introduced by Renaissance thinkers who questioned earlier explanations about the world and turned to
more systematic methods of investigation. Early leaders of this ‘Scientific Revolution’ included
Copernicus and Galileo who were concerned with problems from disciplines including astronomy and
physics, among others.
9. Which of the following is the aim of natural science?

A. To discover the laws that rules the world.
B. Utilize the principles of science for the benefit of mankind.
C. To describe the physical reality of the world we live in.
D. All of these choices
Information: The aim of the natural sciences is to discover the laws that rule the world (Büchel, 1992). There is
also another aim of the study of natural science which is to the vast majority of mankind far more
practical. It consists of study for the purpose of utilizing the principles of science for the benefit of
mankind. Natural science also attempts to study the phenomena of the physical universe.
10. Below are the broad fields of Natural Science EXCEPT one.
A. Political Science B. Earth Science
C. Chemistry D. Physics
Information: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Earth Science are the four broad fields of natural science while
political science belongs to the Social Science disciplines.
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PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
TASK:
Make a compilation of Social Media Comments focusing on Health,
Psychosocial and Social Issues emanating from COVID19 pandemic
based on Social Media comments.
Rubrics for Compilation of Social Media Comments Focusing on Health, Psychosocial and Social Issues
Emanating from COVID19 Pandemic Based on Social Media Comments.
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Natural science is a science that aims to explain the causes of change

Social science, which is generally regarded as including psychology,

1. _________ is the backbone of humanities.

A. None of these choices B. humanities

C. Functional Humanities D. Public humanities

3. Which of the following is the goal of humanities programming?

4. The following are the definition of humanities EXCEPT one.

9. Which of the following is the aim of natural science?

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