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Differentiate the nature and function of social science disciplines with the natural science and humanities.
Discipline and ideas in the social science is one of the subjects that you need to take under the Humanities and
Social Sciences (HUMSS) strand. Furthermore, this strand focuses on the study of human behavior and societal
changes, analysis of arts, culture, literature, and politics. It involves Political Science, Anthropology, Linguistics
and Communication. This module was designed and written for you in order to have a better Understanding on
the basic concepts and principles of the major social science ideas. For you to do this, you are required to
undergo a series of learning activities to complete the learning competencies for this subject. In each lesson, you
will
encounter different information sheets, tasks, and activity sheets. You need to answer them on your own.
Module one will discuss the following: Nature and function of social science disciplines with the natural science
and humanities together with the history of Social Science.
Nature and Function of Social Science Disciplines with the Natural Science and
Humanities
At the end of the module, you should be able to:
 Define social science as the study of society
 Distinguish social sciences from the natural sciences and from the
humanities.
 Illustrate situations and context of early scholars in the development of
social science can be applied.
Directions: Read each statement and write the letter of the correct answer in your
activity notebook.
1. It refers to the study of the ways in which the human experience is processed and
documented.
A. Natural Science C. Humanities
B. Social Science D. Philosopher/Scholars
2. What major branch of science deals with the description, prediction and
understanding of natural phenomena, basically based on observational and
empirical evidence?
A. Natural Science C. Psychology
B. Geography D. Anthropology
3. It is a branch of science that seeks to elucidate the rules that govern the natural
world by using the Empirical and Scientific method.
A. Social Science C. Natural Science
B. Humanities D. Physical Science
4. The history of Social Science can be traced back to the __________.
A. Roots of ancient philosophy C. Greek Historian
B. Roots of modern philosophy D. Ethics
5. It is engaged in the study of phenomena relating to human groups and their socio
physical environment.
A. Anthropology C. Physical Science
B. Social Science D. Political Science
6. He attempted to reconcile mysticism with theology by dividing science into two
different categories, the religious science that regards the sciences of the Qur'an
and the non-religious science.
A. Ibn Khaldun’s epistemology C. Durkheim
B. Alexis de Tocqueville D. William Thompson
7. What are the three developmental stages according to French philosopher
Auguste Comte?
A. Theological, Philosophical, and Scientific
B. Psychology, Philosophy, Economics
C. Empirical, Sociological, and Social
D. Social Science, Natural Science, Humanities
8. What is the descriptive title of this subject?
A. Discipline of Demography C. Discipline of Geography
B. Discipline of Linguistics D. Discipline and Ideas in the Social Science
9. He is an Islamic medieval scholar documented the lives of early populations in
the Middle East, South Asia, and the Mediterranean?
A. Al-Biruni C. Plato
B. Herodotus D. King Louis XVI
10. Refers to the study of the ways in which the human experience is processed and
documented.
A. Humanities C. Geography
B. Philosophy D. Anthropology
The course introduces students to basic concepts, subjects, and methods of
inquiry in the disciplines that comprise the Social Sciences. It then discusses
influential thinkers and ideas in these disciplines, and relates these ideas to the
Philippine setting and current global trends.
Before we proceed, what comes into your mind when you hear the word
<SOCIAL SCIENCES=? Write your answers in your notebook, using the concept
map below
SOCIAL
SCIENCES
WHAT IS SOCIAL SCIENCE?

Social Science is engaged in the study of phenomena relating to human
group and their sociophysical environment. The term social science carries with it
two important contexts:
1. It involves the scientific process
2. It inquiries about social space
The beginning of social science inquiry or research can be traced back to
ancient Greek philosophers who inquired on questions of ethics, the nature of man,
society, and the state. Those who begun their philosophies answering questions
about the nature of man soon endeavored to bring their insights into the nature of
societies and the development of governments.
Social Science started as a field of inquiry on populations using the scientific
method.
The social sciences are the fields of scholarship that study society. 5Social
science6 is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields
outside of the natural sciences, which include: Anthropology, Archaeology, Business
Administration, Communication, Criminology, Economics, Education, Government,
Linguistics, International Relations, Political Science, Sociology and, in some
contexts, Geography, History, Law, and Psychology.
Social Science falls under Humanities, as are Economics, Politics,
Anthropology, Archaeology, and Psychology, etc. Other humanities are not sciences:
Literature, Music, Art, etc. Natural Sciences include Biology, Evolution, Medicine,
Geology, Meteorology/Climatology, Chemistry, Astronomy and Physics.
What is the difference between Natural Science, Social Science, and Humanities?
One of the major differences between the two is that Humanities involves a
more critical and analytical approach whereas Social Sciences is inclined to the
scientific approach. As there is a scientific approach to Social Sciences, it is
considered to be a branch of study between Humanities and the Natural Sciences
SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
 the connection between Social Science and social problems should be a high
priority for all social scientists and citizens
alike
Example: Poverty and Social Science
 (Economics) due to covid-19
 The world is facing a pandemic
WHAT IS NATURAL SCIENCE?
It is a major branch of Science that deals with the description, prediction and
understanding of natural phenomena, based on observational and empirical
evidence.
TWO MAIN BRANCHES OF NATURAL SCIENCE:
1. LIFE SCIENCE
• or Biological Science
2. PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Physics
• Astronomy
• Chemistry
• Earth Science
WHAT IS HUMANITIES?
 Refers to the study of the ways in which the human experience is processed
and documented.
 Encompasses the field of Philosophy, Literature, Religion, Art, Music, History,
and Language
natural science vs. social science
Natural Science is a branch of Science that deals with the physical world
Includes fields such as Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science, and Astronomy
Always use scientific method
Students are inclined to become doctors, nurses, engineers, biologists, chemists, astronomers, etc.
Social Science is the study of human society and social relationships.

Includes fields such as Economics, Political Science, Law, Geography, and History
Use scientific methods as well as other methods
Students are inclined to become lawyers, linguists, historians, writers, journalists,teachers, accountants, etc.
Directions: Using the Venn Diagram below, write down the differences between
Natural and Social Sciences. On the space where both circles meet, place the
similarities between the two concepts. Copy and answer this activity in your
notebook.
What have I learned so far?
Directions: Read the questions below and write your answers in your activity
notebook.
1. What was the beginning of Social Science as a field of inquiry?
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
2. Differentiate natural science from social science and humanities.
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
3. What is the Philosophy of Plato? Explain.
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
4. Describe the things in common about humanities versus social science?
5. What is the primary difference between the natural sciences and the social
sciences?
_________________________________________________________________
____________________
Instructions: Below is the guide question for your journal reflection for this lesson.
Write your reflection in your activity notebook.
As a Senior High School student, whose philosophy in life or scholar best
describes your own philosophy? Why?
POST TEST
Directions: Read each item carefully and choose the correct answer for each item.
Write the letter of the correct answer in your activity notebook.
documented.
A. Humanities C. Geography
B. Philosophy D. Anthropology
2. He is an Islamic medieval scholar who documented the lives of early populations
in the Middle East, South Asia, and the Mediterranean.
A. Al-Biruni C. Plato
B. Herodotus D. King Louis XVI
3. He is an Athenian Philosopher who is the founder of the Academy, which is
considered to be the first institution of higher learning in the Western World
A. Durkheim
B. Alexis de Tocqueville
C. William Thompson
D. Plato
4. What are the three developmental stages according to French philosopher
Auguste Comte?
A. Theological, Philosophical, and Scientific
B. Psychology, Philosophy, Economics
C. Empirical, Sociological, and Social
D. Social Science, Natural Science, Humanities
5. He attempted to reconcile mysticism with theology by dividing science into two
different categories, the religious science that regards the sciences of the Qur’an
and the non-religious science
A. Ibn Khaldun's epistemology C. Durkheim
B. Alexis de Tocqueville D. William Thompson
6. It is engaged in the study of phenomena relating to human groups and their socio
physical environment.
A. Anthropology C. Physical Science
B. Social Science D. Political Science
7. The history of Social Science can be traced back to the __________.
A. Roots of ancient philosophy C. Greek Historian
B. Roots of modern philosophy D. Ethics
8. It is a branch of science that seeks to elucidate the rules that govern the natural
world by using the Empirical and Scientific method.
A. Social Science C Natural Science
B. Humanities D. Physical Science
9. A major branch of science that deals with the description, prediction and
understanding of natural phenomena, basically based on observational and
empirical evidence.
A. Natural Science C. Psychology
B. Geography D. Anthropology
documented.
A. Natural Science C. Humanities
B. Social Science D. Philosopher/Scholars

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WHAT IS SOCIAL SCIENCE?

Social Science is the study of human society and social relationships.

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