DIASS Lesson 1 2

What is Social Science?
Social Sciences are the disciplines concerned with the

systematic study of Social phenomena
Social Science is a branch of science that deals with the

institutions, the functioning of human society, and the
interpersonal relationships of humans as member of the
society.
Humanities seeks to understand human
reactions to events and the meanings impose on
experience as a function of culture, historical
era and Life History.
Natural Sciences aims to predict natural

phenomena and its studies are based on
experimentally controlled existence.
Activity 1: Data Retrieval
Direction: Complete the data retrieval chart. Classify the following
disciplines and categorize them if they belong to the Pure Social
Sciences or to the Applied Social Sciences.
Compare and Contrast with Bubble Map
Disciplines to be categorized:
Economics Demography
Sociology
Applied Social Sciences
Counselling
Political science
Communication
Linguistic
Geography
History
Disciplines to be categorized:
Economics Sociology
Counselling
Pure Social Sciences
Political science
Communication
Demography
History
Geography Advertising and Public Relations
Guide Questions:
1. What are the disciplines under applied social sciences?
2. What are the Socialunder
disciplines Work pure social sciences?
Criminology
3. How do they differ from one another?
Psychology
Anthropology
What are the Disciplines of Social Science?
Anthropology
History
Economics
Psychology
Sociology
Geography
Political Science Linguistic

Disciplines of Applied Social Science
 Guidance Advertising and Public Relations

and Counseling 
 Community Organization
 Criminology
 Social Work  Education
 Law
 Public Health
 Communication  Public Administration and Governance
Scientific method - refers to standardized ways of techniques for
building scientific knowledge systematically such as how to interpret
and generalize results which start from identifying problems and ends
with conclusions and recommendations.
Steps in Scientific Method:

1. Defining the problem
2. Reviewing the related Literature
3. Forming Hypothesis
4. Collecting and Analyzing Data
5. Drawing Conclusions and Recommendations
APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCE
Teacher Police
Journalist/Reporter Counselor
APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCE
 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.
 COMMUNICATION
- provides accessibility to information and thereby serves

the rights of an individual and the public to be informed and to be
heard by their elders and communities.
 COUNSELING
- provides healing, courage, and strength for an individual

to face his/her issues and take up the best possible options in
moments of life crisis.
SOCIAL WORK
- Promotes social change, problem

solving in human relationships, and the
empowerment and liberation of people to enhance
their holistic well-being.
Functions and Effects of Applied Social
Science
 Theygenerate knowledge in an organic way for
evidence-based actions and solutions to social
problem and issues.
 They cause social sciences to do things rather than
just remain a source of factual knowledge.
 Theygenerate practical solutions to complex social
problem.
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.

Three main career tracks
for applied social scientist:
 Counseling - is one of the fields of applied
social sciences as an application of the
social sciences, counseling provides
guidance, help, and support to individuals
who are distraught by a diverse set of
problems in their lives.
Counseling can be done by the following:
Guidance counselor and life coaching
are applications of the social sciences and these professions,
-
expert help are given to individuals who needed guidance or advice pertaining to
their business successes, general conditions and personal life transitions,
relationships and career.
Life coach analyzes the present condition of the client, discovers different
-
obstacles or challenges that a client faces, and provides a certain course of action to make
the client’s life better.
Career counseling - is needed by people who are in the process
of entering the job market, searching for possible career change, or those wanting career
advancements.
Personal growth counseling - concentrates on the
evaluation of different aspects of a client’s life
 Social work - practitioner help individuals,

families, and groups, communities to improve their
individual and collective well-being.
 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
Pure Social Sciences are the fields/disciplines such as Psychology,
Economics, Demography, Linguistics, Anthropology, Sociology,
Political Science and the like which ideas or theories in these
disciplines are used to understand people and society.
On the hand, the application of Pure Social Science disciplines ideas

like combining these disciplines in solving problems in the society is
the focus of Applied Social Sciences which include the disciplines of
counseling, social work and communication.
Assessment
Activity 1 Activity 2. ANONG MERON SIYA NA WALA
Direction: Give at least 5 Discipline of Social AKO?
Sciences. Directions: Accomplish the organizer by
answering the question below. Inside the boxes
1. write three statements stating the similarities
2. and differences of Pure Social Sciences and
3. Applied Social Sciences.
4.
5.
Pure Social Sciences VS Applied Social Sciences
Similarities Differences
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.

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What is Social Science?

Social Sciences are the disciplines concerned with the

Social Science is a branch of science that deals with the

Natural Sciences aims to predict natural

Political Science Linguistic

 Guidance Advertising and Public Relations

Steps in Scientific Method:

- provides accessibility to information and thereby serves

- provides healing, courage, and strength for an individual

- Promotes social change, problem

 Social work - practitioner help individuals,

 Communication Studies - Applied social science

On the hand, the application of Pure Social Science disciplines ideas

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