Discipline and Ideas in the Applied Social Sciences

Lesson 5 THE EFFECTS OF THE APPLIED SOCIAL

Quarter 4-Week 7-8 SCIENCES PROCESSES 2

I. Introduction
In previous chapter you had learned the settings, processes, methods, and tools in social
work. The processes on how communications applied and used in different social workplace and
settings as well as Illustrations showing methods and tools in communication utilized in different
situations is being discussed in this module.
At the end of the lesson, the learners are expected to synthesize the learning from the
course and its application to the learner

Discussion

Applied Social Sciences come with a wide range of practitioner skills in areas such as advocacy, counselling,
and case management, and the knowledge and experience to be able to work with individuals, groups, and
communities to improve social functioning.

1.1 SOCIAL AWARENESS, SELF-AWARENESS, AND SELF-KNOWLEDGE

-Essential for quality participation and functioning, in society. It will lead us to become conscious and aware
of ourselves as beings.
-Social awareness is important for managing own response to change, and it forms an essential part of
interpersonal intelligence. For students, this involves recognizing other’s feelings and knows when to assist
others. His become the foundation of student understanding of their role in advocacy in society and to build
their capacity to critique societal constructs and forms of discrimination, like racism.
-Self-awareness is an important step toward understanding and self-mastery and its forms an essential part
of intrapersonal and emotional intelligence. It is having the capacity to understand your personality, behaviors,
habits, and emotions. As a student, it involves identifying the factors that influence your emotional response.
A self-aware individual acts with personal and social capability through recognition of emotions, recognition of
personal qualities and achievements, understanding oneself as learner, and developing a reflective practice.

1.2 ATTITUDE AND VALUE CHANGE

Tensions emanating from technological, social, and economic change bring about attitude and value change.
There is a need to have attitudinal and value transformation on negative inclinations like the “Bahala Na
“attitude; these cannot lead to individual, group, or group sustainability. Our attitude and values must change
with time, to allow our new abilities to survive to emerge.

1.3 BEHAVIORAL CHANGE

Behavior is acquired slowly and one’s part in your life you will earn the difficulty of behavioral change.
Achieving behavioral change demands multiple solutions and several different techniques. Applied Social
Sciences bring in a wealth of approaches, techniques, and tools to facilitate change on the individual and
group level. Behavioral change has been associated with the role of the applied Social Science progress. The
practice and insights from social work and counseling influencing progress in conflict management. The
campaign against the spread of AHIV and prevention as well as care for afflicted is largely due to the input
from applied Social Sciences and the work of the professionals in the practice.

1.4 STRUCTURAL CHANGE

Refers to radical shift in the way reality is recognized and does not necessarily the substantive change.
Structural change is the transformation of policy, legal, social, cultural, economic/ or physical aspects. It
requires long-term interventions that build on knowledge, behavior an attitude modification across multiple
domains: public and private institutions, civil society, community groups, and the general population. This is
realizable when there is transformation in dominant sectors that help to remove barriers to equity such as
health and safety, education, employment, housing, income, and wealth.

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 III. Engagement
Written Work:
Directions: Write a one paragraph summary of what you had learned in this topic about “The
Effects of Applied Social Sciences Processes 2”. The summary is brief and concise but must
cover how social awareness, self-awareness, self-knowledge; attitude and value change,
behavioral and structural change radically affects the transition of development in the society.

IV. Application
Performance Task: Additional Activity
Directions: Answer critically the question that pertains to Social Sciences processes: As a
student how do you exhibit social awareness, self-awareness, and self-knowledge?

Create a post in your social media account.

Prepared by:

FRANCHESKA VENIZE B. REVILLOSA

Teacher I

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