• A branch of science devoted to the study of human societies and the

relationships among individuals within those societies.

• The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the original
"science of society", established in the 19th century.
• In addition to sociology, it now encompasses a wide array of academic
disciplines, including anthropology, archaeology, economics, human
geography, linguistics, management science, media studies, musicology,
political science, psychology, welfare and nursing studies and social history.
• It is about people how they interact with others in their society and how
societies interact with each other.
 Economics studies the allocation of scarce resources and the
production and exchange of goods and services in society.

Anthropology is the scientific study of humans and their

cultures in the past and present time.

HISTORY is systematic study of human past events in order to

understand the meaning, dynamics, and relationship of the
cause and effects of events in the development of societies.
 Political Science primarily studies human behavior in
relation to political systems, governments, laws, and
international relations.

Sociology a systematic study of people’s behavior in

groups

Geography is the study of interaction between people and

their environments.
 Psychology studies how the human mind works in
consonance with the body to produce thoughts that lead to
individual actions.

Demography according to the Max Planck Institute for

Demographic Research (2016) demography is the scientific
study of human populations across time.
• A 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.

• It is utilized to provide alternative solutions to the diverse problem of the

society.
• These are those social science disciplines, professions and occupations which
seeks to use basic social science research and theory to improve the daily life of
communities, organizations and persons.
• This is about putting theories in to practice and interfacing directly with the
public.
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Counselling
• is one of the fields of applied social sciences as an
application of the social sciences, it provides guidance,
help, and support to individuals who are distraught by
a diverse set of problems in their lives.

Counselling can be done through the following:

▪ Guidance counselling
▪ Life coaching
▪ Career counselling
▪ Personal growth counselling
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Social work
• is a practice-based profession and an
academic discipline that promotes social
change and development, social cohesion, and
empowerment and liberation of people
• practitioners help individuals, families, and
groups, communities to improve their
individual and collective well-being.
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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.
Thank You!