Leyte Normal University

Graduate School
2nd Semester 2021-2022

The Social Sciences & the

Structure of Knowledge
SocSci501- Foundations of Social Science

Prepared by:
Maria Ruthel B. Abarquez
 Activity:
a. b. c. d. e.

f. g. h. i. j.

1.Law 4. History 7. Anthropology 10. Sociology

2. Psychology 5. Political Science 8. Archaeology
3. Economics 6. Geography 9. Linguistics
 Social Science Disciplines
Anthropology Law Sociology

History Geography Economics

Achaeology Linguistics Political

Science
Psychology
Social Science is any branch of academic study or
science that deals with behavior in its social and
cultural aspects
Social Sciences are a group of academic disciplines
dedicated to examining society. This branch of
science studies how people interact with each other,
behave, develop as a culture, and influence the
world.
 Anthropology
-Understanding:
The science of ➢ evolutionary origins
➢ distinctiveness as a species
humanity ➢ the great diversity in our forms
of social existence across the
Focus: world throughout the time.
▪ Understanding both our shared humanity and
diversity and engaging with diverse ways of being in
the world.
 Archaeology Linguistics
Subdiscipline of Scientific study of
Anthropology language

-Study: FORMED/ ACQUIRED

➢ Material culture
➢ Primitive culture and extinct EVOLVED
societies (Culture & Traditions)
 Geography History
A science that seeks to The study of the past
describe or show the world events

-Study: -to understand the present

➢ lands through various resources
➢ Human population available
 Economics
Study of ➢ Production
➢ Distribution
resources
➢ Consumption

Focus:
▪ Economists examine topics like the role of the government in shaping
the economy, individual economic behaviors, and the distribution of
goods and services.
 Political Science
Is the social scientific study of
political institutions and political behavior

Topics: Study:
▪ Electoral systems ▪ How and why people choose to
▪ Legislative process participate in politics
▪ Impact of political institutions on ▪ The determinants of vote choice
the incidendece of international ▪ The nature and origins of public
conflict opinion
 Law Psychology
-focuses on the laws that govern The study of human
a country, its main provisions, mind and behavior
sections, and how the
constitution guarantees the
enforcement of the law in a Theory + Experiments
country
 Sociology
- Study on society and social institutions

Answer questions on:

• social change
• disorder in society
• social stratification
The Structure of Knowledge

• Statements that show the

relationship between or among
concepts.
• An organizing idea; a mental
construct that frames a set of
example sharing common attributes.
• Subject of the learning discussion or
conversation.

• Verified knowledge or information

based on real circumstances or
events/ non-transferable/ locked in
time, place or situation.
"Any idea or problem or body of knowledge can be presented
in a form simple enough so that any particular learner can
understand it in a recognizable form."
—Jerome Bruner
 Thank you for listening!
References:
o https://www.britannica.com/topic/social-science

o https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/social-science.asp

o https://sosgurus.com/what-is-the-difference-between-social-sciences-and-applied-sciences/

o https://leverageedu.com/blog/branches-of-social-sciences/

o https://www.google.com/search?q=The+Structure+of+knowledge&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved
=2ahUKEwjRwJaE1cH2AhV6SWwGHTIHA3cQ_AUoAXoECAIQAw&biw=1366&bih=649&dpr=1&safe=ac
tive&ssui=on#imgrc=mYlXIAc5bk6m3M&imgdii=3QT9K76JEIOPJM

o https://slideplayer.com/slide/13721774/