ACTIVITIESActivity 1: PICK ME UP… IT IS MY FUNCTION!

Directions: Identify what is being asked in each

statement. Choose the correct word/s from the box. Write your answer in your answer sheet.Persuasion
Art and Entertainment News and InformationOrganizing Advocacy Education Enculturation
Counseling____________________1. Function of the social sciences that relates to offering guidance to
individuals in varying situations of conflict, confusion, and crisis to address issues of self development.
____________________2. Provides nurturance and keep communities mentally and social healthy.
____________________3. It deals with people’s basic attitudes, values, and beliefs on issues and how to
tailor the message for the audience in order to convince them to adopt a particular point of view
through appropriate channels.____________________4. It keeps the society informed about anything
through a formed intermediary that tells them what is good , important or meaningful; and by simply
accessing a wide range of the means for them to sort things out for themselves and find their own
version of the truth.____________________5. An important part of social cohesion through which
issues that matter to individuals, groups, and communities have to be raised to political platforms and
public solutions and policy where possible. ____________________6. This improves knowledge and
skills, and it is an exceptional means of bringing about personal development and building relationships
among individuals, groups, and nations. ____________________7. It makes one understand the cultural
symbols, the language, the values, the norms, and is capable to negotiate the thin line of meanings
called ideal-real or world view-ethos. Activity 2: FINDING ME A MATCHDirections. Match the terms in
Column B with its functions in Column A. Write the letter of your answer in your answer
sheet.FUNCTIONSCOLUMN BCOLUMN AAPPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES____1. The President delivered a
State of The Nation Address (SONA) to inform the A. COUNSELING6people about the achievements of
the developments in the country. B. SOCIAL WORKgovernment and the most recent C.
COMMUNICATION____2. The people were given Social Amelioration due to the implementation of
Enhanced Community Quarantine in entire North Luzon. ____3. The victims of Yolanda typhoon were
traumatized that is why they were subjected to a Psychological First Aid. ____4. The approval of the
“Anti-Terrorism Bill” into law has enticed many of the constituents to raise varying reactions in the social
media particularly in Facebook. ____5. Many of the stranded students during the Enhanced Community
Quarantine were fed by various donor civic organizations. ____6. The Marawi Siege victims have
undergone stress debriefing led by the DSWD and LGU personnel. ____7. Many of the talents from the
ABS-CBN had expressed support to the franchise renewal of the network through their different social
media accounts. ____8. A 12-year old girl was reported to be physically and sexually abused by her step
father after the death of her mother. Due to this report, the MSWD immediately took custody of the
child. Activity 3: MIND STRETCH!Directions: Below are situations related to the functions of applied
social sciences. Write YES if you agree and NO if you disagree. Justify your answer. (5 points
each)Example: HUMSS is an Academic Track in the Senior High School which focuses on individuals and
society as its object of study. YES. Because HUMSS as a discipline deals with the character and behavior
of man in a given society. Example is on the function of Social Work, where it deals with connecting the
people and the resources for the betterment of the society in general based on their particular needs.1.
The “Free Information Bill” was enacted to give the public access to important information that they feel
they need to know such as government projects and the like. This is a proof of the social work function
of applied social science. 2. The government is the guardian of the people under the principle of “parens
patriae”,thus, it is the duty of the government to call out Governmental and NonGovernmental
Organizations (GOs and NGOs) to help provide assistance to the 7marginalized members of the society.
This is a proof of the counseling function of the applied social science.3. Those people tested positive
with the corona virus in January were given free medical assisstance through the PhilHealth, a
government arm providing health services to the constituents of the country.Through this, all hospital
bills were shouldered by Philhealth. This is part of the social work function of applied social science.4.
Mayor Isko Moreno initiated a program in Manila amidst the pandemic which provided support system
among those affected. The objective of the program was to unite people through understanding each
others’ situation in order to cope with the stresses brought about by the health crisis. This a proof of
social work function of the applied social science.5. The ABS-CBN franchise renewal was scrutinized by
the legislative franchise committee in Congress. The hearing was aimed at iliciting vital information
about the issues that confronted the network through which had served as basis in making the decision
of not renewing the network’s franchise. This is a proof of communication function of applied social
science.