DISCIPLINE AND IDEAS IN SOCIAL SCIENCE
Ashley N. Abad March 1, 2022
HUMSS 4 Raymond Cansino
QUESTIONS/ACTIVITY
DISCIPLINE FUNCTION
Anthropology To understand as many aspects
of human life as can possibly be
studied. The analysis of human
past and present life.
DEMOGRAPHY To know the population, to
ascertain as to which factors are
influencing the population and
to explain the factors relating to
changes in population in the
particular area.
ECONOMICS Feeding, digestion and growth
are the vital processes of living
beings; similarly production,
consumption and growth are the
essentials of economies.
GEOGRAPHY To understand basic physical
systems that affect everyday
life. To learn the location of
places and the physical and
cultural characteristics of those
places.
HISTORY It helps create good
businesspeople, professionals,
and political leaders.
LINGUISTICS Refers to the general social uses
of language, such as requesting
objects and activities, initiating
social interactions, expressing
personal feelings, describing
NATURE
The aim of modern social
anthropology is to understand
the difficulties and challenges of
the modern life, not only to
study human civilization. The
problems that these people
encounter in the modern
development process.
The statistical study of human
populations. It examines the
size, structure and changes in
populations over time.
Economics is a science: Science
is a branch of knowledge that
analysis cause and effect
relationship. Economics helps in
integrating various sciences
such as mathematics, statistics,
etc. to identify the relationship
between price, demand, supply
and other economic factors.
Geography is concerned to
provide an accurate, orderly, and
rational description of the
variable character of the earth’s
surface (Hartshorne, p. 21).
A study of the present in the
light of the past: The present has
evolved out of the past.
An academic discipline – a body
of knowledge given to-or
received by-a
discipline(student); a branch or
sphere of knowledge, or field of
 aspects of the world, requesting
information and pretending.
POLITICAL SCIENCE A social study concerning the
allocation and transfer of power
in decision making, the roles
and systems of governance
including governments and
international organizations,
political behavior and public
policies.
PSYCHOLOGY To study the nature, origin and
destiny of the human soul. But
soul is something metaphysical.
It cannot be seen, observed and
touched and we cannot make
scientific experiments in soul.
SOCIOLOGY Can study society with a wide
variety of focuses. From
studying the power elite, to the
interaction of the economy,
society and the environment, to
the examination of various
rights movements. Sociology
examines the way different
aspects of society behave and
function.
study that an individuals has
chosen to specialize in.
Is thus a study of the state in the
past, present, and future. Study
of Political organization,
political processes, political fun,
political institutions and
Political Theories.
The scientific study and
practical application of
observable behavior and mental
processes and organisms.
Sociology is an independent
science: Sociology is not treated
and studied as a branch of any
other science like philosophy,
history. Now it has emerged into
an independent science. As an
independent science it has its
own field of study.

ASSESSMENT/APPLICATION

1. How do the disciplines of social sciences differ from natural sciences and humanities in terms of
nature and function.

- The discipline of social sciences differ from natural sciences because, through the
disciplines of anthropology, history, economics, political science, and sociology. The
social sciences examine how human beings interact in a collective environment. The
humanities major purpose is to educate students to think creatively and critically about
what it is to be human, as well as to explore questions about the nature of our
environment and our existence. On the other hand, observation and experimentation are
used in natural sciences. To characterize, predict, and aid in the understanding of natural
occurrences.

2. Cite at least five examples on how the disciplines of social sciences, natural sciences and
humanities come in common.
- Anthropology, of social sciences deals with the study of human relation, and with this
discipline people tend to ask about our environment and existence which is connected
with humanities. Then, they all used scientific method.