UNDERSTANDING

PURE SOCIAL SCIENCES

AND
APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES
DIASS Lesson One
OBJECTIVES:

1.Explain the definition of social sciences and

applied social sciences;
2. Determine the different disciplines under
social sciences and applied social sciences;
3.Value the importance of studying social
sciences and applied social sciences
Defining Pure Social Sciences

❖A field of knowledge which aims in predicting

and explaining human behaviors

❖Explore the historical, cultural, sociological,

psychological, and the political forces that shape
the actions of individuals and their impact on
society.
 • For example, the problem of poverty,
Take a look in the diagram below we consider these disciplines as to
how they see the problem. How does
it exist? And why poverty continue to
exist?
• In the field of Economics, perhaps
you could say that it exists because
economically there is scarce
resources and that goods and
services are priced high and some
people cannot attend or meet these
needs and also some are
underemployed or unemployed.
• People who study to solve social
problems are called social scientist. In
their study, they solve these social
problems systematically in a process
called scientific method.
 Scientific method
◦ refers to
standardized ways of Steps in Scientific Method:
techniques for 1. Defining the problem
building scientific 2. Reviewing the related
knowledge
systematically such Literature
as how to interpret 3. Forming Hypothesis
and generalize 4. Collecting and Analyzing
results which start Data
from identifying
5. Drawing Conclusions and
problems and ends
with conclusions and Recommendations
recommendations.
Defining the Applied Social Sciences

❖Applied Social Sciences focus on the use and application

of the different concepts, theoretical models, theories from
Pure Social Sciences to help understand people and the
society including the different problems and issues it faces.
❖Applied Social Scientists can use his/her training in
different work settings and use the different theories in
analyzing social problems and help to solve these.
 Disciplines of Applied Social Sciences
◦ Counseling is a field/discipline of
applied social sciences which
provides guidance, help and support
to individuals who experience a
diverse set of problems in their lives.
In this discipline you can learn about
how important it is to listen to some
problems of other people and
provide guidance to them to help
them solve their own problems.
Disciplines of Applied Social Sciences
◦ Social Work is another
professional activity of the
applied social sciences. Here
practitioners or those who
practice a certain work, help
individuals and families to
improve their collective
being. In the succeeding
lessons, you will surely learn
about this discipline.
 Disciplines of Applied Social Sciences
◦ Communication Studies ✓Linguistics – study of
provide adequate training for language, how words
careers in the field of came to be, letters & its
journalism and mass sounds and etc.
communication. If it
✓Morphology – study of
happened you see news in TV,
how words are
those people who work to
categorized of formed.
provide us information
through any media or means ✓Pragmatics – study of
fall in this discipline. Good context.
communication skills are also
✓Semantics – study of
important in counseling as
meaning.
well as in social work.
What is the relationship
between pure social sciences
and applied social sciences?
◦ Pure Social Sciences are the fields/disciplines such as
Psychology, Economics, Demography, Linguistics, Anthropology,
Sociology, Political Science and the like which ideas or theories
in these disciplines are used to understand people and society.
On the hand, the application of Pure Social Science disciplines
ideas like combining these disciplines in solving problems in the
society is the focus of Applied Social Sciences which include the
disciplines of counseling, social work and communication.
• Cut and paste 3 photos
of situations related to
Counseling.
• Briefly describe each
photo.
• Make your output as
artistic as you are.
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