HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Disciplines and Ideas in the

Applied Social Sciences
LES SON ONE
Defining the Social Sciences and Applied Social Sciences
let's review...
Classify whether following the
disciplines are Pure Social Sciences or
Applied Social Sciences SOCIAL SCIENCES

APPLIED SOCIAL Economics Psychology

SCIENCES Political Science Anthropology
Counseling Sociology
History Political Science
Geography Demography
Social Work Communication
 HISTORY
let's review... GEOGRAPHY DEMOGRAPHY

Classify whether following the

disciplines are Pure Social Sciences or
Applied Social Sciences SOCIOLOGY
SOCIAL SCIENCES ANTHROPOLOGY

POLITICAL
SCIENCE PSYCHOLOGY
ECONOMICS LINGUISTICS

APPLIED SOCIAL
SCIENCES
 HISTORY
let's review... GEOGRAPHY DEMOGRAPHY

Classify whether following the

disciplines are Pure Social Sciences or
Applied Social Sciences SOCIOLOGY
SOCIAL SCIENCES ANTHROPOLOGY

POLITICAL
SCIENCE PSYCHOLOGY
ECONOMICS LINGUISTICS

APPLIED SOCIAL
SCIENCES

COUNSELING
COMMUNICATION
SOCIAL WORK
Social Sciences LINGUISTICS PSYCHOLOGY

are investigating human society and ANTHROPOLOGY SOCIOLOGY

the different forces that operate within
it. The different disciplines of the Social
Sciences look at human societies and
ECONOMICS POLITICAL SCIENCE
divest perspectives and focus on an
area of expertise for analysis.

GEOGRAPHY
Such areas provide social scientists HISTORY

with specific expertise, tools and skills

that can help them better understand
DEMOGRAPHY
social phenomena.

the Backdrop of
Human Condition
Social scientists study individuals and their
relationships with social institutions and other
members of the society. It is therefore, inherent for
the social sciences to emphasize human condition in
both scholarship and practice.
The three branches of social sciences that specializes
in human condition: geography, which seeks to study
the earth and its features; demography, which
examines the various aspects of human population;
and history, which records and interprets the past
G E O G R AP HY
Geography examines both the physical features of the
Earth's surface and its interaction with human
societies. This also explores how human society
communicates with the natural world and the effect of
environments and places on people.
D E MO G R AP HY
Demography is a statistical study of human
populations over time. This explores trends in
population growth through the study of birth, human
activity, and morbidity, aging and mortality statistics.
H I S T ORY
History is a systematic study of past human events in
order to understand the meaning, dynamics and
relationship of the causes and effects of events in the
development of societies.

Understanding
Culture and Society
Culture is inseparable from society.
Culture shapes society into its present
form. Society, in turn, influences certain
cultural practices. Therefore, the studies
of both culture and society are
intertwined
A N T H R OP O L O G Y
is a scientific study of human beings and their
cultures in the past and present. Anthropology 's
systematic approach to human research, the
importance of fieldwork and participant
observation, and its focus on cross-cultural
comparison, make it special in the social sciences.
S O C I O L OG Y
is a systematic study of people’s behavior in groups. It
is derived from the Latin word socio which means
“people together” and Greek word logos which means
“the study of.” It attempts to understand why and how
people interact with each other and how the function
as a society or social subgroups. Applied sociology
focus on the use and proper application of sociological
theories, methods and skills to examine data.
 P S Y C HO L O G Y
the Inner Workings
of the Mind
Just as we seek to understand the world
around us, so should we strive to understand
L I NG U I S T I C S
ourselves--examining not only external social
structures and phenomena, but also society's
inner workings.
Psychology is researching how the human mind
functions in consonance with the body to
generate thoughts that contribute to individual
actions. Psychology analyzes how individuals
and communities view the world through
various feelings, thoughts and states of
consciousness.
is defined as the theoretical study of lingual
aspect of language. By lingual, we mean that
language is associated with the interpretation
and understanding of signs. As a field, it aims
to investigate the knowledge of language, the
acquisition of knowledge and language
processing.

Understanding
Interactions
Different people around you attempt to exert their
influence on a major life decision you need to make.
These interactions are on the personal level.
Interactions only on the individual level, but also on
the societal level, covering topics such as allocation
of resources, governance, and the dynamics of
power within society and its institution.
P O LI T I C A L S C I E N C E
Political science focuses on human actions in
relation to political processes, states, rules
and international affairs. This explores the
relationship between citizens and politics at
all levels, from the citizen to the national and
international levels.
E CONO MI C S
Economics studies the allocation of scarce
resources and the production and exchange of
goods and services within society. The two primary
divisions of the economics are microeconomics,
which focuses on the actions of individual
consumers and producers, and macro-economics,
which explores the actions and output of the
aggregate economy.
 A P P L I ED Social Sciences
SOCIAL WORK
COUNSELING
COMMUNICATION
Through social work,
As an application of the social
professionals are supporting Communication professionals
sciences, counseling provides
people, families, associations have the skills to write, create
guidance, assistance and support to
and neighborhoods to and deliver news accurately
individuals who are distracted by a
strengthen their individual and and creatively to the public.
range of problems in their lives.
mutual well-being.

The Applied Social Sciences focuses on the practical application of

the various theories, frameworks, concepts, and methodologies
learned from the Social Sciences in real-life settings.
 DISCIPLINE MAIN CONCERN AND FOCUS AS A DISCIP;INE
D ATA
Social Sciences

R E T R IEV A L History

C H A RT Geography

Demography

Anthropology

Sociology

Psychology

Economics

Political Science

Guide Questions:
1. Identify and analyze
the symbols used
and relate it to Social
Science disciplines.
2. How does the photo
explain the nature
and significance of
the Social Science
disciplines?

PHOTO ANALYSIS
Guide Question:
What is counseling?
Why do you think
counseling is considered a
discipline of the Applied
Social Sciences?

PHOTO ANALYSIS
Guide Question:
Why is social work
considered as a discipline
of the applied Social
Sciences? How do social
workers help members of
society?

PHOTO ANALYSIS
Guide Question:
Why are communication
studies considered
disciplines of the Applied
Social Sciences?

PHOTO ANALYSIS