1st QUARTER STUDY GUIDE IN DISCIPLINES AND IDEAS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

Grade/Level: 11 HUMSS
Topic/ Lesson: Chapter 1: Introduction to Social Science
Lesson 2: Social Science Disciplines: History,
Methods, and Areas of Inquiry
-Anthropology, Economics, & Geography
Week/s: 2-3

Good day! Welcome to week 2 of DISS, the best is yet to come so don’t stop here because we’re only
beginning the greatness of Disciplines and ideas in the Social Sciences. Keep moving forward!

I. Introduction:
Objectives: At the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
 Identify the different disciplines or branches in the social sciences.
 Compare and contrast social science disciplines with respect to their key contents, areas of
inquiry, and methodologies.
 Discuss the contribution of key figures and personalities in the development of each of the
social science disciplines.
 Trace the historical foundations and social contexts that led to the development of each
discipline.

Before proceeding to the discussion, first, I would like you to answer the Pre-test on your book on
page/s 23 and 24, answer activities A and B only

II. Delivery/Discussion:
Now, let us begin our journey with all the Disciplines that Social Sciences has.

1. ANTHROPOLOGY
 Please read the text about Anthropology in your book on page/s 32 to 34.
 After reading the texts, please answer the Activity 2.6 on page 34. You can put your work on
a 1 whole sheet of paper.

Anthropology - the study of all aspects of human life and culture. Anthropology examines such topics
as how people live, what they think, what they produce, and how they interact with their environments.
Anthropologists try to understand the full range of human diversity as well as what all people share in
common.
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Fields of Anthropology
 Physical Anthropology – also called as biological anthropology, studies the biological
evolution of man. It also provides explanations on the reasons behind biological variations
among contemporary human population.
 Cultural Anthropology – investigates and seeks to understand the cultural features of
societies. It is further divided into three sub-branches:
 Archaeology – seeks to reconstruct the past life of ancient societies using the fossil
remains of human culture.
 Anthropological Linguistics – study of language in societies or communities where
language may or may not be written. It is also concerned with the emergence of
languages, the divergence of languages and the changes in languages across time.
 Ethnology – unlike the first two sub branches that uses remains of the past, ethnology
uses data gathered through observations and interviews with living people. Ethnologists
study marriage customs, kinship patterns, economic systems, and religious rites of
cultural groups and compare it with the way of life of contemporary societies.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5aglbgTEig
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQtlqyv-llA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c1SUHTG6B8

2. ECONOMICS
 Please read the text about Economics in your book on page/s 34 to 36.
 After reading the text, you can answer the Reflection Question on page 36, you can put your
answer on the same sheet of paper with the previous activity.

Economics - social science concerned with the production, distribution, exchange, and consumption of

goods and services. Economists focus on the way in which individuals, groups, business enterprises,
and governments seek to achieve efficiently any economic objective they select.
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Branches of Economics
 Microeconomics - branch of economics that deals with small units, including individual
companies and small groups of consumers. Economics is concerned with the allocation of
scarce means among competing ends. People have a variety of objectives, ranging from the
satisfaction of such minimum needs as food, clothing, and shelter, to more complex objectives
of all kinds, material, aesthetic, and spiritual. However, the means available to satisfy these
objectives at any point in time are limited by the available supply of factors of production (labor,
capital, and raw materials) and the existing technology. Microeconomics is the study of how
these resources are allocated to the satisfaction of competing objectives.
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 Macroeconomics - Macroeconomics, branch of economics concerned with the aggregate, or

overall, economy. Macroeconomics deals with economic factors such as total national output
and income, unemployment, balance of payments, and the rate of inflation.

At the basis of macroeconomics is an understanding of what constitutes national output, or

national income, and the related concept of gross national product (GNP). The GNP is the total
value of goods and services produced in an economy during a given period of time, usually a
year. The measure of what a country's economic activity produces in the end is called final
demand. The main determinants of final demand are consumption (personal expenditure on
items such as food, clothing, appliances, and cars), investment (spending by businesses on
items such as new facilities and equipment), government spending, and net exports (exports
minus imports).

Macroeconomic theory is largely concerned with what determines the size of GNP, its stability,
and its relationship to variables such as unemployment and inflation. The size of a country's
potential GNP at any moment in time depends on its factors of production—labor and capital—
and its technology. Over time the country's labor force, capital stock, and technology will
change, and the determination of long-run changes in a country's productive potential is the
subject matter of one branch of macroeconomic theory known as growth theory.
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For enlightenment you may want to watch a video from the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YULdjmg3o0
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 3. GEOGRAPHY
 Please read the text about Geography in your book on page 36 to 37.
 After reading the text, you can work on the Activity 2.7 Creating an Imaginary Nation on
page 37, read the instructions carefully before proceeding.

Geography - science that deals with the distribution and arrangement of all elements of the earth's
surface. The word geography was adopted in the 200s BC by the Greek scholar Eratosthenes and
means “earth description.” Geographic study encompasses the environment of the earth's surface and
the relationship of humans to this environment, which includes both physical and cultural geographic
features. Physical geographic features include the climate, land and water, and plant and animal life.
Cultural geographic features include artificial entities, such as nations, settlements, lines of
communication, transportation, buildings, and other modifications of the physical geographic
environment. Geographers use economics, history, biology, geology, and mathematics in their studies.
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For enlightenment you may want to watch a video from the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mj8MTWZX4M

Branches of Geography
 Physical Geography – studies the natural features of the earth, like climate, water, vegetation, and
soil. One approach in studying physical geography is to look at the physical environment as the
provider of natural resources, like food and water. Another approach is to look at the physical
environment as hazard to human life,
 Human Geography – studies human population and the impact of its activities on the planet. Some
of these activities include agriculture, urbanization, and land reclamation. This branch of geography
examines how people use the resources available to them and how they cultivate their environment
to suite their needs.

III. Enrichment: Kindly answer the following question/s:

 Base on your situation right now, how would you use Anthropology, Economics and,
Geography to explain the lifestyle you are in at the moment? Discuss your answer.
Provide some of your real life scenarios.

IV. Evaluation:
At the end of the week, please log in to your CLE account, you’ll be having your quiz there.

References:
Microsoft Student Encyclopaedia 2009
Disciplines and Ideas in the Social Sciences – Phoenix Publishing House

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