DISCIPLINE AND IDEAS IN

THE APPLIED SOCIAL

SCIENCES
Nadia C. Ignacio
What is
SOCIAL
SCIENCE?
 Social Science
Social Science
• Relating to human • The study of the
society and how it physical and natural
is organized. world and phenomena,
especially by using
systematic observation
and experiment.
The study of society and the manner in
which people behave and influence the
world around us.
 Disciplines of Social Sciences
"Social science" is commonly used as an
umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields
outside of the natural sciences.
These include:
 Sociology
 Anthropology
 Psychology
 Economics
 Political Science
 Geography
 Disciplines of Social Sciences

Sociology Relationships among humans What are the functions of the

and groups living together in various groups in society and
societies what factors do people in these
groups have in common?

The study of the origins, organization, and institutions, and development

of human beings and how these findings apply to society today.
 Disciplines of Social Sciences

Anthropology The physical and What are the cultural

cultural development of patterns that help define
humans and their these societies and the
societies people in them?
The study of the origin and the physical, social, and cultural development
and behavior of humans. This social Science deals with the origins of
man by studying the development and customs of humans.
 Disciplines of Social Sciences

Psychology The behavior and thought What is going on inside a

processes of the individual, person’s mind that causes
and the ways in which an them to behave this way?
individual acts and reacts to
other humans and to society.

The study of the mind and the ways of thought in an attempt to explain
the ways people think, act and feel. It is the science of mental process
and behavior. The emotions are studied.
 Disciplines of Social Sciences

Economics The production, distribution How have people organized

and consumption of resources, the production and
goods and services among distribution of goods and
individuals and groups within services?
a society.
 Disciplines of Social Sciences

Political Science The organizations people have How are people governed?
developed to make rules and
laws for their society.
 Disciplines of Social Sciences

Geography The distribution of the How has society been

features of the physical shaped by the use of the
environment and of the land and its resources?
people who use those
features
 Disciplines of Social Sciences
Discuss the following scenarios with your group and determine how each of the social
sciences would address the scenario. Comment on which of the social sciences would be
most useful in assessing each scenario. Each person in your group is responsible for
completing his/her own organizer.
What is
APPLIED SOCIAL
SCIENCE?
 Applied Social Science
Socialof
Science
The study of society and the manner in
which people behave and influence the
world around us.

The study of society we live in and the

relationships people have within that
society.
 BRANCHES OF APPLIED SOCIAL
SCIENCE
SOCIAL COMMUNICATIO
COUNSELING WORK N STUDIES

TO GIVE WORK CARRIED THE DISCIPLINE

OUT BY TRAINED ENCOMPASSES A
PROFESSIONAL RANGE OF TOPICS,
PERSONNEL WITH
PSYCHOLOGIC FROM FACE-TO-FACE
THE AIM OF
AL HELP AND CONVERSATION TO
ALLEVIATING THE
MASS MEDIA
ADVICE TO CONDITIONS OF OUTLETS SUCH AS
(SOMEONE. THOSE IN NEED OF TELEVISION AND
HELP OR BROADCASTING.
WELFARE.
 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
SOCIAL SCIENCES AND
APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCE
SOCIAL SCIENCE
• ARE MORE SPECIFIC AND
FOCUSED ON A DISTINCT FACET
OF SOCIAL PHENOMENON.
• EXPLORE BROADLY THEIR
DISTINCT DISCIPLINES, SOME
OF THEIR INPUT MAY EASILY
BECOME APPLIED WHILE
OTHERS MAY REMAIN
THEORETICAL.
APPLIED SOCIAL
SCIENCE
• ATTEMPTS TO FOCUSED ON A
DISTINCT ISSUE BUT USE INSIGHTS
ARISING FROM VARIOUS SOCIAL
SCIENCE DISCIPLINES
• WHEN SOCIAL SCIENCE THEORIES,
CONCEPTS, METHODS, AND
FINDINGS GAIN APPLICATION TO
PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED IN THE
WIDER SOCIETY, THEN APPLIED
SOCIAL SCIENCE IS ACHIEVED.
 FUNCTIONS AND EFFECTS OF
SOCIAL SCIENCES AND APPLIED
SOCIAL SCIENCE
APPLIED SOCIAL
SOCIAL SCIENCE SCIENCE
• ARE DESCRIBED AS • TRANSCEND THIS
GENERATORS OF LEVEL THOUGH
KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE
REMAIN
SOCIAL WORLD TO
CAUSE UNDERSTANDING.
ESSENTIALLY
PROVIDERS OF
FOCUS.
 THEREFORE THE FOLLOWING MAY BE
CONSIDERED FUNCTIONS AND EFFECTS
OF APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES
1. THEY GENERATE KNOWLEDGE IN AN ORGANIC WAY FOR
EVIDENCE-BASED ACTIONS AND SOLUTIONS TO SOCIAL
PROBLEMS AND ISSUES.
2. THEY CAUSE SOCIAL SCIENCES TO DO THINGS RATHER
THAN JUST REMAIN A SOURCE OF FACTUAL KNOWLEDGE
WITH LITTLE OR NO UTILITY AT ALL.
3. THEY GENERATE PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO COMPLEX
SOCIAL PROBLEMS.
4. THE PROVISION OF KNOWLEDGE BY SOCIAL SCIENCE
BECOMES THE MORAL BASIS FOR APPLIED SCIENCE TO
ADDRESS THE ISSUES OR PROBLEMS OF SOCIETY.
 THEREFORE THE FOLLOWING MAY BE
CONSIDERED FUNCTIONS AND EFFECTS
OF APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES
5. COMMUNICATION PROVIDES ACCESSIBILITY TO
INFORMATION AND THEREBY SERVES THE RIGHTS OF
AN INDIVIDUAL AND THE PUBLIC TO BE INFORMED AND TO BE
HEARD BY THEIR ELDERS AND COMMUNITIES.
6. COUNSELING PROVIDES HEALING, COURAGE, AND
STRENGTH FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO FACE HIS/HER ISSUES AND
TAKE UP THE BEST POSSIBLE OPTIONS IN MOMENTS OF LIFE
CRISES.
7. THE SOCIAL WORK PROMOTES SOCIAL CHANGE, PROBLEM
SOLVING IN HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS, AND THE EMPOWERMENT
AND LIBERATION OF PEOPLE TO ENHANCE THEIR HOLISTIC
WELL-BEING.