APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCE

REVIEW
Identify the discipline of social sciences represented by
the pictures
ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTHROPOLOGY
It is the study of humans and human
behavior and societies in the past and
present.
Social anthropology and cultural
anthropology study the norms and values of
societies.
Linguistic anthropology studies how
language affects social life.
ECONOMICS
ECONOMICS

It is a social science
concerned with the
production, distribution and
consumption of goods and
services.
GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHY
A field of science
devoted to the study of
the lands, the features,
the inhabitants, and the
phenomena of Earth.
HISTORY
HISTORY
The study of the past
as it is described in
written documents.
LINGUISTICS
LINGUISTICS
Scientific study of language,
and involves an analysis of
language form, language
meaning and language in
context.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
POLITICAL SCIENCE
The branch of knowledge
that deals with systems of
government; the analysis of
political activity and behavior.
PSYCHOLOGY
PSYCHOLOGY
The scientific study of the human
mind and its functions, especially
those affecting behavior in a given
context.
The mental characteristics or
attitude of a person or group.
SOCIOLOGY AND DEMOGRAPHY
SOCIOLOGY AND DEMOGRAPHY

SOCIOLOGY is the study of human behavior in

society.
It encompasses the study of the size, structure
and distribution of populations and how populations
change over time due to births, deaths, migration
and aging. DEMOGRAPHIC analysis can relate to
whole societies or to smaller groups defined by
criteria such as education, religion or ethnicity.
SOCIAL SCIENCES
 These are disciplines concerned with the
systematic study of social phenomena.
 It is defined as the study of human society
 Itis a branch of science that deals with the
institutions, the functioning of human
society, and with the interpersonal
relationships of the individuals as members
of society.
APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCE

 An integrated science cutting across and

transcending various social science disciplines in
addressing a wide range of issues in a
contemporary, innovative and dynamic way.
 Ita broad field that draws on different social
theories and perspective and combines theory and
practice drawn from different social disciplines
that highlight the complexity of social issues.
THREE DISCIPLINES OF APPLIED
SOCIAL SCIENCE

COUNSELING
SOCIAL
WORK
COMMUNICATION
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL
SCIENCES AND APPLIED SOCIAL
SCIENCES
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
APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES
 They generate knowledge in an organic way
for evidence-based actions and solutions to
social problems and issues. They provide
learning feedback by simultaneously
engaging the experts and the stakeholders
that form a social world.
FUNCTIONS AND EFFECTS OF
APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES
 They cause social sciences to do thing rather than
just remain a source of factual knowledge with little
or no utility at all.
 Theygenerate practical solutions to complex social
problems.
 Theprovision of knowledge by social science
becomes the moral basis for applied science to
address the issues or problems of society.
FUNCTIONS AND EFFECTS OF
APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES
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.
FUNCTIONS AND EFFECTS OF
APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES
 Counseling provides healing, courage and
strength for an individual to face his/her
issues and take up the best possible option
in moments of life crises.
 Thesocial work promotes social change,
problem solving in human relationships, and
the empowerment and liberation of people
to enhance their holistic well-being.
ACTIVITY #1
Which discipline of
Social Sciences were you
able to find helpful in your
current career?