Classify the following disciplines and categorize them if they belong to the Pure

Social Sciences or to the Applied Social Sciences:

Economics Political Science Counseling
History Geography Social Work
Psychology Anthropology Sociology
Demography Communication

APPLIED SOCIAL
SCIENCES PURE SOCIAL
SCIENCES
Social Sciences is the branch of science devoted to the study of
human societies and the relationships among individuals within
those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of
sociology, the original "science of society", established in the 19th
century.

The social sciences are made of several disciplines and these

include history, political science, sociology, psychology,
economics, geography, demography, anthropology and linguistics.
 
Branches of the Social Sciences

1. ECONOMICS

Studies the allocation of scarce resources and the

production and exchange of goods and services in
society. Economics endeavors to understand and explain
human activities in relation to the production,
distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
Economics has different subfields:

• Environmental economics
• Labor economics
• Business economics
• Monetary economics
Branches of the Social Sciences

2. ANTHROPOLOGY
Is the scientific study of humans and their cultures in
the past and present time. Its studies are commonly
associated with the study of the culture of preliterate and
unindustrialized societies.
Anthropologist are trained in the different areas:

• Cultural anthropology
• Physical anthropology
• Archeology
 Branches of the Social Sciences

3. HISTORY
It is systematic study of human past events .It is derived from the
Greek word historia, which means “inquiry” or “investigation”. As a social
science, history focuses on the reconstruction and recreation of past events
as they actually happened through the use of primary sources. Primary
sources refer to eyewitness accounts or contemporaneous accounts about the
event. They also use secondary sources or evidences that are not eye-witness
accounts and are based from the primary sources.
History has several subfields:

• Political history
• Economic history
• Social history
• Environmental history
• History of medicine and public health
• Business history
• Biographies
Branches of the Social Sciences

4. Political Science
Primarily studies human behavior in relation to
political systems, governments, laws, and
international relations.
Political has several fields of study:

• Domestic politics
• Comparative politics
• International Relations
• Public administration
• Public law
 Branches of the Social Sciences

5. Psychology

Studies how the human mind works in consonance with the

body to produce thoughts that lead to individual actions.

Analyzes how people and groups experience the world

through various emotions, ideas, and in different conscious
states.
Psychology subfields:

• Experimental psychology
• Developmental psychology
• Personality psychology
• Environmental psychology
 Branches of the Social Sciences

6. Sociology

A systematic study of people’s behavior in groups

Sociology subfields:

• Applied sociology
• Urban sociology
• Cultural sociology
• Rural sociology
• Medical sociology
• Sociology of education
• Political sociology
• Military sociology
Branches of the Social Sciences

7. Geography

Is the study of interaction between people and

their environments.
Geography subfields:

• Physical geography
• Human geography
 Branches of the Social Sciences

8. Demography

Is the scientific study of human populations across time.

 Branches of the Social Sciences

1.Economics 5. Demography
2.Anthropology 6. Sociology
3.History 7. Geography
4.Political Science 8. Demography
DEFINING THE APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES

- Applied social sciences focus on use and application of

the different concepts, theoretical models, and theories of
the social science disciplines to help understand society and
the different problems and issues.

- The applied social sciences are utilized to provide

alternative solutions to the diverse problem of the society.

- The applied social sciences are utilized to provide

alternative solutions to the diverse problems of society
(Gouldner 1989)
 Three main career tracks for applied
social scientist:

1. Counseling is one of the fields of applied social sciences as an application of

the social sciences, counseling provides guidance, help, and support to
individuals who are distraught by a diverse set of problems in their lives.

2. Social work- practitioners help individuals, families, and groups,

communities to improve their individual and collective well-being.

3. Communication Studies- Applied social science provide adequate training

for careers in the field of journalism and mass communication because of
multidisciplinary knowledge and skills that graduates learn from social
sciences.