DISS WEEK 1.pptx LESSON 1.SOCIAL SCIENCE
- 1. Nature and Functions of Social Science, Natural Sciences and Humanities
- 2. What is Social Science? Social Sciences are the group of academic disciplines dedicated to examining society. This branch of social science studies how people interact with each other, behave, develop as a culture, and
- 3. What is Social Science? The Social Science is those discipline that uses research and analysis to examine human behavior.
- 4. Understanding the History of Social Sciences
- 5. History The origin of social sciences can be traced back to Ancient Greeks. The lives they led, and their early studies into human nature, the state and mortality, helped to shaped Western civilization. Social Sciences as an academic field of study developed out of the Age of Enlighten (Age of Reason), which flourished through much of the 18th century in the Europe.
- 6. History Individuals began to make more disciplined approach to quantify their observations of society, and over time, similar aspects of society, such as linguistics and psychology, where separated into unique fields of study.
- 7. History Adam Smith, Voltare, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Denis Diderot, Immanuel Kant, David Hume were among the big intellectuals at the time who laid the foundations for the study of social sciences in the Western World.
- 8. Understanding Social Sciences Social Sciences help to explain how society works, exploring everything from the triggers of economic growth and causes of unemployment to what makes people happy.
- 9. Understanding Social Sciences This information is vital and can be used for many purposes. Among other things, it helps to shape corporate strategies and government policies.
- 10. Understanding Social Sciences Social Science as a field of study is separate from the natural Sciences, which cover topics such as physics, biology and chemistry.
- 11. Understanding Social Sciences This academic disciplines rely more heavily on interpretations and qualitative research methodologies.
- 13. Natural Science Natural science is a branch of science concerned with the description, prediction, and understanding of natural phenomena, based on empirical evidence from observation and experimentation.
- 14. Natural Science It is a branch of science that seeks to elucidate he rules that govern the natural world by applying an empirical and scientific method to the study of the universe.
- 15. Natural Science The term natural science is used to distinguish it from the social sciences, which apply the scientific method to study human behavior and social patterns; the humanities, which use a critical, or analytical approach to the study of human conditions. “Nature” conjures an image of random and unstructured forces that shape a given area. These forces and events. While unrestrained and ever dynamic, usually follow a general pattern, law.
- 16. Seeks to understand “human reactions to events and the meanings humans impose on experience as a function of culture, historical era, and life history.” What is humanity?
- 17. The humanities help us understand others through their languages, histories and cultures. They foster social justice and What is humanity?
- 18. The humanities teach empathy. They teach us to deal critically and logically with subjective, complex, imperfect information. And they teach us to weigh evidence skeptically and consider more than one side of every question. What is humanity?
- 19. Humanities students build skills in writing and critical reading. The humanities encourage us to think creatively. They teach us to reason about being human and to ask questions about our world. Humanity
- 20. The humanities develop informed and critical citizens. Without the humanities, democracy could not flourish. Humanities are the stories, the ideas, and the words that help us make sense of Humanity
- 21. Social Sciences Natural Sciences Humanities Functions To analyze, explain, and possibly predict human behavior (as groups and/or individuals) To understand, explain, and predict the world we live in using scientific methods and distinctive methods of inquiry To better appreciate the meaning and purpose of the human experience- both broadly in the nature of the human condition, as well as within each unique individual Purpose/End Goal Generation of new knowledge (factual information) Discovery of laws that rule the world (with focus on the natural world) Generation of wisdom, to better explore and address the “big questions” and meet the challenges in the human condition Methodology Application of an empirical, rational and objective methodology (use of validity and reliability tests) to present the facts. Application of natural science methods. i.e., systematic observation, measurement and experiment Application of an interpretative methodology (use of text analysis, reflective thinking, and acknowledgement of audience) to render something meaningful for others
- 22. Activity 1.1 Directions: Read and analyze the following statements. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and write FALSE if it is incorrect. 1. Social Sciences are the group of academic disciplines dedicated to examining people. 2. The origins of social sciences can be traced back to Ancient Greeks. 3. Both humanities and social sciences study human beings. 4. Social science is the same from natural science and humanities because the primary interest lies in predicting and explaining human behavior. 5. Both humanities and social sciences study human beings.
- 23. 6. Science believes that “truth” has always been existing and it only needs to be discovered and revealed through a well-defined system of understanding. 7. It is important in social science since it is an instrument by which issues and problems are examined and recommendations from policy making are offered depending on the findings of study conducted. 8. Social sciences help to explain how society works, exploring everything from the triggers of economic growth and causes of unemployment to what makes people happy. 9. Social sciences as the field of study is also from the natural sciences, which cover topics such as physics, biology and chemistry. 10. The history of social sciences has origin in the common stock of western philosophy.
- 24. I. Directions: Analyze the following questions concisely. 1. Compare and contrast the social sciences, natural sciences and humanities in terms of functions, purpose or end goal and methodology. 2. Do you agree that the study of society is more philosophical in nature than scientific? Defend your answer.
- 25. II. Visit YouTube and watch the five-minute video “An Animated Introduction to Social Science (2011)”. Write one-page analysis sharing your own thoughts about social science. You may refer to the weblink below: • https:/ /www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSIdaTSG2Gg Assignment:
- 26. Before we proceed for the discussion tomorrow, what comes into your mind when you hear the word “SOCIAL SCIENCES”? Write your answers in your notebook, using the concept map below.
- 27. Directions: Write down 10 problems that you think needed attention in your society. In the opposite column, write the things that you can do to help solve these problems. Do this on a separate sheet of paper. Examples are provided below. Problems I See Help I Can Give 1. Lack of education Be an active participant to society using strategic ways in accessing educational tools, modules and equipment.