Fields in social science have been useful in understanding how societies and individuals come together and operate
- 1. Disciplines and Ideas in the Applied Social Sciences General Academic Strand | Humanities and Social Sciences Lesson 1.1 The Social Sciences
- 2. Fields in social science have been useful in understanding how societies and individuals come together and operate. 2
- 3. Learning Objectives 3 ● Define social science as a field of study. ● Explain the different branches of social science.
- 4. Essential Question 4 How does social science affect people’s lives?
- 5. Social Science ● human interactions, relationships, behaviors, and actions ● concerned with all the aspects of human society ● deals with problems of society and offers a viable solution or alternative to them 5
- 6. 6 The Branches of Social Science
- 7. The Branches of Social Science Anthropology ● origin of man ● evolution of man ● a social science that deals with the study of humankind in all aspects: culture and development 7
- 8. The Branches of Social Science Subfields of Anthropology ● Sociocultural anthropology – deal with the variation and differences of a certain culture. ● Biological anthropology – focus on evolution of man ● Archaeology – focus on remains, objects, or relic from past generation. ● Linguistic anthropology – explain the origins, evolution and interconnections of languages. 8
- 9. The Branches of Social Science Economics ● economic survival of people ● managing of resources ● it seek to understand people’s activities concerning production, distribution and consumption of goods and services 9
- 10. The Branches of Social Science Two categories of Economics ● Microeconomics – focus on the things or activities in relation to the allocation of resources and pricing. ● Macroeconomics – deals with the activity, movement or dynamics of the economy of a certain country. 10
- 11. The Branches of Social Science Geography ● physical properties of the earth ● influence of location on people’s behavior in relation to their environment 11
- 12. The Branches of Social Science Two classification of Geography ● Physical geography – focus on the earth’s physical features and properties. ● Human geography – deals with relationship of the people’s behavior and ways of living with the physical features and characteristics of their locations. 12
- 13. The Branches of Social Science History ● important events in humankind ● circumstances that lead to the present-day living of people ● means “story of man”, is a social science in the sense that it is a systematic attempt to learn about and verify past events and relate them to one another and to the present 13
- 14. The Branches of Social Science Linguistics ● It is the scientific study of language ● it deals with the study of every aspect of language ● It enables to understand how language works, and how it is used, developed and preserved over time. 14
- 15. The Branches of Social Science 10 Subfields of Linguistics 1. Phonetics 2. Phonology 3. Morphology 4. Syntax 5. Semantics 6. Historical linguistics 7. Sociolinguistics 8. Psycholinguistics 9. Neurolinguistics 10. Computational linguistics 15
- 16. The Branches of Social Science Political Science ● It can be defined as the systematic study of state and government ● allocation of power ● governing entities 16
- 17. The Branches of Social Science Psychology ● It is the scientific study of human mind and behavior and the mental process that is tested through scientific research. ● understanding why people behave or act in a certain way, same or uniquely with others 17
- 18. The Branches of Social Science Sub-branches under Psychology ● Abnormal psychology – study of psychological disorders. ● Clinical psychology – deals with treatment and management of these disorders. ● Cognitive psychology – study of mental processes. 18
- 19. The Branches of Social Science Sub-branches under Psychology ● Developmental psychology – deals with continuity and change in human beings throughout the lifespan. ● Forensic psychology – deals with the use of principles and methods in psychology to deal with legal issues. 19
- 20. The Branches of Social Science Sub-branches under Psychology ● Industrial-organizational psychology – concerned with how humans function in the context of organizations. ● Personality psychology – involved understanding how humans are both unique and similar to each other in terms of characteristics. 20
- 21. The Branches of Social Science Sub-branches under Psychology ● Social psychology – deals with how an individual thinks and behave in the context of a group. 21
- 22. The Branches of Social Science Sociology ● social institutions ● social interaction ● social change 22
- 23. The Branches of Social Science Sociology ● From the latin words “societus” (society) and the Greek word “logos” (study) or the study of society, was coined by August Comte who is known as the father of Sociology. 23
- 24. The Branches of Social Science Demography ● Is the branch of social science which deals with the size, structure, and distribution of population, along with the spatial and temporal changes in them in response to birth, migration, ageing and death. 24
- 25. Interdisciplinary Connections in Social Science 25 Social Issue People’s behavior Society’s condition Government factor People’s culture
- 26. Social Science 26 Branch of Social Science Factors to Consider Sociology ● Companies have high expectations toward workers in Japan. ● It is normative for a worker in Japan to extend hours to fulfill job responsibilities. Political Science ● The Japanese government allows foreign workers. ● However, the government does not allow the foreign workers’ families to come with them to Japan. Demography ● Japan’s birth and death rates are low, which means that there are more old than young people. ● This makes it difficult to hire workers for business, and so the Japanese have to hire foreign workers.
- 27. Check Your Progress 27 27 What other daily social issues that you encounter can be analyzed with the interdisciplinary connections of the fields in social science?
- 28. Wrap- Up ● Social science deals with human interactions, relationships, behaviors, and actions. It focuses on the dynamics of humans and those phenomena that occur in human society. 28
- 29. Wrap- Up ● To find concrete understanding, explanation, and solution to social issues and problems, social science is divided into various subfields or branches such as: 29 ○ anthropology ○ economics ○ geography ○ history ○ linguistics ○ political science ○ psychology ○ sociology ○ demography
- 30. Wrap- Up 30 The Social Science Disciplines
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