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References: https://www.academia.edu/37131995/DISCIPLINES_AND_IDEAS_IN_THE_APPLIED
_SOCIAL_SCIENCES
Type of Activity: Concept Notes
I. Concept Notes
Defining Social Sciences – is made of several disciplines and these include history, political science,
sociology, psychology, economics, geography, demography, anthropology and linguistics. As a body of
scientific knowledge, the social sciences provide diverse set of lens that help us understand and explain
the different facets of human society. The varieties of lens that social sciences study refer to the different
fields of the social sciences that investigate human society.
Defining the Applied Social Sciences- branch of study that applies 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 is utilized to provide alternative solutions to the diverse
problem of the society.
COUNSELLING
SOCIAL WORK
COMMUNICATION
ANTHROPOLOGY GEOGRAPHY
PSYCHOLOGY
HISTORY
DEMOGRAPHY
Both are social sciences that shares one goal and that is developing
and making a certain society works properly. And according to
sosgurus.com, One such similarity lies in the fact that they both adopt
the use of observations in their research.
B. Processing Questions
Having the knowledge of what is social sciences, how does it improve yourself?
- Social Sciences make sense of the institutions that shape our lives. These studies provide a
better evidence-based grounding for evaluating our social and political world. It also improves
my knowledge about social sciences with its disciplines, ideas, functions, and uses.
In your own opinion how applied social sciences helps the people?
- Applied Social Sciences helps the people by understanding on how to interact with the social
world. It helps us to know more about the duties towards human society. It also provides
knowledge of the social environment and nature. With this it can improve the society and the
lives of people.
- Counselling is an applied social science that helps individuals get better understanding
of themselves to handle their roles and relationships effectively. One scenario is to assist clients in
exploring their problems and guide them to solutions.
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