2. DISCIPLINES AND IDEAS IN THE
SOCIAL SCIENCES (DISS)
The course introduces students to basic concepts, subjects, and methods of
inquiry in the disciplines that comprise the Social Sciences. It then discusses
influential thinkers and ideas in these disciplines, and relates these ideas to
the Philippine setting and current global trends.
3. Social Science is a subject area that
studies the society and the relationships
among individuals within a society.
“Social studies, is the integrated study of
the social sciences and humanities to
promote civic competence.”
4. social sciences are branches of study that
analyze society and the social interactions of
people within a society. Subjects that fall under
the umbrella of social sciences are:
anthropology, history, economics, geography,
and many others that explore societal relations
5. Social sciences as those mental or
cultural sciences which deal with the activities
of the individual as member of the
group. The term social sciences thus embrace all
those subjects which deal with
the relationship of man to the society.
