1. The document discusses the nature and functions of social sciences. It identifies several key social science disciplines including anthropology, history, political science, psychology, economics, geography, sociology, linguistics, and demography. 2. Major differences between social sciences, natural sciences, and humanities are outlined. Social sciences study human behavior and societies using both qualitative and quantitative methods. Natural sciences use experimental methods to study physical phenomena while humanities take a more philosophical approach. 3. Key distinctions between social sciences and other fields include their scope of study, methods used, ability to conduct repeated experiments, degree of assumptions involved, and level of subjectivity. Social sciences occupy a middle ground between the objective natural sciences

1. DISCIPLINE AND IDEAS IN SOCIAL
SCIENCES

2. NATURE AND FUNCTIONS OF THE
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Differentiate the nature and
functions of social science
disciplines with the natural sciences
and humanities (HUMSS_DIS 11-
iiia-2)

3. Introduce yourselves by completing this sentence.
“Hello, my name is _________. The
object that best represent me is a
___________ because
_____________________.
Discipline and Ideas in Social
Sciences

4. •1. What is the relevance of the
activity to the lesson today?
•2. Can you give their
ideas/concept when you heard
the word social sciences?
Discipline and Ideas in Social
Sciences

5. •Use your senses.
•Sight some observable
behavior of different
persons you will notice.
Discipline and Ideas in Social
Sciences

6. • Group activity:
• Directions: Divide the class into 4
groups and choose a leader to
explain what their presentation all
about, each group will do a role play
showing the different behaviors they
noticed in the community.
Rubrics: Ideas and Content 30
Presentation 30
Props 15
Audience Impact 10
Discipline and Ideas in Social
Sciences

7. •After going through this
module, you are expected
to:
•1. Define social sciences as
the study of society;
•2. Distinguish social
sciences and natural
sciences and humanities;
Discipline and Ideas in Social
Sciences

8. • Historical background of Social Sciences
quexbook2018the history of the social
sciences begun in the roots of ancient
philosophy. In ancient history, there was no
difference between mathematics and the study
of history, poetry or politics, only with the
development of mathematical proof did there
gradually arise a perceived difference between
“scientific” disciplines and others such as the

9. •Historical background of Social Sciences the age
of enlightenment saw a revolution within natural philosophy,
changing the basic framework by which individuals
understood what was “scientific”. in some quarters, the
accelerating trend of mathematical studies presumed a
reality independent of the observer and worked by its own
rules. social sciences came forth from the moral philosophy
of the time and were influenced by the age of revolution,
such as the industrial revolution and the French revolution.
the social sciences developed from the sciences
(experimental and applied), or the systematic knowledge -
bases or prescriptive practices, relating to the social

12. • SOCIAL SCIENCES - A branch of
science devoted to the study of
societies and the relationships
among individuals within those
societies. “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
Discipline and Ideas in Social
Sciences

13. • The scientific study of organized human
groups is a relatively recent development, but
a vast amount of information has been
accumulated concerning the social life of
human beings. This information has been used
in building a system of knowledge called social
sciences about the nature, growth and
functioning of human societies.

14. •Major Disciplines of Social Science.
•Anthropology- is the study of humankind. The
discipline examines the interplay of cultural,
social, economic, political, natural and
environmental factors in the development of
humans and human communities. one of the
strengths of anthropology as a discipline is
its "holistic" or integrative approach; it links
the life sciences, social sciences and the

16. •HISTORY- Is the study of the past as it is
described in written documents. It is by
nature an extremely broad discipline that
includes an analysis of individuals and
groups, events and phenomena, long-
term trends, short-term trends,
institutions, societies and cultures.

18. •POLITICAL
SCIENCE- Deals
with the systems
of the
government, and
the analysis of
political activities,
political thoughts
and political

19. •PSYCHOLOGY- Psychology
studies the human mind
and behavior to try to
understand how people and
groups experience the
world through various
emotions, ideas, cognitive
processes, and conscious

20. •ECONOMICS-
Seeks to
understand
peoples activities
concerning
production,
distribution and
consumption of
goods and
services:

21. •GEOGRAPHY Is the study of the
features of the earth and the
location of living things on the
planet. It is divided into two main
branches- the physical geography
and the human geography.

22. • SOCIOLOGY Is the
scientific study of
society and human
behavior.
Sociology involves
groups of people,
rather than
individuals, and
attempts to
understand the way
people relate to

23. • LINGUISTIC- Is the scientific study of
language, and involves an analysis of language
form, language meaning and language in
context. Linguistics focuses on language and
how people communicate through spoken
sounds and words.

24. •DEMOGRAPHY-
Is the study of
statistics such as
births, deaths,
income, or the
incidence of
disease, which
illustrate the
changing

25. •Activity
•Directions: Choose a
partner and make a slogan
showing the relation of
social science in the
community.
•Present your work
Discipline and Ideas in Social
Sciences

26. As senior high school
learners, how do you use
the social science in your
daily living?
Discipline and Ideas in Social
Sciences

27. •1. How does social science
related to society?
•2. What are the roles of
social science in the
society?
Discipline and Ideas in Social
Sciences

28. Define social science as
study of society.
Identify the major
disciplines of social
science.
Discipline and Ideas in Social
Sciences

29. • _____________1.The study of ancient societies and their
cultural traditions.
• _____________2. A social science discipline that mainly
specified to understand
• _____________3. The study of human population.
• _____________4. The study of the efficient allocation of
scarce resources in order to satisfy unlimited human
needs and wants.
• _____________5. The study of the recorded past.

30. ½ Sheet of Paper
Write your opinion on the
PANTAWID PAMILYA PILIPINO
PROGRAM (4p’s) of the
government as a solution to the
poverty in our country.
Discipline and Ideas in Social
Sciences

31. SOCIAL SCIENCE VS NATURAL
SCIENCE

32. •IDENTIFY IF THE WORD RELATED TO SOCIAL SCIENCE OR
NATURAL SCIENCE.
•BIOLOGY HISTORY ECONOMICS
ANTHROPOLOGY PSYCHOLOGY PHYSICS
CHEMISTRY POLITICAL SCIENCE MATHEMATICS
ZOOLOGY

33. •NATURAL SCIENCE -ENTIRELY DEALS WITH
THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF THE PHYSICAL,
CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL AND QUANTITATIVE
ASPECTS OF ALL THE NATURAL PHENOMENA
PRESENT AROUND THE WORLD. THE MAIN
BRANCHES OF NATURAL SCIENCE ARE
PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY,
MATHEMATICS, ETC.

35. • NATURAL SCIENCE AND SOCIAL SCIENCE HAVE A VAST DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN EACH OTHER WHETHER IT IS IN TERMS OF DEFINITION,
OR TERMS OF PRINCIPLES OR METHODS OR ITS SCOPES.

36. • 1. Natural science entirely deals with the scientific
study of the physical, chemical, biological and
quantitative aspects of all the natural phenomena
present around the world. The main branches of natural
science are physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics,
etc. But social science deals with all the aspects of
society and human beings like their culture, lifestyle,
thinking, and everything which influences the society.
The main branches of social science are sociology,
psychology, anthropology, archaeology, law, linguistics,

37. •2. The scientific approach in the case of natural science is
much more clear and definite compared to social science. The
factual data, quantitative measurements, data analysis, and
interpretations have specific methods and conclusions.
Though social science conducts various studies and
experiments; there is no fixed measurement or conclusion
here. In other words, natural science is more quantitative and
social science is qualitative by nature.

38. • 3. The experiments and observations conducted in
natural science are related to the natural and physical
phenomena of the environment. As a result, repeated
experiments are required to be held from time to time.
Even the inventions and discoveries from natural
science go on increasing due to the constant progress
of experiments. But as social science deals with the
aspects of the societies and human nature, thus
repeated analysis is not much required to be
conducted. Research and surveys once conducted in
social science continue to be useful data for an
extended period. The scope of inventing or discovering

39. •4. Natural science is not at all based on assumptions
or abstractions. The results or conclusions of natural
science when it is published, have a strong base,
practical effects and experimented methodologies free
from any doubts. Social science deals with certain
phenomena that are sometimes abstract or cannot be
measured easily. Many things are required to be
assumed, and even the studies and researches
conducted have a lack of factual data or common
methodologies.

40. 5. As natural science is purely objective and
based on practical experimentations, they are
free of bias or personal prejudice. But, social
science has many such places where there may
be certain premises of biases and personal
prejudices. The context of social science is
subjective rather than objective.

42. SOCIAL SCIENCE VS HUMANITIES

43. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL
SCIENCE
•1. Both humanities and social science studies the
society and human relationship as a whole;
humanities believe in a more defined, critical and
analytical approach towards society but social
science is somewhat different. When the social
approach is dealt with in a more scientific way,
then it is social science.

44. 2. Humanities is more subjective, but social science
is more objective. In other words, the studies of
humanities are mostly based on assumptions and
philosophies. Here comes the difference with social
science as social science is based on the studies of
reality, whether it is in the ancient or related to the
current world. There are available facts and logic in
the subjects of social science.

45. 3. Humanities focus mostly on the
tradition, culture, and heritage of the
society on how human beings are
developed. On the other hand, social
science critically studies the factual
differences between humanities and
pure sciences.

46. 4. The scope for studies, research and surveys in
humanities is much less compared to social
science. There is a varied scope for conducting
research and studies in the subjects of social
science through which observation, analysis,
hypothesis, and conclusions can be gained. As
social science is related to the practical social
world, the scope of obtaining primary or secondary
data is also easy.

47. •5. Humanities have very little to do with current
marketing strategies or policy implementation.
Social science is a professional study of current
social affairs for which the researches and
studies conducted by the social scientists help
a lot in changing the prevailing marketing
strategies through proper analysis and
receiving feedback from the common people.

48. 6. Humanities is a much older subject
discipline whereas, social science is a
modern branch of the discipline. Thus, you
can get traces of ancient greek civilization
in various subjects of humanities. Social
sciences have certain subjects which are
entirely new, and further subjects also
keep on developing.

52. •Directions: interpret the cartoon below
showing the typical happenings in the life
of our frontliners while battling COVID-19.
Write your interpretations and thoughts on
how these cartoons are related to social
sciences.