Introduction to Social

Science
 Contextualizing Social Science Disciplines
Directions: Identify the appropriate discipline applicable
in the given situation.
Appropriate Social
Situation Science Discipline

Evaluation of the career path with respect to the

1 qualifications of the individual employees in

your company

2 An analysis of the consumption patterns among

housewives in a middle-income community
 Appropriate Social
Situation
Science Discipline

3 A description of the different cultural practices

of the Igorots

4
An analysis of the voting behavior among
young adults

5
A policy recommendation on how to raise the
incidence of birth in countries that have an
aging population

6 An analysis on the causes of fraternity wars

and gang violence
 Appropriate Social
Situation
Science Discipline

7 A study on what causes severe depression

which leads to suicide

8
An inquiry on how colonial occupation has
changed the values of the native population

9
An investigation of areas or locations where
the incidence of earthquakes are most likely
occur

10 An inquiry on the causes of juvenile

delinquency among adolescents
Session Objectives:
Define social sciences as the study of society

Distinguish social science and natural sciences from

humanities
 What I Know Chart
Social Science Natural Science Humanities







Photo Analysis
Social Science
Disciplines
 K-W-L Chart
K W L
Social Science (What you know) (What you want (What you
Disciplines
to know) learned)
Anthropology
Demography
Economics
Geography
History
Political Science
Linguistics
Psychology
Sociology
 Contextualizing Social Science Disciplines
Directions: Identify the appropriate discipline applicable
in the given situation.
Appropriate Social
Situation Science Discipline

Evaluation of the career path with respect to the

1 qualifications of the individual employees in

your company

2 An analysis of the consumption patterns among

housewives in a middle-income community
 Appropriate Social
Situation
Science Discipline

3 A description of the different cultural practices

of the Igorots

4
An analysis of the voting behavior among
young adults

5
A policy recommendation on how to raise the
incidence of birth in countries that have an
aging population

6 An analysis on the causes of fraternity wars

and gang violence
 Appropriate Social
Situation
Science Discipline

7 A study on what causes severe depression

which leads to suicide

8
An inquiry on how colonial occupation has
changed the values of the native population

9
An investigation of areas or locations where
the incidence of earthquakes are most likely
occur

10 An inquiry on the causes of juvenile

delinquency among adolescents
 Social Science
Social Science
relating to human society and the study of the physical and
how it is organized. natural world and
phenomena, especially by
using systematic observation
and experiment.
 Natural Science
It aims to predict all natural phenomena and its
studies are based on experimentally controlled
condition of material entities.
 Quote of the day:
Science is the Great Instrument
of Social Change.
Arthur Balfour
5 primary Social Sciences:
Anthropology

Sociology

Political Science

Geography

Psychology
 Pre-Test in Anthropology
1. D 6. A 11. D
2. B 7. C 12. A
3. C 8. B 13. D
4. D 9. A 14. C
5. D 10. D 15. C
 Anthropology
The study of humankind in all is aspects: culture and
development.
Anthropology
Greek words
1) Anthropos = humankind
2) Logos = study
Two Broad Fields of Anthropology:
1) Physical or biological anthropology
2) Cultural anthropology
 Two Broad Fields of Anthropology:
1) Physical or Biological anthropology
> Studies the biological evolution of
man
> Provides explanations on the reason
ehind the biological variations among
ontemporary human population
 Two Broad Fields of Anthropology:
2) Cultural anthropology
> Investigates and seeks to understand
the cultural features of societies
> Three sub-branches:
a) Archaeology
b) Anthropological linguistics
c) Ethnology
Branches of Cultural Anthropology:
A) Archaeology
Seeks to reconstruct the past life of
ancient societies, trace the cultural
changes that took place and the
reason behind the changes.
Branches of Cultural Anthropology:
B) Anthropological linguistics
Involves the study of languages in
societies or communities where
language may or may not be written.
Branches of Cultural Anthropology:
C) Ethnology
The study of the characteristics of
various peoples and the differences
and relationships between them.
 Key Person in Anthropology
HerodotusofHalicarnassus
Greek historian, who is known
for his work on the Persian
Wars and detailed narratives
about West Asia & Egypt.
 Economics
It is the study of the efficient allocation
of scarce resources in order to satisfy
unlimited human needs and wants.
 Economics
Greek Words
oikos nomos
(home) (management)
 Economics
Economic resources that can be used to
produce goods and services are called
factors of production.

Land Labor Capital Entrepreneurship

 Land is anything that
comes in nature & which
LAND gives life and support to all
living creatures.
 It refers to any human effort
LABOR exerted during the
production process.
 It refers to anything that
can be used to create
CAPITAL or manufacture goods
and services.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
It involves ability to organize, take
risks, introduce a new product and
create something of value.
Scopes of Economics
1) Microeconomics

2) Macroeconomics
GDP Gross Domestic Product
It measures the total market value of
goods and services that a country
produces in one year.
 Key Person in Economics
AdamSmith
He contributed to the theory of
price formation, relationship of
market outcomes and public
interest, role of state in the
economy and sources of
economic growth.
 Key Persons in Economics
ThomasMalthus
Known for his work An Essay on the
Principle of Population
 Key Persons in Economics
DavidRicardo
Known for his support in the idea of
comparative advantage and his work
Principles of Political Economy and
Taxation
Test in Economics
1. A 6. D
2. C 7. B
3. B 8. D
4. B 9. A
5. C 10. D
1. Which country has the
longest coastline in the
world?
A. Indonesia
B. Australia
C. Russia
D. Canada
2. What is the highest
mountain on Earth (from
sea level to top)?

A. Mount Everest
B. Kilimanjaro
C. K2
D. Matterhorn
3. In which country is the
Angel Falls, worlds highest
uninterrupted waterfall?

A. Brazil
B. Venezuela
C. Indonesia
D. Uganda
4. What is the longest
river in South America?

A. Madeira
B. Parana
C. Amazon
D. Araguaia
5. What is the Earths
largest ocean by surface
area?

A. Indian
B. Pacific
C. Arctic
D. Atlantic
 GEOGRAPHY
It studies the
interaction between
the natural
environment and
the people living in
it.
 GEOGRAPHY
Greek Words
geo graphos
(Earth) (chartingormapping)
 Two Main Branches of Geography:
1) Physical Geography
> Studies the natural features of the
Earth, like climate, water, vegetation and
oil
 Two Main Branches of Geography:
2) Human Geography
> Studies human population and the
mpact of its activities on the planet.
> Some of these activities include
griculture, urbanization, and land
eclamation
 Key Persons in Geography
Babylonians
They draw a map that clearly identifies their
location in Mesopotamia.

HomersIlliad&Odyssey
It contains a lot of geographical information
 Key Persons in Geography
EratosthenesofCyrene
He is the head of the Great Library at Alexandria
and royal tutor to the future King of Ptolemy IV
FatherofGeography
He wrote a three-book volume Geographika,
a compilation of data accumulated in the
previous 3 centuries.
 HISTORY
The study of the
recorded past.
It comes from the
Greek word:
Historia
meaning Learning
 Two Types of Historical Sources
1) Primary sources
> It is a testimony of an eyewitness or
n account of someone who has first- hand
nformation on the subject.
Journal entries Video interviews
Transcripts Monuments
Official government records
Photographs
 Two Types of Historical Sources
2) Secondary sources
> It is a testimony or an account who is
not an to the event being narrated.
Biographies Textbooks
Conference proceedings
Book reviews
 Imaginary Nation Map
Legends:

City
Province
Landforms
Waterforms
Sociology
The study of the origin, development, and structure of
human societies and the behavior of individual people
and groups in society.
Political Science
the study of political organizations and institutions,
especially governments.
Geography
The study of all the physical features of the Earth's
surface, including its climate and the distribution of
plant, animal, and human life.
Psychology
The scientific study of the human mind and mental
states, and of human and animal behavior.
ACTIVITY