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DIASS Module 1
DIASS Module 1
SUBJECT DESCRIPTION:
This course introduces some Applied Social Sciences, namely counselling,
social work, and communication, which draw their foundation from the theories
and principles of Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, and other Social Sciences.
The course highlights the seamless interconnectivity of the different applied social
science disciplines while focusing on the processes and applications of these
applied disciplines in critical development areas.
Guide Questions:
1. What are the disciplines under applied social sciences?
2. What are the disciplines under pure social sciences?
3. How do they differ from one another?
Pure Social
Sciences
2. History
Systematic study of human past events in order to understand the
meaning, dynamics, and relationship of the cause and effects of events in
the development of societies.
The discipline that studies the chronological record of events (as affecting
a nation or people), based on a critical examination of source materials
and usually presenting an explanation of their causes.
The discipline that studies the chronological record of events (as affecting
a nation or people), based on a critical examination of source materials
and usually presenting an explanation of their causes.
3. Economics
Studies the allocation of scarce resources and the production
and exchange of goods and services in society.
A social science concerned with the production, distribution, and
consumption of goods and services.
4. Geography
The study of places and the relationships between people and their
environments.
5. Linguistics
The scientific study of language and its structure.
It involves analyzing language form, language meaning and language in
context.
6. Psychology
The scientific study of the mind and behavior. It is a multifaceted
discipline and includes many sub-fields of study such areas as human
development, sports, health, clinical, social behavior and cognitive
processes.
7. Sociology
Sociology is the study of human social relationships and institutions.
Sociology’s subject matter is diverse, ranging from crime to religion, from
the family to the state, from the divisions of race and social class to the
shared beliefs of a common culture, and from social stability to radical
change in whole societies.
8. Demography
According to the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (2016)
demography is the scientific study of human populations across time.
The study of a population based on factors such as age, race and sex.
Governments, corporations and nongovernment organizations use
demographics to learn more about a population's characteristics for
many purposes, including policy development and economic market
research.
10. Counseling
Empowers diverse individuals, families, and groups to accomplish
mental health, wellness, education, and career goals.
It involves helping people make needed changes in ways of thinking,
feeling, and behaving.
12. Communication
Focuses on how humans use verbal and nonverbal messages to create
meaning in various contexts across cultures using a variety of channels
and media.
2. Comparative politics
o Studies politics within countries and analyzes the similarities and
differences between among countries.
3. International Relations
o Focuses on the study of political relationship and interaction between
and among countries.
4. Public administration
o Studies national and local governance and bureaucracy.
5. Public law
o examines legal systems, civil rights, and criminal justice
6. Psychology
o Studies how the human mind works in consonance with the body
to produce thoughts that lead to individual actions.
Psychology subfields:
Experimental psychology - studies of humans and animals
examines how and why learning takes place.
7. Sociology
o a systematic study of people’s behavior in groups
Sociology subfields:
Applied sociology - focus on the use and proper application of
sociological theories, methods and skills to examine data, solve
problems and communicate research to the public.
Geography subfields:
a. Physical geography - studies the natural features of the
earth, including land, water, and atmosphere.
Major subfield:
a. Population studies or social demography
Analyze demographic data to define, explain, and foresee
social phenomena. It also studies social.
Status composition and population distribution.
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.
Life coach - analyzes the present condition of the client, discovers different
obstacles or challenges that a client faces, and provides a certain course of
action to make the client’s life better.
Write 3 differences
differen between social sciences and
applied social sciences.
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Directions: Produce a group infomercial that will promote awareness to the public
about the important work and functions of a social scientist an applied social
science practitioner. The infomercial must also explain the main differences of
social scientist and an applied social science practitioner. An infomercial is a
communication strategy that aims to inform the public about an issue / topic.
It serves as an information strategy and a promotional commercial. It is often
referred to as paid programming and are usually shown on televisions and the
Internet.
Mechanics:
1. The class will be divided into 5 groups.
2. Each group must brain storm and discuss the contents of their infomercial.
Guide Questions:
1. What is the difference between counseling and social work?
2. Why do we consider journalism and communication studies as fields of the
applied social sciences?
BOOKS
Eller, Jack David (2014). Social Science and Historical Perspective: Society, science,
and ways of knowing
Strydom, Piet and Delanty, Gerard (2003). Philosophies of social science: The
classic and contemporary readings.
WEBSITE
https://www.academia.edu/37131995/DISCIPLINES_AND_IDEAS_IN_THE_
APPLIED_SOCIAL_SCIENCES
https://www.jyu.fi/hytk/fi/laitokset/yfi/en/disciplines/political-science
https://journals.whitingbirch.net/index.php/SWSSR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYEjqAJr3cQ