INTRODUCE YOURSELF:

Ask the learners to introduce themselves and let the learners

complete this sentence upon introducing themselves.
“Hello, my name is _________. The object that best represent me is a
___________ because _____________________.
Example:
“Hello, my name is JOHN BRIANE G. CAPILI. The object that best
represent me is a POCKET WI-FI because I CAN GIVE AND SHARE
THE KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION THAT THE USERS WANT TO
KNOW.”
As a
study as
study of
society
 Social Science is engaged in the study of
phenomena relating to human group and their sociophysical
environment. The term social science carries with it two
important contexts:

1. It involves the scientific process

2. It inquiries about social space
 The beginning of social science inquiry or
research can be traced back to ancient Greek
philosophers who inquired on questions of
ethics, the nature of man, society, and the state.
Those who begun their philosophies answering
questions about the nature of man soon
endeavored to bring their insights into the nature
of societies and the development of
governments.
 Social Science started as a field of inquiry on
populations using the scientific method.
The social sciences are the fields of scholarship that study
society. ―”Social science” is commonly used as an umbrella
term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural
sciences, which include Anthropology, Archaeology, Business
Administration, Communication, Criminology, Economics,
Education, Government, Linguistics, International Relations,
Political Science, Sociology and, in some contexts,
Geography, History, Law, and Psychology.
• Social Science falls under Humanities, as are
Economics, Politics, Anthropology, Archaeology,
and Psychology, etc.
• Other humanities are not sciences: Literature, Music,
Art, etc.
• Natural Sciences include Biology, Evolution,
Medicine, Geology, Meteorology/Climatology,
Chemistry, Astronomy and Physics.
SOCIAL PROBLEMS
AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
• the connection between
Social Science and social
problems should be a
high priority for all social
scientists and citizens
alike

Example: Poverty and Social Science

(Economics) due to covid-19
The world is facing a pandemic
Why study Social Sciences

• Because it helps people understand and

engage with the key political and social
institutions, thus benefiting individuals
and society as a whole.
 HISTORY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

The history of the social sciences begins in the roots of

ancient philosophy.
• In Ancient history, there was no difference between
Mathematics and the study of History, Poetry or Politics.
• The term ― “social science” may refer either to the
specific sciences of society established by thinkers such
as Comte, Durkheim, Marx, and Weber, or more
generally to all disciplines outside of noble science and
arts.
 HISTORY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Plato was an Athenian philosopher during

the Classical period in Ancient Greece,
founder of the Platonist school of thought,
and the Academy, the first institution of
higher learning in the Western world.
Plato’s philosophy discussed how human
nature, or the soul is a reflection of society
and how a society can achieve harmony by
creating classes or divisions.
 HISTORY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Aristotle is a towering figure in ancient

Greek Philosophy, who made important
contributions to Logic, Criticism, Rhetoric,
Physics, Biology, Psychology, Mathematics,
Metaphysics, Ethics, and Politics. He was a
student of Plato for twenty years but is
famous for rejecting Plato's theory of forms.
 HISTORY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
Al Biruni (973-1048)is an Islamic medieval
scholar who documented the lives of early
populations in the Middle East, South Asia, and
the Mediterranean. Some of his most acclaimed
works include: The Remaining Signs of Past
Century(1000 CE)-which is a comparative study of
the different calendars of cultures and civilization in
the Middle East and South Asia and Critical Study of
What India says, whether Accepted by Reason or
Refused-which is a detailed account of the religion
and philosophy of India
 HISTORY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
Iban Khaldun's epistemology attempted to
reconcile mysticism with theology by dividing
Science into two different categories, the religious
science that regards the sciences of the Qur'an
and the non-religious science.
Another trailblazer in the social sciences was
Iban Khaldun in (1332-1406) a North African
Muslim Scholar who was recognized as one of the
key founders of several disciplines in the social
sciences such as Demography, History, Sociology,
Anthropology and Economics.
 HISTORY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
His most acclaimed work is called
Muqaddimah of Ibn Khaldun (1337), wherein he
used the universal history (world history)
approach that emphasized the history of
humankind as a coherent unit of analysis,
insisting that history be void of idle superstition
and uncritical acceptance of historical data. This
germinated the practice of ― “scientific
approach” to the study of human populations. Iban Khaldun's
 HISTORY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
Thomas Hobbes, was an English philosopher,
considered to be one of the founders of modern
political philosophy. Hobbes is best known for his
1651 book Leviathan, in which he expounds an
influential formulation of social contract theory.
He developed the idea that absolute monarchs
are essential to enforce the will of the people, but
argued that the monarchs’ power came from the
people, and not from divine right. Thomas Hobbes
 HISTORY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
John Locke FRS was an English philosopher and
physician, widely regarded as one of the most
influential of the Enlightenment thinkers and
commonly known as John Locke (1632—1704), John
Locke was among the most famous philosophers and
political theorists of the 17th century. He is often
regarded as the founder of a school of thought known
as British Empiricism, and he also made foundational
contributions to modern theories of limited, liberal John Locke
government. He argued that the power of the state to
govern is the power given by the people for the
protection of their inalienable rights.
 HISTORY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et
de Montesquieu, generally referred to as simply
Montesquieu, was a French judge, man of letters, and
political philosopher. He is the principal source of the
theory of separation of powers, which is implemented
in many constitutions throughout the world.
Montesquieu developed the idea of the
government having a system of checks and balances,
called for the separation of government powers into Montesquieu
the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
 HISTORY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan
philosopher, writer and composer. His political
philosophy influenced the progress of the
Enlightenment throughout Europe, as well as aspects
of the French Revolution and the development of
modern political, economic and educational thought.
He attempted to explain that a social contract exists,
which enables a society to function toward a general
will or a common good. Jean-Jacques
Rousseau
 HISTORY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
David Émile Durkheim was a French sociologist.
He formally established the academic discipline of
sociology and— with Karl Marx and Max Weber —is
commonly cited as the principal architect of modern
social science.
He argued in his work The Rules of Sociological
Methods (1895) that everything in the social realm
could be quantifiably understood. He documented
and compared his work Suicide (1897) the suicide rate David Émile
between the Catholic and Protestant populations, Durkheim
 HISTORY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Scholars -used critical thinking and scientific

inquiry to address the shifting socioeconomic
condition of their time
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 our community.
Some other noteworthy and great Filipino values are as
follow:
GROUP ACTIVITY:
• Bayanihan Filipino culture
• Before, the Filipino men used to serenade (harana) a
woman he was courting.
• Filipinos call their older siblings “ate” for older sisters
and “kuya” for older brothers to show respect.
• Hospitable
• So much respect for the elderlies
• Pagmamano or kissing the elder’s head on the forehead
• Religious
• Palabra de Honor
• Pamamanhikan
• Pakikisama
Directions: Choose a partner and
make a slogan showing the
relationship between social
science and the community.
Then, fill out a concept map
showing the definition of social
science as a study of society.
Directions: Answer the following questions.

1. How does social science related to society?

2. What are the roles of social science in the society
3. Define Social Science as study of society.
4. As Senior High School learners, how do you use the social
science in your daily living?
5. What is social sciences and how can it be used to study and
understand society?
Directions: Write True if the statement is correct and False if not.

______ 1. Social science can be used to study and

understand society.
______ 2. Socialization affects the overall cultural practices of a
society, but it does not shape one’s self-image.
______ 3. Most social scientists believe heredity is
the most important factor influencing human development.
 Bring any indigenous or recycled materials or art materials
about the community to be used in their diorama activity for our
next meeting.