Discipline and Ideas in the

Social Science
Clara Easther C. Gayem
Social Science
Are the fields of human knowledge that
deals of the aspects of the group life of
human beings.

The study of society and the manner in

which people behave and influence the
world.
HOW SOCIAL SCIENCE
SHAPE LIVES
• The role of political scientists in
the government in an increasingly
market-based society
• The role of geographer for people
to understand climate change and
the risks involved
• The role of anthropologists to
examine and appreiate cultural
diversity in this period of
globalization
Social Science Discipline:
1. Anthropology
2. Economics
3. Geography
4. History
5. Linguistic
6. Political Science
7. Psychology
8. Sociology
9. Demographics
Anthropology
Derived from greek words that means
"The study of man". it delves into
understanding culture, traditions,
beliefs and lives of people through
holistic and comparative means of
research.

Two fields:
1. Physical Anthropology
2. Cultural Anthropology
Economics
Aims to study how to manage the limited
resources to satisfy the unlimited wants of
individuals. It is also seen as the production,
consumption, and transfer of goods. It is
how people interact with the market to attain
or accomplish their certain goals.

Two major fields:

1. Microeconomics
2. Macroeconomics
Geography

Is the field of science that deals with

studying the lands and features of the earth.
History
Derived from the word "historia" meaning "to
inquire or research".

History mainly focuses on the evolution of

mankind and the events that has taken
place within that evolution.

The study of the past and its records about

events.
"History is the bridge
that connects the
past with the present
and future"
Linguistics
The scientific study of languages
and focuses on the three aspect of
language: language form, language
meaning, and language in context.
Political Science
A social science which deals with the
system of governance and the analysis
of political activities, political
thoughts and political behaviour. It
deals extensively with the theory and
practice of politics which is commonly
thought of as determining of the
distribution of power and resources.
Psychology
The scientific study of the mind and
behavior.

School of Psychology:
• Structuralism
• Functionalism
• Psychodynamic
• Behaviorism
• Cognitive
• Socio-cultural
Major Area of Psychology

• Biopsychology
• Experimental
• Developmental and personality
psychology
• Health, clinical and counselling psychology
• Socio-industrial-organizational consumer
and cross cultural psychology
Sociology
The study of relationships among
people. It is the study of the society and
the behavior of people in the society.

Three approaches in Sociology

1. Functionalism
2. Conflict Theory
3. Symbolic Interactionalism
Demography
The study of human population and
dynamics which include components
such as population size (actual head
count of people in a given place of
location), population composition (age,
sex, religion), population growth,
population distribution.
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