DIASS - 1ST Q Flashcards
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The study of society and the manner in which people behave and influence in the world around us.
Social Science
The uttermost goal of social science is to answer different questions and problems about the society and human condition on how to improve it.
Social Science
It provides vital information of governments and policy makers, local authorities, non-governmental organizations and others.
Social Science
Social science as an academic field of study developed out of the Age of ____ (or the Age of ____), which flourished through much of the 18th century in Europe.
Age of Enlightenment (or Age of Reason)
PHILOSOPHICAL THINKERS
They are the big intellectuals at the time who laid the foundations for the study of social sciences in the Western World.
Adam Smith
Voltaire,
Jean-Jacques Rousseau,
Denis Diderot,
Immanuel Kant, and
David Hume
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Branches of Social Science (9)
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Anthropology
Geography
Linguistics
Psychology
Demography
Economics
History
Political Science
Sociology
The study of people past, and present.
Anthropology
Study of earth’s surface and physical features, climate, products, and population.
Geography
The study of language- how it is put together and how it functions. Various building blocks of different types and sizes are combined to make up a language.
Linguistics
Studies how the human mind works in consonance with the body to produce thoughts that lead to individual actions. It is the study of behavior and mental process.
Psychology
The interdisciplinary study of human populations. It deals with the social characteristics of the population and their development through time.
Demography
The study of production, and consumption of goods and services.
Economics
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.
History
The study of political systems and government.
Political Science
The study of human society, relationship and social change.
Sociology
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. It is utilized to provide alternative solutions to the diverse problem of the society.
Applied Social Science
DISCIPLINES OF APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES (3)
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1 Communication
2 Counseling
3 Social Work
Provides accessibility to information and thereby serves the rights of an individual and the public to be informed and to be heard by their elders and communities.
Communication
Promotes social change, problem solving in human relationshps, and the empowerment and liberation of people to enhance their holistic well-being.
Social Work
Provides healing, courage, and strength for an individual to face his/her issues and take up the best possible option in moments of life crises.
Counseling
Sociology define this as the process of guiding a person during a stage of life when reassessments or decision have to be made about himself or herself and his or her life course.
Counseling
Are professionally trained and certified to perform counseling.
Counselors
It is allied to Psychology and deals with normal responses to normal life events, which may sometimes create stress for some people who, in turn, choose to ask for help and support.
Counseling
It is generally a non-clinical intervention.
Counseling