DIASS (LESSON 1)

Question 1

The study of society and the relationship of
individuals to their environment. Disciplines which
provide diverse set of lens that help us understand
and explain the different facets of human society.

Answer 1

Social Science

Question 2

studies the
allocation of scarce resources
and the production and
exchange of goods and
services in society

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Economics

Question 3

studies the allocation of natural
resources

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Environmental Economics

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• focuses on
  the study of the decision- making
  and behaviors of employees and
  the relationships between
  employers and their employees.

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Labor Economics

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• examines the
  behavior of companies and firms by
  studying the factors that result in
  profit maximization, price setting,
  production goals, and the role of
  incentives.

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Business Economics

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• on the other
  hand, studies the nation’s production,
  inflation, income, interest rates, and
  monetary policies.

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Monetary Economics

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is the
scientific study of humans and
their cultures in the past and
present time.

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Anthropology

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studies the
development of human culture based on
ethnologic, linguistic, social, and
psychological data analysis. It explains
how people in other societies live and
affects their environments to their
respective lives.

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Cultural Anthropology

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studies human
biological nature, particularly its beginning,
evolution, and variation in prehistory

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Physical Anthropology

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Studies human life in the past
through the examination of things left
behind by the people.

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Archeology

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is 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.

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History

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studies history of
political institutions

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Political History

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studies the
development of economic institutions
and other economic factors.

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Economic History

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studies the history of
ordinary lives of people like women,
children, ethnic groups, and the different
sectors of society from historical point
of view.

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Social History

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• looks into the
  history of the interaction of humans with
  the environment

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Environmental History

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examines the history of public health and
human medicine

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History of medicine and public health

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studies the history of the
development of businesses, companies,
and industries

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Business history

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studies the history of great
persons in history

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Biographies

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primarily studies
human behavior in relation to political
systems, governments, laws, and
international relations.

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POLITICAL SCIENCE

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studies public opinion,
elections, national and local
governments.

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Domestic Politics

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studies politics
within countries and analyzes the
similarities and differences between
among countries

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Comparative politics

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focuses on the
study of political relationship and
interaction between and among
countries

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International Relations

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studies national
and local governance and bureaucracy

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Public administration

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examines legal systems, civil
rights , and criminal justice

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Public law

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studies how the human mind works in consonance with the body to produce thoughts that lead to individual actions.

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PSYCHOLOGY

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studies of humans and animals examines how and why learning takes place

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Experimental psychology

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studies the ways people change and behave as they go through their life

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Developmental psychology

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studies human nature and differences among people

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Personality psychology

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studies the effects of surroundings on a person’s attitude and behavior

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Environmental psychology

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is a systematic study of people’s behavior in groups.

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SOCIOLOGY

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focus on the use and proper application of sociological theories, methods and skills to examine data, solve problems and communicate research to the public

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Applied sociology

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studies societal life interactions in urban areas through the application of sociological methods like statistical analysis and ethnographies

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Urban sociology

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analyzes the development of social institutions, norms and practices.

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Cultural sociology

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studies the social life of people in rural areas

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Rural sociology

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examines the societal aspects of health and medicine of people

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Medical sociology

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analyzes how social forces and institutions like politics, economic systems, and culture affects school and educational systems.

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Sociology of education

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examines how social structure affects and influences politics.

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Political sociology -

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is a sociological study of the military organization

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Military sociology

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is the study of interaction between people and their environments.

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GEOGRAPHY i

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studies the natural features of the earth, including land, water, and atmosphere

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Physical geography

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studies how people create cultures in their natural environments.

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Human geography

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is the scientific study of human populations across time.

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DEMOGRAPHY

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analyze demographic data to define, explain, and foresee social phenomena. It also studies social–status composition and population distribution.

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Population studies or social demography

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provides guidance, help, and support to individuals who are distraught by a diverse set of problems in their lives

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Counseling

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Fields within counseling

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Guidance counseling Life coaching Career counseling

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practitioners help individuals, families, and groups, communities to improve their individual and collective well-being.

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Social work

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Empowers diverseindividuals, families andgroups to care for mentalhealth, wellness, educationand career goal

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Counseling

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Involves helping people make needed changes in ways of thinking

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Counseling

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Focuses on social change, problem solving in human relationships, empowerment and liberation of people

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Social Work

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Field Within Social Work

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Family Services • Adoption services • Community Building • Correctional Support • Industry Support • Educational Support

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focuses on how humans use verbal and nonverbal messages to create meaning in various contexts across cultures using a variety of channels and media

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Communication

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Provides adequate training for careers in journalism and mass communications

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Communication

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Field in Communication

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Public Relations • Journalism • Broadcasting • Marketing/ Advertising • Law

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Supplementary to Social Sciences

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Applied Social Science

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Creates practical and alternative solutions

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Applied Social Science

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Application of concepts and theories of Social Sciences

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Applied Social Science

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Theoretical and systematic approach to social phenomena.

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Pure Social Science

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Subject matter is taken from observation and analysis of trends and social behaviors

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Pure Social Science