Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION IV-A CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF IMUS CITY CAVITE
Gen. Pantaleon Garcia Senior High School

DISCIPLINES AND IDEAS IN THE APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES

Lecture Notes
Quarter 2 Weeks 3 – 4

FUNCTIONS OF APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES

MELCs: Explain each of the functions of applied social sciences

Identify situations that would require or necessitate the performance of the various
functions

In the previous lessons, applied social sciences, particularly Counseling, Social Work, and
Communication were developed as a response to the need of understanding and solving personal, community,
and societal issues. These two lessons look into the functions of the abovementioned disciplines.

Overarching Question: What is the importance of the applied social sciences?

:
FUNCTIONS OF
IMPORTANCE IN INDIVIDUAL
APPLIED SOCIAL KEY CONCEPTS EXAMPLES
/ SOCIETY
SCIENCES
Self – Development A process of improving one’s - Facilitates individuals’ Counseling (goal –
/ Personal self understanding of themselves and setting, time –
Development their surroundings management, stress –
- Individuals are given opportunity to management, facing
know different aspects of their lives challenges, finance –
and so become able to improve on management, building
qualities while eliminating ones that better relationships, and
are unhealthy taking care of one’s
- enables individuals to act and health)
respond better to their environment
Persuasion Act of causing people to do - Convinces people to change points Communication
or believe something of view (Advertisements make
(Merriam-Webster, 2014) - Tasks are accomplished through people buy products;
influencing people broadcast media
3 Levels of Persuasion: influence people to make
(CommGAP) decisions)
Cognitive (changing
individual’s belief about an Peace agreements
issue or object) between nations;
Attitude (changing fundraising efforts;
individual’s attitude towards convincing clients to seek
an issue or object) professional when
Behavior (changing one’s problems are too much to
response/behavior towards an bear (Gass & Seiter, 2013)
issue or an object)
Art and Different types of media are Means of satisfying the different Communication (various
Entertainment used to entertain and help leisure and relaxation needs of tv shows and radio
people divert from day-to- individuals programs are lined up to
day routine meet different tastes of
viewers and listeners
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such as KDrama,
documentaries)
News and Use of mass media in Society is informed on current events Communication
Information disseminating information happening in the local, national, and (newspapers, tabloids,
international contexts magazines, shows in
different tv channels, and
the Internet provide
news)
Organizing, These three functions are - Members of community help Social Work (advocating
Advocacy, and considered processes in themselves and one another, which for LGBTQ+ rights in a
Mobilization Social Work empowers individuals and the whole non-inclusive
community (Talwar, 2013) community)
Organizing – uniting people - Individuals become more aware of
together regardless of their rights and be involved in
differences to address a making decisions for themselves
common issue (Lee, 2007)
Advocacy – promotes
equality, social justice, and
social inclusion
Mobilization – Resource and
community action;
identifying and tapping
available resources (human,
money, materials, time)
Education Providing practical skills and - Individuals, even outside schools Communication
knowledge through various and learning institutions, become (Documentaries, feature-
means aware of various skills and concepts length films, websites, tv
on certain topics shows)
Counseling (clients learn
more about self through
various approaches like
Rational Emotive
Behavior Therapy,
Cognitive Therapy, etc)
Socialization Process in which people - Goals of socialization helps people: Communication (mass
learn skills, knowledge, a. control impulses media such as films, tv
values, motives, and roles of b. develop conscience shows, magazines,
the groups to which they c. prepare individuals for their life newspapers, radio, and
belong or the communities in roles and performance (occupational, the Internet)
which they live (NPTEL, gender, marriage, parenthood)
2015) d. cultivate individual’s sources of
meaning (what is important /
2 parts of socialization: valuable)
(NPTEL 2015)
Primary – takes place during
childhood – adolescence
Secondary – occurs
throughout one’s life

References

Books
Cauyan, J., Brillon C., & Quilicol, R. Disciplines and Ideas in the Applied Social Sciences. Quezon City: Vibal Group
Inc. (2017)
Melegrito, M., dela Cruz, A., Valdez, V., & Fernandez C. Disciplines and Ideas in the Applied Social Sciences. Quezon
City: Phoenix Publishing House, Inc. (2016)

Prepared by:
FREDELIZA D. ELORTA
DIASS Teacher