Quarter 4 - Module 15 Functions of Applied Social Sciences 2
Quarter 4 - Module 15 Functions of Applied Social Sciences 2
Quarter 4 - Module 15 Functions of Applied Social Sciences 2
Functions of Applied
Social Sciences 2
Discipline and Ideas in Applied Social Sciences – Senior High School
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 4 – Module 15: Functions of Applied Social Sciences 2
Second Edition, 2021
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To the teacher:
In this part of the lesson, the author presented facts supported by images of people,
places and events in order to aid the student in his or her understanding of the
functions of applied social sciences through discussions of how are the functions
executed per area or field of study—counseling, social work and communication and
others.
The primary goal of this module is for students to be able to assess objectively
through an individual project how the functions of the applied social sciences have
been fulfilled in any of the following fields.
The objectives of this module are best achieved if the learners apply their
understanding of the ideas for themselves, applying their knowledge to new
situations and able to come up with examples to explain a concept, thus, learning
more than is required for unit completion.
Authors
Every part of this module contains activities that will help you in developing
your cognitive, affective and psychomotor skills.
2. The core values of applied social sciences include respect for the
inherent dignity and worth of persons, pursuit of social justice,
integrity of professional practice, confidentiality in professional
practice and competence in professional practice.
3. Self-development has to do with taking an active role in one’s own
development.
4. One of the major goals of social welfare programs is self-
development.
5. DSWD upholds the right to participation and self-development of
the youth.
6. Continuing Professional Development exists to hinder an
individual to renew his or her PRC ID.
7. The arts inhibit resilience among people.
8. The Filipino traditional arts does not reflect our communal
orientation.
9. Education cannot help individuals with the ability to defend
themselves when their rights are threatened.
10. Filipinos cannot be considered multicultural.
11. Applied social science can provide encouragement and
empowerment to underserved communities to avail open and free
media channels to voice out and to consume critical information.
12. Participatory journalism and peer-to-peer cascading of news is
taking a large share in news making and will probably increase its
capacity to share information in the future.
13. Greater professionalism is being mandated in mass media in the
Philippines today.
14. Filipinos spend a lot of time on media.
15. Education has played a big role in reducing poverty in the
Philippines.
LESSON PROPER
In this next set of tasks, the student is given the opportunity to participate in
activities which would able him or her to extend his knowledge of the functioning of
applied social sciences in various aspects of society.
In the previous chapters, you have defined clearly what applied social science
is, its basic concepts in the context of the different fields and disciplines.
In this chapter, you will learn about the different functions of applied social
sciences in the context of each field or area of study, topic and/or a particular issue
but this time in the Philippine setting. In each function area, explanations and
examples are discussed to give a better understanding of how these functions are
evident in our society as Filipinos.
(ACTIVITY 1)
In one sentence, how would you explain the functions of applied social sciences in
forming and developing a society? Use the space provided for your answer.
Functions of Applied Social Sciences
1. Self-development
https://www.deviantart.com/j0rosa/art/Mano-Po-Lola-74354343
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http://www.artnet.com/artists/fernando-amorsolo/portrait-of-fernanda-de-jesus-EUXpgGE49BJ8EZkij6QdMg2
Filipinos are highly relational people. They are hardly alone, quite happy being
together – when they eat, sleep, work, travel, pray, create or celebrate. Having a
minimal sense of privacy, they are open, trusting and easily accessible socially.
Instead of a meticulous concern for safeguarding their private sphere, as in the case
of Western peoples, many Filipinos actively seek a convergence of their lives with the
lives of others.
1. Integration of the arts with other values and functions – The aesthetic is
not divorced from utilitarian, religious, moral, spiritual, social, and ecological
concerns. This ensures a balanced cultivation and development of human
faculties – physical skills as well as inner potentials.
2. Unity of the arts – Although one may be given emphasis – literary, visual,
spatial, musical, kinesthetic, gustatory and olfactory senses have to be
harnessed and promoted together for maximum aesthetic well-being.
3. Art is integrated with everyday life and not regarded as a separate activity
- This implies that there will be no special venues or spaces for art because it
virtually exists wherever and whenever there is human activity.
In many instances, education has played a big role in reducing poverty, social
exclusion, ignorance, oppression, and war. From this perspective, the link between
education and applied social sciences can be considered to be highly interwoven.
Quality education has an extremely relevant role in development that is truly global
and national; one that can ensure a just, inclusive and sustainable future. The best
defense for every individual group and community is to have at least a good education
that can empower them with the ability to defend themselves when their rights are
threatened and to take an active role in claiming what is due to them and
contributing positively to their communities as contributors to community well-
being.
The biggest advances, however, were made in pre-school education. After the
introduction of one year of mandatory Kindergarten education in 2011, the net
enrollment rate in Kindergarten jumped from 55 percent (2010) to 74.6 percent in
2015. Also encouraging was the fact that poorer families benefited strongly from the
reforms. The World Bank noted that in “2008, the gross enrollment rate in
kindergarten for the poorest 20 percent of the population was 33 percent, but this
had increased to 63 percent by 2013. Levels of kindergarten enrollment in the
Philippines now compare favorably with rates in other middle-income countries both
within the region and globally”.
That said, the Philippines keeps trailing other South East Asian countries in
a variety of education indicators and the government has so far fallen short on a
number of its own reform goals. Strong disparities continue to exist between regions
and socioeconomic classes – while 81 percent of eligible children from the wealthiest
20 percent of households attended high school in 2013, only 53 percent of children
from the poorest 20 percent of households did the same. Progress on some indicators
is sluggish, if not regressing: completion rates at the secondary level, for example,
declined from 75 percent in 2010 to 74 percent in 2015, after improving in the years
between.
The last element of the five elements of meaning production in culture, ideal-
real or worldview ethos, has to do with the subtle ambiguity in what people consider
should be (worldview) versus what is (ethos). For example, in the Philippines, we
accept the man is the head of the house. But there are many instances in which
women are the head of the house or the family.
We often assume that we are born with culture, but actually we learn it. We
acquire it over time from upbringing, observing, participating and active imitation
and simulation of our social environment reality.
Nowadays, most people, as Filipinos, are multicultural, operating in two or
more cultural mediums. The moment that one encounters a new culture and begin
to make sense of it or actively learn it, he or she is undergoing the acculturation
process.
Think-Pair-Share
What new learning did you develop about the functions of applied social sciences in
the Philippines? Pair up with a classmate. In five minutes, take turns in sharing your
insights. Record your discussion by taking a video.
Describe how the known programs of the government help Filipinos in our self-
development.
Pillar 2. _____________________________________________________________________
Pillar 3. _____________________________________________________________________
Pillar 4. _____________________________________________________________________
I. Enumeration:
Name at least five artworks you know that is done by a Filipino artist.
1. ____________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________________
II. Essay.
Answer the following questions to the best of your ability. Write down at
least three sentences for each question. (Five points each)
1. Explain how journalism and mass media has progressed in the Philippines.
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Choose one function of applied social sciences (i.e. self-development, art and
entertainment, news and information, organizing advocacy, education and
socialization-enculturation) and make a case study based on the following
parameters:
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