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‹#› Recognize multidisciplinarity and/or interdisciplinarity as an approach to looking at society (HUMSS_DIS11-IVh-7).
‹#› Define interdisciplinarity as an approach to study society. Enumerate and discuss examples of different social phenomena wherein interdisciplinary approaches can be used.
Disciplines are branches of comprehensive and elaborate content knowledge. ‹#›
There are communities of professionals who practice and specialize in particular disciplines. ‹#›
Sometimes, practitioners within these areas need to integrate their studies and practice with other disciplines so that more relevant, holistic, and impactful actions take place. ‹#›
‹#› Photo Analysis Examine the images in the following slides. Identify the cause and effect of each issue. Try to formulate solutions and share them with the class.
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What social issues or social problems are shown in the pictures? Enumerate and explain each briefly. ‹#›
What fields of social sciences can help you understand the problems or issues shown in the photos? ‹#›
What possible solutions can be done to solve the problems? Explain each solution. ‹#›
‹#› How can the interdisciplinary approach be used to address social problems?
Interdisciplinary Approach Integration pertains to a process wherein ideas, information, or methodologies from two or more disciplines are combined, connected, or blended. F or each specific area of life, there is a whole discipline dedicated to studying and understanding it. ‹#›
Interdisciplinary Approach When each discipline focuses on its subject or its areas of interest, the whole picture can be taken for granted. ‹#›
Interdisciplinary Approach Interdisciplinary studies aid in solving problems or answering questions that might be too complex or too broad to be single-handedly addressed by one discipline. ‹#›
Interdisciplinary Approach The social sciences traditionally deal with problems, issues, or phenomena that are very complex. ‹#›
Interdisciplinary Approach Because of this, the social sciences usually need to connect and tap into the knowledge and methodologies of other disciplines like the natural sciences and the humanities. ‹#›
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Interdisciplinary Approach Examples of Interdisciplinary Approach in Society Social phenomena refer to social influences that shape one’s behavior and opinions caused by evolving and changing history, politics, and society's norms. ‹#›
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Interdisciplinary Approach ‹#› Poverty Statistics needed for data gathering and interpretation Economics studies the causes and effects of poverty on the economy Examples of Interdisciplinary Approach in Society
Interdisciplinary Approach ‹#› Poverty Sociology interested in how societal influences such as education, income inequality, and gender contribute to and perpetuate poverty Psychology examines poverty at the individual level and its effect on behavior, emotion, motivation, health, and development Examples of Interdisciplinary Approach in Society
Interdisciplinary Approach ‹#› Poverty Political science looks at poverty in terms of power inequality and government policies that are in place to address it Examples of Interdisciplinary Approach in Society
‹#› Can you think of another discipline that can help address the problem of poverty? What would it be and how can it help?
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Interdisciplinary Approach ‹#› Climate change has a very complex social, political, and environmental implications Examples of Interdisciplinary Approach in Society
‹#› How can social scientists apply an interdisciplinary approach to different social phenomena?
Identify if the statement is correct or not. 1. Disciplines are branches of comprehensive and elaborate content knowledge. ‹#›
Identify if the statement is correct or not. 2. The use of various disciplines in examining phenomena will cause confusion. ‹#›
Identify if the statement is correct or not. 3. In contemporary research, social scientists need to integrate their studies and practice with other disciplines so that more relevant, holistic, and impactful actions take place. ‹#›
Identify if the statement is correct or not. 4. In terms of interdisciplinary studies, integration pertains to a process of comparing and contrasting two or more disciplines to find out which has better ideas, information, and methodologies. ‹#›
Identify if the statement is correct or not. 5. The interdisciplinary approach facilitates the interaction between academic disciplines or schools of thought. ‹#›
Discipline refers to a specific branch of learning or body of knowledge with a unique set of concepts, theories, frameworks, subject matter, perspectives, worldviews, assumptions, and research methodologies. The role of interdisciplinary studies is to aid in solving problems or answering questions that might be too complex or too broad to be single-handedly addressed by one discipline. ‹#›
Social phenomena refer to social influences that shape one's behavior and opinions caused by evolving and changing history, politics, and society's norms. ‹#›
How can an interdisciplinary approach in social science address or solve social problems? Explain.
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