HUMSS 11

Discipline and Ideas in the Social Sciences

I. Objectives

 Identify the key thinkers that led to the emergence of the structural-functionalist
approach.
 Define the concepts and perspectives embedded in structural functionalism; and
 Explain the major criticisms of the structural-functionalist approach.

II. Subject Matter

Topic : Structural Functionalism

Ref. HUMSS: Discipline and Ideas in the Social Sciences by Sibs Publishing
Pg. 17 – 30
Materials: Lesson Plan, Visuals, PowerPoint, manila paper, pentel pen

III. Guide Questions :

o Who were the early proponents of Structural Functionalism?

o How does structural functionalism see the world? How is it useful in analysing social
issues.
o What are the major limitations and criticisms of the structural-functionalist
approach?

IV. Discussion
V. Conclusion

Prepared by :

MYRNA CECILIA D. ROXAS, LPT

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Discipline and Ideas in the Social Sciences

I. Objectives
 Identify the conditions that led to the emergence of Marxist thought;
 Explain the major theories of Karl Marx;
 Appraise the ways by which Marx’s theories have been modified and applied by
Marxist communists to specific settings; and
 Assess the importance of the theories of Karl Marx to Philippine realities.

II. Subject Matter

Topic : Marxism
Ref. HUMSS: Discipline and Ideas in the Social Sciences by Sibs Publishing
Pg. 33-50
Materials: Lesson Plan, Visuals, PowerPoint, manila paper, pentel pen

III. Guide Questions :

o Who is Karl Marx? Why did he become interested in studying society and the
economy? What conditions did he analyse in his body of work? What were the
problems during his time?

o To which topic did Karl Marx focus his attention on? What are his major theories?
How did he conceptualize society and the economy? What were his influences, and
how did these shape his body of work?

o Who are some of the Marxist thinkers that came after Marx? How did they apply
Marxist thought? What were the consequences of these activities?

o How has Marxist thought been assessed by scholars? What are the contributions of
Karl Marx to the analysis of social and economic realities? In what ways can Karl
Marx to the Marx’s theories help explain social issues in the Philippines?

IV. Discussion

V. Conclusion

Prepared by :

MYRNA CECILIA D. ROXAS, LPT

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HUMSS - 11
Discipline and Ideas in the Social Sciences

I. Objectives

 Define the key concepts and perspective constituting symbolic interactionism;

 Identify the key thinkers that gave shape to the symbolic interactionism approach;
and
 Explain the major criticism of symbolic interactionism.

II. Subject Matter

Topic : Symbolic Interactionism

Ref. HUMSS: Discipline and Ideas in the Social Sciences by Sibs Publishing
Pg. 52-60
Materials: Lesson Plan, Visuals, PowerPoint, manila paper, pentel pen

III. Guide Questions :

o What is symbolic interactionism? What are the key concepts associated with this
approach? What are its key strengths and weaknesses?
o To what schools of thought or ideas was it reacting to? What level of perspective
was it able to offer?
o On what instances or social phenomena can we best use the approach?

IV. Discussion
V. Conclusion

Prepared by :

MYRNA CECILIA D. ROXAS, LPT

 HUMSS 11

Discipline and Ideas in the Social Sciences

I. Objectives

 Define personality and explain how the various perspectives in psychology view
personality.
 Explain how Freud’s historical view of the mind and personality form the basis for
psychodynamic theory; and
 Enumerate the theories of Jung, Adler and Horney.

II. Subject Matter

Topic : Pyschoanalysis
Ref. HUMSS: Discipline and Ideas in the Social Sciences by Sibs Publishing
Pg. 62-74
Materials: Lesson Plan, Visuals, PowerPoint, manila paper, pentel pen

III. Guide Questions :

o What is personality? What core concepts make up the psychology of personality?

o How do psychodynamic theories explain personality?
o How did Jung, Adler, and Horney modify Freud’s theory?

IV. Discussion
V. Conclusion

Prepared by :

MYRNA CECILIA D. ROXAS, LPT

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Discipline and Ideas in the Social Sciences

I. Objectives

 Define Rational Choice theory.

 Identify the key assumptions of rational choice theory; and
 Assess the strengths and weaknesses of this theory.

II. Subject Matter

Topic : Rational Choice

Ref. HUMSS: Discipline and Ideas in the Social Sciences by Sibs Publishing
Pg. 76 - 78
Materials: Lesson Plan, Visuals, PowerPoint, manila paper, pentel pen

III. Guide Questions :

o What is Rational Choice?

o What are the assumptions of rational choice theory?
o What are the criticisms of rational choice?

IV. Discussion
V. Conclusion

Prepared by :

MYRNA CECILIA D. ROXAS, LPT

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Discipline and Ideas in the Social Sciences

I. Objectives

 Define the major traditions and theoretical underpinnings of Institutionalism.

 Identify the differences between old institutionalism and new institutionalism.
 Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the old and new institutionalism.

II. Subject Matter

Topic : Institutionalism
Ref. HUMSS: Discipline and Ideas in the Social Sciences by Sibs Publishing
Pg. 80-88
Materials: Lesson Plan, Visuals, PowerPoint, manila paper, pentel pen

III. Guide Questions :

o What is Institutionalism? What is the difference between old and new

institutionalism?
o How do these two major branches analyse institutions and individual behavior?
o What are the criticisms of the old and new institutionalism?

IV. Discussion
V. Conclusion

Prepared by :

MYRNA CECILIA D. ROXAS, LPT