First Quarter Examination

DISCIPLINES AND IDEAS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

Name: ___________________________________11 HUMSS October 11, 2018 Score

I.IDENTIFICATION. Write your answer on the blank provided before each item.

______________1. Its primary interest lies in predicting and explaining human

behavior.
______________2. It aims to predict all natural phenomena and its studies are
based on experimentally controlled condition of material
entities.
______________3. It seeks to understand human reactions to events and the meanings
humans impose on experience as a function of culture, historical
era, and life history.
______________4. Its use and applications unites the three fields of study
although it is more commonly used in the social sciences and
natural sciences than in humanism
______________5. The social science that seeks to understand human origins and
adaptation, and the diversity of cultures and worldviews
______________6. A social science that deals with the optimum allocation of scarce
resources among its alternatives to satisfy the unlimited human
wants and needs of the people.
______________7. The study of the earth’s surface; a specialized investigation of
the physical structure of the earth, including its terrain and
its climates, and the nature and character of its contrasting
inhabited portions.
______________8. The study of the ways in which the human experience is processed
and documented; the fields of philosophy, literature, religion,
art, music, history and language
______________9. The unrecognized and unintended consequence of any social pattern.
______________10. The recognized and intended consequence of any social pattern.

II. MATCHING TYPE ON RESEARCH DESIGNS. Write the letter of the right answer on
the space provided before each item.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
_______1.sets the direction of the whole study. A. Longitudinal Research
_______2.How should the sample be selected from the population B. Exploratory Research
_______3.Research design that evaluates previous studies. C. Sequential Research
_______4.measures similarities/differences of subjects D. Research designs
_______5.studies the same sample across time/across regular time intervals E. Case Study
_______6.design carried out in a series over a time interval F.Prepare the research design
_______7.It aims to develop tentative theories or hypotheses G. Historical Research
_______8.uses secondary and primary sources to validate hypothesis H. Cross-sectional Research
_______9.applied to study a very particular research problem. I. Experimental Research
_______10.uses both an experimental group and a control group J. Meta-analysis

III. ALTERNATE RESPONSE. If the substance of the statement is correct write True
and if it is not write False.
______1. Social science can be used to study and understand society.
______2. Socialization affects the overall cultural practices of a society, but it
does not shape one’s self-image.
______3. Most social scientists believe heredity is the most important factor
influencing human development.
______4. Environment is a region characterized by a certain set of physical
conditions
______5. Geography is a specialized investigation of the physical structure of the
earth, including its terrain and its climates, and the nature and
character of its contrasting inhabited portions
______6. Humanities is described as the study of the ways in which the human
experience is processed and documented; the fields of philosophy,
literature, religion, art, music, history and language.
______7. Linguistics is the scientific study of language and its structure.
______8. Manifest function is the recognized and intended consequence of any
social pattern.
______9. Qualitative research analyses quantifiable or numeric data and subjects
them to statistical analyses.
______10. Structuralism is a method for analyzing language, narratives, and
cultural phenomena that uncovers basic elements that form structures
(often binary oppositions).
IV. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Write the letter of the right answer on the space provided.
_______1. It provides answers to basic questions associated with the research problem
A. Descriptive Research B. Historical Research C. Experimental Research D. Case study
_______2. It analyzes qualitative data such as interviews, narratives, and literary texts
and emphasizes “sense-making” or understanding a phenomenon, rather than
predicting or explaining.
A. Quantitative Research B. Qualitative Research C. Descriptive Research
_______3. An approach that sees society as the product of the everyday interactions of
individuals. A. interactionism B. Symbolism C. Symbolic interactionism
_______4. Any relatively stable pattern of social behavior.
A. Structuralism B. Structure C. interactionism D. Symbolism
______5. The systematic study of various aspects of human society.
A. Social Science B. humanities C. Linguistics D.Psychology
______6. The consequence of any social pattern for the operation of a society as a
whole. A. Social Science B. Social function C. Natural Science
______7. It is a basic problem arising from unlimited wants of people with limited
resources.
A. Cybercrime B.Drugs related crime C. Scarcity D. Law of Supply
_______8. Any social pattern that may disrupt the operation of society
A. Social Function B. Social dysfunction C. Latent function D. Manifest function
_______9. The unrecognized and unintended consequence of any social pattern.
A. Manifest function B. Manifest dysfunction C.Latent function. D. Latent dysfunction
______10. The systematic study of politics. A. Political participation B. Political
Identity C. Political Asylum D. Political science

V. ENUMERATION. Give what is asked in the following:

1-9. What are the different fields of Social Sciences
10-11. What are the two methods used in conducting a social research?
12-21. What are the different research designs conducted?
22-26. In dealing with structural functionalism based from our previous
activities and discussions, identify the 5 social structure that make-up
our society.
27-28.Give the two types of function under structural functionalism.
29-30. When a particular group of people performs differently from what is
expected of them as normal, identify the two types of dysfunction.
VI. ESSAY. Answer briefly and concisely.
1. Compare and contrast Social from natural science.(10 pts)
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2. Compare and Contrast manifest function from latent function. Cite examples. 10 pts
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3. Compare and Contrast manifest dysfunction from latent dysfunction. Cite examples 10
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Prepared by:
PROF. JESUS T. VELASCO
Subject Teacher