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I. CONTENT STANDARD methods that are valuable for that purpose. To study and interpret the very
nature of man, researchers use the Hermeneutic phenomenology approach to
In this module, you will learn about the: interpret the actions of man, concerning their experiences. The rise of zoonotic
 Key Concepts and Approaches in the Social Sciences. diseases and the emergence of the present-day pandemics cause the academe
to re-visit approaches related to the environment, one of which is the Human-
II. LEARNING OUTCOMES Environment system approach.

As a Senior High School student, and future advocate of

At the end of this module, the learners are expected to:
change, it is advantageous that you possess relevant knowledge to understand
1. analyze the basic concepts and principles of the major social
social phenomena and discern among alternatives.
science theories:
VOCABULARY LIST
a. Hermeneutical Phenomenology; and
b. Human-Environment Systems 1. ENVIRONMENT- The complex of physical, chemical and biotic factors
. (such as climate, soil and living things) that act upon an organism or
2. apply the major social science theories and its importance in an ecological community and ultimately determine its form and
examining socio-cultural, economic, and political conditions: survival.

a. Hermeneutical Phenomenology; and 2. EPOCHE- The methodological attitude of phenomenology in which

b. Human-Environment Systems. one refrains from judging whether anything exists or can exist as the
first step in the phenomenological recognition, comprehension and
III. INTRODUCTION description of sense appearances transcendental reduction.

This module introduces students to the dominant approaches 3. HERMENEUTIC- The study of the methodological principles of
and ideas used in the scientific study of society. These dominant approaches interpretation.
and ideas offer various ways of looking at society and also offer various ways of
explaining the things that are happening in it. These approaches also serve as 4. PRESUPPOSITIONS- Something that you believe is true without having
guide or frameworks in doing research in the social sciences. any proof.

The complex nature of man leads to some difficulties in the 5. PHENOMENOLOGY- The study of the development of human
exploration of their human nature and the interpretation of certain natural consciousness and self-awareness as a preface to or a part of
phenomena. This difficulty leads to the employment of several tools and philosophy.

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reflections of direct sense perception
IV. MOTIVATION and experiences of the researched
phenomenon.
A. Matching Type _______ 8. Human H. Have the capacity to change or
Directions: Match Column A to Column B. Write the letter of the correct answer influence the balance of society.
in the blank before each number. _______ 9. Phenomenology I. the visible features of an area of
land of countryside or land, often
COLUMN A COLUMN B considered in terms of their aesthetic
_______ 1. Thematic Map A. Original landscapes that exists appeal.
before it is acted upon by human _______ 10. Lived Body J. Focuses on a specific theme or
culture. subject area such as physical
_______ 2. Lived Space B. Refers to a person’s perception of phenomena like temperature
the meaning of an event, as variation, rainfall distribution, and
opposed to the event as exist population density in an area.
externally to (outside of) that person.
_______ 3. Hermeneutics C. In the study of literary texts,
scholars frequently adhere to a set V. INSTRUCTION/DELIVERY
of rules or a specific system on
which to base their interpretation.
Directions: Write down what you know and want to learn about the basic
_______ 4. Landscape D. A complex of many variables
concepts and principles of the major social science ideas.
which surrounds man as well as the
living organisms.
_______ 5. Phenomenological E. It is the existential theme that
What I KNOW What I WANT to
Analysis refers learn
us to the world or landscape in Environmental Issue
which human beings move and find
themselves at home. Hermeneutics
_______ 6. Natural Landscape F. It refers to our physical body or
bodily presence in our everyday Phenomenology
lives, including all that we feel,
reveal, conceal, and share through
Human
our lived body.
_______ 7. Environment G. Based on discussions and
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rather than provide an opportunity for them. A natural attitude towards a
person who is infected with a particular virus is that they don’t take
TOPIC 1: HERMENEUTICAL PHENOMENOLOGY precautions. They should be blamed for it instead of helping them seek proper
healthcare.
Phenomenology is a school of thought that deals with the project of
understanding what it is like and how it is possible to be a human being. Phenomenological Epoche allows us to respond in situations
Phenomenologists use the premise that highlights the primacy of differently. The differences may be against the methods you usually use to
consciousness in human existence. They attempt to understand the nature of handle situations. Suspending the natural attitude means bracketing your prior
consciousness and how it interposes in the discernibility of the world as it judgments towards the object per se to have a good understanding of that
appears to us. object.

Edmund Husserl (1859-1938) is famously known for his The eidetic reduction is the process of reducing one’s experience to its
phenomenological method called phenomenological epochē. This method essence, which is to look for something that makes things different from others.
contradicts the affliction brought by the ‘rigorous science’ of phenomenology For example, the essence of being a woman does not lie in her ability to
to Western civilization. Husserl, in his dissatisfaction with the sciences of his conceive a child because it would exclude barren women. Her essence,
time, reacted against them by labeling the works of science as mere therefore, is within her ability to care and be a mother since, without these
presuppositions. attributes, one cannot be a woman.
In response, Husserl turned to philosophy to generate a process called
phenomenology. The phenomenological epochē is a new method in The transcendental reduction is the process of reducing the meaning
phenomenology where the mode and upshot of epochē constitute the next of a particular activity to one’s experience to highlight one’s consciousness of
level called phenomenological reduction. The epochē involves the suspension the object. For example, I know that there are thousands of dogs in the world,
of the natural attitude or the scientific attitude, a predominant belief in which but my dog is the only pet that stays with me when I felt lonely and blue on a
we see ourselves merely as part of a whole governed by natural causal law. In rainy Monday. My own experience and consciousness of the object on a
simpler words, this kind of ‘scientistic’ attitude treats reality as objects and the particular period makes it distinct from any other existing objects.
world as facts.
Hermeneutical Phenomenology
Russell introduced three critical steps in his phenomenological
methods, namely the phenomenological epochē, eidetic reduction, and A research method used in qualitative research in the fields of
transcendental reduction. education and other human sciences. It arose out of and remains closely tied
The term epochē means suspending the natural attitude, which to phenomenological philosophy, a strand of continent philosophy.
comprises the subject’s prejudices, biases, and beliefs towards the object. For Phenomenology becomes hermeneutical when its method is taken to be
example, a person’s natural attitude towards a prostitute may be that they are interpretive (rather than purely descriptive as a transcendental
materialistic and that they are susceptible to sexually transmitted diseases, phenomenology) (Berroya 2017).

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• Phenomenology • Phenomenological Analysis

- Refers to a person’s perception of the meaning of an event, as opposed to - Based on discussions and reflections of direct sense perception and
the experiences of the researched phenomenon (Berroya 2017).
event as exist externally to (outside of) that person (Alfornon 2019).
- A starting point of the strategy is your ability to approach a project without
• Hermeneutics prior assumptions, definitions or theoretical frameworks. A key aspect of this
method of analysis is phenomenological reduction (Alfornon 2019).
- In the study of literary texts, scholars frequently adhere to a set of rules or
a specific system on which to base their interpretation (Alfornon 2019). • Phenomenological Research

- The interpretation of nonliterary texts, such as art or philosophy, may also - Enables you to explore experiences and sensory perception (different to
require adherence to such a method (Alfornon 2019). abstract perceptions) of researched phenomenon, and the formation of
understanding based on these experiences and perceptions (Alfornon 2019).
- The specific rules used to interpret and understand a text are known
collectively as hermeneutics (Alfornon 2019). - Your research strategy is based, therefore, on either your own or other
people’s experiences and sensory perceptions (Alfornon 2019).
• Hermeneutic Analysis
Table 1: Lived Experiences of Hermeneutical Phenomenology
- A name for various methods of analysis, which are based on interpreting.
- The strategy forms an opposite to those research strategies which stress Lived Description
objectivity and independence of interpretations in the formations in formation Experiences
of knowledge (Alfornon 2019). It refers to our physical body or bodily presence in our
everyday lives, including all that we feel, reveal, conceal,
• Hermeneutic Research Lived body and share through our lived body. We are always present
in the world through our body; as such, it is through our
- Enables you to make interpretations and gain an in-depth understanding of lived body that we communicate, feel, interact, and
the researched phenomenon (Berroya 2017). experience the world (Stephanie Rich 2013).
It is the existential theme that refers us to the world or
- Hermeneutic research emphasizes subjective interpretations in the research landscape in which human beings move and find
of meanings of texts, art, culture, social phenomena and thinking (Alfornon Lived space themselves at home. When we want to understand a
2019). person we ask about his or her world, profession,
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(Manen 2011) These changes cause harm to humans. The transmission of disease originating
It can be understood as time as we experience it. This is from the animals becomes rapid. It is now creating the outbreak of pandemics
Lived time composed of a subjective understanding of time as we are currently experiencing.
opposed to the more objective or “factual” time, and it
refers to the ways in which we experience our world on a
temporal level. The way we feel can influence how we
experience time and moments, and conversely, Human-Environment System
constraints, freedoms, and demands placed by time can
also affect how we feel (Stephanie Rich 2013). Human (David 2018)
Refers to the relations we make and/or maintain with - Have the capacity to interact with their environment.
Lived human others in our lifeworld. Our human relations include the - Humans and the environment have that “mutual” interaction with each other.
relations communications and relationships we experience with - Have the capacity to change or influence the balance of society.
others through the spaces and interactions we share and
create with them (Stephanie Rich 2013). Environment (David 2018)
- A complex of many variables which surrounds man as well as the living
TOPIC 2: HUMAN - ENVIRONMENT SYSTEM organisms.
- Includes water, air and land and the interrelation ships which exists among
Human – environment systems combine both the human and natural and
components that show complex interactions with each other. Under this thesis, between water, air and land.
human activities create an impact on the natural environment (atmosphere,
biosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere). Such natural effect creates pressure System
on the social, economic, and political environment of humans. - It may be described as a complex of interacting components together with
the
Its academic focus is geared towards mitigating the impact and relationships among them that permit the identification of a boundary
pressure on humans by exploring several activities that might help in any abuse maintaining entity or process. (David 2018)
in the physical environment. Any disturbances in the physical environment
directly affect humans. Thus, preventing the occurrences of those disturbances Human-Environment Systems (David 2018)
would tend to avoid or lessen the same disruptions it can cause to humans in - Also known as CHANS (coupled human and natural system).
all aspects. - Dynamical two-way interactions between human systems (e.g. economic,
social) and natural (e.g. hydrologic, atmospheric, biological, geological)
The rapid changes in a political, economic, and social environment systems.
contribute to the disturbances in the physical environment, which causes the - Social and natural systems are inseparable.
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- Tackle broader investigations into the complex nature of reciprocating - The arrangement of a phenomenon across Earth’s surface and graphical
interactions and feedbacks humans on the environment and the effect of the display of such an arrangement is an important tool in geographical and
environment on humans. environmental statistics.
- Describes how spread out a population is (what area it occurs in), while
Landscape (Berroya 2017) population density describes how many individuals are found in a given area.
- The visible features of an area of land of countryside or land, often
considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal. Spatial Analysis
- Part of the Earth’s surface that can be viewed at one time from one place. - A type of geographical analysis which seeks to explain patterns of human
- Continually changing under the influence of many different factors. behavior and its spatial expression in terms of mathematics, and geometry, that
is, locational analysis. (Berroya 2017)
2 Types of Landscape (David 2018)

1. Natural Landscape Environmental Issues (Environmental Action and Effects)

– Original landscapes that exists before it is acted upon by human culture.
Many of the environmental issues today relate to humans over use of
2. Cultural Landscape finite resources for economic development. As a species, humans tend to
– Cultural properties [that] represent the combined works of nature and of regard the environment as a never-ending source of materials and energy.
man (World Heritage Committee) Healthy ecosystems and environments are necessary to the survival of humans
– Designed and created intentionally by man and other organisms. Ways of reducing negative human impact are
– An organically evolved landscape which may be relict landscape Thematic environmental resources management, environmental protection, and
Map environmentally friendly chemical engineering (David 2018).
- Focuses on a specific theme or subject area such as physical phenomena like
temperature variation, rainfall distribution, and population density in an area Table 2: Human Actions and Its Environment – Source: (David 2018)
(Berroya 2017).
Description
Mental Map (Berroya 2017) Human overpopulation occurs when the
- First-person perspective of an area and how they interact with it. ecological foot print of a human population in a
- The image you have of your neighborhood. Your mental map of where you specific geographical location exceeds the
live allows you to know how to get to your favorite coffee shop. carrying capacity of the place occupied by that
1. Human
- It is what you use to plan activities and routes to travel. group.
Overpopulation
- Water scarcity
Spatial Distribution (Berroya 2017) - Land reclamation
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- Urbanization
Intensive farming or intensive agriculture is a kind
of agriculture where a lot of capital and labor are
used to increase the yield that can be obtained
per area.
- Intensive animal farming
2. Intensive
- Intensive crop farming
Farming
- Pesticide drift
- Plasticulture Reference:
- Slash and burn Deped Alternative Delivery Mode for HUMSS
- Deforestation
- Environmental effects of meat products
3. Exhaustive Land It involves exhaustive management and
Use modification of natural environment or
wilderness into built environment such as
settlements and semi-natural habitats such as
arable fields, arrangements, activities, and inputs
that people undertake in a certain land cover
type.
- Habitat fragmentation
- Habitat destruction
- Land degradation
- Built environment
- Desertification
4. Hydrology It is the scientific study of the movement,
distribution, and quality of water on Earth and
other planets, including the water cycle, water
resources and environmental watershed
sustainability.
- Tile drainage
- Flooding
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VI. PRACTICE B. SLOGAN-MAKING

DIRECTIONS: Your task is to make two slogans on “Promoting a Healthy
A. CONCEPT MAP Environment for Nature and Humans.”
DIRECTIONS: Your task is to identify the basic concepts of Hermeneutic
Phenomenology and Human – Environment System through thinking of
TERMS or words that can be associated with the concept of the said
approaches.

Hermeneutic
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A. Hermeneutic phenomenology
C. Institutionalism
B. Feminism
D. Human-Environment Systems

3. The natural attitude is a predominant belief which treats reality as objects.

Which among the statements, best describe that attitude?

A. Cindy’s hair is blonde; that’s why I think she’s dumb.

B. COVID-19 is a Chinese virus that brought menace to people worldwide.
C. Students who are not fluent in English need to review their grammar.
D. I am uncomfortable talking to men, but I still treat them fairly.

ENRICHMENT

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE 4. Which of the following are zoonotic diseases?

DIRECTIONS. Encircle the best answer to the following questions/statements I. Covid19 II. Anthrax III. SARS IV. Cancer
below. Write the letter of your choice on a separate sheet of paper.
A. I and III only
1. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the Human-Environment C. I, II, III
Systems? B. I and II only
D. III, IV, V
A. Pressure in the environment affects humans
B. There is no correlation between the impact of environmental degradation on 5. Apply the relevant approach in this social phenomenon: Mining
the policy of the government
C. The government directly suffers from the disturbances in the physical I. Institutionalism IV. Human-Environment System
environment II. Hermeneutic Phenomenology V. Psychoanalysis
D. Zoonotic diseases are emerging due to the effect of human activities in the III. Rational Choice Theory
environment
A. I, II, III
2. Sarah, a political analyst, seeks to answer a discourse concerning human C. I, IV only
existence. Which approach/method could she utilize? B. I, III, IV
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9. Which of the following contradicts the affliction brought by the ‘rigorous
6. Which of the following statement is TRUE in phenomenological methods? science’ of phenomenology to Western civilization?

I. Phenomenologist use the premise that highlights the primacy of A. Phenomenological reduction C. Natural attitude
consciousness in human existence B. Phenomenological epochē D. Phenomenology
II. Edmund Husserl contradicts science
10. Michael studies the environmental degradation caused by large-scale
A. BOTH statements are correct mining
C. Only Statement I is correct companies. He proposes a solution that might change the political
B. BOTH statements are incorrect environment in the mining industry. Which approach is evident in Michael’s
D. Only Statement II is correct initiative?

A. Institutionalism
C. Feminist Theory
B. Phenomenology
7. Phenomenological Epoche involves the suspension of the natural attitude. D. Psychoanalysis
Which among these statements has utilized this method?

A. I can’t trust Rico because he squandered the campaign funds last year. B. TRUE OR FALSE
B. Fred is inconsiderate and rude, but I still respect him.
C. Kim posted her naked pictures on Facebook; that’s why we can’t hire her. Directions: Read each statement below carefully. Place a T on the line if you
D. Mina cannot be a lawyer because she is incompetent and biased. think the statement is TRUE. Place an F on the line if you think the statement is
FALSE.
8. Which among these statements is an example of Eidetic Reduction?
_______ 1. Intensive agriculture is a kind of agriculture where a lot of capital and
A. Home, for me, is just a place for free meals and slumber. labor is used to increase the yield that can be obtained per area.
B. We associate love to profound objects such as love for country or love for _______ 2. Social and natural systems are separable.
The Almighty, but I think love is absurd. _______ 3. Animals and the environment have that “mutual” interaction with
C. In my opinion, the essence of being a woman does not lie with her ability to each
conceive a child, but with her ability to care. other.
D. I will treasure this pink pencil, for it reminds me of passing my licensure _______ 4. Plasticulture is one example of intensive farming.
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sensory perception of researched phenomenon, and the formation of __________ 10. Focuses on a specific theme or subject area such as physical
understanding based on these experiences and perceptions. phenomena like temperature variation, rainfall distribution, and population
density in an area.

C. IDENTIFICATION

Choose the word of the correct being described in the following statements.
Choose your answer from the given choices below.

Hermeneutics Lived Space Natural Landscape

Phenomenology Landscape Thematic Map
Environment Phenomenological Analysis
Lived Body Human

__________ 1. Original landscapes that exists before it is acted upon by human

culture.
__________ 2. Refers to a person’s perception of the meaning of an event, as
opposed to the event as exist externally to (outside of) that person.
__________ 3. In the study of literary texts, scholars frequently adhere to a set of
rules or a specific system on which to base their interpretation.
__________ 4. A complex of many variables which surrounds man as well as the
living organisms.
__________ 5. It is the existential theme that refers us to the world or landscape
in which human beings move and find themselves at home.
__________ 6. It refers to our physical body or bodily presence in our everyday
lives, including all that we feel, reveal, conceal, and share through our lived
body.
___________ 7. Based on discussions and reflections of direct sense perception
and experiences of the researched phenomenon.
___________ 8. Have the capacity to change or influence the balance of society.
___________ 9. the visible features of an area of land of countryside or land,
often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal.

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2. interpret personal and social experiences using relevant approaches
in the Social Sciences.

MOTIVATION

Identification
Directions: Choose the word(s) being described in the following statements.
Write the answer on the blank provided.

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT PRAXEOLOGY

ECONOMICS ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS
MARKETS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
CULTURAL FEMINISM ECONOMIC GROWTH

___________________1. It is the view that there is a "female nature" or

"female essence", attempts to revalue and redefine attributes ascribed to
femaleness.

___________________2. These are always imperfect, and the impact of economic

activity on the environment depends on which imperfect-market method of
environmental management is being used.

___________________3. It is so extensive that it produces environmental change at

Topic 3: The Importance of Hermeneutical Phenomenology, Human the global level.
Environment Systems in Examining Sociocultural, Economic, and Political
___________________4. It is also used to describe theories that commend innate
Conditions
differences between women and men.
___________________5. This growth necessarily stresses the environment.
OBJECTIVES:
___________________6. It can be seen in turn as exemplary of a hermeneutical
After going through this topic, you are expected to:
approach to economics.
___________________7. These are probably have their greatest independent
1. analyze the basic concepts and principles of the major Social
effects over the long term, on the time scale of human generations or more.
Science ideas; and

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___________________8. This responds to the actions of markets, governments, • Economic Conditions – The methodology Austrian economists call
and the international political economy. praxeology can be seen in turn as exemplary of a hermeneutical approach to
___________________9. It attempts to explain economic behavior, which arises economics. And all three of these methodological literatures lend support to a
when scarce resources are exchanged. common conclusion that neoclassical economics is badly in need of reform and
___________________10. It is regarded as a social science because it uses scientific that this reform could be described as a restoration of the interpretive
methods to build theories that can help explain the behavior of individuals, dimension to our economic discourse. (Lavoie 2011)
groups and organizations.
• Political Conditions – The movement towards practice enables us to
INSTRUCTION/DELIVERY foreground contemporary political practices that may have otherwise been
reduced to mental activity or to the macro-level processes of sociological
Sociocultural factors are customs, lifestyles and values that characterize a analysis. With the emergence of the concept of practice in social and political
society or group. Cultural aspects include concepts of beauty, education, theory, new ways of conceptualizing the relationship between the individual
language, law and politics, religion, social organizations, technology and and society are beginning to come into focus. Dallmayr (1984) suggests that, “it
material culture, values and attitudes (Tatad 2016). is possible to discern a subtle shift of attention in contemporary social and
political thought: a shift involving a progressive deemphasis of epistemologyin
Economics is regarded as a social science because it uses scientific methods to favor of pragmatic or “practical” preoccupations”. Here we see that even in
build theories that can help explain the behavior of individuals, groups and political research, the movement towards practice has encouraged researchers
organizations. Economics attempts to explain economic behavior, which arises to challenge the epistemological foundations of their disciplines. (Arfken 2006)
when scarce resources are exchanged (Economics Online 2020).

Politics is the activities associated with the governance of a country or other Human-Environment Systems
area, especially the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or
hoping to achieve power (Oxford 2020). • Socio-cultural Conditions – Beliefs, attitudes, and values related to material
possessions and the relation of humanity and nature are often seen as lying at
Hermeneutical Phenomenology the root of environmental degradation. Such attitudes and beliefs probably
have their greatest independent effects over the long-term, on the time scale
• Socio-cultural Conditions – The interpretive paradigm and hermeneutic of human generations or more. Within single lifetimes, attitudes and beliefs can
phenomenological design are the most popular methods used in international have significant influence on resource-using behavior, even when social
cross-cultural research in healthcare, nurse education and nursing practice. structural and economic variables are held constant. (Paul C. Stern, Oran R.
Their inherent appeal is that they help researchers to explore experiences. Young, and Daniel Druckman 1992)
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• Economic Conditions – Economic Growth for the first time in human history, _______________________________________________________________________________
economic activity is so extensive that it produces environmental change at the _______________________________________________________________________________
global level; the prospect of further economic growth arouses concern about _______________________________________________________________________________
the quality of the global environment. Economic growth necessarily stresses _______________________________________________________________________________
the environment, but the amount of stress from a given amount of economic _______________________________________________________________________________
growth depends, among other things, on the pattern of goods and services _______________________________________________________________________________
produced, the population and resource base for agricultural development,
forms of national political organization, and development policies. (Paul C. ENRICHMENT
Stern, Oran R. Young, and Daniel Druckman 1992) True or False
Directions: Read each statement below carefully. Place a T on the line if you
Political Conditions – The global environment responds to the actions of think the statement is TRUE. Place an F on the line if you think the statement is
markets, governments, and the international political economy. Markets are FALSE.
always imperfect, and the impact of economic activity on the environment .
depends on which imperfect-market method of environmental management is _______ 1. Political feminism, the view that there is a "female nature" or "female
being used. Governmental structure and policies can also have significant essence", attempts to revalue and redefine attributes ascribed to femaleness.
environmental consequences, both intentional and inadvertent. And the _______ 2. Markets are always imperfect, and the impact of economic activity on
international political economy, with its global division of labor and wealth, can the environment depends on which imperfect-market method of
promote environmental abuses, particularly in the Third World. The effects environmental
depend on policy at the national level and on the behavior of particular management is being used.
economic actors. (Paul C. Stern, Oran R. Young, and Daniel Druckman 1992) _______ 3. Cultural activity is so extensive that it produces environmental
change at the global level.
_______ 4. Historical Feminism is also used to describe theories that commend
PRACTICE innate differences between women and men.
_______ 5. Economic growth necessarily stresses the environment.
Essay _______ 6. Praxeology can be seen in turn as exemplary of a hermeneutical
approach to economics.
Directions: On a separate sheet of paper, site a socio-cultural, economic, or _______ 7. Technological change probably have their greatest independent
political issue here in the Philippines and in your own opinion, explain how effects over the long-term, on the time scale of human generations or more.
Hermeneutical Phenomenology, and Human Environment Systems can be _______ 8. The global environment responds to the actions of markets,
applied on that issue. (To be checked by your teacher) governments, and the international political economy.
_______ 9. Economics attempts to explain economic behavior, which arises
_______________________________________________________________________________ when scarce resources are exchanged.
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_______ 10. Sociocultural is regarded as a social science because it uses 5. C 13. F
scientific methods to build theories that can help explain the behavior of 6. I 14. O
individuals, groups and organizations. 7. M 15. N
8. B
Poster Making
Directions: In this pandemic time, draw an illustration on how this pandemic Topic 1 and 2 (Word Hunt)
affects the Human-Environment Systems. (To be checked by your teacher) Practice

Answer on Previous Module (Week 7 and 8) Topic 5

A. Word Hunt
Motivation

1. A 9. J
2. D 10. G
3. L 11. E
4. K 12. H

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Multiple Choice
1. C 6. B
2. A 7. B
3. B 8. D
4. D 9. A
5. A 10. B

Topic 3 and 4
A. Multiple Choice
1. D 6. B
2. B 7. A
3. C 8. B
4. B 9. A
5. C 10. C

B. Matching Type
1. E 6. H
B. Identification 2. B 7. J
1. New Institutionalism 3. D 8. G
2. Psychoanalysis 4. C 9. F
3. Economic Model 5. A 10. I
4. Social Structures
5. Social Location Topic 5
6. New Institutionalism A. True or False
7. Psychoanalysis 1. F
8. Institutional Economics 2. F
9. Rational Choice Theory 3. F
10. Positive Theory 4. T
5. T
6. T
Enrichment 7. F
Topic 1 and 2 8. T
9. F

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10. T

B. Identification
1. Psychoanalytic Theory
2. Unconscious
3. Conscious
4. Id
5. Optimality
6. Rationality
7. Individualism
8. Self-regarding Interest
9. Superego
10. Structure
11. Ego
12. Preconscious
13. Sigmund Freud
14. Parsimony
15. Predictive

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