HISTORY OF

SOCIOLOGY IN
THE
PHILIPPINES

The Beginning
1896
Fr. Valentin Marin
UST
1911
UP Pres. Murray Barlett & Prof. A.E.W. Salt
First course in University of the Philippines
Dean Condrado Benitez

First Filipino Professor who taught Sociology in UP

Serafin Macaraig
First Filipino to obtain Phd in Sociology at the
University of Wisconsin

1919
Siliman University
Clyde E. Heflin

1938
Philippine Women University
Felipe Gamboa

1950s
Exodus of Filipino students to USA to avail

fullbright scholarship in Sociology at Cornell

University and University of Chicago
Introduction of Social Research

Bet 1952 & 1954

Organization of Philippine Sociological Society

Important milestone of Sociology in the Phil

Philippine Sociological Review

Journal

1957
Creation of Community Development Center

1968
Philippine Social Science Council

Emphasized social science research

1960s & 1970s

Empirical researches began to undertake
UP
ADMU
LA SALLE
XAVIER UNIVERSITY
USC

1970S & 1980S

Participatory Research emerged
1990s
Collaboration of Ugnayan pang-Agham & Phil

Sociological Society to conduct seminars and

researches

AREAS OF SOCIOLOGY
Social Organization
Social institution, groups and class
Social Change, Disorganization and Organization
Changes in culture, relationship and current social
problems in the society
Social Psychology
Human nature as outcome of group life
Human Ecology
Behavior of a given population and its relationship
to groups present social institution
Population Studies
Number, composition, change and quality as they
influence economic, politics and social system

Sociological Method and Theory

Applicability and usefulness of grouplife as
bases for the regulation of mans social
environment
Applied Sociology
Applies scientific knowledge to solve problems

in various fields.