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A branch of science that deals with the institution and functioning of human society.
Social Science
The interaction of the individual and the group or the welfare of human being as a member of society.
Social
Three Faces of the Social
Sociology,
Anthropology,
Political Science
The study of humans and the respective cultures where they were born an actively belong to.
Anthropology
The shared knowledge, beliefs and values of the society handed down from generation to generation.
Culture
Study of society and its structure
Sociology
Group of people living together in a definite territory, having a sense of belongingness
Society
Study of politics, the state and the government
Political Science
The structure of government
Politics
Anthropology derived from the Greek words
Anthropos (human)
Logos (study)
Considered father of all social and behavioral science
Anthropology
New world
North America
Father of American Anthropology
Franz Boas
Prominent in the field since their specialization including the championing of indigenous rights
Alfred Kroeber & William Henry Morgan
Specialist in anthropology and folklore and author of Patterns of Culture
Ruth Benedict
Described in the academic circle as controversial for intensively studying the sexual practices
Margaret Mead
Father of ethnographic approach
Bronislaw Malinowski
Focuses on the ubiquity of social forces in unlikely forms
Sociology
Represent a constellation of unseen yet powerful forces
Social forces
A person’s specific economic and political location
Social Map
Argued that individuals can transcend the limitation posed by their respective social relation
C. Wright Mills
The vivid awareness of the relationship between private experience and the wider society
Sociological Imagination
Explains that the perspective in sociology enable us to see general patterns
Peter Berger
Formulated a theorem which states “If people define situation as real, they are real in their consequences”
W. I. Thomas
Father of sociology. Invented sociology by bringing together the greek word socius and logos
August Comte
The forerunner of conflict theory. Wrote the book “Communist Manifesto”
Karl Marx
Believed that doing something to help the weak would interfere the natural selection process.
Herbert Spencer
The first French sociologist put forward the idea that individuals are more product
Emile Durkheim
Believed that a sympathetic understanding of others was essential
Marx Weber
Introduced sociology in college in the Philippines
Fr. Valentin Martin
The first filipino to acquire doctorate in sociology
Serafin Macaraig
The most prominent Filipino sociologist, daily inquirer
Prof. Randy David
It is the systematic study of government and politics
Political Science
It includes the study of political, philosophy
Political Science
Father of political science
Aristotle
Father of Modern political science
Niccolo Machiavelli
Central concepts in politics
Power Order Justice Right type of constitution and government Political Structure Right and Virtuous Leadership
Source of authority and influence others
Power
Attain through obedience on the rules
Order
What and who is politically and morally right
Justice
Different types of government states
Right type of constitution and government
different ideologies in a state
political structure
who should lead in a certain political system
right and virtuous leadership
