ANTHROPOLOGY, POL SCI, SOCIOLOGY Flashcards
window to our past, mirror of our present, and a lens through which we look to the future
anthropology
culture and origin
anthropology
anthropology of political dynasty
stems from family culture of filipinos.
for security, not individualistic, to presernve success we need our families.
Not just a political issue
________ research, observe, analyze, and apply many variations of human condition. They observe behavior, patterns of events, connections of perspectives.
anthropologists
anthropos means ________
man
logos means ________
science or study
man is context of study
anthropology
What are 4 goals of anthropology?
- Analyze similarities and differences of culture.
- assess cultural development
- analayze biological evolution
- explain human biological diversity
What are 4 goals of anthropology?
- Analyze similarities and differences of culture.
- assess cultural development
- analayze biological evolution
- explain human biological diversity
field of anthropology that describes and explain BIOLOGICAL evolution of species. Observes where we are closely related.
Biological Anthropology
2 branches of biological anthropology
- Paleoanthropology
- Primatology
This discovers human evolution through fossils and ancient ancestors
Paleoanthropology
Example of this is african eve theory
paleoanthropology
All comes from a single woman, and all of us has a black gene
african eve theory
study of animal relatives like learning about the ability of monkey and people.
primatology
humans have the same brain with _________
chimpanzees
This is the study of adaptation made by human groups to the diverse ecosystem of the earth.
cultural anthropology
2 major areas of cultural anthropology
- Ethnography
- Ethnology
This is the application of anthropology which provides a descriptive study of culture through observation.
Ethnography
characterizes microculture of a group; specifics; not focuses on differences instead, focuses on similarities
ethnography
You do thematic analysis and fieldwork to find this
ethnography
comparative analysis
community 1 vs community 2
differences/similarities
perspectives in 2 certain communities
ethnology
Archeology
study of remains of precious culture as means of reconstructing the lifeways of people in past.
example: fossils/remains
What are the 3 major areas archeology?
- Historical Archeology
- Cultural Resource Management
- Applied Archeology
analyze historical records
historical archeology
preserve archeological sites, methods of preservation (digging, brushing, to see enscriptions)
cultural resource management
combination of both historical archeology and cultural resource management.
More on research framework.
applied archeology
studies language; how language is formed, how it works, history, development of language,
linguistics
2 major areas of linguistics
- Descriptive Lingustics
- Historical Lingustics
What does descriptive linguistics deal with?
mechanisms of language, grammar, syntax, structure of sentences
What does historical lingustics deal with?
developent of language.
4 INTERDISCIPLINARY FIELDS OF ANTHROPOLOGY
- Applied Anthropology
- Development Anthropology
- Urban Anthropology
- Medical Anthropology
practice of research about interpretation of patterns of behaviour present in an institution, community, or whole society
applied anthropology
focuses on social issues and explains cultural and economic development of society (bakit umuunal ang economy)
development anthropology
study role of cities in the world systems which affect the routines of people and their values
urban anthropology
examines how illnesses were formed, unpacks culture of treating diseases. DISEASES ARE SOCIALLY CONSTRUCTED.
medical anthropology
study of politics
political science
What did Aristotle say about politics?
“Man by nature is a political animal”
What does power mean in politics?
Means in charge, rewards and deprivations
What does influence mean in politics?
use of force, prestige, imposing beliefs, rewards or threat!
What does authority mean in politics?
right to exercise power based on regular procedures
approval of others
legitimacy
relationship of others. Example is people and the government
lineage
TRUE OR FALSE: You can have authrority, but cannot have legitimacy
true. One person can achieve authority but overall doesn’t have approval of others, thus pamamalakad is not smooth.
Comes from greek word which means having no government.
anarchism
the only authority that has moral and legitimate force is authority that each individual gives to himself.
anarchism
target is wealth distribution and equality.
This believes that private property inevitably leads to inequality and eliminates the idea of private property which means government will be the one distributing the wealth.
communism
what is socialism?
individuals can still own property but generating wealth is communally owened. Managened by a democratically elected goverment.
values traditional practices in institutions and preserve the functions of every sector in state
conservatism
private ownership is practiced, for market should have free trading of goods and services. capitalism is priotized.
conservatsim
this targets cultural supremacy and indetity building
facism
leader has personal control over state here, centralizing decision in able to establish stronger and ETHNOCENTRIC state.
facism
extreme dictatorship which focuses on monopolization of power in a state.
facism
extreme right (conservatism)
going to traditions and cultural supremacy
extreme left (communism)
distribution of wealth and economic aspect.
study of human relationships and institutions
sociology
seeks to look on the regularities of the behavior of people in converstaions and other form of interactions
sociology
How to understand culture, society, and politics?
Know the patterns of interaction, narratives, experiences, events, and behaviors.
