DISCIPLINES AND IDEAS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES (MIDTERMS) Flashcards
In what colonial period did the Philippine social science emerge as a specialized discipline?
American colonial period
It was the first social discipline at the University of the Philippines.
anthropology
When was it instituted at the University of the Philippines?
the second decade of the 1900 (1920)
When was the Department of Anthropology established?
1915
When was the Department of Sociology and Economics and the Department of Political Science established?
1916
When was the Department of Psychology instituted?
1927
MAJOR NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS OF SOCIAL SCIENTISTS AND PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS
Philippine Political Science Association (1962)
Philippine Sociological Association (1952/1963)
Philippine Association of Psychologists (1962)
Philippine Economic Society (1962/1972)
Ugnayang Pang-Agham Tao (UGAT)(1977)
Philippine Political Science Journal (1974)
Philippine Sociological Review (1953)
Philippine Journal of Psychology (1968)
Philippine Economic Journal (1962)
Agaham-Tao (1978)
When did the UNESCO call a meeting with the representatives of the National Science Councils and similar bodies?
December 14, 1954
What does the UNESCO mean?
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
Where was the meeting held?
UNESCO House, Paris
Who are the two Filipino representatives?
Dr. Meredith Givens of the Social Science Council of the Philippines
Mr. Felipe Franco of the Legation of the Philippines-Paris
When did the American anthropologist and two head of some social science associations meet during the meeting of the Social Sceince Committee of the UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines (UNCOP)?
March 3, 1967
What does the UNCOP mean?
UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines
Who was the American anthropologist in the UNCOP meeting?
Dr. Margaret Mead
Who were the other people present at the UNCOP meeting?
Dr. Eufronio M. Alip, historian
Secretary Armand Fabella, economist, and former Education, Culture and Sports secretary
Fr. Francis “Frank” Lynch, S.J., social anthropologist
Atty. Serafin Guingona, UNCOP member
Mr. Petronilo Buan, UNCOP member
What did the UNCOP meeting result to?
the formation of the AD HOC Committee
Why was the AD HOC Committee formed?
to work on the reorganization of the NSSCP
What does the NSSCP mean?
National Social Science Council of the Philippines
What did the AD HOC Committee bill?
Philippine Social Science Council
What does PSSC mean?
Philippine Social Science Council
When did the PSSC establish the intentions?
1968
How many regular members does the PSSC have today?
14
How many associate member organizations does the PSSC have?
35
LIST OF THE REGULAR MEMBERS OF THE PSSC
Linguistic Society of the Philippines
Philippine Association of Social Workers, Inc.
Philippine Communication Society
Philippine Economic Society
Philippine Geographical Society
Philippine Historical Association
Philippine National Historical Society
Philippine Political Science Association
Philippine Population Association
Philippine Society of Public Administration
Philippine Sociological Society
Philippine Statistical Association
Philippine Psychological Association
Ugnayang Pang-Agham tao
What emerged in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries alongside nation-state?
social sciences
What do you call the main features of the nation-state as main and rise of modernity?
methodological nationalism
What do you call the thing that shows that something is going to happen?
harbinger
What is a sociological theory that attempts to explain why society functions the way it does?
structural functionalism/functionalism
What is the other term for structural functionalism?
functionalism
What is the framework for building theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability?
structural functionalism/functionalism
It addresses the society as a whole in terms of function of its constituent elements such as norms, customs, traditions, institutions, and etc.
structural functionalism/functionalism
What is the oldest and the dominant conceptual perspective in society?
structural functionalism/functionalism
Functionalism has its roots in the _______ of Comte.
organicism
When was the roots of the Organicism of Comte?
early 19th century
What influences the functional anthropologists?
organicism of Comte
later of Spencer and Durkheim
What began to shape modern/contemporary structural prespective?
Durkheim’s timeless analysis
Weber’s emphasis on social taxonomies
What is a perspective in sociology that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability?
structural-functional approach
What are relatively stable patterns of social behavior?
social structures
What gives shape to our lives?
social structures
What are consequences for the operation of society as a whole?
social functions
What are the Components of Social Function?
manifest functions
latent functions
dysfunction
Type of social function that recognizes and intends consequences of any social pattern. (conscious motivation/motives)
manifest function
Type of social function that is unrecognized and unintended consequences of any social pattern.
latent function
Type of social function that is undesirable consequences for the operation of the society.
dysfunction
Who noted that there may be functional alternatives to the institutions and structures currently fulfilling the functions of society?
Merton
What is a system of economic, social, and political philosophy based on ideas that view social change in terms of economic factors?
marxism
What is a word for “overthrown with force”?
revolution
What is a word for “dictatorship of the workers”?
proletariat
What do you call when capitalism successes feudalism and it too will be removed by a dictatorship of the workers?
socialism
What do you call the aggregates of persons who perform the same function in the organization of production?
classes
Are distinct from aggregates of people sharing a common fate, it needs for their emergence of a number of conditions.
self-conscious classes
What arises only if and when there exists a convergence of what Max Weber later called “ideal” and “material interest”?
self-conscious classes
What is frequently referred to as class welfare or class struggle, is the tensions or antagonism which exists in society due to competing socioeconomic interests and desires between people of different classes?
class conflict
TRUE OR FALSE: Marx said history is basically about the struggle between classes for dominance.
TRUE
What do you call the rich class?
bourgeoisie
What do you call the poor class?
proletariat
What is the process of interaction in the formation of meaning for individuals?
symbolic interactionism
Who formulated symbolic interactionism?
Herbert Blumer
When did Herbert Blumer formulate symbolic interactionism?
1969
Who inspired the Herbert to formulate symbolic interactionism?
Dewey
What are the three core principles of the theory?
meaning
language
thought
Who emphasized the subjective meaning of human behavior, the social process, and pragmatism?
Max Weber, German sociologist and economist
George H. Mead, American philisopher
What does pragmatism mean?
assessing the truth
What does amalgamation mean?
combining
Who had the theory of “looking glass self”
Charles Harton Cooley
What do you call the process wherein individuals base their sense on how they believe others view them?
looking glass self
Who focuses on the subjective aspects of social life, rather than on objective, macro-structural aspects of social systems?
interactionists
Who is a prominent social theorist, who discussed roles dramaturgically, using analogy to the theater, with human social behavior seen as a more or less well-scripted and with humans as role-taking actors?
Erving Gofiman
What is a key mechanism of interaction, for it permits us to take the other’s perspective, to see what our actions might mean to the other actors with whom they interact?
role-taking
FIVE CENTRAL IDEAS ABOUT SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISM
The human being must be understood as a social person.
The human being must be understood as a thinking being.
Humans do not sense their environment directly, instead, humans define the situation they are in.
The cause of human action is the result of what is occurring in our present situation.
Human beings are described as active beings in relation to their environment.
What is commonly used to treat depression and anxiety disorders?
psychoanalaysis
What is a theraphy as well as a theory?
psychoanalysis
What is a set of psychological and psychotherapeutic theories and associated techniques?
psychoanalysis
Who founded pyschoanalysis?
Sigmund Freud (1856 - 1939)
What theory argued that human behavior was the result of the interaction of three components part of the mind?
Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory of personality
What are the three component parts of the mind?
id
eg
superego
What are the five psychosexual stages of development?
oral
anal
phallic
latency
genital
What are the defense mechanisms?
denial
repression
projection
displacement
regression
rationalization
sublimation
someone denies what they are doing
denial
painful memories can upset you, people may unconsciously choose to hide them in hopes of forgetting them entirely
repression
some** thoughts or feelings** you have about another person may make you uncomfortable
projection
you direct strong emotions and frustrations toward a person or object that does not feel threatening (give anger towards something that did not have anything to do with your anger)
displacement
some people who feel threatened or anxious may unconsciously escape to an earlier stage of development
regression
some people may attempt to explain undesirable behaviors with their own set of facts; this allows you to feel comfortable with the choice you made
rationalization
people rely on it choose to redirect strong emotions into an object or activity that is appropriate and safe
sublimation
is the source of psychological energy derived from instinctual needs and drives
id
Where did Freud borrow the term “id”?
The Book of the It
What is the Book of It in German?
Das Buch vom Es
Who wrote the Book of It?
Georg Groddeck
What does id in Latin mean?
it
What is libido?
sex drive
What is the organized conscious mediator between the internal person and external reality?
ego
What does ego mean in Latin?
I
What was the original German word for ego?
ich
What is the realization of the conscious mind, extenuated by rules, conflicts, morals, guilt and so on?
superego
What are the two sides of superego?
conscience
ego ideal
What is the sense of right and wrong?
conscience
What is based upon the internalization of the world view, norms, and mores children absorb at a young age from their parents and the surrounding environment?
superego
What deals with rewards and positive reinforcements?
ego ideal
SUMMARIZE THE THREE COMPONENT PARTS OF THE MIND
id - unconscious state of mind, it is responsible for needs and desires
ego - conscious state of mind, the peacemaker of id and superego
superego -conscious state of mind, moral and values of society
