INTRO TO UCPS Flashcards
Deals with the
natural/physical world: its
processes, elements, and
compositions.
Natural Science
Deals with human behavior
in its social and cultural
aspects.
Social Science
Social Science primarily focuses in :
human
society and social
relationships.
the study of human beings and their ancestors including:
* biological evolution
* social and cultural features
Anthropology
Anthropology words
Anthropos
Anthropos means
Man
logos means
study
a person who studies anthropology
Anthropologist
The Father of Modern Anthropology
Franz Boas
focuses on humans as biological organisms,
including their evolution and contemporary
variation
Physical Anthropology
focuses on humans as culture-producing and
culture-reproducing creatures
Cultural Anthropology
analysis of artifacts and fossils as evidence for evaluating past human culture and society
Archaeology
studies the nature and nuances of languages
Linguistic Anthropology
2 types of Linguistic Anthropology:
Historical and Sociolinguistics
the body of knowledge relating to the study of the:
* state
* government
Political Science
Political Science words
Politika and scientia
Politika means
‘Affairs of the State’
Scientia means
Knowledge
Politika comes from
polis
polis means
city-state
scientia comes from
scires
scire means
to know
2 Types of Power:
- Central Government
- Local Government
Oldest human fossil
lucy
oldest human fossil in ph
Callau Cave Man
3 branches of government
legislative
judicial
executive
evaluates law
judicial
carry out the law
executive
makes the law
legislative
Congress (upper and lower house)
legislative
Chief Justice
Judicial
Current senate pres
Migz Zubiri
current CJ
Gesmundo
the study of human relationship and interaction
Sociology
sociology words
socius, logos
socius means
companion
logos means
study
Humans are _______
social beings
our sense of ___ derives
from our membership in society.
self
coined the term “sociology”
Auguste Comte