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What is Anthropology?

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  • Greek word: Anthropos (man) + logy (study)
  • Scientific study of human beings, human behavior, and the different societies that have
    existed in the past and what we have now at present.
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  • Greek word: Anthropos (man) + logy (study)
  • Science or study of man.
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Anthropology

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Four Major fields of Anthropology?

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  1. Biological Anthropology
  2. Cultural Anthropology
  3. Archeology
  4. Linguistics
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What is Biological Anthropology?

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Studies the HOMO SAPIENS as biological beings both in the present and in the past.

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2 Types of Biological Anthropology

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  1. Paleoanthropology
  2. Primatology
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concerned with the origins and
development of early humans.

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Paleoanthropology

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study of primate orders of mammals other than
recent humans (Homo sapiens).

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Primatology

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The study of the description and comparison of the adaptation made by human groups to the
diverse ecosystem on earth.

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Cultural Anthropology

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2 types of Cultural Anthropology

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  1. Ethnography
  2. Ethnology
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  • the systematic study of individual cultures.
  • Explores cultural phenomena from the point of view of the subject of the study.
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ETHNOGRAPHY

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compares and analyzes the characteristics of different peoples and the relationships between them.

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ETHNOLOGY

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  • A systematic study of remains of the previous culture.
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ARCHEOLOGY

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Prehistoric Archeology:

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  1. Artifacts
  2. Features
  3. Eco Facts
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object made or altered by humans.

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ARTIFACTS

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no portable evidence of technology.

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FEATURES

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natural materials such as plants
and animals.

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ECO FACTS

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The study of language.

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LINGUISTICS

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2 types of Linguistics

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  1. Descriptive
  2. Historical
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is the study of the grammar, classification, and arrangement of the features of a language at a given time.

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DESCRIPTIVE LINGUISTICS

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  • also called Diachronic Linguistics
  • concerned with the study of phonological, grammatical, and semantic changes, the reconstruction of earlier stages of languages.
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HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS

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focuses on the theory and
practice of government and politics at the local, state,
national.

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POLITICAL SCIENCE

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  • is generally the most common field of study.
  • its subfields include public opinion, elections, national government and state, local or regional government.
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DOMESTIC POLITICS

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focuses on politics within countries.

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COMPARATIVE POLITICS

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the political relationships and interactions between countries.

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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

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  • the social and economic doctrine that calls for public rather than private ownership or control of property and natural resources.
  • live in cooperation with one another.
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SOCIALISM

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is the study of human social relationships and
institutions.

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SOCIOLOGY

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4 Types of Social Norms

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  1. Folkway
  2. Taboo
  3. More
  4. Law
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Norm that stems from and organize casual interactions

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Folkway

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strong negative norms; violation it results in extreme disgust

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Taboo

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Norms that structures the difference between right and wrong

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Mores

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norm that is formally inscribed at the state or federal level

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Law

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2 branches of society

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  1. static
  2. dynamics
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the study of an organization that
allows society to endure.

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static

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the study of the process by which societies change.

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DYNAMICS

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  • Was the first to develop the concept of sociology.
  • He defined sociology as a positive science.
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AUGUSTE COMTE

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is the search for “invariant
laws of the natural and social world”

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Positivism

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  • The first woman sociologist.
  • An essayist, novelist, journalist, and economic and a historical writer.
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HARRIET MARTINEAU

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  • English sociologist, and philosopher
  • An early advocate of the theory of evolution who achieved an influential synthesis of knowledge, advocating the preeminence of the individual
    over society and of science over religion.
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HERBERT SPENCER

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  • Revolutionary, sociologist, historian, and
    economist.
  • Published the Communist Manifesto.
  • Author of the movement’s most important book:
    Dos Kapital.
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KARL MARX

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  • was a well-known sociologist famous for his
    views on the structure of society.
  • His work focused on how traditional and
    modern societies evolved and function.
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EMILE DURKHEIM

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Sub-branches of Political Science

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Domestic Politics
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Political theory
Public Administration
Public law

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Classical political philosophy; theoretical perspectives.

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POLITICAL THEORY

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Studies the role of bureaucracy.

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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

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Constitutions, legal systems, civil
rights and criminal justice.

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PUBLIC LAW

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the passage and implementation of all types of government
policies.

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PUBLIC POLICY

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Branches of Sociology

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Criminology
Historical Sociology
Sociology of Religion
Sociology of Economy

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studies the criminal behavior
of individuals or groups.

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Criminology

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It is the study of
social facts and social groups.

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Historical Sociology

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studies the structure of the religion in the social system.

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SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION

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studies production, distribution, consumption and exchange of goods and services.

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SOCIOLOGY OF ECONOMY

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