M1: Anthropology, Sociology, and Political Science Flashcards
Shared or set of common things such as attitudes, beliefs, languages, customs, rituals, behaviors, religion, arts, drama, and music
Culture
Differences of social behaviors that varies culture exhibit around the world
Culture Variation
Group of people who shares the same laws, rights, and resources
Society
Dissimilarities among individuals based on their social characteristics and qualities
Social Difference
Forms of Social Change?
Race & Ethnicity, Class/Statues, Age, Sex & Gender, Group, and Other
Alteration of society over time
Social Change
Science of government
Politics
Means city or state in Greek?
‘Polis’
Political arguments upon the interest and perspectives of groups which people identify
Political Identity
Study of politics and power from domestic, international and comparative perspectives
Political Sciences
Study of human origins (Genetics, race, evolution, and fossils)
Biological / Physical Anthropology
Study of living people, their religion, social system, language, food, and traditions
Cultural Anthropology
Study of society, social life, social change, and social causes of human behavior
Sociology
Means companion in French?
“Sociologie”
Group of interacting people with the same goal
Social Organization
Behavior are influenced by the social environment
Social Psychology
Solve social problems
Applied Sociology
Study of interactions between human beings and nature in different cultures
Human Ecology
Systematic study of government, politics, and political power
Political Science
3 Goals of Anthropology?
(1) Observe common things among people, (2) Discover what makes people different from each other, (3) Create new knowledge through researches about humankind and behvior
The study of human beings and their ancestors
Anthropology
Study of language, evolution, connection to other languages
Linguistics
Founder of Modern Anthropology
Franz Boas
Study of material remains of past human life and activities
Archeology
4 Goals of Political Science?
(1) Make people better citizens, (2) Keep social order and harmony, (3) Protect rights, (4) Avoid conflict and promote cooperation