NATURE, GOALS, AND PERSPECTIVES OF ANTHROPOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY, AND POLITICAL SCIENCE

Question 1

★ study of humanity
○ anthropos: man
○ logos: study

Answer 1

ANTHROPOLOGY

Question 2

★ study of the varying culture that
makes us human

Answer 2

ANTHROPOLOGY

Question 3

Who is the father of modern
anthropology?

Answer 3

FRANZ BOAS

Question 4

study of human origins

Answer 4

BIOLOGICAL

Question 5

study of living people

Answer 5

CULTURAL

Question 6

study of language

Answer 6

LINGUISTICS

Question 7

study of dead people

Answer 7

ARCHAEOLOGY

Question 8

FOUR MAIN PERSPECTIVES OF
ANTHROPOLOGY?

Answer 8

-Cross-cultural or comparative emphasis
-Evolutionary or historical emphasis
-Ecological emphasis
-Holistic emphasis

Question 9

compares culture through cultural relativism

Answer 9

Cross-cultural or comparative emphasis

Question 10

analysis of particular recurrent problems faced by the members of a given species

Answer 10

Evolutionary or historical emphasis

Question 11

interrelationship between individuals and their environment

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Ecological emphasis

Question 12

mind , body, individuals, society, and environment interpenetrate define one another

Answer 12

Holistic emphasis

Question 13

★ study of society
○ socius: group or partners
○ logos: study

Answer 13

SOCIOLOGY

Question 14

coined the term ‘sociology’

Answer 14

AUGUST COMTE

Question 15

uses qualitative research

Answer 15

SOCIOLOGY

Question 16

3 SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON
CULTURE AND SOCIETY?

Answer 16

-Symbolic Interactionist Theory
-Structural Functional Theory
-Social Conflict Theory

Question 17

people attach meaning to symbols and they act according to their interpretation

Answer 17

Symbolic Interactionist Theory

Question 18

functionalism

society = a complex whole with an
interconnected system wherein every part works together as a
functional whole

Society is held together by SOCIAL
CONSENSUS

Answer 18

Structural Functional Theory

Question 19

society = competition of limited resources

macrolevel approach which is mostly identified in the writings
of Karl Marx

Answer 19

Social Conflict Theory

Question 20

study of the activities of the government and institutions in determining who gets what and how

Answer 20

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Question 21

Who? politika (affairs of the cities)

Answer 21

ARISTOTLE

Question 22

★ distribution of power and resources
★ equality, freedom, and justice

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POLITICAL SCIENCE

Question 23

4 PERSPECTIVES IN THE
STUDY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE?

Answer 23

-Traditional or Historical Approach
-Scientific or Behavioralist Approach
-Systems Theory Approach
-Political Economy Approach

Question 24

use of history to study the chronology and the historical development of government structures and institutions

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Traditional or Historical Approach

Question 25

looks into the processes taking place in political structures to understand how it affects that functioning of the institution as a whole

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Scientific or Behavioralist Approach

Question 26

importance of different structures of government in order to determine the stability of the political system

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Systems Theory Approach

Question 27

conflicts about scarce resources generally involves decisions about who will pay from the production and distribution

Answer 27

Political Economy Approach