Q1: Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science Flashcards
Quarter 1 - Module 1
Three specialized fields for understanding culture, society, and politics.
- Anthropology
- Sociology
- Political Science
It answers the questions:
* What does it mean to be human?
* Who are you?
* Where do you come from?
Anthropology
It started as a science during the time of exploration when European countries started to colonize what they considered as primitive societies where people were believed to be savages and barbaric.
Anthropology
It started as as the study of non-European people by European people (outward).
anthropology
He is considered as the father of modern American anthropology
Franz Boas
His study led to the doctrine of “historical particularism,” where he stated that each society is considered as having a unique form of culture that cannot be understood under an overall definition of general culture.
Franz Boas
The study of people and their culture.
anthropology
It uses a special research method known as ethnography.
anthropology
Subjects of inquiry in anthropology.
- biological anthropology
- cultural anthropology
- linguistics
- archeology
It refers to the study of human origins (genetics, race, evolutions, fossils, primates).
biological anthropology
The study of living people (religion, social system, language, clothing, foods, beliefs, traditions, etc).
cultural anthropology
The study of language, its evolution, its connection to other languages, and others.
linguistics
It refers to the study of dead culture (religion, social system, language, how they dress, foods, beliefs, traditions, etc).
archeology
A special research method in which anthropologists are required to live with their subject of study for a long period of time in order to make their writings more reliable and credible.
ethnography
True or False
The goal of anthropology is to see the commonalities among people (tradition, language, kinship, etc).
True
