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
True or False
The goal of anthropology is to look at one’s own culture more subjectively.
False
The goal of anthropology is to look at one’s own culture more objectively.
It answers the question:
* How do we study society?
* What are the things that you think influence your life?
* What is life to people living in places with different culture and behavior?
sociology
It emerged as an academic field right at the height of the Industrial Revolution in Europe which mobilized the entire population in a way that had never been before in human history.
sociology
It started as the study of European society by European people (inward).
sociology
He started the field of sociology.
Auguste Comte
A French philosopher and mathematician. He coined the term sociology.
Auguste Comte
He saw the need for a systematic science of studying society and in dealing with the solution of its basic problems.
Auguste Comte
The study of society, patterns of social interactions, and culture of everyday life.
sociology
True or False
The knowledge created by sociology is used to understand other society.
False
the knowledge created by sociology is used to understand one’s own society.
