Social Science USCP

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systematic study of humanity, with the goal of understanding our evolutionary origins, our distinctiveness as a species, and the great diversity in our forms of social existence across the world and through time.

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Anthropology

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understanding both our shared humanity and diversity, and engaging with diverse ways of being in the world.

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Anthropology

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SUB-FIELDS OF ANTHROPOLOGY

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1. Archaeology
2. Biological Anthropology
3. Cultural Anthropology
4. Linguistic Anthropology

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focuses on the objects humans have made (often thousands of years ago).

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Archaeology

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examines the ways humans adapt to different environments.

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Biological Anthropology

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interested in how humans live and make sense of their surroundings, studying their folklore, cuisine, arts, and social norms.

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Cultural anthropologists

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study the ways different cultures communicate.

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Linguistic anthropologists

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Anthropologists are interested in thewholeof humanity, in how various aspects of life interact. One cannot fully appreciate what it means to be human by studying a single aspect of our complex histories, languages, bodies, or societies.

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Holism

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By using a ____________, anthropologists ask how different aspects of human life influence one another.

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holistic approach

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Perspectives in Anthropology

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1. Holism
2. Cultural Relativism
3. Comparison
4. Fieldwork

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Anthropologists do not judge other cultures based on their values nor do they view other ways of doing things as inferior. Instead, anthropologists seek to understand people’s beliefs within the system they have for explaining things.

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Cultural Relativism

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Anthropologists of all the subfields use ________ to learn what humans have in common, how we differ, and how we change. Anthropologists ask questions like: How do chimpanzees differ from humans? How do different languages adapt to new technologies? How do countries respond differently to immigration?

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Comparison

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anthropologists’ fieldwork

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ethonography

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the process and result of cultural anthropological research.

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ethnography

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___________processinvolves the research method of participant-observation fieldwork: you participate in people’s lives, while observing them and taking field notes that, along with interviews and surveys, constitute the research data.

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ethnographic

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study of groups and group interactions, societies and social interactions, from small and personal groups to very large groups.

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Sociology

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group of people who live in a defined geographic area, who interact with one another, and who share a common culture is what sociologists call

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society

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“Socius” _________; “logia”_______

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companion or fellowship; the study of.

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SUB-FIELDS OF SOCIOLOGY

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1. Sociology of Religion
2. Sociology of Theory
3. Rural Sociology
4. Urban Sociology
5. Criminology

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examines the beliefs of individuals as well as the structure of religion within a society.

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Sociology of Religion

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sociologists analyze past sociological theories through scientific methods.

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Sociological Theory

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sociologists analyze past sociological theories through scientific methods.

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Sociological Theory

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it deals with the study of social life, structure and culture of rural society.

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Rural Sociology

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urban sociologists are interested in analyzing the social life and structure of cosmopolitan societies.

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Urban Sociology

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studies deviant or criminal behavior of individuals and groups within a society

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Criminology

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PERSPECTIVES IN SOCIOLOGY

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1. Symbolic Interactionism (Micro) 2. Structural Functionalism (Macro) 3. Conflict Theory (Macro)

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the sociological perspective that uses symbols; face-to-face interactions; , directs sociologists to consider the symbols and details of everyday life, what these symbols mean, and how people interact with each other.

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Symbolic Interactionism

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sociological perspective about relationship between the parts of society; How aspects of society are functional each aspect of society is interdependent and contributes to society's functioning as a whole. The government, or state, provides education for the children of the family, which in turn pays taxes on which the state depends to keep itself running.

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Structural Functionalism

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sociological perspective about competition for scarce resources; how elite control the poor and weak , which originated primarily out of Karl Marx's writings on class struggles focuses on the negative, conflicted, and ever‐changing nature of society. 

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Conflict Theory

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Science of human development

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Anthropology

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Focuses on individual level of human behavior

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Anthropology

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To know about human diversity and cultural difference Employs qualitative research Immerses in external and foreign culture

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ANTHROPOLOGY

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Science of society Group level human behavior is studied To remove social issues through policy - Uses both qualitative and quantitative research - Studies own setting

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Sociology

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classical discipline that deals with the study of political phenomena. Its goal is to deepen human understanding of the forms and nature of political action and to develop theoretical tools for interpreting politically meaningful phenomena.

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POLITICAL SCIENCE

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The discipline deals with the traditional fields of public national life, such as democracy, parliaments, politicians, elections, and the government.

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POLITICAL SCIENCE

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Politike” ____________; “politicus” ___________

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pertaining to public affairs, concerning the governance of a country or people of citizens or the state, civil, civic.

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SUB-FIELDS OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

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1. Comparative Politics 2. International Relations 3. Political Theory 4. Political Economy 5. Public Administration 6. Domestic Policy

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study of how different societies and political systems work. There are many similarities between different societies and political systems, but there are also many differences. 

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Comparative politics

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study of the interactions between nations and other types of international entities. It’s not limited to just the countries that are considered to be in a “country,” but also includes organizations, businesses, and individuals. 

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International Relations

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study of how political institutions, power, and sovereignty are organized and exercised.

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Political theory

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2 categories of political theory

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normative and positive. The normative side of political theory is concerned with the concepts of justice, rights, and legitimacy. The positive side of political theory is concerned with the study of power, interests, and decision-making.

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study of how power, resources, and decision-making influence economic outcomes. _________ is a subfield of economics and is often described as the study of how power shapes the economy.  

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political economy

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management of government and public affairs. It is concerned with the use of public resources, the creation of public policy, and planning for the future of society.  

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Public administration

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the set of laws and rules that a country has for how it governs its own country. These laws are created to make the everyday life of citizens easier and more enjoyable. 

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Domestic Policy

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3 Approaches in Political Science

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1. Institutionalism 2. Positivism 3. Rational Choice Theory

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Perpective in Pol Sci: Methodological approaches, emphasis on institutions, rules, regularities, structures, context of political outcome and conduct; bureaucracy

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Institutionalism

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Perspective in Pol Sci: Philosophical system that holds that every rationally justifiable assertion can be scientifically verified; Auguste comte (defined this as scientific method)

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Positivism

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Perspective in Pol Sci: States that individuals use rational calculations to make rational choice and achieve outcomes that are aligned with their own personal objectives

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Rational Choice Theory