UCSP Flashcards
It defines how people relate to nature and their physical environment
Culture
It always describes human, human behaviour and human societies around the
world
Anthropology
It is a social science that deals with humans and their interactions.
Political Science
It is the study of human social relationships and institutions.
Sociology
It is a state or habit of mind in which trust or confidence is placed in some
person or thing.
Beliefs
This term means scientific study of man or human beings
Anthropology
It refers to a theoretical foundation of contemporary anthropology.
Nature of culture
It attempts to explain how the social world operates.
Sociological theory
It is used to analyse and explain objects of social study, and facilitate organizing
sociological knowledge.
Theoretical perspective
It sees social life as a competition, and focuses on the distribution of resources,
power, and inequality.
Conflict perspective
It is a comparative science that examines all
societies.
Anthropology
The purpose of
sociology is to understand ________________ both shape and
are shaped by surrounding cultural and social structures.
how human action and consciousness
it essentially deals with the large-scale actions of humans,
and group mentality
Political science
Consists of beliefs, behaviours, objects, and other
characteristics common to the members of a particular group or society.
Culture
A state or habit of mind in which trust or
confidence is placed in some person or thing.
Beliefs
_______ anthropology which focuses on
language in a certain society.
Linguistic
The ____________ is to understand the
origin human evolution and the diverse forms of its existence throughout time.
goal of studying anthropology
The goal of studying anthropology is to understand the__________ and the _________ throughout time.
origin human evolution and diverse forms of its existence
The goal of sociology is to help you understand how _________ both shape and are shaped by the surrounding cultural and social
structures.
human action and
consciousness
The goal of sociology is to help you understand how human action and
consciousness both shape and are shaped by the _________________
surrounding cultural and social
structures.
The goal of _________ is to constantly deepen the knowledge, discover progress and protect the quality of life within a group, community, country, and the world.
Political Science
refers to a group or community which shares
common experiences that shape the way its members
understand the world
Culture
A ________ is anything that is used to stand for something else.
symbol
__________is a system of words and symbols used to communicate with
other people.
Language
__________ are culturally defined standards for what is good or
desirable.
Systems of values
Members of the culture use the ____________ to
decide what is good and what is bad.
shared system of values
is a term used in the social
sciences, particularly anthropology, ethnology, and
sociology for anything created by humans which gives
information about the culture of its creator and users.
Cultural artifact or artefact
are such valuable tools for exploring the past and using them
to understand the past.
Artifacts
are essential in our life because they help us to grow
and develop.
Human values
It is a person’s standards of behaviour, principles and
own judgment.
Human values
are rules or expectations of behaviour and
thoughts based on shared beliefs within a
specific cultural or social group.
Social and cultural norms
variations or modifications in the patterns of social
organisation of sub groups within society
Social change -
refers to all alterations affecting new traits or trait
complexes and changes in a cultures content and structure.
Cultural change -
__________ on the other hand judges another culture solely by the values
and standards of one’s own culture
Ethnocentrism
__________is the major reason why division amongst members of different
societies which exists because ethnocentric individuals regard their own society’s set
of cultural values as the only agreeable, acceptable and highly respectable set of
convictions.
Ethnocentrism
this concept underscores the idea that the culture in
every society should be understood and regarded on its own terms.
Cultural Relativism –
this concept regards that one’s own culture and society is the
center of everything
Ethnocentrism –
an unfair feeling of dislike for a person or group because of race,
sex, religion, etc.
. Prejudice –
a discriminatory behavior towards members of another race
Racism –
