UCSP Flashcards
L1-L2
is a discipline that
examines human
behavior and society.
social science
sociology, psychology,
Pol Sci. Economics,
Anthropology,
geography, linguistics
and Demography.
social sci ex
focuses on the study
of the physical
world
NATURAL SCIENCE
Physical science,
Chemistry, Physics,
Biology.
NATURAL SCI EX
scientific study of society,
including patterns of social
relationships, social
interaction, and culture
SOCIOLOGY
is the study of social life, social change,
and the social causes and consequences
of human behavior
SOCIOLOGY
sociology derived from the latin word
socius
socius
companion
sociology derived from the greek word
logos
logos meaning
speech or companion
branches of sociology
-social organization
-social psycholoy
-human ecology
-applied sociology
-population studies
-social change
-sociological theory and research
How society is
structured
social organization
families, schools and government
social organization
How people think and
act because of others
Social Psychology
Studying population
changes and trends
Population Studies
Peer pressure and
group behavior
Social Psychology
How people interact
with their environment
HUMAN ECOLOGY
How cities grow and
impact nature
HUMAN ECOLOGY
Using sociology to
solve real problems
Applied Sociology
Improving education
systems
Applied Sociology
Birth rates and aging
populations
Population Studies
How society changes
over time
Social Change
The impact of
technology on daily life
Social Change
Understanding and
studying social behavior
Sociological Theory and Research
Researching why people
follow certain trends
Sociological Theory and Research
is the scientific study of the origins of humans, how we have changed over the years, and how we relate to each other, both within our own culture and with people from other cultures
anthropology
WHY DO WE
NEED TO STUDY
SOCIOLOGY?
A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIAL
WORLD; A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF YOUR
OWN LIFE
arts and science
anthropology
anthropology originates from two word in greek
anthropos and logos
anthropos meaning
“man” or “human being”
Father of American Anthropology
FRANZ BOAZ
logos meaning
study
widely accepted as the forerunner of
anthropology
HERODOTUS
He compared the WESTERN CIVILIZATIONS
(Greeks) to EASTERN CIVILIZATIONS (
Persians)
HERODOTUS
His works focused on rejecting the
biological basis of racism or racial
discrimination
FRANZ BOAZ
He pioneered the importance of
fieldwork as opposed of armchair
anthropology
FRANZ BOAZ
his work of anthropological research
led to the understanding of Cultural
Relativism
FRANZ BOAZ
He successfully documented the kinship system of
IROQUOIS
LEWIS HENRY MORGAN
His societal/cultural evolution presents three stages: savaged, barbaric, civilized
LEWIS HENRY MORGAN
the one that practice metallurgy,
domestication of animals and agriculture
Barbaric society
the one that utilizes crude
technology like fire, bow and pottery
savaged society
development and system of writing
Civilized society
Pioneer of participant observation
Bronistaw Malinowski
Emphasized the importance of studying
societies through direct, long-term
fieldwork
Bronistaw Malinowski
studies lifeways and tradition of human groups (beliefs, economic activities, material culture, and even political system)
cultural anthropology
study that allows for a cross-cultural comparison
ethnology