UCSP- 1st Quarter Flashcards
Banks, William E. (2020), is the study of humans, their close relatives, & their cultural environment. This includes matters about human ancestry, & history of the world. It is about how various people can be, and it tries to go through in what sense that all human shave similarities. It is the study of human race including our pre-historic origin & contemporary human diversity
Anthropology
Strauss (1983), explained that this tries to grasp its object through its most diverse manifestations.
Anthropology
Czarina Saloma, et. al., elaborated that this came from the Greek word Anthropos which means “Human” & logos means “reason” it means ‘reason about humans’ or ‘knowledge about human’. It is a comparative study of cultural & social life.
Anthropology
Anthropos means ?
Logos means ?
Human
Reason
Steven Loyal (2003), define it as the study of human social life, groups & society. It seeks to give a deeper assessment of individual & group behavior, including social events. It gathers social inputs, which composed of frequent forms & manners such as viewpoints, consolidated values, & norms of social institution, which form part of social array.
Sociology
According to the Department of Social Science & Philosophy, It is a classical discipline that deals with the study of political phenomena. Its goal is to deepen human understanding of the forms & nature of political action & to develop theoretical tools for interpreting politically meaningful phenomena. It focuses on fundamental values of equality, freedom, & justice & its process linked with the dynamics & conflict, resolution & cooperation
Political Science
deals with humans and culture
Anthropology
deals with society
Sociology
deals with politics
Political Science
refers to a group of people sharing a common culture with defined territorial boundaries. Likewise, every human society is organized in such a way that there are rules of conduct, costumes, traditions, folkways, and mores, and expectations that ensure appropriate behaviors among members
Society
a composite or multifarious area that comprise of belief, practices, values, attitudes, laws, norms, artifacts, symbols, knowledge, and everything that a person learns and shares as a member of society
Culture
Therefore, culture is:
- A product of human interaction
- A social heritage that is complex and socially transmitted
- Provides socially acceptable patterns for meeting biological and social needs
- A distinguishing factor
- Cumulative
- Meaningful to human being
Aspects of Culture:
- Dynamic, flexible, adaptive
- Shared and contested
- Learned through socialization or enculturation
- Patterned social interactions
- Integrated and at times unstable
- Transmitted through socialization
- Requires language and other forms of communication
something that presses us out of our comfort zone. It is destiny-filtered, heart-grown, and faith-built. It is inequitable, not a respecter of persons.
This is for the better or for the worse, depending on where you view it. It has an adjustment period, which varies on the individual. It is uncomfortable, for changing from one state to the next upsets our control over outcomes. It has a ripping effect on those who won’t let go.
Change
refers to an alteration in the social order of a society. This may include changes in nature, social institutions, social behaviors, or social relations. An example of this is the change from the traditional way of life to a more complex, technologically advanced, and rapidly changing style of life in the region and in the country in general.
These changes are because of industrialization, urbanization, and technology brought by the different countries in the world.
Social Change
deals with the evolution of cultural components. This is the modification of a society through innovation, invention, discovery, or contact with other societies. In Region 2 (Cagayan Valley), these are very evident because of innovation, inventions, and discoveries. An example of this is the use of reaper by the farmers during harvest time.
Cultural Change
“The range of variations between culture is almost endless and yet at the same time cultures ensemble one another in many important ways.” - according to who?
Dean Champion and his Associates
Somehow, it is affected by man’s geographical setup and social experience. It refers to the differences in social behaviors that different cultures exhibit around the world.
Cultural variation
you use your own culture as the center and evaluate other cultures based on it.
Ethnocentrism
It refers to not judging a culture to our own standards of what is right or wrong, strange or normal. Instead, we should try to understand cultural practices of other groups in its own cultural context. Its goal is to promote understanding of cultural practices that are not typically part of one’s own culture.
Cultural Relativism
These are the basis of culture. Everything one does throughout their life is based and organized through cultural symbolism. Some good examples of this would be objects, figures, sounds, and colors. It could also be facial expressions, gestures, or word interpretations.
Symbols
According to ______ _______ ____ (1863-1931), An American
sociologist and the father of
sociological tradition called ________ ______________, our concept of the
self is acquired through the use of
symbolic gestures.
George Herbert Mead
Symbolic Interactionism