UCSP EXAM REVIEWER Flashcards
Refers to social, cultural,
and psychological
characteristics or traits
related to males and females
based on certain social
contexts.
Gender
Refer to attitudes and
behaviors that the
society expects a person
to exhibit based on his or
her sex.
Gender Roles
Refers to the biological
characteristics that distinguish a male from a female
Sex
or the division of society based on occupation, income, wealth, or power is simpler at present
than in the past.
Social Stratification
movement of people or
families within or between different levels in society, and the opportunity to transfer from a lower socioeconomic class to a higher one possibly through education or
marriage.
Social Mobility
a quality or a characteristic of a person that makes him or her different
from an established norm in a society
-various physical and mental interference or problems that affect a person and which makes it difficult for him or her to function properly in society
Exceptionality
differ from societal and community standards of normalcy
-have learning or behavioral problems and physical and sensory disabilities
-are intellectually gifted
Exceptional People
gives special rights and privileges to persons
with disabilities (PWDs).
Philippine Republic Act 7277
refers to a group of people that shares the same physical attributes, such as skin color, height, and facial features.
Race
is prejudice or discrimination against people of other races with the
idea that one’s race is superior than others’.
Racism
is discrimination or prejudice based on one’s culture.
Ethnocentrism
is the elimination of a group of people from another race, ethnic group, religion, or nation.
Genocide
is the harassment, rape, or forced migration of an ethnic group to banish them from a certain area or territory.
Ethnic Cleansing
in greek means fire
Holocaust
is a set of practices
and behaviors that relate to
a group of people’s belief in a
god or a group of gods.
Religion
It is a behavioral science that deals with the study of culture
Anthropology
The sum of individual’s way of life, ranging from the food, clothes,
and house.
Culture
It is a behavioral science that deals with the study of society
Sociology
It deals with the study of politics or government. In political science, the way people govern themselves; the various forms of government and their relationship to other institutions in society are also studied.
Political Science
It is defined as an organized group or groups of interdependent people who share a common territory, language, and culture, who act together for collective survival and well-being.
Society
THE TERM SOCIETY WAS COINED BY SOCIAL SCIENTISTS TO FACILITATE THEIR EXPLORATION OF SOCIAL PHENOMENA. IT SERVES TO GRASP THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PHENOMENON IT REPRESENTS AND A MEANS TO EXPLORE ITS MANY OTHER DIMENSIONS HIDDEN BY ITS
NORMATIVE USE..
Society as Concept
IT IS FORMALLY DEFINED AS CONSTITUTING A FAIRLY LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPE WHO ARE LIVING IN THE SAME TERRITORY, ARE RELATIVELY INDEPENDENT OF PEOPLE OUTSIDE THEIR AREA AND PARTICIPATE IN A COMMON CULTURE.
Society as Facticity
The twin Concepts
Social Forces and Social Facts
Sees society as a complex
system whose parts work
together to promote solidarity
and stability.
-It asserts that our lives are
guided by social structures
which relatively stable
pattern of social behavior.
(government, law,
education, religion)
Structural Functionalism:
Emile Durkheim
-Society is all about competition
-sees society as an arena, social
actors are the gladiators fighting
for their very lives.
-resources and their scarcity make
up the bone of contention in
every conflict situation.
Conflict Theory by: Karl Marx
-people attach meanings to
symbols, and the they act
according to their subjective
interpretation of these symbols.
Example: marriage=wedding
bands, vows of life-long
commitment, a white bridal dress, a
wedding cake, a church ceremony,
flowers and music. (society
attached general meaning to these
symbols but individuals maintain
their own perception)
Symbolic Interactionism by: Herbert Blumer
are guides in the performance of roles and in
everyday actions and interactions
Rules
is the central concept in Anthropology
Culture
is an organized group of individuals.
Society
is an organized group of learned responses.
Culture