UCSP FIRST PRELIM Flashcards
in its sense involves social
(i.e., actions and interactions),
cultural (i.e., practices and traditions)
and political realities
- Is a social system comprising
interconnected and interrelated parts
(sub systems)
Society
Is the activity through which people
make, preserve and amend the
general rules under which they live.
Politics
refers to the personal traits
and social roles of the male and
female members of society.
Gender
is the state of being either
masculine or feminine.
Sexuality
Refers to the status of every
individual from the sociological and
economic points of view.
- The level of an individual’s social
standing and financial position in the
society.
Socio-Economic Status
Is a condition in which a social
group belongs to a common national
or cultural tradition.
Ethnicity
The study of society and human
behavior.
Help us better understand all
problems and how to try and fix
them.
Sociology
The _____ of an individual
refers to the identity or feeling of
belonging to a group.
Pertains to one’s nationality,
ethnicity, religion, social class,
generation, locality or any kind of
social group that has its own distinct
culture.
Cultural Identity
Consists of the ethnic, religious,
racial, gender, linguistic or other
socioeconomic factors and values
that shape an individual’s
upbringing.
Cultural Background
Are known from virtually all human
societies. A ____ is a
prohibition against consuming
certain foods.
Food Taboos
The cuisine of the Filipinos has its
roots or with influences from the
Malay, Spanish, Arab, Indian,
Japanese, Chinese and American
cuisines.
Food Taboos in the Philippines
Are two robust constructs in the
vocabulary of the social sciences
Society and Culture
The Filipino term “______” is
derived from the English idiom “on
______”.
______ is a localized version of
standby, which over the years has
developed a set of peculiar
characteristics that signify a
particular subsector in Philippine
society.
The Standby (Istambay) Phenomenon
The word ‘society’ was coined by
social scientists to facilitate their
exploration of social phenomena.
As a concept, ‘society’ represents the
ideal type, which more or less
depicts the form, process, and
dynamics of the social reality it
embodies.
Society as a Concept
Which refer to families whose
members are engaged in politics
have been in the Philippine political
structure since time past.
Political Dynasty
The definition simply means that
society only exists if there are people
interaction and their interactions
constitute the process that defines
society.
Society as a Facticity
Is concerned mainly with the
foundations of the political
community and institutions.
It focuses on human nature and the
moral purposes of political
association.
Political Theory
The definition simply means that
society only exists if there are people
interaction and their interactions
constitute the process that defines
society.
Society as a Facticity
Is a broad field with a variety of
approaches and goals.
Comparative Politics
Survived by hunting animals and
gathering plants
Hunting and Gathering Society
Survived primarily on growing
plants
Horicultural Society
- Society which food is obtained by
raising and taking care of animals
Pastoral Society
Uses plows and draft animals in
growing food
Agricultural Society
Depends on science and technology
to produce its basic goods and
services
Industrial Society
Which the economic emphasis is on
providing services and information
Manufacturing-based economy to
service-based economy
Post-Industrial Society
Which the economic emphasis is on
providing services and information
Manufacturing-based economy to
service-based economy.
Post-Industrial Society
Preindustrial society-based on
traditions, kinship, and close social
ties.
Gemeinschaft
Industrial society by weak family
ties, competition, and impersonal
social relationships.
Gasellschaft
Achieved by people doing the same
type of work and holding similar
values.
Mechanical Solidarity
Which members interdependence is
based on specialized functions and
statuses.
Organic Solidarity
4 Types of Social Norms
Folkway
Mores
Law
Taboo
Set of unwritten rules and behaviors
that are accepted in a group or
society
Standards of expectations
Norms/Social Norms
tells us things to do
Prescriptive
tells us what to avoid
Proscriptive
Fundamental beliefs that guide or
motivate one’s attitude or behavior
Values
Describes actions or behaviors that
violate informal social norms or
rules
Deviance
Includes criminal violations
EX. Robbery, theft, murder, etc.
Formal Deviance
Violations of informal social norms
that have not been codified into law
Informal Deviance
Unintended consequences from the
manifest functions.
Latent Function
Structures that are created to meet
the needs of different needs in
society
Institution
Affects behavior and attitude of an
individual
Social Facts
Focuses on the war, inequality, and
‘conflict’ in society
Examines any social phenomenon
through lens that there is a natural
human instinct towards conflict
Conflict Theory
Refers to the opinion that one’s own
culture is better
Ethnocentrism
The ability to understand a culture on
its own terms and not to make
judgements using one’s own culture.
Cultural Relativism
You perceived that another culture is
better than your own preference of
another culture
Xenocentrism
is the fear and hatred of strangers or
foreigners
Xenophobia
A way of classifying yourself by
race, social class, gender, sexual
orientation, religion, etc.
Social Location
Means that it occupies a position
outside the centers of power
Marginalazation
Social and cultural inequality
Power & Inequality
Study of people and their cultures
Trying to understand how intuitions
developed
Anthropology
The theory that cultures are built on
hidden underpinnings formed from
human perceptive and activity.
Structurism
How institutions fitted together to
create a functioning society.
It argues that society is made
possible by cooperation and
interdependence.
Structural Functionalist Tradition
Things that are put in place
intentionally to keep society moving
forward. i.e Institutions, agencies,
etc.
Manifest Function
Has a broader meaning set including
“a belief that racial differences
produce the inherent superiority of a
particular race.
Racism
Questions the assumptions of global
politics
Political Anthropology
Explores differing experiences of
medicine and disease
Medical Anthropology
Asks fundamental questions about
the ways in which we understand
society
Feminist Anthropology
