UCSP QUIZ REVIEWER 3-11-2023 Flashcards
Scientific study of man or
human beings
Anthropology:
the study of human
societies and elements of cultural life
Cultural Anthropology:
are culture,
cultural relativism, fieldwork, human diversity,
holism, bio-cultural focus.
Anthropological perspectives:
the study of human social
relationships and institutions
Sociology:
introduces the
discipline of sociology, including its history,
questions, theory, and scientific methods; and
what distinguishes it from other social science
disciplines
Sociological perspective:
Three Major Theoretical Perspectives
- Functionalist perspective
- Conflict perspective
- Symbolic interaction perspective
a social science that deals
with humans and their interactions; it essentially
deals with the large-scale actions of humans,
and group mentality
Political Science:
studies the
tendencies and actions of people which cannot
be easily quantified or examined
Political science perspective:
a group of people with
common territory, interaction,
and culture.
Society:
The definition of
society has two types:
the
functional definition and the
structural definition.
Reasons people live together as a society
- For survival
- Feeling of gregariousness
- Specialization
shared patterns of
behavior and associated
meanings that people learn
and participate in within the
groups to which they belong.
Culture
rich diversity in social patterns
that different human group exhibit around the
world.
Cultural Variation:
patterns or traits that are
globally common to all societies.
Cultural Universals:
anything that is used to stand for
something else. It is anything that gives meaning to
the culture.
Symbols:
Known as the storehouse of culture.
Language
Application of knowledge and
equipment to ease the task of living and maintaining
the environment.
Technology
Culturally defined standards for what is good
or desirable.
Values
Conceptions or ideas of people have about
what is true in the environment around them like what is
life, how to value it and how one’s believed on the value
of life relate with his or her interaction with others and
the world.
Beliefs
Specific rules/standards to guide for
appropriate behavior.
Norms
There are two types of norms.
➔ Proscriptive norm
➔ Prescriptive norm
3 Norm types
➔ Folkways
➔ Mores
➔ Laws
refers to the physical objects,
resources, and spaces that people use to define their
culture.
Material Culture:
refers to the nonphysical ideas
that people have about their culture, including beliefs
values, rules, norms, morals, language, organizations
and institutions.
Non-Material Culture:
same culture may take place in two or
more different places.
Parallelism:
Refers to those behavioral patterns that
pass back and forth from one culture to another.
Diffusion