UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, POLITICS AND SOCIETY Flashcards
a kind of perspective that allows individuals to see their lives as a product of the various social forces
Sociological perspective
is characterized by its exact and clear cut way of inquiring into the nature of things. In short, the scientific method is a kind of design that precise that is used for conducting research
Scientific method
is basically the study of the cultural heritage of the past through examination of the physical remains and ruins of past cultures
Biological anthropology
the study of human behavior as it relates to the society and its institutions.
Social Science
It is basically the science of the physical or material world.
Physical Science
a kind of mental state that only adheres to the true nature of things through observation and not relying on interpretation.
Scientific
basically studies man as an individual and its relation to other individuals and the entire universe.
Sociology
A kind of conceptual framework or paradigm in looking the intricate relationships among individuals in the society and how they react to their environment.
Sociological themes
a sociological theory that asserts the idea that society evolves through the cruel process of survival of the fittest.
Social Darwinism
It is a movement which believes that valid knowledge can only be achieved through the use of the methods of scientific inquiry or the scientific method.
Positivism
what are the three sociological perspectives?
-The Functionalist Perspective
-Symbolic Interactionism
-Social Conflict Perspective
See the society as composed of different but interdependent integral parts and these parts play vital role in keeping the society together in tact and functioning.
The Functionalist Perspective
Is a symbolic interactionalism. It is a term coined by the notable sociologists Herbert Blumer.
Symbolic Interactionism
who termed Symbolic interactionism?
Herbert Blumer
The society is always full of different groups socially stratified. The stratification could arise from economic status, different ideologies and other means of stratification.
Social Conflict Perspective
needs to follow the scientific method.
Social science
deals with the influences of language and symbols of human culture.
Anthropological Linguistics
is the study of past events as it relates to the present and even to some respect the future.
History
deals with studying the various aspects of cultural way of life and how they correlate and function together
Adaptation
can be considered as a real science.
social sciences
The scientific revolutions involve shifting
paradigms.
merely relies on empiricism.
Science
Anthropology ____ called science because humans cannot be fully understood.
cannot hardly be
shaped the way humans see their world.
Science
