UNDS Week 2 Flashcards
- study of human race
- origins of humanity
- we adjust ourselves and our culture to what is beneficial to us
- understanding man in cultural context
ANTHROPOLOGY
- study of human behavior as social beings in relationship with other members of the society
- understanding self in reference
to the behavior of society
SOCIOLOGY
study of how human society is established, its structure and how
it works, the people’s interaction with each other and the effects
they have to one another is an aspect in which we have to
consider with regards to the development of a person
Sociology
- father of American Pragmatism
- rejected the idea of biological determination
- notion of a person of who they are develops from ones social
interaction with other people
George Herbert Mead -
characteristics, behavior and/or actions done by a
person that follows the “generalized others” that a person interactions with
Me
reaction of the individual to the attitude of others,
as well as the manifestation of the individuality of
the person
I
individual sees himself as the center of
everything until the self emerges because of the influence of those
who play a prominent role in their development
Mead’s Theory of Self
- 0 to 2 years old
- imitates actions and behaviors or other people
- actions have no intentions or meaning
Preparatory (Language) Stage:
- 2 to 6 years old
- interacts with other people with certain rules applied
- pretend play
- onset of self - consciousness
Play Stage
- 6 to 9 years old
- recognize the rules, identify their roles, and roles of other
people
Game Stage
studies human species and its immediate ancestors includes main sub disciplines or subfields - sociocultural, archeological, biological, and linguistic anthropology. Anthropology is a systematic exploration of human biological and
cultural diversity
Anthropology
study of human society and culture which describes, analyzes,
interprets, and explains social and cultural similarities and differences.
ethnography (field work) and etnology (cross-cultural comparison)
Cultural Anthropology
reconstructs, describes, and interprets human behavior and cultural
patterns through material remains
Arcehological Anthropology
studies human evolution as revealed by the fossil, human genetics,
human growth and development, human biological plasticity, etc
Biological or Physical Anthropology
- studies language in its social and cultural context across space and over
time. - studies how speech changes in social situations over time
Linguistic Anthropology
- refers to customary behavior and beliefs that are passed
on through enculturation - shared, symbolic, natural, learned, integrated,
encompassing, and maladaptive and adaptive - Geertz: culture is a system of inherited conceptions
expressed in symbolic forms by means of which man
communicate, perpetuate, and develop their knowledge
about and attitudes toward life
Culture
- what dictates our behavior in the society
- social standards
- defines group’s way of living
norms
- human technology
- physical aspect of culture
- change in the globalized world
- cultural exchanges
Material Culture
- intangible human creations that helps shape our perspective of the society, ourselves, and material world
- may or may not change depending on the outside factors and changes in societal values
- i.e., conservatism and same sex marriage
Non-Material Culture
- Individualism
- focuses on self - actualization
- self - centric
Western Culture
- Collectivism
- consider the view of group
members
Eastern Culture
- Gen Z (1995 to 2010)
- live their lives and present themselves in the virtual world
- diverse definition of cultural identity
- balance and embraced multiple culture
The Self(ie) Generation
