Week-1 Sociology and Political Science Flashcards
Systematic study of human relationship along
with human society and interaction.
SOCIOLOGY
To understand how
human action and consciousness both shape
and are shaped by surrounding cultural and
social structures.
SOCIOLOGY
Father of Sociology;
coined the term “sociology” in 1838
Auguste Comte
Refers to the ability to understand individual
experiences and issues in the context of
larger social structures and historical
processes.
SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION
He defended sociology as
a separate and independent field from
psychology.
Emile Durkheim
Communist Manifesto and
Conflict Theory
Karl Marx
_________ - owners of the means of
production (capitalists)
_________ - the workers
Bourgeoisie
Proletariat
Refers to the conflict between different classes in a society asrising out of inequalities and scarcity of resources
Conflict Theory
- is a discipline in social science concerned
primarily in the state, government, and politics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
It is also defined as an academic discipline that
deals with the study of government and
political processes, institutions, and behaviors.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
It deals with the nature and formation of the
stateand attempts to understand its forms and
functions.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Art of government, the exercise of control
within the society through the making and
enforcement of collective decisions.
POLITICS
It is a formal group that is sovereign over its
members and occupies a well-defined territory.
It is the formal apparatus of authoritative roles
and law norms through which the sovereignty
is exercised.
STATE
- is the authority that is responsible for
creating and enforcing the rules of a society,
defense, foreign affairs, the economy, and
public services.
GOVERNMENT
The separation of power to avoid one entity or body wielding too much power
Checks and Balances
3 Branches of PH Government
Judicial
Legislative
Executive
