ANTHROPOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY, AND POLITICAL SCIENCE MRS. KIP AIZA F. GABAWA
The Trio Concepts: Anthropology Social Science
Anthropology It includes topics such as human origin, globalization, social change, and world history. It is the study of humankind in all times and all places. It is the study of humanity including our prehistoric origins and contemporary human diversity.
Goals of Anthropology Discover what all people have in common – By studying commonalities (folklores, traditions, language, etc.) in all humanity, we could understand more about the human’s nature.
Goals of Anthropology Produce new knowledge and new theories about humankind and human behavior – This new knowledge is then applied in an attempt to alleviate human challenges.
Goals of Anthropology Discover what makes people different from one another in order to understand and preserve diversity – Anthropology attempts to answer questions: “What does it mean to be a Filipino and a citizen of the world?”
Goals of Anthropology Look at one’s own culture more objectively like an outsider – It aims to make “the strange familiar and the familiar strange.”
FIELDS OF ANTHROPOLOGY CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY Refers to the study of living people and their cultures including variation and change. It deals with the description and analysis of the forms and styles and the social lives of past and present ages
FIELDS OF ANTHROPOLOGY LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY Refers to the study of communication, mainly but not exclusively among humans. It includes the study of communication’s origin, history and contemporary variation.
FIELDS OF ANTHROPOLOGY ARCHAEOLOGY Refers to the study of past human cultures through their material remains. It is the study of past human cultures through the recovery and analysis of artifacts.
FIELDS OF ANTHROPOLOGY BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY Biological anthropologists study a variety of aspects of human evolutionary biology. It seeks to describe the distribution of hereditary variations among contemporary populations and to sort out and measure the relative contributions made by heredity.
SOCIOLOGY
We are social animals PRIMITIVE ANCIENT GREECE
We are social animals DISCO SA UMA MODERN PARTY
We are social animals EVENT OF THE ELITES
Sociology It is a systematic study of groups and societies that people build and how these affect their behavior. It focuses on various social connections, institutions, organizations, structures, and processes. A strong and competitive working environment A collaborative working environment
The so called “Ecology of racists”
The scientific study of Sociology enables us to: It gathers social inputs which are composed of frequent forms and manners namely: attitude, viewpoints, consolidated values, and norms of social institutions which form part of social array.
The scientific study of Sociology enables us to: Obtain possible theories and principles about society as well as various aspects of social life; Critically study the nature of humanity, which also leads to examining our roles within the society;
The scientific study of Sociology enables us to: Appreciate that all things (in society) are interdependent with each other. An individual’s personal history is connected to his/her environment’s history, which is also tied into the nation’s history;
BRANCHES OF SOCIOLOGY SOCIAL ORGANIZATION This includes the study of social institutions, social inequality, social mobility, religious groups, and bureaucracy.
BRANCHES OF SOCIOLOGY SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY This area focuses on the study of human nature and its emphasis on social processes as they affect individual or responses which are called “social stimuli”.
BRANCHES OF SOCIOLOGY SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY This area focuses on the study of human nature and its emphasis on social processes as they affect individual or responses which are called “social stimuli”.
BRANCHES OF SOCIOLOGY APPLIED SOCIOLOGY This is concerned with the specific intent of yielding practical applications for human behavior and organizations. The goal of Applied Sociology is to assist in resolving social problems through the use of sociological research.
BRANCHES OF SOCIOLOGY SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY AND RESEARCH It focuses on the discovery of theoretical tools, methods, and techniques to scientifically explain a particular sociological issue.
SOCIAL CHANGE It studies factors that cause social organization and social disorganization like calamity, drug abuse, drastic and gradual social change, health and welfare problems, political instability, unemployment and underemployment, child and women’s issue, etc.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
The learning objective Discuss the nature, goals and perspectives in/ of anthropology, sociology and POLITICAL SCIENCE
POLITICAL SCIENCE It is an academic discipline that deals with the study of government and political processes, institutions, and behaviors.
The Evolution of Political Movement BEFORE NOW
POLITICAL SCIENCE It is a study of the complex behavior of various political actors such as the government administration, opposition, and subjects.
TAKE NOTE! The study of Politics has something to do with power – who wields it and how it is used.
New World Order
POLITICS It originated from the Greek word ‘polis’, which means ‘city’ or ‘state’. It is the art and science of governing city/state. It is the social process or strategy in any position of control which people gain, use, or lose power.
POLITICS Due to the negative connotations of politics, the term is now applied to many different social situations.
POLITICS While government typically refers to the established LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE departments of a nation or state, politics is a broad term that is related to the power sharing in any organization.
GOVERNMENT It is the agency to which the will of the state is formulated, expressed, and carried out. It is the organized agency in a state tasked to impose social control.
Which one is more dangerous for our government?
SOCIO-CULTURAL CHANGE
SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CHANGE Social change refers to any significant alteration over time in behavior patterns , cultural values and norms . By “significant” alteration, sociologists mean changes yielding profound social consequences.
The industrial revolution(1760-1840)
The abolition of slavery 15th century
The feminist movement 19th century
It is the agency to which the will of the state is formulated, expressed, and carried out. It is the organized agency in a state tasked to impose social control.
CHARACTERISTICS OF SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL CHANGE IS SOCIAL Social change obviously means a change in the system of social relationships. Only that change can be called social change whose influence can be felt in a community form. The changes that have significance for all or considerable segment of population can be considered as social change
CHARACTERISTICS OF SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL CHANGE IS UNIVERSAL The social structure, social organization and social institutions are all dynamic. Social change occur in all societies no society remains static for long time.. Adjustments take place in every society and conflicts break down adjustments.
CHARACTERISTICS OF SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL CHANGE OCCURS AS AN ESSENTIAL LAW Our needs keep on changing to satisfy our desire for change and to satisfy these needs, social change becomes a necessity.
CHARACTERISTICS OF SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL CHANGE IS CONTINIOUS Society is continuously changing since from the past up till now.
CHARACTERISTICS OF SOCIAL CHANGE RATE OF SOCIAL CHANGE IS UNEVEN Urban society is more aggressive to social change compared to rural society.
FACTORS OF SOCIAL CHANGE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT Major changes in the physical environment are quite rare but very compelling when they happen. Environmental destruction has been atleast a contributing factor in the fall of most great civilizations.
FACTORS OF SOCIAL CHANGE POPULATION CHANGE A stable population may able to resist most change, but rapidly growing population must migrate, improve it’s productivity, or starve.
FACTORS OF SOCIAL CHANGE ISOLATION AND CONTACT Areas of greatest international contact are center of change. Conversely, isolated areas are centers of stability, conservatism, and resistance to change.