UCSP - Challenges individuals to evaluate

1st Quarter – Notes and criticize their own culture.

Overview:
Fields
 Introduction to Anthropology,
1. Cultural Anthropology
Sociology, and Political Science
- “Social or Sociocultural
Anthropology”
A. Introduction to Anthropology,
- Study of living people and their
Sociology, and Political Science
cultures including variation and
o Anthropology
change.
- Humanity as its objects, unlike other
- Description and analysis of the
human science it grasps most diverse
forms and styles and the social lives
manifestations (Claude Levi-Strauss,
of past and present ages.
1983)
- Art, religion, migration, marriage,
- “Antropos” – human and reason
family
- “Logos” – study; study of human
- Study of humankind in all times and
2. Biological Anthropology
places; human origin, globalization,
- “Physical Anthropology”
social change, and world history
- Study of humans as biological
organisms including evolution and
Goals
contemporary variation
- Account for social and cultural
- Describe distribution of hereditary
variation while conceptualizing and
variations among contemporary
understanding similarities between
populations and measure the
social systems and human
relative contributions made by
relationships.
heredity, environment, and culture to
- Understanding connection with and
human biology.
between societies; studying
- Can intersect with biology, medicine,
commonalities (folklore, traditions,
psychology, as supporting basis to
language, etc.) in all humanity to
the betterment of a new product or
better understand human nature.
overall application of the field.
- Account for interrelationships
between different aspects of human
3. Linguistic Anthropology
existence
- Study of communication, mainly (but
- Produce new knowledge and
not exclusively) among humans and
theories about human and human
communication’s origins, history,
behavior that can be applied to
and contemporary variation.
various fields in attempt to alleviate
- Language shaping communication, it
human challenges.
plays a huge role in social identity,
- Discover difference of one another
group membership, and cultural
to understand and preserve
beliefs.
diversity.
- Look at cultures objectively like an
4. Archeology
outsider.
- Study of past human cultures of
ancient/recent human through their
 material remains and through the
recovery and analysis of artifacts.
- Relationship of artifacts to its
surroundings.
o Sociology (1839 A.D.)
- Study of human relationships and
institutions.
- Study of groups and societies that
people build and how it affects their
behavior.
- Crime to religion, family to state,
divisions of race and social class to
the shared beliefs of a common
culture, and social stability to radical
change in whole societies.
Goals
- Understand how human action and
consciousness both shape and are
shaped by surrounding cultural and
social structures.
- It looks for patterns that reflect
particular generalities of the society.
Individual’s behavior or actions to
see how it fits into the broader
pattern of that person’s society and
culture (Greg Jackson)
Enables us to…
- Obtain possible theories and
principles about society and various
aspects of social life.
- Critical study of human nature.
- Broaden familiarity on sociological
facts to realize own prejudices on
different social issues.
- Expose ourselves to different
perspectives to attain truth.
Branches
1. Theoretical Sociology
- Includes micro theory or
small/middle/large theory. Theories
of Karl Marx, August Cimte, Max
Wever, Emmile Durkhaim, Sorokin,
etc.
2. Historical Sociology
- Study of social facts and groups;
background of any social event
(Hindus, Romans Greek)
3. Sociology of Knowledge
- Newly emerged branch that
indicates our knowledge is the
product of social phenomena.
Knowledge is always influenced by
society. (Economic, Religious,
Political)
4. Criminology
- Criminal behavior of individuals or
groups; origin of crime its types of
nature, causes as well as law,
punishment, police, etc.
5. Sociology of Religion
- Analyses social behavior of human
beings. Studies religious
constitutions and their role in the
society
6. Sociology of Economy
- Studies production, distribution,
consumption and exchange of goods
and services. Studies economic
activities of the society in which the
focus is given about the socio-
cultural factors. (access in
production, mode of distribution, real
consumers)
7. Rural Sociology
- Way of life of rural people as the
rural population is higher than the
urban. The patterns of life such as
behavior, belief, culture, tradition
 norms, values, etc. are totally
different from urban people
- Social institutions, structures, and
processes
8. Urban Sociology
- Way of life of urban people.
Information about social
organizations and institution or
urban society as well as social
structure and interaction. Social
pathology such as discrimination,
crime, corruption, robbery, loot,
unemployment, prostitution,
environmental pollution, etc.
9. Political Sociology
- Studies different political moments of
society, different political ideology
(view), origin, development, and
functions. (political parties)
10. Sociology of Demography
- Demography of scientific
mathematical and statically study of
population. Studies about size,
situation, composition, density,
distribution, and measurement etc.
of the population.
11. Sociology of Law
- Moral order for the society as
formulation and implementation of
rules and regulations, law and order
come under this.
12. Industrial Sociology
- Studies the different industrial
organizations and institutions. As
well as their interrelationship and
links with other various institutions of
society.
o Political Science
- Systematic study of governance by
the application of empirical and
generally scientific methods of
analysis
- Academic discipline that deals with
the study of government and political
processes, institutions, and
behaviors.
- Borrowed a lot of concepts and
subject matter from other social
sciences, focuses on power.
Importance
- Discover principles that should be
adhered to in public affairs and study
operations of the government.
- Deepen knowledge and
understanding of one of the most
powerful forces operating on people,
communities, and corporations
today.
- Necessary and important to have
knowledge and understanding about
the government.
Fields
1. Domestic Politics
- Most common field of study: public
opinion, elections, national
government, and state, local, or
regional government.
2. Comparative Politics
- Politics within countries (often
grouped into world regions) and
analyzes similarities and differences
between countries.
3. International relations
- Political relationships and
interactions between countries
including the cause of war, the
formation of foreign policy,
 international political economy, and
the structures that increase or
decrease the policy options available
to governments.

4. Political theory
- Includes classical political
philosophy and contemporary
theoretical perspectives
(constructivism, critical theory, and
postmodernism)

5. Public administration
- Studies the role of the bureaucracy;
focuses more on civil service.
- More practical application

6. Public law
- Studies constitutions, legal systems,
civil rights, and criminal justice.

7. Public policy
- Examines the passage and
implementations of all types of
government policies, particularly
those related to civil rights, defense,
health, education, economic growth,
urban renewal, regional
development, and environmental
protection.