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CULTURE, SOCIETY
AND POLITICS
Quarter I – Week I
Course Description:
Instruction:
Lesson Overview
This chapter allows the learners to see the intersection and
connection between anthropology, sociology, and political
sciences in the understanding of culture, society, and politics.
Objectives
Find at least (5) five things that change before and after the
To Do List: COVID-19 Pandemic within your community. Example: No Mass
gathering of people in basketball court (P.S. Please strictly follow
the protocol in your barangay or community before doing such.)
Political Sciences
Political Science is an academic discipline that
deals with the study of government and political FACT CHECK
processes, institutions, and behaviors.
Aristotle as the
The study of Politics has something to do with “Father of Political
power – who wields it and how it is used. Therefore, it Science”. Because
is important to study politics to understand society and Aristotle was the first
to help change it for the better. This means that Political thinker who
political science is not just for politicians or for aspiring gave his theories based
lawyers instead, it is also a give and take relationship on empirical basis.
between the government (as a state apparatus) and its Because he studied
people (as a subject). 158 constitutions of his
times and done
Due to the negative connotations of politics, the comparative analysis.
term is now applied to many different social situations. Then he classified
For example, politics is present when a teacher is political system
bribed to include a certain student in the honor list or comparatively. He
when an employee spreads rumors against his/her proposed solutions
officemate to get ahead in a promotion. which could be
Politics is often used synonymously with implemented of
government, however, the two (2) are distinct from each problems of political
another. system.
To Do List:
Do you think the
government made
the right decision in
passing of the said
controversial Anti-
Terror Bill (Republic
Act No. 11479)?
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Relevance of Anthropology,
Political Sciences, and Sociology
in understanding Culture,
Society, and Politics
Avner Greif wrote a
paper exploring the
connection between the
societal organization
and the per capita
income of contemporary
societies. Sociology
Find out how Social Media begun. There are uploaded films or
Reflect to videos available in Youtube and on other media platforms that
Check: can help you see how social media has changed the culture
landscape of the world.
Sociology