Nature, Goals and Perspectives in

Anthropology, Sociology and

Political Science

OBJECTIVES
❖ Identify the nature, goals, and
perspectives in anthropology,
sociology and political science;
❖ Recognize the concepts and the
subjects of inquiries of anthropology,
sociology and political science; and
❖ Appreciate the importance of the
goals of anthropology, sociology and
political science. 2
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ANTHROPLOGY is for CULTURE

SOCIOLOGY is for SOCIETY

POLITICAL SCIENCE is for POLITICS

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Why do you think that sometimes
we are confusing about the
Sociology and Anthropology?

Anthropology and Sociology

are dealing with commonalities
in Society and Culture both of
them study human behavior
and the different factors that
affect our social relation.
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 Where did it start?

ANTHROPLOGY SOCIOLOGY
Anthropology started Sociology emerged as an
as a science during academic field right at the
the time of height of Industrial
Revolution in Europe which
exploration when
mobilized the entire
European countries population in a way that
started to colonize had never been before in
what they considered human history. These era
as primitive societies had brought great
where people were changes in the way people
believed to be live in a society
savages and barbaric. 7
Who started this field?

ANTHROPLOGY SOCIOLOGY

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 CONCEPT

ANTHROPLOGY SOCIOLOGY
Anthropology Sociology is the
is the study of study of society,
people and patterns of
their culture social
interactions,
and culture of
everyday life 9
- It refers to the differences in social
behaviors that different cultures exhibit
around the world. What may be
considered good etiquette in one culture
may be considered bad etiquette in
another.
EXAMPLES:
- Religion
- Ethnicity
- Nationality
- If human cultures modify the
natural environment, it is also
true that the natural
environment initially shaped,
and still shapes to some extent,
the culture of society.
- The differences among
individuals on the basis of
social characteristics and
qualities.
- class, role, age, ability, sex,
etc. Social differences can
create discrimination among
individuals on the basis of
their social characteristic.
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IDENTITY POLITICS
IDENTITY POLITICS
ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTHROPOLOGY
 CULTURE
- Essential for researching about our past.
Studying culture, allows us to have knowledge of
our own lifeblood tradition, the things that made
us who we are today. To know how valuable, it is
to have one, and to preserve its existence.
Culture is also an identity, the difference between
us and other people from other countries.
SOCIOLOGY
- Is the scientific study of society. The
perspective highlights the external
influence that facilitate or constrain
human action. From latin word “Socius”-
“associate or companion” and Greek
word “logos”- “the study of”.
SOCIOLOGY
- Society exist where a number of
individual enter into interaction
which arises on the basis of certain
drives or for the sake of certain
purposes – Georg Simmel
POLITICAL SCIENCE
- Is the systematic study of the
state and government. From the
Greek word “Polis”=“city state”-
“Scire”-”to know”.