UNDERSTANDING

CULTURE, SOCIETY
AND POLITICS
Ms. Jolina Mariz C. Noche
CLASSROOM RULES AND
REGULATIONS
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AND REGULATIONS
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AND REGULATIONS
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GRADING SYSTEM - UCSP

WRITTEN WORKS PERFORMANCE QUARTERLY

TASKS ASSESSMENT
• 25%
• 50% • 25%
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SUBJECT ORIENTATION

❖This course uses insights from

Anthropology, Political Science, and
Sociology to develop students’
awareness of cultural, social and
political dynamics, and sensitivity to
cultural diversity.
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❖Students should acquire ideas about human

cultures, human agency, society and politics;
recognize cultural relativism and social
inclusiveness to overcome prejudices; and develop
social and cultural competence to guide their
interactions with groups, communities, networks,
and institutions.
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ANTHROPOLOGY
Nature, goals and perspectives in/of
anthropology
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OBJECTIVES
1. Identify the subjects of inquiry
and goals of anthropology.
2. Recognize the value of
anthropology for the 21st
century.
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❖branch of Social Science that deals

with all aspects of human beings
including their biological evolution
and social and cultural features that
definitively distinguish humans
from other animal species.
❖antropos (human) and logos (study)
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❖It promotes holistic study of
humans.
Past, Present, Future

❖Franz Boas
❖Father of Anthropology
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❖When, where and how did humans
evolve?
❖How do people adapt to different
environments?
❖How have societies developed and
changed from the ancient past to the
present?
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ANTHROPOLOGY

Archaeology
Cultural anthropology
Linguistic anthropology
Physical anthropology
Applied anthropology
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ANTHROPOLOGY

Archaeology
❖Examines the remains of ancient
and historical human populations to
promote an understanding of how
humans have adapted to their
environment and developed.
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ANTHROPOLOGY

Archaeology
❖It studies the past, rather than
living, human societies and culture.
❖Cultural anthropology of the past
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ANTHROPOLOGY

Cultural anthropology

❖Promotes the study of a society's

culture through their belief systems,
practices, and possessions.
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ANTHROPOLOGY

Cultural anthropology

❖Cultural anthropologists study

topics such as how people interact
with each other, how they make
their living, and what beliefs they
hold.
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ANTHROPOLOGISTS
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ANTHROPOLOGY

Linguistic anthropology
❖Focuses on understanding how people
use language in certain cultures.
❖Physiology of speech, structure and
function of language, non verbal
communication, how various language
developed over time
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ANTHROPOLOGY

Physical anthropology

❖Looks into the biological

development of humans and their
contemporary variation.
❖It studies the biological
characteristics that are genetically
inherited.
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ANTHROPOLOGY

Applied anthropology

❖Attempts to solve contemporary

problems through the application of
theories and approaches of the
discipline.
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❑ See the commonalities among people

(tradition, language, kinship, etc).

❑ Look at what makes us the same to

understand more about human nature.
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❑ Discover what makes people different

from each other in order to understand
and preserve diversity.

❑ Produce new knowledge and new

theories about mankind and behavior.
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❑ Look at one’s own culture more

objectively.
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METHODOLOGY

❖Interview
❖Participant observation method
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❖Anthropology presents concepts

about man’s culture and society.
❖Man attains a broader perspective and
a better understanding of the world.
❖It introduces man to various
methodologies and branches of
science.