INVOCATION

UNDERSTANDING
CULTURE, SOCIETY
AND POLITICS (UCSP)
  
 
Demonstrate an understanding of human cultural
CONTENT STANDARDS variation, social differences, social change, and
political identities .

   

MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING Discuss, the nature goals and perspectives in/of
COMPETENCIES anthropology, sociology and political science
 

DURATION Week 1
 The Nature, Goals and Perspective
of
LESSON 1
ANTHROPOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY,
AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
 EXPLORE
ACTIVITY 1: PIN POINT
 
Using the picture below,
identify the concepts that you
can associate with culture,
society, and politics. Write your
answers in the graphic
organizer.
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ANTHROPOLOGY
The etymology or origin of the term
anthropology can be traced back to two
Greek words, ‘anthropos’ and ‘logos’.
When translated into English, ‘anthropos’
means ‘human’ while ‘logos’ refers to
‘knowledge’ (Eriksen 2001: 2). In this
sense, anthropology can be understood
as the ‘knowledge about humans’ (Ibid.).
The subject of anthropological study is
humanity but unlike other disciplines in
the human sciences, anthropology
studies the diversity and similarity of the
way a person live and make connections
as social and cultural beings.
 Anthropology as a discipline
compares cultural and social life
primarily through participant
observation, a research method that
entails lengthy fieldwork or immersion
in a specific social setting. Through
participant observation,
anthropologists study in depth the
various aspect of society and then
compare how that society differ and
reflect other societies. For example,
an anthropologist who studies the
seafaring communities of Sama Dilaut
in the Sulu Archipelago would find
ways of comparing and contrasting
them to the broader Bajao seafaring
cultures across Southeast Asia or
elsewhere in the world. By doing these
comparative studies, anthropology as
an academic discipline provides a
more grounded, insightful, and deeper
understanding of our common
humanity.
 A Maranao kulintang ensemble displayed at the Bangsamoro Gallery in
the National Museum of Anthropology in Manila

The two different objects are product of the ancient Filipino culture. It
The Manunggul Jar is the only shows that the Ancient Filipinos has a unique way of living in the
secondary burial jar excavated from different parts of the archipelago. It also shows that the ancient Filipinos
Neolithic burial site in early 1960’s possessed high level of knowledge of art which was the result of their
in Manunggul Cave, Lipuun Point, adaptation to their surroundings.
Palawan.
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SOCIOLOGY
Sociology, according to Joseph
Fichter, is the scientific study of social
patterned, and shared human behavior.
It analyzes human interaction which is
essential in understanding man’s cultural
make-up. It may focus its attention on all
kinds of social interaction: social arts,
social relationship, social organization,
social structures, and social processes
(Palispis, 2009 p.3). The social
relationship will provided sociological
information that will help in
understanding society objectively
through the use of scientific investigation
or methodology.
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SOCIOLOGY
The word sociology comes from the
suffix ‘logy’ from the Greek word
‘logos’ which means ‘study of’ and
the stem ‘socio’ from the Latin
word ‘socius’ which means
‘companion’, ‘member’, ‘friend’,
or ‘ally’, thus referring people in
general . By examining the origin of
the word sociology, we can simply
understand that it is pertaining to a
study for human social relationship.

Newly married child couple from Maranao
tribe. Their marriage was arranged by their
parents.
Kayan Lahwi People from Tibeto-Burman ethnic minority in
Myanmar wearing brass coil in their neck.
The study of sociology broadens the experience if
individuals as they learn to discard prejudices and become
more understanding of customs of other people and realize
that truth is relative and ‘good and bad behavior depends
upon the norms of conduct of the society in which behavior
takes place (Panopio, 1994).
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POLITICAL SCIENCE
Political Science is a systematic
study of a state and government, with
the relationship of men in the community,
with the relations of men and groups to
the state itself, and with the relations of
state with other sovereign state abroad
(Palispis, 2009). It emphasize the use of
power, interest, influence, and diplomacy
which is important in creating a well-
ordered society.
 
According to Ricardo Lazo, the
primary goal of political science is
citizenship education. It requires to
understand and appreciate the duties
and obligation of being a member of a
society.