UNDERSTANDING CULTURE,

SOCIETY AND POLITICS

Q1 Week 1
 OBJECTIVES:
• At the end of this session, you should be able
to:

• Discuss the nature, goals and perspectives of

Anthropology, Sociology, and Political
Science
 QUOTE MINUS
ONE
•The only permanent thing in this
world is ________.

•Heraclitus
 QUOTE MINUS
ONE
•CHANGE
 DIFFERENTIATING
ANTHROPOLOGY &
SOCIOLOGY
 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN &
ANTHROPOLOGY
SOCIOLOGY
•Anthropos + logos = man
•society= socius + logos
 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN &
ANTHROPOLOGY
SOCIOLOGY
•What does it mean to be human-
man
•Society- How do we study
society?
 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN &
ANTHROPOLOGY
SOCIOLOGY
•European Colonization- conducted
research on primitive societies
•It was developed while observing
society during the Industrial
revolution
 MAKE MEANING:
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
PLUS/MINUS: INDUSTRIAL
REVOLUTION
 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN &
ANTHROPOLOGY
SOCIOLOGY
•Franz Boas- Father of modern
Anthropology
•He reinvented the term
sociology- Auguste Comte
 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN &
ANTHROPOLOGY
SOCIOLOGY
•Study of culture- Uses
ethnography in which
anthropologist are required to live
with their subject for a long period
of time
 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN &
ANTHROPOLOGY
SOCIOLOGY
•Studies the ways in which groups
of humans interact with each other
and how their behavior is
influenced by social structures-
Study of society
 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN &
ANTHROPOLOGY
SOCIOLOGY
•4 Major Disciplines
•Biological, Cultural, Linguistics,
Archeology
 SUB-DISCIPLINES OF
ANTHROPOLOGY
•Biological Anthropology.
 SUB-DISCIPLINES OF
ANTHROPOLOGY
•Cultural Anthropology.
 SUB-DISCIPLINES OF
ANTHROPOLOGY
•Linguistics Anthropology.
 SUB-DISCIPLINES OF
ANTHROPOLOGY
•Archeology Anthropology.
 SUB-DISCIPLINES OF
ANTHROPOLOGY
•Archeology Anthropology.
 COMMENT BOX

•Sa inyong palagay, paano mailalarawan

ng future archeologists ang ating
lipunan? Aling mga bagay na sa ati’y
mahalaga na sadyang magiging starting
point ng kanilang pag-aaral?
 LAYUNIN NG
ANTROPOLOHIYA
•1. Makapagprodyus ng bagong
kaalaman
•2. Makilala ang pagkakatulad ng
mga kultura
 LAYUNIN NG
ANTROPOLOHIYA
•3. Tingnan ang ibang kultura ng
walang panghuhusga
•4. Maitaas ang pang-unawa
 POLITICAL
SCIENCE
•politikos- Polis (city-estate)
•Who gets what, when, where,
how- Ancient Greeks
 POLITICAL
SCIENCE
•Social order
•Promote cooperation
•Protect rights
•Avoid conflict
 ASSESSMENT
•Direction: Write the letter that
corresponds to your answer on a
separate paper.
 ASSESSMENT
• 1. Its goals is to look for the
similarities and differences among the
culture of societies around the world.
• A. Anthropolgy C. Sociology
• B. Political Science D. Economics
 ASSESSMENT
•2. This is the study of society,
patterns of social interactions, and
culture of everyday life.
•A. Anthropolgy C. Sociology
•B. Political Science D. History
 ASSESSMENT
•3. Its main concern is to learn how to use
power over others to maintain social
order and harmony among citizens.
•A. Anthropolgy C. Sociology
•B. Political Science D. Linguistics
 ASSESSMENT
• 4. If we want to know why certain social
phenomena happened, this field of social
science answers these occurrences.
• A. Anthropolgy C. Sociology
• B. Political Science D. Philosophy
 ASSESSMENT
•5. Framing legislative policies abolishing
or limiting political dynasties all over the
Philippines
•A. Anthropology C. Political
Science
•B. Geography D. Sociology
 ASSESSMENT
•6. Preservation of cultural diversity
and respect for traditions in this
period of globalization.
•A. Anthropology C. Sociology
•B. Political Science D. Philosophy
 ASSESSMENT
• 7. Referendum was held in selected
provinces comprising the old Bangsamoro
Republic for the ratification of the
Bangsamoro Organic Basic Law.
• A. Anthropology C. Sociology
• B. Political Science D. Psychology
 ASSESSMENT
• 8. Exchange of culture and ideas in the
macro level and breakdown of families in
the micro level as a result of economic
migration by Filipino workers.
• A. Anthropology C. Sociology
• B. Political Science D. Linguistics
 ASSESSMENT
• 9. Food habits like the way of cooking foods,
habits of dressing up, relationship with family
members or with in-laws, and many others are
some of the focuses of this anthropological field.
• A. Archeology C. Cultural
• B. Biological D. Linguistics
 ASSESSMENT
• 10. The study of evolution of man is important
because it explains variations among the
contemporary population. Which field of social
science is involved?
• A. Archeology C. Cultural
Anthropology
• B. Biological Anthropolgy D. Linguistics