UCSP: For Summative 1

• Predictable and passive

• Creative and active

• Created to be social beings

Humans are:

• Anthropology

• Sociology

• Political Science

Social Science Disciplines

soft science

social science is still science, it is a ____ _______

Science

the use of systematic methods of empirical investigation, the analysis of data, theoretical thinking, and the logical assessment of arguments.

Anthropos + logos

____________ (human being) + _____ (study)

socius + logos

______ (companion/being with others) + _____ (Study)

polis + logos

_____ (city-state) + _____ (study)

Auguste Comte

who said that Sociology should contribute to the welfare of humanity by using science to understand and therefore predict and control human behavior

Sociology (Me & Society)

The science of society and the interaction taking place among individuals in a social group.

Social Organizations

ocial groups, institutions, ethnic relations, social stratification, social mobility and bureaucracy

Social Change and Disorganization

change in culture and social relations and the attendant disruption that may occur.

Population

analyzes population number, composition, change, and quality as they influence and are influenced by the social economic and political orders

Sociological Theory and Methods

theory building and testing the applicability of the principles of group life as the bases for the prediction and control of the individual’s social environment

Anthropology (Me & Humans)

It seeks to understand humankind, from the beginnings millions of years ago up to the present day.

Archaeology

study of human culture by analyzing the objects people have made

Linguistic Anthropology

study the many ways people communicate across the globe.

Sociocultural anthropology

explore how people in different places live and understand the world around them.

Biological/Physical anthropology

seek to understand how humans adapt to different environments, what causes disease and early death, and how humans evolved from other animals.

Political Science (Me & the Government)

It the study of the State. It emphasizes the relationship between the citizens and the government.

International Relations

• Relationship between state-to-state

• deals with the impact of globalization, climate change, terrorism, piracy and democratization of non-Western territories.

Public Administration

• Examines various administrative schemes

• analyze strategies applied by administrative units in implementing the existing policies and the feedback mechanism that they use to gain the opinion of the public

Functionalism Theory

Views society as a system where all parts work together to keep it stable and functioning (positive)

Conflict Theory

Sees society as made up of groups that compete for power and resources, often leading to conflict and change (negative)

Symbolic Interactionism

Focuses on how people interact and create meaning through symbols (culture, lived experience)

Sociological Imagination

The ability to see the connection between personal experiences and larger social forces (3rd person’s, bird’s eye view)

Social Groups

A collection of people who interact with each other and share similar

characteristics and a sense of unity

Group

Consists of two or more people who are distinct in the following three ways – Interact over time, have a sense of identity or belonging, have norms that nonmembers don’t have, has a “clique”

Crowd

It is simply a temporary gathering of people a public gathering of people a public interact but do not identify with each other and will not remain in contact

Aggregate

It is a collection of people who are in the same place but do not interact or share same characteristics

Primary Group

It is usually small, is characterized by extensive interaction and strong emotional ties, and endures over time. Members of such groups care a lot about each other and identify strongly with the group

Secondary Group

Those groups that are larger and more impersonal and exist, often for a relatively short time, to achieve a specific purpose. Members feel less emotionally attached to each other.

In Group

It is a group of people who identify with each other based on a variety of factors including gender, race, religion, or geography.

Out Group

It refers to those groups with which individual do not identify himself.

Reference Group

Those groups that set a standard for guiding our own behavior and attitudes.

Social Networks

It is the totality of relationships that link us to other people and groups and through them to still other people and groups.

Mechanical Society

They normally operates in “traditional” and small-scale societies, and it is usually based on kinship ties of familial networks; focused on their commonalities.

Organic Society

It is a social cohesion based upon the dependence individuals have on each other in more advanced societies.

Economic Stratification, Ethnic Stratification, Gender Stratification, Age Stratification, Political Stratification

the social stratifications in the society

Horizontal Mobility

Involves moving within the same status category

Vertical Mobility

Involves moving from one social level to another.

Intragenerational Mobility

Also termed as career mobility. It refers to a change in an individual's social standing, especially in the workforce. It occurs in an individual’s lifetime.

Intergenerational Mobility

It refers to a change in social standing across generations.