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Anthropology
Examines all societies
Archaeology
Subfield of anthropology. Pre-historic societies by studying their tools and environment
Social anthropology
Studies social patterns
Cultural Anthropology
Studies cultural variation
Linguistic Anthropology
Studies language and discourse
Biological / Physical Anthropology
Studies the origins of humans, evolution
Sociology
The study of human relationships and institutions
Personal Level
Romantic Love, racial and gender identity, family conflict, aging, and religious faith.
Societal Level
Examines crime and law, poverty and wealth, prejudice and discrimination, schools and education.
Political Science
Theory and practice of government and politics
Public administration
How the government functions
Political Economy
Evaluates the interplay
Comparative Politics
Compares domestic politics and government systems across different sovereign states.
Cross-Cultural/Comparative approach
Compares beliefs and practices of the past and present.
Evolutionary/Historical approach
Focuses on both biological and cultural evolution of human beings
Ecological approach
Views human societies/cultures within the context of larger natural systems. Basically how they adapted in their environment.
Holistic approach
The assumption that any given aspect of human life is to be studied with an eye to the way it is related to other aspects of human life.
Sociologists
Profession that is primarily focused on the three theoretical orientations; Structural functionalism, symbolic interactionism, and conflict perspective.
Structural Functional Approach
Theoretical orientation views societies as a complex interconnected system that works together in harmony
Symbolic Interaction Approach
A micro-level approach where society is viewed as an ongoing, ever-changing event or drama.
Conflict Theory Approach
A macro-level approach. Society is composed of unequal distribution of desired resources.
Political science perspective
Sticks to the political arena and the realm of politics. More focused on social sciences.
Ethnocentrism
You view your culture as superior
Cultural Relativism
Views all culture as equal
Xenocentrism
Culturally-based tendency to value other cultures more highly than one’s own.
Cross-Cultural Relationships
The idea that people from people from different cultures can have relationships that respects their diverse lives.
Cultural Relativism
The ability to understand a culture on its own terms and not make any judgments using the standards of one’s own culture.
Absolute Cultural Relativism
Everything that happens inside a culture should NOT BE QUESTIONED.
Critical Cultural Relativism
CREATES questions about cultural practices.
Multiculturalism
Promotes cultural diversity within society.
Cultural Sensitivity
Refers to being aware about cultural differences and similarities.
_______ is something you are born with (Iden,2018)
Personality
_______ is not who we are but who we believe we are
Identity
Social Identities
Created through our beliefs and attitudes.
______ is the body, ______ is the clothes you wear
Personality, Identity
Who suggested the determinants that may influence the personality formation of an individual?
Panopio (1994)
Biological Inheritance
Transmission from parents to offspring
Geographic Environment
Pertains to the places climate, topography, and natural resources. (ex. People from subdivision and people from the slums)
Cultural Environment
The learned ways of living.
Social Environment
Various groups and social interaction
Who created the origin of species in 1859
Charles Darwin
Homonizatio
Evolutionary development of human characteristics
What species were known as ‘handyman’
Homo Habilis
Homo Erectus
Knows how to make and use tools, can control fire.
Homo Sapiens
Carnivores and omnivores
_____ is the long process of improving the humans everyday living
Humanization
Hunter Gatherer
Hunted wild animals
Pastoral Society
Relied on the domestication of animals as a source for survival.
Horticultural society
Grows stable crops such as potatoes
Agricultural society
Relied on permanent tools for survival
Feudal Society
Hierarchical system of power based on land ownership.
Industrial society
New inventions
Post-Industrial/Information Societies
Known as digital societies
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