UCSP

Anthropology

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