UCSPOL UNIT 1

CAMPBELL (2004)

Said that the students identify with certain groups to experience a feeling of belongingness and that students of all ages have a strong need to belong to groups because groups provide a source of motivation for them.

CULTURAL IDENTITY

Refers to the identity or feeling of belonging to a group

CULTURAL BACKGROUND

Consist of the ethnic, religious, racial, gender, linguistic and other socioeconomic factors and values that shape an individual’s upbringing.

GENDER

Refers to the personal traits and social roles of the male and female members of society.

SEXUALITY

Masculine or feminine

SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS

A common cultural identification factor is the level of an individual’s social standing and financial position in the society. It is the totality of a person’s social position and wealth combined.

ETHNICITY

Social group that belongs to a common national or cultural tradition.

FOOD TABOO

Prohibition against consuming certain foods.

REPUBLIC ACT. 8485

Declares that it is completely “illegal to slaughter a dog or cat for personal trade or slaughtering a dog or cat for commercial trade and consumption.

PAGPAG

A stew cooked with scraps of meat

BOTCHA

Double dead meat

ISTAMBAY

A localized version of standby in the ph

POLITICAL DYNASTY

Refers to families whose members are engaged in politics.

SEC 26, ARTICLE II

“The State shall guarantee equal access to opportunities for public service and prohibit political dynasties as may be provided by law”

PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, SENATOR

Who are elected on a national or popular elections that serve for a six-year term.

3 YEARS

The members of the House of Representatives, and the local government officials, namely: governors, vice-governors, members of the provincial board, mayors, vice-mayors, the city/municipal councilors are elected for a term of ____ and are eligible for re-elections.

PHILIPPINE ELECTORAL SYSTEM

Multi-party contest

GLOBAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CHANGE

Often cause despair and pave the way for the emergence of illegal labor movements across nations.

MAJOR SOCIAL CHANGES IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Characterized by the dynamic interaction between the advancing technology and the improvement of economy and society.

TEXTING TECHNOLOGY

Term refers to messages sent via the Short Message Service (SMS). Nowadays, the technology has expanded to include multi-media messages (MMS) including images, videos, and sound content, as well as ideograms, commonly known as emoji.

SELFIE

Defined as a self-portrait photograph

SOCIOLOGY

Deals with the study of society and social interactions taking place.

ANTHROPOLOGY

The study of human’s past and present. Enriches the study of Political Science.

SOCIOLOGY, ANTHROPOLOGY, POLITICAL SCIENCE

Are distinct sciences but are closely intertwined with one another.

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Focuses on the analysis of political systems. Concerned with the political life of man

SOCIAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINE

Deals with the study of the state and government.

STUDY OF HUMAN SOCIETY

Sociology and Anthropology

SOCIAL ORGANIZATION

The study of social groups.

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Tackles human behavior or nature as a result of group life.

SOCIAL CHANGE

Study of changes in the society.

SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND DISORGANIZATION

Study the emergence of societies.

HUMAN ECOLOGY

Studies the behavior of a given population and its relationship to present social institutions.

POPULATION

Concerned with population size.

SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY AND METHOD

Concerned with the application of the results of sociological studies.

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

Studies human cultures, beliefs, ideas, technologies, economies, practices, values, and other spheres of social and rational organization.

PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLGY

Deals with the biological and behavioral aspects of human beings.

ARCHAEOLOGY

Studies both the ancient and recent past of humans.

LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY

Studies the relations between language and culture.

APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY

Deals with the application of anthropological facts.

POLITICAL THEORY

Focuses on the ideas of classical thinkers.

COMPARATIVE POLITICS

Deals with the incisive evaluation and comparison of the doctrines.

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Focuses on the implementation of government policies

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Delve on nation-state’s interactions

LAW

Governs the relationships between individuals and the government

POLITICAL METHODOLOGY

Focuses on the quantitative methods used in the study of politics combining Statistics, Mathematics, and formal theory.

SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY

Are very close and intimate to each other.

SOCIO-ECONOMIC CLASS

Refers to the status of every individual from the sociological and economic point of view