UCSP

Sociology

Study of human relationships and institutions, covering diverse subjects from crime to religion.

Auguste Comte

Father of Sociology who coined the term "sociology" and aimed to discover social laws governing societies.

Harriet Martineau

Mother of Sociology, an English writer and reformist known for her travelogues and ethnographic narratives.

Karl Marx

Father of Scientific Socialism, contributed to sociology by combining revolutionary activity with scholarly passion.

Emile Durkheim

Pioneer of functionalism who defended sociology as an independent discipline and argued for society's unique reality.

Max Weber

Pioneer of interpretive sociology who emphasized rationalization and the disenchantment of the world.

Anthropology

The science of humanities that studies the evolutionary history and cultural features distinguishing humans from other species.

Franz Boas

Father of American Anthropology who rejected racism and the idea of social evolution in favor of historical particularism.

Bronislaw Kasper Malinowski

An anthropologist and ethnographer known for developing "participant observation" as a method for studying cultures.

Alfred Regiland Radcliffe-Brown

English social anthropologist who developed structural functionalism, focusing on social structures' roles.

Political Science

Field concerned with analyzing political and governmental institutions and processes, including decision-making.

Archeology

Study of human past using material remains and artifacts.

Economics

Branch of knowledge focused on the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth.

Geography

Study of places and relationships between people and their environments.

History

Study of past events, particularly in human affairs.

Law

System of rules recognized by a country to regulate actions of its members.

Linguistics

Study of language structure, including morphology, syntax, phonetics, and semantics.

Psychology

Study of mind and behavior, encompassing various branches related to language and social behavior.

Culture

Shared beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a group, encompassing values and practices.

Culture is learned

what characteristics does culture learned from our environment

Norms

Usual, typical standards that are part of culture, including folkways, mores, taboos, and laws.

Folkways

Norms governing casual interactions, such as polite greetings.

Mores

Norms that differentiate right from wrong, rooted in moral values.

Taboo

Strong negative norms, such as cannibalism and incest.

Laws

Codified rules that govern behavior and may result in punishment if violated.

Conformity

Adjusting behavior to match a group for belonging.

Normative Conformity

Adjusting ourself to be accepted in a group.

Informational Conformity

Adjusting behavior in unfamiliar situations while not knowing how to act

Culture is based on symbols

what characteristics does culture that relies on symbolism

Culture is dynamic

what type of characteristics does culture that always changes

Culture is integrated

what type of characteristics does culture that made up of many parts that can make up a one whole thing if put together

Participant observation

a method that requires the anthropologist to have the ability to blend with the way of life in a given group of people

Ethnographer

the practice of writing about people

Ethnography

ways of anthropologist of making sense of other people’s mode of thought