Introduction to UCSP

Aristotle

“Man is by nature a social animal; an individual who is unsocial naturally and not accidentally is either beneath our notice or more than human…”

Social Animal

According to Aristotle, what is a man by nature?

Socrates

He is an Ancient Greek Philosopher focused on asking probing, humiliating questions to learn.

Socrates

He is known as a Father of Western Philosophy.

Socrates

“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”

Plato

He is the student of Socrates.

Plato

He believed in the immortality of the soul.

Theory of Forms by Plato

It is asserts that the physical world is not really the “real” world. It claims the ultimate reality exists beyond our physical word.

The Republic

It is the famous dialogue wherein Plato discussed his theory.

Aristotle

He is a champion of reason and believed in avoiding extremes.

Aristotle

He is regarded as the “Father of Political Science.”

Aristotle

He is the first one to give a working definiton of political science.P

Political Science

It is a branch of science that Plato believed to be powerful and dynamic.

Social Science

It is the study of human society and social relationships.

Social Science

It is the branch of science that deals with human behavior in its social and cultural aspects.

Dark Ages

It was considered to be an era of ignorance wherein reasons and justifications were grounded on faith instead of facts.

Age of Enlightment

It was a historical phase in time hwerein philosophers needed to cast and ignite wisdom on society.

1. Anthropology

2. Sociology

3. Political Science

It is the three cores of social science.

Sociology

It is the study of society, patterns of interactions, social life, social change, and social causes and consequences of human behavior.

Sociology

A branch of the social sciences that uses systematic methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop and refine a body of knowledge about human social structure and activity.

Empirical Investigation, Critical Analysis

It is the systematic methods that social science uses.

False. Sociology ranges from Microsociology to the Macrosociology level

Sociology ranges from Macrosociology to Microsociology. True or False?

Harriet Martineau

She is the first woman sociologist and known as “Mother of sociology.”

Household Education (1848)

It is written by Harriet Martineau that lamented the state of women’s education.

Harriet Martineau

She believed women had a natural inclination to motherhood and believed domestic work went hand in hand with academia for a proper, well-rounded education.

Auguste Comte

He is one of the first scholars to apply the method of physcial sciences to the study of society.

Sociology

It a word coined and a subject found by Comte.

Auguste Comte

He is considered the Father of Sociology.

Auguste Comte

He focused on the areas of social order and change.

1. Theological Stage

2. Metaphysical Stage

3. Scientific or Positivist Stage

It is the law of the three stages according to Comte.

Theological Stage

It is a stage wherein people took a religion view of society.

Metaphysical Stage

It is a stage wherein people understood society as natural (not supernatural).

Scientific or Positivist Stage

It is a stage wherein society would governed with reliable knowledge and be understood in the light of the knowledge and would produced by science, primarily sociology.

1. Karl Marx

2. Emile Durkheim

3. Max Weber

They are the three founding fathers of Sociology.

Karl Marx

He is a philosopher, economist, political theorist, sociologist, journalist and revolutionary socialist who contributed “The Materialist Conception of History.”

“The Materialist Conception of History”

It is a theory of history taken as the common sense view of history.

Conflict Theory

It is another significant contribution of Karl Marx. It is a theory that discusses about the existence of inequality due to the division of society into: bourgeoisie (upper class) and proletariat (working class).

Emile Durkheim

He is a french sociologist commonly cited as the principal architect of modern social science.

Emile Durkheim

He is a major proponent of structural functionalism.

Structural Functionalism

It is a theory by Emile Durkheim that sees society as an organic system working together to maintain stability, held by shared values and norms.

Max Weber

He is a German sociologist and political economist best known for his thesis of the “Protestant Ethic”

Protestant Ethic

It is a theory by Max Weber that links the rise of capitalism to the values and beliefs of the Protestant Reformation.

Anthropology

It came from two words: Anthropologia and Anthropos.An

Anthropologia

It is a Latin word meaning “the study of humanity".”

Anthropos

It is a Greek word which means “human being.”

Anthropology

It is the study of human kind in all its aspects: culture and development.

Anthropology

It is the study of human biological and physiological characteristics and their evolution.

1. Archaeology

2. Biological Anthropology

3. Cultural Anthropology

4. Linguistic Anthropology

It is the four major branches of anthropology.

Archaeology

It examines people and cultures of the past.

Biological Anthropology

It specializes in evolution, genetics, and health.

Cultural Anthropology

It studies human societies and elements of cultural life.

Linguistic Anthropology

it is a concentration of cultural anthropology that focuses on language in society.

Political Science

It is also called the government.

Political Science

It is the study of government and how they work.

Political Science

It is the branch of knowledge that deals with systems of government as well as the analysis of political activity and behavior.

1. State

2. Political System

3. Government

4. Sovereignty

5. Political Behavior

6. LIberty

It is the 6 factors included in the scope of Political Science.