Anthropology, Sociology, Political Science 3f5o4x

Mariefher Grace Z. Villanueva Subject: Understanding Culture, Society, & Politics

STEM1-D

ANTHROPOLOGY DEFINITION  It is the systematic study of the biological, cultural, and social aspects of man.  Derived from two Greek words, Anthropos, which means “man”, and logos, which means “study” or “inquiry”

GOALS  Integrates elements from biological sciences and humanities to fully comprehend the complex human species, including their past practices and social patterns, across diverse cultures.

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PROPONENT(S) Edward Burnett Taylor Franz Boas Alfred Kroeber Bronislaw Malinowski Clifford Geertz Margaret Mead

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PROPONENT(S) August Comte Herbert Spencer Karl Marx Emile Durkheim Max Weber

SOCIOLOGY DEFINITION  The study of human social life, groups, and society. (Giddens, 1989)  The science of society, social institutions, and social relationships; specifically: the systematic study of the development, structure, interaction, and collective behavior of organized groups of human beings.

GOALS  To provide a deeper assessment of individual and group behavior, as well as social phenomena, by examining the interplay between economic, political, and social factors.  Seeks to explain the bases of social order and social change.  Improvements in social policy and welfare.

POLITICAL SCIENCE DEFINITION  The systematic study of politics, which Andrew Heywood describes as, “the activity through which people make, preserve, and amend the general rules under which they live.  Focuses on the fundamental values of equality, freedom, and justice and its processes are linked to the dynamics of conflict, resolution, and cooperation.

UCSP: ASSIGNMENT

GOALS  To understand the nature and characteristics of authority and power distribution and how it shapes the way society is organized.  To analyze wide array of topics including systems of governance, political theories, the lawmaking process, political behavior and ethics, policies and their implications, political organization, and the electoral process.

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Plato Aristotle Niccolò Machiavelli Jean Jacques Rousseau Baron de Montesquieu Thomas Hobbes John Locke Karl Marx