Anthropology-Sociology-and-Political-Science.pptx

 FIVE SUBDISCIPLINES OF ANTHROPOLOGY 1. ARCHAEOLOGY -examines the remains of ancient and historical human populations to promote an understanding of how humans have adapted to their environment and developed. 2. APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY - Attempts to solve contemporary problems throug...

 FIVE SUBDISCIPLINES OF ANTHROPOLOGY 1. ARCHAEOLOGY -examines the remains of ancient and historical human populations to promote an understanding of how humans have adapted to their environment and developed. 2. APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY - Attempts to solve contemporary problems through the application of theories and approaches of the discipline. 2. CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY - Promotes the study of a society’s culture through their belief systems, practices and possessions. 3. LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY - Examines the language of a group of people and its relation to their culture. 4. PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY - Looks into the biological development of humans and their contemporary variation. 1. In what ways can studying past societies help us understand current cultural trends? 2. What are the challenges and benefits of ethnographic research in today’s globalized world?  SOCIOLOGY Is the scientific study of society, including patterns of social relationships, social interaction and culture. Attempts to provide a deeper assessment of individual and group behavior, as well as social phenomena. Coined by Auguste Comte in 1838 in his book The Course of Positive Philosophy, and he is the “Father of Sociology”. Social Concepts 1. Society - Can be defined as a product of human interactions as humans subscribe to the rules of their culture. It is an organization that caters to human’s need for belongingness in a group. 2. Social Interaction - This is a compilation of ways and means by which humans interact with each other within the confines of a society. 3. Social Organization - This concept refers to the interrelationship of parts of society. As a society is an organization in itself, it is structurally divided into layers of contexts and positions that help perpetuate its existence. Top of Mind! 1.What roles do institutions like family and education play? 2.What Causes Social Inequality? 3.What factors contribute to social stratification and inequality? Subdisciplines of Political Science 1. Political Theory - Examines the contemporary application of political concepts such as human rights, equality, peace and justice. 2. Comparative Politics - Is a branch of political science that aims to provide context to the differences in government and political systems.  International Relations -The study of state-to-state relations and the wider margin of the impacts of globalization and eliminate change such as terrorism, piracy, and democratization of non-Western territorries fall into the category of international relations.  Political Behavior - This field covers the attitudes, knowledge, and actions of an individual in response to political variables such as policies created by the government, behavior of politicians, and general political environment. Are you pro or against the proposed Divorce Law?  Public Policy -This field inquires on the types of governmental policies and the underlying motivations for their enactment and implementation.  Processing Questions 1. Who are the actors involved? 2. How can the environment of the Philippines impact this issue? 3. How did the Philippine government respond to this issue? 4. What are the kinds of feedback/opinions/responses from the public? Political Science Concepts 1. Politics -Politics (from Ancient Greek πολιτικά (politiká) 'affairs of the cities') is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of status or resources. 2. Government - The set of personnel who manages the affairs of the state in its act of allocating scarce values. Its existence is dictated by the political system that it revolves on. For democratic systems, the aim of the government is to advance the welfare of the general public. 3. Sovereignty - This is the capacity of political system to make independent decisions within its territory. Sovereignty can be classified in terms of scope. a. Internal Sovereignty- refers to the capacity of a political system to implement its rules and policies within its territory. b. External Sovereignty- refers to the recognition of that systems existence and authority by other actors and systems. 4. Territory - This is the geographic space in which the sovereignty of a state is exercised. A territory includes “the terrestial, fluvial, and aerial domains, including its territorial seas, the seabed, the subsoil, the insular shelves, and other submarine areas. 4. People -it is the most crucial of all elements of a state, as it is through the existence of the people that concepts on government, state, territory, and sovereignty take shape. In the context of political science, the term people is synonymous to a nation. 1.Are you pro or against Federalism? Federalism is a mode of government that combines a general government (the central or federal government) with regional governments (provincial, state) in a single political system, dividing the powers between the two.