Chapter 1: Introduction to Culture, Society, and Politics PDF

Introduction to Culture, Society and Politics CHAPTER Marjorie E. Vidal, LPT. CHAPTER Introduction to Culture, Society and Politics LEARNING At the end of this chapter, the students will be able to OUTCOMES...

Introduction to Culture, Society and Politics CHAPTER Marjorie E. Vidal, LPT. CHAPTER Introduction to Culture, Society and Politics LEARNING At the end of this chapter, the students will be able to OUTCOMES 1. define the concept of identity and relate it to society and culture; 2. define the social sciences and describe its various fields of study; 3. discuss how each field of the social sciences contributes to understanding society, culture and politics; 4. describe how social backgrounds shape views about society and the worlds; 5. analyze social, political and cultural change and give examples of each; 6. relate their observations on social differences, social change and identities, and discuss their interrelatedness; and 7. demonstrate an interest and willingness to explore the origins and dynamics of culture, society and politics.  CHAPTER CHAPTER What is the importance of Studying Culture, Society and Politics?  CHAPTER CHAPTER Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs  CHAPTER CHAPTER IDENTITY Is the distinctive characteristic that defines an individual and is shaped by one’s membership to a particular group. It influences sexual orientation and gender It changes over the course of a person’s lifetime It shapes both individual and group behavior as well as people’s views about other people and society.  CHAPTER CHAPTER Social, Cultural and Political Change Filipino first held elections in the 1900s Rapid-advancing technology International migration  CHAPTER CHAPTER CULTURE Is a society’s way of life, provides the basis for forging identities. It allows people to understand themselves in relation to others and provides them a lens through which they base what is considered “the right way of doing things”.  CHAPTER CHAPTER SOCIETY It refers to a group of people living in a community. It is a web of social relationship which is always changing (MacIver and Page).  CHAPTER CHAPTER SOCIAL SCIENCES These are the disciplines under which identity, culture, society and politics are being studied. Comprised of a wide array of academic disciplines that study the overall functions of society as well as the interactions among its individual members and institutions (Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science).  CHAPTER CHAPTER ANTHROPOLOGY 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”.  CHAPTER CHAPTER Renowned Anthropologists Edward Burnett Taylor Franz Boas Alfred Kroeber  CHAPTER CHAPTER Renowned Anthropologists Bronislaw Clifford Geertz Margaret Mead Malinowski  CHAPTER CHAPTER Subdisciplines of Anthropology Social Anthropology – studies how social patterns and practices and cultural variations develop across different societies. Cultural Anthropology – studies cultural variation across different societies and examines the need to understand each culture in its own context.  CHAPTER CHAPTER Subdisciplines of Anthropology Linguistic Anthropology – studies language and discourse and how they reflect and shape different aspects of human society and culture. Biological or Physical Anthropology – studies the origins of humans as well as the interplay between social factors and the processes of human evolution, adaptation and variation over time. Archaeology – deals with prehistoric societies by studying their tools and environment.  CHAPTER CHAPTER Sociology Defined by Anthony Giddens as the study of human social life, groups and society. It is an academic discipline that attempts 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.  CHAPTER CHAPTER Sociologists Auguste Comte Herbert Spencer  CHAPTER CHAPTER Sociologists Karl Marx Emile Durkheim Max Weber  CHAPTER CHAPTER Political Science Is the systematic study of politics 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. Processes are linked to the dynamics of conflict, resolution and cooperation  CHAPTER CHAPTER Three Areas of Political Science Public Administration – examines how the government functions and how decisions and policies are made. Political Economy – evaluates the interplay between economics, politics, and law and its implications to the various institutions within society. Comparative Politics – compares domestic politics and governance systems across different sovereign states.  CHAPTER CHAPTER Political Scientists Niccolo Jean-Jacques Plato Aristotle Machiavelli Rousseau  CHAPTER CHAPTER Political Scientists Baron de Thomas John Locke Montesquieu Hobbes List down at least five of your identities 1._________________ 2._________________ 3._________________ 4._________________ 5._________________