Anthropology,
Sociology and
Political Science
Anthropology as the
Study of Human
Beings
Anthropology
science that deals with the
study of human beings and their
humanity through the examination
of a people’s biological and
cultural past and comparing these
with that of another group or
community.
• Makes use of scientific
research in order to find the
truth about existence of
man.
“what constructs the
humanity of humans?”
Subfields of Anthropology
1.Biological/Physical
Anthropology
2.Archaeology
3.Anthropological Linguistics
4.Socio-cultural/Cultural
Anthropology
1. Socio-cultural/Cultural
Anthropology
• Study of human culture and its
influences on the daily lives of
people.
• Study of the differences and
similarities of various cultures
and how they correlate with
each other.
2. Biological/Physical
Anthropology
• Biological aspects of human
beings such as but not limited
to genetics,
paleoanthropology,
evolutionary science and
population diversity.
• Man as biological creature and
therefore subject to the laws of
biology such as heredity
3. Archaeology
• Study of the cultural heritage
of the past through
examination of the physical
remains and ruins of the past
cultures.
• Ancient civilizations
4. Anthropological Linguistics
• Influences of language and
symbols to human culture.
• Without language, there could
be no culture
Review..Review..Review..
1.What is
Anthropology?
2.What are the major
sub-fields of
anthropology?
Sociology as the
Study of Human
Societies
Sociology
scientific study of
society which necessarily
entails the study of all
human activities in the
society.
• All interactions with other
human beings
• Social institutions
• Social problems and
dilemmas
• All other forces inside the
society
Sociological Perspective
as a Tool in
Understanding Sociology
Sociological Perspectives
Functionalist perspective
Symbolic interactionism
perspective
Conflict theory perspective
1. Functionalist Perspective
• Society as composed of
different but interdependent
integral parts play a vital
role in keeping the society
together in-tact and
functioning.
2. Symbolic Interactionism
• Herbert Blumer
• To know the underlying concepts
embedded in everyday
communication and interaction.
• Includes studying human
conversations, responses and
interpretation.
• People always direct themselves
on how they situate their actions
in the overall impact of the way
they see people relate
themselves into him. This
happens through self-awareness,
shared symbols and negotiated
order. (Blumer 1969)
Self Awareness
• An individual is believed to
be self-aware if they can
see themselves in the
perspective of another
individual
Shared Symbols
• Man is considered to be a
symbolic animal.
Man imputes symbols to
things.
Once a meaning or a concept is
attached to a thing or even an
idea, a symbol arises.
Negotiated Order
• When people interact with
each other, there is already
a preconceived reaction or
response to every kind of
interaction.
3. Social Conflict Perspective
• The society is always full of different
groups socially stratified.
• People from different social groups are
often in conflict with another social
group.
• Social conflict perspective studies
different social classes such as the
upper class and the lower class.
Review..Review..Review
1.What is Sociology?
2.What are the three
sociological
perspectives?
Political Science as the
Study of Politics and
Governance
Politics is a Social Science
that deals with the study of
the spectrums of politics as
it relates to the different
situations both inside and
outside the government.
Different Fields in the
Political Science
1.Political Philosophy
2.Comparative Government
and Politics
3.Public Administration
4.International Relations
Political Philosophy
• Most basic of all Political
Science subjects
• Deals with the study of
concepts such as politics,
government, liberty and
justice.
Comparative Government and
Politics
• Sub-field incorporates topics
such as the different forms of
government found in different
countries around the world
with their concomitant
advantages and disadvantages.
Public Administration
• Study of the bureaucracy
behind the government
and the proper way to
administer the needs of
the general public.
International Relations
• Study of the diplomatic
relations and practices
among the states in the
worldview setting and how
power is being balanced in
the international level
The Importance of
Studying Culture,
Society and Politics
1. The study of culture, society and
politics stimulates social
awareness
2. It can help solve social problems
that besiege everyone in the
society
3. It can help people to connect
themselves not only to the
environment but to other people
as well
4. It lets human beings know their
real essence as a human being who
is not separate from nature but
actually a part of all the natural
processes happening in nature
5. To arouse the social
consequences/awareness of the
students
6. To develop the concept of civilian
responsibility
Activity…
•Make a comic strip
about past and
present culture of
man
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