UNDERSTANDING CULTURE,
SOCIETY AND POLITICS (UCSP)
INTRODUCTION
• WELCOME, STUDENTS, TO TODAY'S LESSON ON THE FASCINATING
WORLD OF SOCIAL SCIENCES. SOCIAL SCIENCES ARE AN ESSENTIAL
BRANCH OF KNOWLEDGE THAT HELP US DECIPHER THE
COMPLEXITIES OF HUMAN SOCIETIES AND BEHAVIORS. THEY OFFER
INSIGHTS INTO HOW WE INTERACT, ORGANIZE OURSELVES, AND
MAKE DECISIONS THAT SHAPE THE WORLD AROUND US. BY STUDYING
THESE DISCIPLINES, WE GAIN A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF OUR
PAST, PRESENT, AND POTENTIAL FUTURES.
THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
• SOCIAL SCIENCES ENCOMPASS A RANGE OF DISCIPLINES
DEDICATED TO STUDYING HUMAN BEHAVIOR, SOCIETIES,
CULTURES, AND INSTITUTIONS. THEY ALLOW US TO ANALYZE
PATTERNS, UNDERSTAND SOCIAL DYNAMICS, AND DEVELOP
SOLUTIONS TO THE CHALLENGES OUR COMMUNITIES FACE.
FROM UNRAVELING THE ORIGINS OF CULTURAL PRACTICES TO
DECIPHERING THE INTRICACIES OF POLITICAL SYSTEMS, SOCIAL
SCIENCES HELP US MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS AND PROMOTE
POSITIVE CHANGE.
THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
• SOCIAL SCIENCES ENCOMPASS A RANGE OF DISCIPLINES
DEDICATED TO STUDYING HUMAN BEHAVIOR, SOCIETIES,
CULTURES, AND INSTITUTIONS. THEY ALLOW US TO ANALYZE
PATTERNS, UNDERSTAND SOCIAL DYNAMICS, AND DEVELOP
SOLUTIONS TO THE CHALLENGES OUR COMMUNITIES FACE.
FROM UNRAVELING THE ORIGINS OF CULTURAL PRACTICES TO
DECIPHERING THE INTRICACIES OF POLITICAL SYSTEMS, SOCIAL
SCIENCES HELP US MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS AND PROMOTE
POSITIVE CHANGE.
NATURE, GOALS AND
PERSPECTIVES OF
ANTHROPOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY
AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
Anthropology according to Banks, William E.
(2020) is the study of humans, their close
relatives, and their cultural environment. This
includes matters about human ancestry,
economic process, social change, and history
of the world. It is about how various people
can be, and it tries to go through in what
sense that all humans have similarities.
It is the study of human race
including our pre-historic origin and
contemporary human diversity.
Straus (1983) explained that
anthropology tries to grasp its object
through its most diverse
manifestations.
In addition, Czarina Saloma, et.al.,
elaborated that Anthropology came from
the Greek word-anthropos which means
“human” and logos means “reason”-It
means “reason about humans” or
“knowledge about humans”. It is a
comparative study of cultural and social
life.
The second concept is Sociology.
Steven Loyal (2003) defined it as
the study of human social life,
groups and society. It seeks to give
a deeper assessment of individual
and group behavior, including
social events
It gathers social inputs which
composed of frequent forms and
manners such as viewpoints,
consolidated values, and norms of
social institutions which form part
of social array.
The third one is Political Science.
According to the Department of
Social Sciences and Philosophy,
Political Science is classical
discipline that deals with the study
of political phenomena
Its goal is to deepen human understanding
of the forms and nature of political action
and to develop theoretical tools for
interpreting politically meaningful
phenomena. It focuses on fundamental
values of equality, freedom, and justice and
its process linked with the dynamics of
conflict, resolution, and cooperation.
Learning Activity 1: Learning Post
Directions: Gather information on the
nature and goals of Anthropology,
Sociology, and Political Science. Then
based on what you have gathered,
answer the guide questions by writing
your answer in each provided area/ post.
1.What is Anthropology, Sociology,
and Political Science in your own
understanding?
2.What is the nature of Anthropology,
Sociology, and Political Science?
3.How are they similar with one
another?
Anthropology
Sociology
Political Science
Learning Activity 2: Think, Fill and
Share!
Directions: Think of a country that is
familiar to you (may be the Philippines)
and fill-in the needed information on the
specified areas of learning. You may
submit your output to your teacher via
messenger or write it in your answer sheet.
Anthropological Perspective
Recognizing that cultures exist in
time and space and are unique.
Cultures are distinctive and
understanding them requires
accepting and negotiating
otherness
Areas of Learning
Culture
Socialization
Social Change
Race
Ethnic Group
Sociological Perspective
Appreciate that all things (in the
society) are interdependent with
each other