UNDERSTANDING
CULTURE, SOCIETY
AND POLITICS
WEEK 1
GRADING SYSTEM:
CORE SUBJECT
Equivalent %
WRITTEN WORKS
PERFORMANCE TASKS
QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT
TOTAL
25%
50%
25%
100%
Learning competency:
Discuss
the
nature,
goals
and
perspective
in/of
anthropology,
sociology
and
political
science.
UCSP11/12SPU-Ia – 1
Objectives
Identify the different key personalities in the
development of anthropology, sociology and
political science; and
 reflect on the importance of social science
in the societal progress and individual
improvements.
“Change is the only
permanent thing in this
world.”
- Heraclitus of Greece-
ACTIVITY 1: Analyze and
explain.
▪ I will present different pictures then
you need to write your interpretation
regarding with the following pictures.
▪ Write your interpretation
activity notebook.
to
your
Protest with the passage fight
back vs state terror at the
University of the Philippines
https://up.edu.ph/up-protests-againstthreat-to-academic-freedom/
Collage images
of Philippine
Cultural Artifacts
https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/440156563562556112/
Traffic situation in
EDSA
https://www.rappler.com/nation/238790-mmda-to-study-oneway-edsa-traffic-scheme/
LET’S PROCESS IT!
How do you interpret the following pictures?
Do you perform searching or browsing the internet
to gave a good interpretations?
Why it is important to interpret this kind of situations
and its possible impact to the society and to
individuals?
INTERPRETATIONS
No easy at all.
Time Resources
Level of Understanding
Process
Researching
Analysis
Validity
Relevance
STUDYING
Social
Phenomena
STUDYING
SCIENCE
Social
Concepts
Cultural
Attributes
Political
Identity
SCIENCE
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Societal
Relationships
“Humans are Social
Being”
“Humans are Social Being”
Communication
Nature
Traditions and
Relationships
Practices
Thinking
Organizations
Tools
Culture
Society
Social Science
Politics
Individual
Multidisciplinary
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Three Main disciplines:
Anthropology
Sociology
Political Science
Anthropology
Behavior
Biology
Civilizations
Humans
Origin
GOALS OF ANTHROPOLOGY
Understand about biological origin
Analyze our traits and our species
Recognize the ways of human
Understand the impact of this cultural
significant to our civilization
KEY PERSONALITIES
Charles Darwin
“Theory of Evolution”
Edward Burnett Tylor
“Progression of Civilization
KEY PERSONALITIES
Franz Boas
“Father of Modern
Anthropology”
Henry Otley Beyer
“Father of Philippine
Anthropology”
PERSPECTIVE IN ANTHROPOLOGY
Holism
It analyze
anthropological
concepts on
holistic
approach
Cultural
Relativism
It analyze
culture by
relating it to
other
cultures.
Fieldwork
Immersion
SOCIOLOGY
Family
Social changes
Society
Social
Social
Phenomena
GOALS OF SOCIOLOGY
Unlock social patterns thru analysis of social
events, structures and changes in the
society.
Understand different social behaviors
Individual behavior and its impact to the
society.
KEY PERSONALITIES
Auguste Comte
“Father of Sociology”
Emile Durkheim
Integrates empirical
research to social analysis
PERSPECTIVE IN SOCIOLOGY
Based to Mooney, Knox & Scacht (2007)
Functionalist
Perspectives
“interconnectedness,
sustainability
and
balance”
Conflict Perspective “Battle of interest and
competitions”
Symbolic
Interactionist
Perspective
“Individualism”
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Governance
Decision – making
Thinking
GOALS OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
Based to Purtell (2018),
Addition to the Political Knowledge
Arts of Politics
Improvement of thinking process
Better society
KEY PERSONALITIES
Plato
“The Republic”
Aristotle
“Man is a political animal”
PERSPECTIVE IN POLITICAL
SCIENCE
Family
Gender
Religion
Race and Geographical Location
Social classes
IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL
SCIENCE
Improvement of the discipline as one of sources
of knowledge.
Deeper understanding about humanity and its
role to the world.
Understanding the uniqueness of different
cultures of the world.
Improvement of society.
Enrichment of our skills.
Discussion Forum
Kindly complete and expound
statement in your activity notebook:
this
“ If there is no Social Science the world
will be ___________
Activity No. 3 My Own Collage
Directions: Using various materials like pictures in
magazines, newspapers and brochures. Create a collage
that reflects your understanding of anthropology,
sociology and political science. Use your activity
notebook in Refer to the rubric for scoring.
TITLE OF THE COLLAGE with explanation
(title should be related to the topic anthropology,
sociology and political science)