UCSP Lesson 2 Perspective in the Study of Culture

• interpret that behavior by comparison with the results of similar studies in other communities. They may focus on particular aspects of life or institutions such as kinship, religion, art, or economics, or they may look into the common patterns in ways people adapt to their environment.


  Comparative Perspective
• determining patterns in its way of life from the past to present. Similar with the comparative perspective, historical perspective also notes the similarities and differences but focuses mainly on one society across time.


  Historical Perspective
• each institution has its own function to community that doesn't change. each must be present all the time because if not, then it will not function.

  believes in status quo.


  Structural-Functional Perspective
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  This perspective is centered on the notion that communication, or the exchange of meaning through language and symbols, is how people make sense of their social worlds. 

  Among the proponents of this perspective/approach include George Herbert Mead (1863-1931) and

  Herbert Blumer (1900-1987)


  Symbolic Interactionism Perspective
• doesn't believe in status quo. encourage social change or revolution, and believe that rich and powerful people can force social order on the poor and the weak. Bourgeoisie o burgis(middle class) and Proletariat (lower class) in Marxist Theory of Karl Marx are terms that refer to people of a particular socioeconomic 


  Conflict Perspective
• =pag iisip. interpretation or the idea of a certain culture and social concepts.

  was developed by German sociologist Max Weber


  Interpretive Perspective
• Prior to the existence of social media, universal culture patterns allow people to relate to one another. 
•  a range of different societies or people of different origins, religious, and traditions all living and interacting  together.

  the phrase "culture diversity"
• Usually but not all the times, the minority are the ones who learn from the ways of the majority.


  This is called, acculturation.
• refers to an expression of the ways of living developed by a community and passed on from generation to generation including customs, practices, places, objects, artistic expression, and values.


  the term Cultural Heritage
• 1. includes buildings and historic places, monuments, artifacts,

  etc., which are considered worthy of preservation for the future. These include objects significant to the archaeology, architecture, science or technology of a specific culture.

  Tangible Heritage
• not having physical presence. a.   includes traditions or living expressions inherited from our

  ancestors and passed on to our descendants, such as oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals, festive events, knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe or the knowledge and skills to produce traditional crafts, food and medicine heritage and digital heritage. I

  Intangible Heritage