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  • Anthropology is the study of people and their culture.
  • Franz Boas –considered as the father of modern American Anthropology.
  • Goals of Anthropology: See the commonalities among people (tradition,
    language, kinship, etc).
    Discover what makes people different from each
    other in order to understand and preserve
    diversity
    Look at one’s own culture more objectively
  • Sociology is the study of society,
    patterns of social interactions,
    and culture of everyday life.
  • Auguste Comte – French philosopher and
    mathematician. He coined the term sociology.
  • goals of sociology: Study the nature of humanity to further examine
    our roles within a society.
    Appreciate that all things in society are
    interdependent.
    Expose our minds to different perspectives in
    attaining truth.
  • Politics is The study of political science was started by the
    ancient Greeks.
    Aristotle in his book “Politics” stated that Man is a
    political animal.
  • Goals of Politics: Make people a better citizen.
    Keep social order and harmony among different
    groups of people.
    Protect the rights of an individual.
    Avoid conflict and promote cooperation
  • Political Science is the systematic study of government, politics, and political power.
  • CULTURE - The customs, arts, social institutions,
    and achievements of a particular
    nation, people, or other social group.
    it is the characteristics and
    knowledge of a particular group of
    people, encompassing language,
    religion, cuisine, social habits, music
    and arts.
  • SOCIETY - The aggregate of people living together in a more
    or less ordered community.
    A group of individuals involved in persistent social
    interaction, or a large social group sharing the same
    geographical or social territory, typically subject to
    the same political authority and dominant cultural
    expectations.
  • POLITICS - The activities associated with the
    governance of a country or other area,
    especially the debate or conflict among
    individuals or parties having or hoping
    to achieve power.
    The academic study of government and
    the state.
  • ANTHROPOLOGY - Derived from the two Greek words “Anthropos”
    meaning “man” and “logos” meaning study.
    the study of human societies and cultures and their
    development.
    the study of human beings and their ancestors
    through time and space and in relation to physical
    character, environmental and social relations, and
    culture.
  • SOCIETY - Derived from the Latin word
    “socius” meaning “companion”
    and Greek word “logos” meaning
    “study”.
    study of society, patterns of social
    relationships, social interaction
    and culture of everyday life.
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE - Derived from the Greek word “Polis”
    meaning “City State” and Latin word
    “scire” meaning “science or to know.”
    the branch of knowledge that deals with
    systems of government; the analysis of
    political activity and behavior.
  • SCIENCE
    Based on empirical data, tested
    theories and carefully contrived
    observations.
  • PHILOSOPHY
    Based on analytic
    understanding of nature the
    nature of truth asserted about
    specific topics of issues.
  • SCIENCE

    PURE SCIENCE
    APPLIEDSCIENCE
    SOCIAL SCIENCE
  • HUMANITIES: VISUAL ARTS
    PERFORMING ARTS
    RELIGION
  • LAW
    LINGUISTICS
    HISTORY
  • Science (from the Latin word scientia, meaning
    "knowledge") is a systematic enterprise that builds
    and organizes knowledge in the form
    of testable explanations and predictions
    about the universe.[
  • Pure Science is a science that derives theories and
    predictions.
    also known as natural Science,
    basic science or fundamental science.
    deals with the study of natural
    phenomena through observation, experimentation and
    use of scientific methods.
  • Applied science is the application of existing
    scientific knowledge to practical applications, like
    technology or inventions.
    Within natural science, disciplines that are basic
    science, also called pure science, develop basic
    information to predict and perhaps explain and
    understand phenomena in the natural world.
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE
    the scientific study of human society and social
    relationships.
    a branch of science that deals with the institutions
    and functioning of human society and with the
    interpersonal relationships of individuals as
    members of society
  • HUMANITIES
    studies about human culture, such as
    literature, philosophy, and history.
    The study of how people process and
    document the human experience.
  • VISUAL ARTS
    are art forms such as painting, drawing,
    printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography,
    video, filmmaking, design, crafts, and architecture.
    Many artistic disciplines such as performing arts,
    conceptual art, textile arts also involve aspects
    of visual arts as well as arts of other types.
  • PERFORMING
    ARTS
    refers to forms of art in which artists use their voices,
    bodies or inanimate objects to convey artistic
    expression.
    It is different from visual arts, which is when artists
    use paint, canvas or various materials to create
    physical or static art objects.
    forms of creative activity that are performed in front of
    an audience, such as drama, music, and dance.
  • RELIGION
    the belief in a god or in a group of gods.
    An organized system of beliefs,
    ceremonies, and rules used to worship a
    god or a group of gods.
  • LAW
    the system of rules which a particular
    country or community recognizes as
    regulating the actions of its members and
    which it may enforce by the imposition
    of penalties.
  • LINGUISTICS
    The study of human speech
    including the units, nature,
    structure, and modification of
    language.
  • HISTORY
    the study of past events,
    particularly in human
  • SOCIOLOGY : AUGUSTE
    COMTE (1798 –
    1857)
    Considered as the “Father of
    Sociology.”
    A French Philosopher and
    Mathematician.
    Its aim was to discover the social
    laws that govern the development of
    societies.
    POSITIVISM – says that Science
    and its methods is the only valid way
    of knowing things.
  • SOCIOLOGY: HARRIET
    MARTINEAU
    (1802 – 1876)
    The “Founding Mother of
    Sociology.”
    A Writer, Ethnographer,
    Political Economist and
    Sociologist.
    She wrote her “travelogues.”
  • SOCIOLOGY: KARL MARX
    (1818 – 1883)
    Considered as the “Father of Scientific
    Socialism.”
    Introduced the materialist analysis of
    history which discounts religious and
    metaphysical (spiritual) explanation for
    historical development.
    He belonged to the realist tradition of
    social sciences that believed in the
    power of scientific reason to know the
    nature of society and human beings.
  • SOCIOLOGY: EMILE
    DURKHEIM
    (1858 – 1917)
    The pioneer of Functionalism in
    Sociology.
    He famously argued that society
    pre-existed the individuals and will
    continue to exist long after the
    individual is dead.
    His main contributions are in the field
    of sociology of religion, education
    and deviance.
  • SOCIOLOGY: MAX WEBER
    (1864 – 1920)
    Was the pioneer of interpretive sociology.
    For him, rationalization refers to the
    disenchantment of the world.
    As science began to replace religion,
    people also adopted a scientific or rational
    attitude to the world.
    People refused to believe in myths and
    superstitious beliefs.
    Modern individuals became dependent on
    science to order their lives.
  • ANTHRO: FRANZ BOAS
    (1858 – 1942)
    Considered as the “Father of
    American Anthropology.”
    He was the first anthropologist
    to have rejected the biological
    basis of racism or racial
    discrimination.
    He also rejected the popular
    Western idea of social
    evolution or the development
    of societies from lower to
    higher forms.
  • HISTORICAL
    PARTICULARISM
    Each society is considered as having a
    unique form of culture that cannot be
    incorporated under an overall definition of
    general culture.
  • ANTHRO: BRONISLAW KASPER
    MALINOWSKI
    (1884 – 1942)
    An anthropologist and
    ethnographer.
    He developed the theory of
    PARTICIPANT
    OBSERVATION.
    A method of social science research
    that requires the anthropologists to
    have the ability to participate and
    blend with the way of life of a given
    group of people.
  • ANTHRO: ALFRED REGINALD
    RADCLIFFE – BROWN
    (1881 – 1955)
    Was an English social
    anthropologist who developed the
    theory of structural functionalism.
    In 1937, he became the Chair in
    Social Anthropology in Oxford.
    Advocated the study of abstract
    principles that govern social change.
    He saw individuals as mere
    products of social structures.