UCSP

• Culture is defined as shared patterns of behaviors, interactions, cognitive constructs, and understanding that are learned by socialization
• Culture encompasses various aspects such as religion, food, clothing, language, marriage, music, beliefs, and behaviors
• Ralph Linton defines culture as the sum total of knowledge, attitudes, and habitual behavior patterns shared and transmitted by the members of a particular society
• Society is a large group of people who live together in an organized way, making decisions and sharing work
• Charles Horton Cooley describes society as a complex of processes that interact and affect each other
• Politics refers to the activities of government, law-making organizations, and individuals influencing governance
• Anthropology is the systematic study of humanity to understand evolutionary origins, species distinctiveness, and social diversity across the world
• Sociology is the study of human social relationships and patterns of social interactions
• Political science is the scientific study and analysis of government systems and policy
• Anthropology started as the study of non-European people by European people, focusing on kinship, language, race, religion, and cultural perceptions
• Sociology began as the study of European society by European people, with a focus on social interactions and everyday life
• Political science originated with the Ancient Greeks, with Aristotle stating that man is a political animal
• Franz Boas is associated with Historical Particularism in anthropology
• Auguste Comte is linked to the field of sociology
• Ethnography is a method in anthropology where anthropologists live with their subjects for an extended period
• Sociology uses qualitative research to study society, social interactions, and culture
• Biological Anthropology focuses on human origins, genetics, race, evolution, and fossils
• Cultural Anthropology studies living people, Linguistics focuses on language, and Archeology examines artifacts of dead cultures
• Anthropology aims to see commonalities among people, produce new knowledge about mankind, and look at one's own culture objectively
• Sociology aims to obtain theories about society, study humanity's nature, and appreciate the interdependence of all aspects of society
• Political science studies government systems, political power, political theory, ideologies, and international relations
• The goals of political science include making better citizens, maintaining social order, protecting individual rights, and promoting cooperation