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• Culture includes religion, language, food, and values
• Examples of cultural elements: Baybayin, Lotus Feet, San Nicolas biscuit, Bathala, Catholicism, 'pagmamano,' Mentawai culture
• Society is a group of people living as a community or an organized group sharing a common purpose
• Examples of societies: Civil Society of Martin King Luther, KKK of the Philippines vs KKK of US, Trends and Fads
• Politics is the art and science concerned with guiding or intervening governmental policy
• Perspectives on politics: Plato, Aristotle, Niccolo Machiavelli
• Social behavior and phenomena involve every event between at least two individuals and include all knowledge and experiences a person acquires in their lifetime
• Food Taboo: Prohibiting the consumption of certain food and drinks based on religious beliefs, life stages, or social classes
• Istambay: Filipino term for "standby," referring to a person who is jobless or lazy
• Marriage: Legal and formal union of a man and a woman as partners in a relationship
• Political behavior can be influenced by political views, ideologies, and levels of political participation
• Elections: Formal and organized process of electing or being elected, especially of members of a political body
• Political Dynasty: Refers to a family in which several members are involved in public governance
• Political Candidate Endorsement by a Celebrity: When a political candidate seeks the help of a well-known or influential personality in a campaign
• Cultural behavior: Event where individuals behave a certain way merely because others do as well
• Cultural phenomenon: Something or someone gaining widespread popularity
• Popularity (Fan Base): State of being liked, admired, or supported by many people
• Social Media Buzz: Interaction on social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
• Social change refers to an alteration in the social order of a society
• Factors of social change: Population factor, physical or natural factor, technological factor
• Sources of changes in society: Innovation, diffusion, discoveries
• Cultural change refers to changes made in cultural elements, both material and non-material culture
• Sources of cultural change: Physical environment, war and conquest, technology
• Political change is a significant disruption in government that leads to new or modified leadership or policies
• Types of political change: Internal (youth awareness, civil society groups) and external (initiated by other countries)
• Anthropology is a discipline that describes human behavior and societies around the world
• Goal of anthropology: Understand the origin of human evolution and the diverse forms of human existence throughout time
• Branches of anthropology: Cultural Anthropology, Linguistic Anthropology, Physical Anthropology, Archeology
• Sociology is the study of human social relationships and institutions
• Goal of sociology: Understand how human action and consciousness shape and are shaped by cultural and social structures
• Karl Marx: Developed a theory of class conflict between proletariat and bourgeoisie
• Political Science deals with the study of state and government
• Goal of Political Science: Deepen knowledge, discover progress, and protect the quality of life within a group, community, country, and the world
• Cultural Variation refers to the rich diversity in social patterns exhibited by different human groups around the world
• Cultural Relativism is analyzing commonalities/similarities of each culture without judgment
• Advantages of Cultural Relativism: Promotes cooperation, respect, equality, preserves cultures, creates a society without judgment
• Ethnocentrism is the belief that one's own culture is superior to others
• Cultural Change occurs when new ideas enter a culture as a result of globalization