UCSP

• Culture refers to the beliefs, customs, practices, arts, and other achievements that characterize a particular society or group.
• August Comte -
• Sociology - a science that studies human civilization
• Sociology - it gathers social inputs which are composed of frequent forms and manners
• Social organization - the study of social institutions, social inequality, social mobility, religious groups and bureaucray
• Social psychology - study of human nature and its emphasis on social processes as they affect individual or responses
• Social stimuli - responses of human beings to the presence of others, to the presence of things, or to the presence of events
• Applied sociology - yielding practical applications for human behaviors and organizations
• Applied sociology - assisting in resolving social problems through the use of sociological research
• Population studies - Includes size, growth, demographic, characteristics, composition, migration, changes and quality vis-a-vis economic, political and social systems
• Human ecology - study of the effects of various social organizations to the population behavior
• Sociological theory and research - discovery of theoretical tools, methods, and techniques to scientifically explain a sociological issue
• Anthropology - It is the study of humankind in all times and all places.
• Anthropology - It includes topics such as human origin, globalization, social change, and world history.
• Anthropology - It is the study of humanity including our prehistoric origins and

  contemporary human diversity
• Look at one’s own culture more objectively like an outsider – It aims to make “the strange familiar and the familiar strange. ” Anthropology also challenges individuals to evaluate and criticize their own culture. This is important so that people will be aware of the faults in their own culture and make necessary changes for its betterment.
• Discover what all people have in common – By studying commonalities (folklores, traditions,language, etc.) in all humanity, we could understand more about the human’snature.
• Discover what makes people different from one another in order to understand and preserve diversity – Anthropology attempts to answer questions like, “What does it mean to be a Filipino and a citizen of the world?” It is not enough that anthropologists find out the characteristics thatmake Filipinos unique, it is also impo- rtant to emphasize the Filipino traits that makes them “one”with the rest of the world.
• Produce new knowledge and new theories about humankind and human behavior – This new knowledge is then applied in an attempt to alleviate human challenges.
• Cultural Anthropology – Refers to the study of living people and their cultures including variation and change. It deals with the description and analysis of the forms and styles and the social lives of past and present ages. Cultural anthropologists also study art, religion, migration, marriage, and family.
• Linguistic Anthropology – Refers to the study of communication, mainly (but not exclusively) among humans. It includes the study of communication’s origins, history, and contemporary variation.
• Archaeology - Refers to the study of past human cultures through their material remains. It is the study of past human cultures through the recovery and analysis of artifacts.
• Biological anthropology – Also known as “physical anthropology”, this refers to the study of humans as biological organisms including their evolution and contemporary variation. It seeks to describe the distribution of hereditary variations among contemporary populations and to sort out and measure the relative contributions made by heredity, environment, and culture to human biology.
• SOCIOLOGY - The term sociology was derived from the Latin word socius meaning "associate" and the Greek
• SOCIOLOGY - It was coined by August Comte who was regarded as the “Father of Sociology.”
• SOCIOLOGY - It is a science that studies human civilization
• SOCIOLOGY - It is a systematic study of groups and societies that people build and how these affect their
• Sociology - It focuses on various social connections, institutions, organizations, structures, and processes.
• Sociology - It gathers social inputs which are composed of frequent forms and manners namely: attitude,
• The scientific study of Sociology enables us to: Obtain possible theories and principles about society as well as various aspects of social life;
• The scientific study of Sociology enables us to: Critically study the nature of humanity, which also leads to examining our roles within the
• The scientific study of Sociology enables us to: Appreciate that all things (in society) are interdependent with each other. An individual’s
• The scientific study of Sociology enables us to: Broaden our familiarity on sociological facts, which are acquired through empirical process.
• The scientific study of Sociology enables us to: Expose our minds to the different perspectives on attaining the truth. For instance, some theorists
• Social Organization – This includes the study of social institutions, social inequality, social mobility, religious groups, and bureaucracy.
• Social Psychology – This area focuses on the study of human nature and its emphasis on social processes as they affect individual or responses which are called “social stimuli”.
• Applied Sociology – This is concerned with the specific intent of yielding practical applications
• Human Ecology – It pertains to the study of the effects of various social organizations (religious organizations, political institutions and etc.) to the population’s behavior.
• Population Studies – This area includes size, growth, demographic characteristics, composition, migration, changes, and quality vis-à-vis economic, political, and social systems.
• Social Psychology – This area focuses on the study of human nature and its emphasis on social processes as they affect individual or responses which are called “social stimuli