3rd week

• What are the three major sociological perspectives?

  Symbolic Interactionism, Structural Functionalism, and Conflict Theory
• emphasize how definitions and meanings that are created and maintained via symbolic contact with others influence human behavior

  Symbolic Interactionism (Herbert Blumer)
• a macro theory that looks at how all structures or institutions in society work together.

  Structural Functionalism (Emile Durkheim)
• purports that due to society's never-ending competition for finite resources, it will always be in a state of conflict.

  Conflict Theory (Karl Marx)
• What are the 6 types of society?

  Hunting and Gathering, Agriculture, Pastoral, Horticultural, Industrial, and Post-Industrial
• Tigris and Euphrates River in West Asia


  Sumerian Civilization
• Indus River Valley in India


  Indus Valley Civilization
• Huang He Basin in China


  Shang Civilization
• Nile River in Egypt


  Egyptian Civilization
• focuses on the study of the full scope of human diversity and the application of that knowledge to help people of different backgrounds.

  Anthropological Perspective
• is shaped by the groups to which people belong and by the social interaction that takes place within those groups.

  Human behavior
• God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul.

  Biblical Creation
• Over the years, we've turned to both religion and science to explain where our species came from. Innovators of their time, Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace, used science to explain where humans came from, posing the theory of evolution.

  Scientific Evolution Theory
• Scientific evidence shows that the physical and behavioral traits shared by all people originated from apelike ancestors and evolved over a period of approximately six million years.

  Evolution of Man
• Also known as "Southern Ape." Tool Users only and not tool makers. Used Sticks and stones for digging, Food scavengers. Ate Insects, eggs, plants,

  fruits and sometimes meat.

  Australopithecus
• Much more intelligent group of hominids. Classified as humans and

  not humanlike creatures because they had bigger brains and were bipedal. They first lived in Africa about 2.4 Million Years ago

  Homo
• Made tools called Oldowan which were used as cutting tools and made from volcanic stones. Used tools for hunting and food gathering.


  Homo Habilis (Handy Man)
• It is believed that they are more intelligent and more adaptable than

  Homo Habilis. They used their intelligence to invent and develop different technologies to respond their needs.Made and used axe tools for digging, cutting, slicing and chopping. They are known as skillful hunters.

  Homo Erectus (Erect Man)
• Lived in shelters, Food gatherers, Ate plants and fruits, Hunted animals, Learned to gather and cook shellfish (164,000 years ago). Used fire for many purposes, Crafted metals

  Homo Sapiens (The Thinking Man)
• First fossil found in Europe but believed to first lived in North Africa and later travelled to Europe and Asia.

  Cro-Magnon (A Homo Sapiens-Wise Man)
• A person who moves from place to place rather than settling down and living in one area is called Nomad.
• Hunting and gathering are the main sources of food of the early human civilizations.
• Agricultural societies grow plants as their major sources of food.
• Industrial societies use fuel-driven machines to produce goods.
• The Homo Habilis is also knows as the Handy Man.