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• Anthropology


  A comparative science that examines all societies
• Anthropology (term meaning)


  Scientific study of man or human beings
• Anthropology


  • Cultural anthropology studies human societies and elements of cultural life
  • It may be a subject of science and arts
  • It is a branch of sociology
• Goal of studying anthropology


  To understand the origin human evolution and the diverse forms of its existence throughout time
• Sociology


  The study of human social relationships and institutions
• Purpose of sociology


  To understand how human action and consciousness both shape and are shaped by surrounding cultural and social structures
• Sociology


  A social science; it belongs to the family of social sciences
• Goal of sociology


  To help you understand how human action and consciousness both shape and are shaped by the surrounding cultural and social structures
• Political Science


  A social science that deals with humans and their interactions
• Political Science


  • It essentially deals with the large-scale actions of humans, and group mentality
  • It is a discipline that deals with several aspects such as the study of state and government
• Goal of Political Science


  To constantly deepen the knowledge, discover progress and protect the quality of life within a group, community, country, and the world
• Sociological Perspective


  Introduces the discipline of sociology, including something about its history, questions, theory, and scientific methods, and what distinguishes it from other social science disciplines
• Theoretical perspective


  Used to analyse and explain objects of social study, and facilitate organizing sociological knowledge
• Sociology's major theoretical perspectives

  • Functionalist perspective
  • Conflict perspective
  • Symbolic interaction perspective
• Political science perspective


  It sticks to the political arena and to the realm of politics, either dealing with situations with two competing sides or the lateral decisions that affect the group as a whole
• Humans' primary biological component that allowed for culture

  • Developed brain
  • Necessary parts for facilitating pertinent skills such as speaking, touching, feeling, seeing, and smelling
• Speaking capacity


  • Brain is the capacity source of humans' capacity to comprehend sound and provide meaning to it
  • Vocal tract acts as the mechanism by which sounds are produced and reproduced to transmit ideas and values
• Humans have longer vocal tract compared with chimpanzee
• Primates' forms of locomotion

  • Bipedalism
  • Quadropedalism
• Humans' walking/standing capacity


  • Being bipedal, humans gained more capacity to move while carrying objects with their free hands
  • It gave humans more capacity or productivity with their hands like hunting and foraging
• Paleolithic Period (Old Stone Age) 3 million years to 8,000 B.C.


  1. Use of simple pebble tools

  2. Learned to live in caves

  3. Discovered the use of fires

  4. Developed small sculptures; and monumental painting, incised designs, and reliefs on the wall of caves

  5. "Food-collecting cultures"
• Neolithic Age (New Stone Age) Occurred sometime about 10,000 BCE


  1. Stone tools were shaped by polishing or grinding

  2. Settlement in permanent villages

  3. Dependence on domesticated plants or animals

  4. Appearance of such crafts as pottery and weaving

  5. "Food-producing cultures"
• Age of Metals 4,000 B.C. – 1,500 B.C


  1. The used of metal such as bronze, copper, and iron produced a new historical development form cradles civilization of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, including India and China which later on spread throughout Asia

  2. The civilization which defines to a more developed social, cultural, political and economic system

  3. It had already direct contacts through tribes, kingdoms, empire and later on state which the constant political activities were through conquest, wars and trade
• Socialization


  The process by which individuals acquire the knowledge, skills, and character traits that enable them to participate effectively as members of a social group
• Genie's story came to light on November 4, 1970, in Los Angeles, California
• A social worker discovered the 13-year old girl after her mother sought out services for her own health
• The girl had been confined to a small room, and an investigation by authorities quickly revealed that the child had spent most of her life in this room, often tied to a potty chair
• Genie's life prior to her discovery was one of utter deprivation. She spent most of her days tied naked to her potty chair only able to move her hands and feet
• If Genie made noise, her father would beat her. Her father, mother, and older brother rarely spoke to her. The rare times her father did interact with her, it was to bark or growl
• Genie's situation


  Results in gestures/behavior, physical appearance, language used/manner of speaking, reactions to people
• Gender stereotypes


  • Conveyed to children through color-coded clothes and sorts of game
  • Girls with brothers are associated to understand that household labor is expected of them but not of their male siblings
• Race


  • White people bear a disproportionate experience of police violence, they can encourage their children to defend and know their rights when the authorities try to violate them
  • Parents of color must instruct their children to remain calm, compliant and secure in the presence of law enforcement
• Content and process of socialization


  • How parents assign chores or tell their children to interact with policies
  • The span of socialization, the methods used, the people involved, and the type of experience
• School's role in socialization


  • Young people receive instructions related to their conduct, tasks, authority, schedules and deadlines
  • Teaching this content requires social interaction between educators and students
  • Policies and expectations are both written and spoken shall be reiterated thoroughly
  • Student conduct is either rewarded or punished
• Results of socialization


  • The way a person conceives and conducts after undergoing this process
  • Knowing how to obey rules, wait for their turn or organize their schedule to be productive
  • Men hitting the gym to achieve appealing biceps
  • Women wearing make ups to look more attractive
• Culture

  A complex whole which consists of knowledge, beliefs, ideas, habits, attitudes, skills, abilities, values, norms, art, law, morals, customs, traditions, feelings and other capabilities of man which are acquired, learned and socially transmitted by man from one generation to another through language and living together as members of the society
• Culture

  • Importance/Functions of Culture
• Elements of Culture

  • Symbols
  • Language
  • Technology
  • Values
  • Belief
  • Norms
• Symbols

  Anything that is used to stand for something else. It is anything that gives meaning to the culture.
• Language

  The storehouse of culture. It is a system of words and symbols used to communicate with other people.