Anthropology, Sociology, and Political Science

• Social science 


  • is concerned about society.

  • it is the study of human societies and the relationship among individuals within those societies.
• Discipline in the Social Science

  • Anthropology

  • Sociology

  • Political Science
• Anthropology 


  • Humans studying humans. Derived from two greek words antropos (human) and logos (study).

  • Seeks to answer this primary question: what does it mean to be human?

  • Study of humans and their relationship between environment.
• 5 Subfields Of Anthropology
• 1. Archeology

  -examines the remains of ancient and historical human population to promote and understanding of how humans have adapted to their environment and developed.
• 2. Cultural anthropology

  -promotes the study of society's culture through their belief system, practices, and possession.
• 3. linguistic anthropology


  -examines the language of a group of people and its relation to their culture.
• 4. Physical Anthropology 


  -looks into the biological development of humans and their contemporary variation.
• 5. Applied Anthropology 


  -attempts to solve contemporary problems through the application of theories and approaches of the discipline.
• Xenocentrism

  -inferior against other countries product or culture, example ( there's 2 nail cutter the one is made from USA and the other one is made here in our country, u choose nail cutter from USA because it has good quality).
• Ethnocentrism

  -the belief that one's own culture is superior to others ( opposite of xenocentrism).
• Sociology

  -"a scientific study of society, including patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and culture" (Calhoune, 2002).
• Subfields Of Sociology