Mariefher Grace Z.
Villanueva
Subject: Understanding Culture, Society, & Politics
ANTHROPOLOGY
DEFINITION
It is the systematic study of the
biological, cultural, and social
aspects of man.
Derived from two Greek words,
Anthropos, which means man,
and logos, which means study
or inquiry
SOCIOLOGY
DEFINITION
The study of human social life,
groups, and society. (Giddens,
1989)
The science of society, social
institutions, and social
relationships; specifically: the
systematic study of the
development, structure,
interaction, and collective
behavior of organized groups of
human beings.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
DEFINITION
The systematic study of politics,
which Andrew Heywood
describes as, the activity
through which people make,
preserve, and amend the general
rules under which they live.
Focuses on the fundamental
values of equality, freedom, and
justice and its processes are
linked to the dynamics of
conflict, resolution, and
cooperation.
UCSP: ASSIGNMENT
STEM1-D
GOALS PROPONENT(S)
Integrates elements from Edward Burnett Taylor
biological sciences and Franz Boas
humanities to fully comprehend Alfred Kroeber
the complex human species, Bronislaw Malinowski
including their past practices Clifford Geertz
and social patterns, across Margaret Mead
diverse cultures.
GOALS PROPONENT(S)
To provide a deeper August Comte
assessment of individual and Herbert Spencer
group behavior, as well as Karl Marx
social phenomena, by Emile Durkheim
examining the interplay Max Weber
between economic, political,
and social factors.
Seeks to explain the bases of
social order and social change.
Improvements in social policy
and welfare.
GOALS PROPONENT(S)
To understand the nature and Plato
characteristics of authority and Aristotle
power distribution and how it Niccol Machiavelli
shapes the way society is Jean Jacques Rousseau
organized. Baron de Montesquieu
To analyze wide array of topics Thomas Hobbes
including systems of John Locke
governance, political theories, Karl Marx
the lawmaking process, political
behavior and ethics, policies
and their implications, political
organization, and the electoral
process.