The document provides an introduction to the concepts of identity, culture, society, and politics. It defines identity as the characteristics that define an individual or group. Culture is defined as a society's way of life that provides the basis for identity and allows people to understand themselves in relation to others. Society refers to a group of people living in a community in a web of social relationships. The academic disciplines that study these concepts are called the social sciences, including anthropology, sociology, and political science. Anthropology studies human cultures and societies. Sociology seeks to explain social order and change. Political science is the study of politics and how governments function.
The document provides an introduction to the concepts of identity, culture, society, and politics. It defines identity as the characteristics that define an individual or group. Culture is defined as a society's way of life that provides the basis for identity and allows people to understand themselves in relation to others. Society refers to a group of people living in a community in a web of social relationships. The academic disciplines that study these concepts are called the social sciences, including anthropology, sociology, and political science. Anthropology studies human cultures and societies. Sociology seeks to explain social order and change. Political science is the study of politics and how governments function.
The document provides an introduction to the concepts of identity, culture, society, and politics. It defines identity as the characteristics that define an individual or group. Culture is defined as a society's way of life that provides the basis for identity and allows people to understand themselves in relation to others. Society refers to a group of people living in a community in a web of social relationships. The academic disciplines that study these concepts are called the social sciences, including anthropology, sociology, and political science. Anthropology studies human cultures and societies. Sociology seeks to explain social order and change. Political science is the study of politics and how governments function.
The document provides an introduction to the concepts of identity, culture, society, and politics. It defines identity as the characteristics that define an individual or group. Culture is defined as a society's way of life that provides the basis for identity and allows people to understand themselves in relation to others. Society refers to a group of people living in a community in a web of social relationships. The academic disciplines that study these concepts are called the social sciences, including anthropology, sociology, and political science. Anthropology studies human cultures and societies. Sociology seeks to explain social order and change. Political science is the study of politics and how governments function.
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Lesson 1 :
INTRODUCTION TO CULTURE, SOCIETY, AND POLITICS Bellwork
What makes you a Filipino?
Identity, Culture and Society Identity The distinctive Can be influenced by other characteristics that defines factors such as sexual an individual or is shared by orientation, gender and those who belong to a nationality particular group
Shapes both individual and Can also change over
group behavior as well as the course of a person’s people’s views about other life people and society Culture Traditions • It is defined as a society’s way of life that Nonmaterial provides the basis for forging identities. Symbols
Material • It allows people to understand themselves
in relation to others and provides them a basis of what is right
• All societies have some forms of subculture
• Material – food, clothing, music
• Nonmaterial – customs, beliefs, traditions Society • It refers to a group of people living A in a community.
D • It is a web of social relationship,
B which is always changing. C Social, Cultural and Political Change Social Science and its Academic Disciplines Social Science The disciplines under which identity, culture, society and politics are collectively called the social sciences.
It is comprised of a wide array of academic
disciplines that study the overall function of society as well as the interactions among its members and institutions. Academic Disciplines in Social Science Anthropology
Sociology
Political Science ANTHROPOLOGY Social Anthropology – how patterns and practices and - the systematic study of the cultural variations develop across different societies biological, cultural, and social Cultural Anthropology – cultural variation across aspects of man. different societies and examines the need to understand
Linguistic Anthropology – language and discourse and
how they reflect and shape aspects of human culture
Biological Anthropology – origins of humans and the interplay
between social factors and the processes of human evolution
Archaeology – prehistoric societies and studying their tools and
environment SOCIOLOGY - The study of human social life, groups, and society. It also seeks to explain the bases of social order and social change.
Max Weber Herbert Spencer
Content Here
Karl Marx Auguste Comte POLITICAL SCIENCE - The systematic study of politics which is described as the activity through which people make, preserve, and amend the general rules under which they live
Political Administration – how government
functions and how decisions and policies were made
Political Economy – the interplay between
economics, politics and law and its implications to the various institution
Comparative Politics – domestics politics
and governance systems across different sovereign states End of Day 1
