Understanding Culture
Society and Politics
Quarter 1: Week 1
MELC
🠶Discuss the nature, goals
and perspectives in/of
anthropology, sociology and
political science
Specific Learning Objective
1. identify the nature, goals and perspectives of
Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science;
2. explain the different perspectives of
anthropology, sociology and political science
PRETEST
🠶 1. It defines how people relate to nature and their
physical environment.
A. Politics C. Culture
B. Anthropology D. Sociology
🠶 2. It always describes human, human behaviour and
human societies around the world.
A. Sociology C. Political Science
B. Anthropology D. Culture
🠶 3. It is a social science that deals with humans and their
interactions.
A. Sociology C. Political Science
B. Anthropology D. Culture
🠶 4. It is the study of human social relationships and
institutions.
A. Politics B. Anthropology [Link] D.
Sociology
🠶 5. It is a state or habit of mind in which trust or
confidence is placed in some person or thing.
A. Beliefs B. Customs C. Traditions D. Norms
🠶 6. This term means scientific study of man or
human beings.
A. Politics B. Anthropology C. Culture D.
Sociology
🠶 7. It refers to a theoretical foundation of contemporary
anthropology.
A. Nature of politics C. Nature of culture
B. Nature of anthropology D. Nature of sociology
🠶 8. It attempts to explain how the social world operates.
A. Political theory C. Anthropological
theory
B. Sociological theory D. Cultural theory
🠶 9. It is used to analyse and explain objects of social
study, and facilitate organizing sociological knowledge.
A. Theoretical perspective C. Cultural perspective
B. Conflict perspective D. Functionalist
perspective
🠶 10. It sees social life as a competition, and focuses
on the distribution of resources,power, and
inequality.
A. Theoretical perspective
B. Conflict perspective
C. Cultural perspective
D. Functionalist perspective
LESSON PROPER
1. Anthropology
🠶 relates to sociology, it always describes human, human behaviour
and human societies around the world. It is a comparative science
that examines all societies. The term anthropology means scientific
study of man or human beings. Cultural anthropology studies, human
societies and elements of cultural life. An example of cultural
anthropology is the Linguistic anthropology which focuses on
language in a certain society. The goal of studying anthropology is to
understand the origin human evolution and the diverse forms of its
existence throughout time The study of Man and its various aspects
is known as Anthropology. It may be a subject of science and arts. It
is a branch of sociology. It describes human, human behaviour and
human societies and it examines all societies around the world. It
also describes the ancestors through time and space in relation to its
environmental, social relations, and culture
2. Sociology
🠶 is the study of human social relationships and institutions.
Sociology’s subject matter is diverse, ranging from crime to
religion, from the family to the state, from the divisions of race
and social class to the shared beliefs of a common culture, and
from social stability to radical change in whole societies. The
purpose of sociology is to understand how human action and
consciousness both shape and are shaped by surrounding
cultural and social structures. Sociology is a social science; it
belongs to the family of social sciences. As a social science,
focuses its aspects on man, his social manners, social activities
and social life. The goal of sociology is to help you understand
how human action and consciousness both shape and are
shaped by the surrounding cultural and social structures
3. Political Science
🠶 is a social science that deals with humans and their
interactions. It is a branch of sociology; it essentially deals
with the large-scale actions of humans, and group
mentality it is a discipline that deals with several aspects
such as t he study of tate and government. It deals with the
nature and formation of the state and attempts to
understand its forms and functions. The goal of Political
Science is to constantly deepen the knowledge, discover
progress and protect the quality of life within a group,
community, country, and the world. Thus, it is the study of
power relationships and competing interests among states
around the world.
4. Anthropological
🠶 perspectives are culture, cultural relativism,
fieldwork, human diversity, holism, bio-cultural focus.
The four main perspectives of Anthropology are the
cross-cultural or comparative emphasis, its
evolutionary/historical emphasis, its ecological
emphasis, and its holistic emphasis . An example for
this is the analysis and solutions of the different
aspects of the society such as the environment
issues of pollution, the issues on health and medicine
and other issues related to the human activities.
5. 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. Central features
include social interaction and relationships, social
contexts, social structure, social change, the
significance of diversity and human variation, and
the critical, questioning character of sociology. It
also explores what sociologists do.
Sociology includes three major
theoretical perspectives:
🠶 1. the functionalist perspective;
🠶 2. the conflict perspective; and
🠶 3. the symbolic interaction
perspective
6. Theoretical perspective
🠶 is used to analyse and explain objects of
social study, and facilitat organizing
sociological knowledge. In functionalist
perspective, societies are thought to function
like organisms, with various social institutions
working together like organs to maintain and
reproduce societies. The conflict perspective
sees social life as a competition, and focuses
on the distribution of resources, power, and
7. Political science perspective
🠶 studies the tendencies and actions of people
which cannot be easily quantified or examined.
Political science is more focused than most social
sciences. 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. An example is
the study of democracy as a form of government
and why is democracy considered as the best form
of government.
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
GUIDE QUESTIONS
🠶 1. How do you find the activity?
🠶 2. What are the important details you
find out about the topic?
🠶 3. Do you find it helpful to know
about the details of the topic?
1. GYOLOPORTHAN -
🠶Scientific study of man or
human beings. __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
2. GYOLOICOS
🠶 -Study of human social
relationships and institutions. __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
3. CALITILOP ECNEICS
🠶 - A social science that deals with
humans and their interactions. __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ _
4. ERUTLUC
🠶 - Consists of beliefs, behaviours,
objects, and other characteristics
common to the members of a
particular group or society. __ __
__ __ __ __ __
5. SFEILEB
🠶 - A state or habit of mind in which
trust or confidence is placed in
some person or thing. __ __ __ __
__ __ __
GUIDE QUESTIONS
🠶 1. How do you find the activity?
🠶 2. What are the nature of
anthropology, sociology and
political science?
🠶 3. How do you relate this nature
to your daily life?
ANTHROPOLOGY
SOCIOLOGY
POLITICAL SCIENCE
POST TEST- TROTS OR BLUFFS
🠶 ________1. Culture is defined as how
people relate to nature and their physical
environment.
🠶 _______ 2. The term “Politics” means
scientific study of man or human beings.
🠶 ________3. Theoretical perspective is used
to analyze and explain objects of social
study, and facilitate organizing
sociological knowledge.
🠶 ________4. Anthropology always describes
human, human behaviour and human
societies around the world.
🠶 ________5. Beliefs refer to the state or
habit of mind in which trust or confidence
is placed in some person or thing.
🠶 ________6. Cultural perspective sees social
life as a competition, and focuses on the
distribution of resources, power, and
inequality
🠶 ________7. Sociology is the study of
human social relationships and
institutions.
🠶 ________8. Sociological theory attempts
to explain how the social world operates
🠶 ________9. Political Science, social
science that deals with humans and their
interactions.
🠶 ________10. Nature of politics refers to a
theoretical foundation of contemporary
anthropology.
