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Understanding Culture, Society & Politics: Lesson 1: Starting Points For The Understanding of Culture

This document provides an introduction to understanding culture, society, and politics. It lists the lesson objectives which are to articulate observations on cultural variation and social/political identities, demonstrate curiosity to explore the origins and dynamics of culture/society, analyze social/political/cultural change, and identify the subjects of anthropology, sociology, and political science. It then provides brief introductions to influential theorists in anthropology, sociology, and political science such as Franz Boas, Ruth Benedict, Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, and Max Weber. It defines the key terms anthropology, sociology, and political science, explaining their focuses on human cultures, social groups/institutions, and politics/power respectively.

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Understanding Culture, Society & Politics: Lesson 1: Starting Points For The Understanding of Culture

This document provides an introduction to understanding culture, society, and politics. It lists the lesson objectives which are to articulate observations on cultural variation and social/political identities, demonstrate curiosity to explore the origins and dynamics of culture/society, analyze social/political/cultural change, and identify the subjects of anthropology, sociology, and political science. It then provides brief introductions to influential theorists in anthropology, sociology, and political science such as Franz Boas, Ruth Benedict, Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, and Max Weber. It defines the key terms anthropology, sociology, and political science, explaining their focuses on human cultures, social groups/institutions, and politics/power respectively.

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UNDERSTANDING

CULTURE, SOCIETY &


POLITICS
LESSON 1: STARTING POINTS FOR THE UNDERSTANDING OF CULTURE,
SOCIETY AND POLITICS
LESSON OBJECTIVES
The learners:
1. Articulate observations on human cultural variation, social differences, social
change, and political identities.
2. Demonstrate curiosity and an openness to explore the origins and dynamics of
culture and society, and political identities.
3. Analyze social, political, and cultural change.
4. Recognize the common concerns or intersections of anthropology, sociology, and
political science with respect to the phenomenon of change.
5. Identify the subjects of inquiry and goals of Anthropology, Political Science, and
Sociology.
WHAT IS THE
CONNECTION OF THESE
SOCIAL PROBLEMS TO
OUR SUBJECT?
Ruth Franz Auguste Emile
Benedict Boas Comte Durkheim

Bronislaw Karl Margaret Max


Malinowski Marx Mead Weber
ANTHROPOS LOGOS
Studies humans
and the respective
cultures where
they were born
and actively
belong to.
The discipline begun in the early European
explorers and their accounts, which
produced initial impressions about the
native peoples they encountered in their
explorations.
19th
Century
Develop during the years of two
World Wars
Father of American
Anthropology

Believed that the same method


and strategy could be applied
in measuring culture and
human behavior while
conducting research among
humans, including the
uniqueness of their cultures.
FRANZ BOAS
Student of Franz
Boas

-Specialist in
anthropology and
folklore.
-Author of the famous
book “Patterns of
Culture”
RUTH BENEDICT
“Controversial”

Intensively
studying the
sexual practices
among native
MARGARET MEAD populations.
Most influential
ethnographer in the
2oth century

Participant observation
- a distinct way of data-
gathering
- The ability to participate and
blend with the way of life of
a given group of people.
Bronislaw Malinowski
Socius Ology
Deals with the scientific
study of human
interactions, social
groups and institutions,
whole societies and the
human world.
Studies the
relationship between
the individual and the
society as they develop
and change in history
-Born in Europe (Germany, England and
France)
-French Revolution and Industrial
Revolution
-18th Century
Founding father of
Sociology

Believed that society


operates according to certain
laws. Just as the physical
world operates accordingly to
gravity and other laws of
nature
AUGUSTE COMTE
Forerunner of the
conflict theory

Believed in the power of


scientific reason to know the
nature of society and human
beings.

Focused misery of the lower


classes caused by the
existing social order.
Karl Marx
Pioneer of
functionalism in
sociology

Individuals are
more the products
rather than the
creators of
Emile Durkhaim society
Pioneer of interpretive
sociology

“Sympathetic
understanding,
verstehen, of the mind
of others” – essential
to understand the
behavior of others.
Max Weber
Polis Scire
Deals with the study of
politics, power and
government.
-Process of making collective decisions
in a community, society or group through
the application of influence and power.

POWER JUSTICE
ORDER
-the ability to -felt in the
-rules set by
influence society where
leaders
others. there is order
Summary

SOCIOLOGY

SOCIAL

POLITICAL
ANTHROPOLOGY
SCIENCE
REFERENCES

A. Books

Aguilar, Buenaventura, Cruz, Delmonte., (2016). Society, Culture and


Politics. Phoenix Publishing House.

Contreras, Dela Cruz, Erasga, Fadrigon., (2016). Understanding Culture,


Society and Politics. Phoenix Publishing House.

Lanuza and Raymundo., (2016). Understanding Culture, Society and


Politics. Rex Book Store., Inc.

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