Mariefher Grace Z. Villanueva Subject: Understanding Culture, Society, & Politics
STEM1-D
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”
GOALS
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Integrates elements from biological sciences and humanities to fully comprehend the complex human species, including their past practices and social patterns, across diverse cultures.
PROPONENT(S)
Edward Burnett Taylor Franz Boas Alfred Kroeber Bronislaw Malinowski Clifford Geertz Margaret Mead
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.
GOALS
To provide a deeper assessment of individual and group behavior, as well as social phenomena, by examining the interplay between economic, political, and social factors. Seeks to explain the bases of social order and social change. Improvements in social policy and welfare.
PROPONENT(S)
August Comte Herbert Spencer Karl Marx Emile Durkheim Max Weber
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
GOALS
To understand the nature and characteristics of authority and power distribution and how it shapes the way society is organized. To analyze wide array of topics including systems of governance, political theories, the lawmaking process, political behavior and ethics, policies and their implications, political organization, and the electoral process.
PROPONENT(S)
Plato Aristotle Niccolò Niccolò Machiavelli Jean Jacques Rousseau Baron de Montesquieu Thomas Hobbes John Locke Karl Marx
