Understanding

Culture,
Society and
Politics

Social Science Department

 Head Starter …
Social Sciences
Anthropology Political Science
Sociology

Focus Issue Focus Issue

Focus Issue
 Social science
• Studies the society and the manner
in which people behave and
influence the world around us.
Goal: to answer different
questions and find solutions to
problems of the society to
improve human condition
despite cultural, social and
political differences.
 Anthropology

• The holistic “science of man”, a

science of the totality of human
existence.
• Divided into two broad fields:
Physical Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
 Anthropology
Physical Anthropology:
concerns about how humans
emerged and evolved trough
time.
Cultural Anthropology:
concerns about the
differences of cultures from
time to time.
Sociology
• Study of
relationships among
people.
• A study that deals
with analyzing
social problems and
explain trends and
various phenomena
present in society.
 Sociology
• Two major approaches:
• Macro-sociology: examines the
social structure, the social
institutions, social organizations
and social groups.
• Micro-sociology: more
emphasis on the role of the
individuals in society.
 olitical science
• Deals with systems of government
and the analysis of political activity
and political behavior. It deals
extensively with the theory and
practice of politics which is
commonly thought of as the
determining of distribution of power
and resources.
 Assignment:
Research for the
subfields of
political science. Don’t
Forget to indicate your source. No
source, no assignment.
(1/2 crosswise)
 Source:

• Aricinas, M. M. (2016).
Understanding culture, society and
politics. Quezon City: Phoenix
Publishing House, Inc.
• Hoover, K. et al (1997). The power
of identity in politics.
 Manifestation of
Human Variations
• Cultural
Diversity
• Social
Differences
• Political
Identities
Reminder!!!

• Your Culminating activity will be in a

form of a gallery walk presenting
world’s different culture, society and
politics.
• In a 1/8 illustration board, create an
artwork which represents the human
variations in culture, society, and
politics.
• Deadline: _________
 Culture
• [Culture] refers to that complex
whole which encompasses beliefs,
practices, values, attitudes, laws,
norms, artifacts, symbols,
knowledge and everything that a
person learns and shares as a
member of society. (E.B. Tylor,
1920)
Cultural Diversity
• A state wherein individuals with
varied backgrounds and culture
are present in an institution.
• Differences in culture that exist
between people in society due to
diversity in language, dress,
traditions, preferences.
 Society
• A group of people, wherein its
members share similar
lifestyles, culture and beliefs.
 Social Differences
• Also known as “Social
Stratification”, a term used to refer
the large divide between the lower
and upper classes in the
hierarchical structure present in
society.
 Social Differences
• Social differences are based on
unique social characteristics or
qualities like social class, gender,
age, educational attainment,
occupation and the like.
• This describes the relative social
position of persons in a given social
group, category, geographical region
or other social unit.
 Government
• The institution that has the
authority to oversee a
country or state.
 Political Identities
• Each country has its own political
system to run its government.
• The process by which people
affiliates themselves – political
identities.
• In short, the characteristics of a
political group.
Quiz