FIRST QUARTER EXAM UCSP HANDOUT:

CODE OF CONDUCT - A code of conduct is a set of rules outlining the social norms, religious
rules and responsibilities of, and or proper practices for, an individual.
CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS - custom is defined as a cultural idea that describes a regular,
patterned way of behaving that is considered characteristic of life in a social system. Is a
common way of doing things. It is something that many people do, and have done for a long
time.
CEREMONIES - Ceremonies are a class of customary, collective action.
FOLKWAYS - the traditional behavior or way of life of a particular community or group of
people.
MORES - social norms that are widely observed and are considered to have greater moral
significance than others. informal rules that are not written, but, when violated, result in
severe punishments and social sanction upon the individuals, such as social and religious
exclusions.
FOOD TABOO - is a prohibition against consuming certain foods.

POLITICS - A special form of human authority who does not depend on the behavior of society.
SOCIAL BEHAVIOR - different types of social behavior include emotional behavior, violent
behavior, aggressive behavior, group action and prosocial behavior. Social behavior consists of
conduct and actions exhibited by individuals within society.
SOCIAL DIFFERENCES - Where people are discriminated against the basis of social, economic
and racial inequality.
POLITICAL BEHAVIOR - study of the way people think, feel, and act with regard to politics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE - Deals with the study of foundation of state and the way people govern
themselves in a society.
1987 Constitution's Article 2, Section 26 - “The state shall guarantee equal access to public
service and prohibited political dynasties as may defined by the law.

CULTURE - Invisible bond which ties people together

SOCIOLOGY – Study that deals with society
SOCIETY - is a grouping of individuals which is characterized by common interest and may have
distinctive culture and institutions
ANTHROPOLOGY – study that deals with culture
Four branches of anthropology:
● Archaeology
● Biological Anthropology
● Cultural Anthropology
● Linguistic Anthropology

SIGNIFICANCES OF CULTURE:
1. Broader perspective of others background
 2. Understand a little bit if their reasoning
3. Shapes our values and belief system
4. Gives us identity
5. Helps us build a career

SIGNIFICANCES OF SOCIETY:
1. Provides a system of stratification
2. Provides people’s basic needs
3. Regulates people’s behavior
4. Provide means of social participation
5. Provides mutual support

SIGNIFICANCES OF POLITICS:
1. Enhances personal happiness
2. Enriches human freedom and well being
3. Affect human lives
4. Fosters moral and intellectual growth
5. Fosters self-knowledge

RATIONALE FOR STUDYING ANTHROPOLOGY:

1. Broadens your horizons and widens your perspective
2. Relevant for Immigration.
3. Relevant for Indigenous people
4. Useful for diversity
5. Useful in understanding others way of life

5 Common Concerns on Intersections of Anthropology,Sociology and

Political Science
1.Common Concerns on Innovations.
2.Common Concerns on Conflicts.
3.Common Concerns in Political Growth.
4.Common Concerns on New Ideas.
5.Common Concerns on Diffusion.

Ethnocentrism - act of judging another culture based on preconceptions that are

found in the values and standards of one's own culture – especially regarding language,
behavior, customs, and religion.
Cultural relativism - is the idea that a person's beliefs, values, and practices should be
understood based on that person's own culture, rather than be judged against the criteria of
another.
TANGIBLE HERITAGE (TOUCHABLE)- refers to physical artifacts produced, maintained and
transmitted intergenerational in a society.
EXAMPLES: traditional clothing, tools, buildings, artwork, monuments, and modes of
transportation
INTANGIBLE HERITAGE (UNTOUCHABLE)- means the practices, representations, expressions,
knowledge, skills – as well as the oral traditions, performing arts, local knowledge, and
traditional skills associated therewith – that communities, groups and, in some cases,
individuals recognize as part of their cultural heritage.
EXAMPLES: songs, myths, beliefs, superstitions, oral poetry, stories