MODULE 1

UCSP
MS. SHIELA LOMOTAN
 ANTHROPOLOGY
“Science of humanity”
Study of Human beings, their origin, their
societies, and their cultures.
Father of Modern Anthropology
◦ Franz Boas
◦ Research first – Generalization
Father of Philippine Anthropology.
◦ Henry Oatley Beyer
 ANTHROPOLOGY
Through anthropology, one can
thoroughly analyze the different
phenomena that happen in society.
It produces knowledge about what
makes people different from one
another and what they all share in
common.
 Four Fields of Discipline
 Physical Anthropologist
◦ Focus on humans as biological organism
 Cultural Anthropologist

◦ Investigates the contrasting ways of groups of

people think, feel, and behave.
 Archeology

◦ Try to recover information about human cultures by

studying material samples
 Linguistic Anthropology

◦ Study the nature and nuances of languages –

communication systems by which cultures are
maintained and passed on to succeeding generation.
NEXT IS
 SOCIOLOGY
It is important to learn about our society.
Sociology
◦ Science of Society
◦ Auguste Comte
 Father of sociology
The primary purpose is to explain how
different elements in the environment affect
and influence the growth and life of a
person.
Sociologist examine and present
new insights and perspective of
society such as culture, gender,
race and ethnicity, social
movements, class, crimes etc.
It also seeks to explain the bases
of social order and social change.
In studying society, grounding
arguments on your experience is not
enough. You must look at society in a
sociological perspective. Detach
yourself from your society so that
you can observe it from an objective
point of view.
“One must look at society like an
alien to avoid biases and prejudices”
NO ONE CAN LIVE ON ITS OWN.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Systematic study of politics, its
institution and process.
It is a complex institution that has a
power and authority to manage a
large number of people.
It primary focuses on the “power”.
POLITICAL SCIENCE

One must have a full knowledge

of all the process related to
government before he/she can be
part of it.
It covers matters relating to the
allocation of power, roles and
systems of governance, political
behavior and public policies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE

Political science focuses on

the fundamental values of
equality, freedom and justice
and its process are linked to the
dynamics of conflict,
resolution, and cooperation.
POLITICAL SCIENCE

It helps us understand the

nature and characteristic of
authority and power
distribution and how it
shapes the way society is
organized.
POLITICAL SCIENCE

They also analyze a wide array of

topics including systems of
governance, political theories,
lawmaking process, political
behavior, policies and their
implications, political
organization, and electoral
process.
In the Philippines
Political Power is Divided into two:
◦ Central Power
 Legislative
 Executive
 Judiciary
◦ Local Power
Why do we need to study
Anthropology?
Why do we need to study
Sociology?
Why do we need to study
Political Science?