Culture and Politics

1. UCSP MODULE 1:
DISCIPLINESOF
USCP
ALJONI.CONCILLADO|TIP-QCSHS|2NDSEM,2020-2021
ANTHROPOLOGY,
SOCIOLOGY, &
POLITICAL SCIENCE
2021-2022

2. MOST
ESSENTIAL
LEARNING
COMPTENCIES
– Discuss the nature, goals, and perspectives in/of
Anthropology, Political Science, and Sociology.
– Identify and discuss anthropology, sociology, and
political science;
– Recognize the common concerns or intersections
of anthropology, sociology, and political science
with respect to phenomenon of change.
– Identify the subject of inquiry and goals of
anthropology, sociology, and political science.

3. GUIDE
QUESTIONS
– What is Social Science?
– What is Anthropology?
– What is Sociology?
– What is Political Science?
– What are their major concerns?
– Where do they Intersect?

4. What is
Social
Science?
– Social science, any branch of academic study or
science that deals with human behavior in its social
and cultural aspects. Usually included within the
social sciences are cultural (or
social) anthropology, sociology, psychology, political
science, and economics. (Greenfeld & Nisbet,, 2020)
– The discipline under which identity, culture, society,
and politics are studied.
– Are comprised of a wide array of disciplines that
studies the overall function of a society as well as
the interactions among individual members of an
institution.

6. Anthropology:
theScienceof
Culture
– is the scientific and humanistic study of human
beings. It encompasses the evolutionary history of
humanity, physical variation among humans, the
study of past societies, and the comparative
study of current-day human societies and
cultures.

7. Anthropology:
theScienceof
Culture
MAIN GOALS:
– describe, analyze, and explain different cultures,
– show how groups live in different physical,
economic, and social environments
– show how their members give meaning to their
lives.
– attempts to comprehend the entire human
experience.

10. Anthropology:
theScienceof
Culture
MAIN SUBFIELDS
Social Anthropology – studies how social patterns
and practices and cultural variations develop across
different societies.
Cultural Anthropology – studies cultural variations
develop across different societies and examines the
need to understand each culture in its own context.
Linguistic Anthropology - studies language
discourse and how they reflect and shape different
aspects of human.

11. Anthropology:
theScienceof
Culture
– Biological and Physical Anthropology – studies
origins of humans as well as the interplay between
social factors and process of human evolution,
adaptation, and variations over time.
– Archaeology – deals with prehistoric societies by
studying their tools and environment.

12. SOCIOLOGY
:theScienceof
Society
– the scientific study of human society and social
interactions. main goal is to understand social
situations and look for repeating patterns in
society.
– The main focus of sociology is the group, not the
individual. Sociologists attempt to understand the
forces that operate throughout society—forces
that mold individuals, shape their behavior, and,
thus, determine social events.

13. SOCIOLOGY
:theScienceof
Society

15. POLITICAL
SCIENCE
:theScienceof
Politics
– Political science is an academic discipline that seeks
to study politics scientifically and to
address empirical (factual) and normative (ethical)
questions about politics.
– Why do people vote as they do?
– Why are some people conservative and others
not?
– Does money buy elections?
The subject matter of politics is varied and
complex, and political science is no less so.

16. POLITICAL
SCIENCE
:theScienceof
Politics
SUB-FIELDS
– Comparative politics, focusing on examining how
different political systems operate.
– International relations, focusing on relationships
between and among states. International relations
studies what transpires between states. (Diplomacy
andWar).
– Political research methods, focusing on a study of
the many details of empirical social science. Data
collection, measurement, and analysis are key
areas of inquiry in this subfield.
– Political theory includes the study of the history of
political philosophy, philosophies of explanation or
science, and philosophical inquiries into the ethical
dimensions of politics

17. SOCIOLOGY
:theScienceof
Society

19. WRAPPINGUP
WHY STUDYTHETHREE?
– The three fields are essential to understanding
societal problems.
– While they may be independent from each other, it
is one way of knowing that social issues cannot be
seen in one angle alone.
– It promotes a holistic approach to understanding
problems in order to find holistic and realistic
solutions as well.

20. PERFORMANCE
TASK:
WORDOFTHE
DAY
INSTRUCTIONS
This performance task will run FORTHE ENTIRE
SEMESTER.
Every week, 3 individuals will have to present ONE
WORD that has something to do with PHILIPPINE
CULTURE, SOCIETY OR POLITICS.
They will present their word, BEFORE, DURING or on
the LAST part of the LIVE CONFERENCE.
The presenter must look for these other details
associated with the word:
-Definition
-Etymology (Origin)
-Example (in a sentence)

23. THANK YOU.SEE YOUNEXTTIME.
And keep posted.
Blackpink is the revolution.

24. PERFORMANCE
TASK:
WORDOFTHE
DAY
INSTRUCTIONS
The final output shall be in PDF.The PDF will be
shared to the screen during presentation.
The format is somehow FREE, a PRESCRIBED
TEMPLATE must be followed somehow. Font size
and styles, as well as colors are fine.
Make sure the final output is in PDF format, Short
size, 8.5x 11.
In case of difficulty, I may handle the presentation of
the PDF file.
All students must first FILL OUTTHE GOOGLE FORM
that contains their name, section and word chosen.
A database for the outputs will also be made
available in Google Drive.

25. PERFORMANCE
TASK:
WORDOFTHE
DAY
SAMPLE
– Adj.Tagalog. means seashore crab inTagalog
– Also spelled as Kulukoy, used affectionately to refer to babies or young
people when they're afflicted with "acute pa-cute" or being a bit challenging.
– Example: “Hoy, bakit mo binato ngWalis si Kevin? Kolokoy ka talaga.”
– Source: From abalayan to waswit: A glossary of Filipino terms of endearment
and contempt. (2015). http://filipiniana101.blogspot.com/2015/06/glossary-
of-filipino-terms-of.html.
KOLOKOY