The document provides definitions and explanations of key concepts related to culture, society, and politics. It defines culture as complex beliefs, practices, values and knowledge shared within a society. Society is defined as a group of people who interact and share a common culture. Political science is the study of the state and principles of government. Anthropology involves the systematic study of humans, including cultural anthropology, physical anthropology, archaeology, and linguistics.

1. Understanding Culture,
Society and Politics

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4. Culture refers to the ideas, knowledge, beliefs of a person living in a
society. A society is a group of people with different cultural
background. While, politics can be defined as a function of people in
a society that works for the betterment of the society in a particular
way.

5. A. Starting Points for Understanding of
Culture, Society and Politics
• Culture- is 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.
• Society- is a term used by anthropologists to refer to a group of people who share a
culture and beliefs. Society defined as people who interact in such a way to share a
common culture.
Cultural bond- the cultural bond may be ethnic or racial based on gender, due to
shared beliefs, values and activities
Sociology- is a branch of social science that deals with the study of society,
groups, norms and organizations.

6. Anthropology-is the systematic study of humankind. It is from the words Anthopos which
means man and logos means word or study. It deals with the scientific study of man, his works,
his body, his behavior and value in time and space.
Anthropology has four (4) key sub-discipline
1. Physical Anthropology
2. Archaeology
3. Linguistics
4. Cultural Anthropology

7. Four Fields of Anthropology
Anthro subfield Interest Data
Cultural Culture: shared, learned, dynamic,
adaptive, integrated, ideational
Behavior, ideas
Biological/ Physical Human evolution & variation Bodies genes/DNA
Linguistics Language (verbal and non-verbal) Sounds, words grammar,
movement gestures &
expressions
Archaeology Cultural change over time Artifacts material culture

8. Political Science- is the science of State. According to French writer Paul Janet,
Political Science is a branch of Science which treats the foundations of the
state and the principles of government.

9. Using the pictures below, discuss the similarities and distinctions of
culture and society. Use the Venn diagram for your answer.