definition and common concerns of anthropology, sociology and political science

2. POLITICAL SCIENCE

3. LEARNING COMPETENCIES: Recognized the
common concerns or intersections of
anthropology, sociology, and political science
with respect to the phenomenon of change.
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4. OBJECTIVES: At the end of the session, the
students should be able to:
1. Identify the meaning of anthropology, political
science and sociology.
2. Elaborate the common concerns of anthropology,
political science and sociology.
3. Explain the connections between anthropology,
sociology, and political science in understanding
phenomenon of change.

6. ANTHROPOLOGY
A systematic study of the biological, cultural, and social aspects of man
From two Greek words, Anthropos meaning “man” and logos meaning
“study”

7. Four Sub-Fields of Anthropology:
 Physical Anthropologists- focus on human as biological organism (Evolutionary development)
 Cultural Anthropologists- investigate the contrasting ways of groups of humans think, feel and
behave
 Biological Anthropologists- try to recover information about human cultures. (Archaeologist)
 Linguists- Study the nature and nuances of languages, communication systems.

12. SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
COMMON CONCERNS
• Human Society
• Social groups and social institutions
(organizations of family, tribes, politics,
and economics
• Culture (religion, language, art, knowledge,
beliefs, values etc.)
• Human behaviors
• Holistic understanding of society’s
influence on people

13. • Laws made by the state and
governments that affect the welfare
of the society
• Social customs, traditions, norms,
values etc. that can be legalized or
legitimized by governments
• Social institutions and social
organizations
• Problems of society that can be
addressed by government.

14. ANTHROPOLOGY

15. • Anthropologist and sociologist might collaborate to study
how globalization affects local communities, examining
both cultural and social dimensions of this process
• Anthropologists and political science might work together
to investigate the impact of resource scarcity on conflict
on political stability
• Sociologists and political scientists might jointly analyze
the rise of populism and its effects on democratic
institutions.

16. What does Anthropology, sociology, and political science
means?
Why do you need to know the others?
How are anthropology, political science, and sociology
related to each other? Why is it important in relation to
phenomenon of change?

17. APPLICATION (10 minutes)
Students are divided into groups. Each group is given a specific discipline or study
in Social Science which is either Anthropology, Sociology or Political Science.
Groups are encouraged to draw diagrams of words that they can immediately
relate to their assigned discipline and explain each social sciences in relation to the
phenomenon of change. The groups are encouraged to the members report and
cooperate in the activity. 30 points
Group Cooperation-10 points
Delivery- 10 points
Relevance of Words and Content- 10 points

18. V. ASSIGNMENT (2 minutes)
Explain the importance of social
sciences in studying culture,
society and politics.

19. . These three social sciences share a deep interests in understanding
and explaining how societies and cultures change over time. While
each discipline has its own unique focus and methodology, they often
overlap and compliment each other in their investigation of this
complex phenomenon called change