This document defines and describes key concepts in anthropology, sociology, political science, and culture. It states that anthropology is the study of humans and their cultures, and is considered the origin of other social sciences. Sociology is defined as the scientific study of society, social relationships, and human behavior within social contexts. Political science is the study of government, politics, and political institutions, theories, and processes. Culture refers to the beliefs, values, and behaviors that people learn in society and share with others, and is an adaptive system that both influences and is influenced by human biology and environments.

2. Anthropology
Sociology
Society
Culture
Political Science
Politics

3. ANTRHOPOLOGY
 derived from two Greek words, anthropos
(MAN) and logos (STUDY) which intensively
studies humans and the respective cultures
where they were born and actively belong to.
 is considered the father, or even grandfather
of all social and behavioural sciences like
sociology, economics and psychology

4. SOCIOLOGY
is the study of society, social
institutions and social relationships.
it is interested in describing and
explaining human behaviour especially
as it occurs within a social context
(Merriam-Webster)

5. SOCIOLOGY
is the scientific study of society,
patterns of social relationships, social
interaction, and culture. the systematic
interpretation of codes and conducts in
the form of language, symbols, face
expressions, dress, food, music etc.
used by people in society.

6. SOCIETY
can be defined as a product of human
interactions as humans subscribe to the
rules of their culture. It is an
organization that caters to a human’s
need for belongingness in a group.

7. POLITICS
late Middle English: from Old
French politique ‘political’, via
Latin from Greek politikos,
from politēs ‘citizen’,
from polis ‘city’.

8. POLITICS
refers to human
governance

9. POLITICS
Politics was a subject
which dealt with all the
activities and affairs of the
city state.

10. POLITICAL
SCIENCEdefined as a study of state in
the past, present and future
and of Political institutions
and Political theories (R.G.
Getlel)

11. POLITICAL
SCIENCE
must include the study
of informal structures,
facts and reality of
Politics

12. POLITICAL
SCIENCE
Aristotle called it
the "queen of the
sciences".

13. CULTURE
is both a product of human’s
capacity for it and their
determination to survive the
elements of their
environments.

14. CULTURE
is everything that a
person learns as a
member of a society.

15. CULTURE
refers to the 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.

18. 7
CHARACTERISTI
CS
OF CULTURE

19. 1. CULTURE IS
EVERYTHING
It is a person has, does, and
thinks as part of society. This
implies all of a person’s belief
system, set of behaviours, and
material possessions.

20. Material culture
Nonmaterial culture

21. Two category of
nonmaterial culture:
•Cognitive
•Normative

22. 2. CULTURE IS
LEARNED
Culture is a set of beliefs,
attitudes and practices that an
individual learns through his or
her family, school, church and
other social institutions.

23. ENCULTURATION-learning
your own culture

24. ACCULTURATION-constant
interaction between societies,
culture can be modified to
accommodate desirable traits
from other cultures.

25. DECULTURATION- when the culture
of the older generation comes into
conflict with the needs and realities of
the younger generation

26. 3. CULTURE IS SHARED
it must be taught to
members of contemporary
society who will, in turn,
teach the younger generation.

27. 4. CULTURE AFFECTS
BIOLOGY
Humans are born into
cultures that have
values on beauty and
body.

28. 5. CULTURE IS ADAPTIVE
Culture is a tool for
survival that humans use
in response to the
pressures of their
environment.

29. 6. CULTURE IS
MALADAPTIVE.
Culture can also cause
problems for the people who
subscribe to it
problems arise when the
environment has changed and
culture has remained the same.

30. 7. CULTURE
CHANGES
Never static.
This dynamism of culture is
due to the changing needs of
humans as they interpret and
survive in their environment.

31. Presented by:
MS. ANNA TENCHAVEZ EMPIN