1. NATURE, GOALS AND
PERSPECTIVES IN/OF
ANTHROPOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY
AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
SUBJECT: UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY AND POLITICS
(UCSP)
Week 1, 1st Quarter, First Semester, SY 2023-2024
Teacher: Ms. Shirley Ann P. Cajes, MENRM
2. A. Content Standard
The learner demonstrates an understanding of:
1. human cultural variation, social differences, social change, and political identities;
2. the significance of studying culture, society, and politics; and
3. the rationale for studying anthropology, political science, and sociology.
B. Performance Standard
The learners shall be able to:
1. acknowledge human cultural variation, social differences, social change, and political
identities;
2. adopt an open and critical attitude toward different social, political, and cultural
phenomena through observation and reflection; and
3. appreciates the value of disciplines of Anthropology, Sociology, and Political Science as
social sciences.
3. Learning Competency:
Discuss the nature, goals and perspectives in/of anthropology,
sociology and political science.
(UCSP11/12SPUIa-1, Ia-2 & lb-3)
Objectives:
1. Identify the nature, goals and perspectives of
Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science.
2. Explain the different perspectives of anthropology,
sociology and political science.
5. Directions:
1. Get your activity notebook.
2. Write your name inside the circle.
3. Draw figure 1 on your activity notebook.
4. Write the following information of yourself
in the 4 spaces:
a. gender
b. socio-economic class
c. ethnicity
d. religion
6. Directions:
Count 1 and 4, and group yourselves into 4 groups.
Each group will choose a leader and a secretary to consolidate their
answers on a table similar to what is shown below.
7. Directions: Based on the output from the previous activity,
answer the following questions:
1. What are the similarties and differences of every
individual?
2. Do these similarities and differences affect the life of the
whole community? Why?
9. 1. Anthropology
--- relates to sociology, it always describes human,
human behaviour and human societies around the
world. It is a comparative science that examines all
societies. The term anthropology means scientific
study of man or human beings.
10. Cultural anthropology studies, human societies and elements of cultural
life. An example of cultural anthropology is the Linguistic anthropology
which focuses on language in a certain society. The goal of studying
anthropology is to understand the origin human evolution and the diverse
forms of its existence throughout time
The study of Man and its various aspects is known as Anthropology. It may
be a subject of science and arts. It is a branch of sociology. It describes
human, human behaviour and human societies and it examines all societies
around the world. It also describes the ancestors through time and space in
relation to its environmental, social relations, and culture
11. 2. Sociology
---is the study of human social relationships and institutions.
Sociology’s subject matter is diverse, ranging from crime to
religion, from the family to the state, from the divisions of
race and social class to the shared beliefs of a common
culture, and from social stability to radical change in whole
societies. The purpose of sociology is to understand how
human action and consciousness both shape and are shaped
by surrounding cultural and social structures.
12. Sociology is a social science; it belongs to the family
of social sciences. As a social science, focuses its
aspects on man, his social manners, social activities
and social life. The goal of sociology is to help you
understand how human action and consciousness
both shape and are shaped by the surrounding
cultural and social structures.
13. 3. Political Science
---is a social science that deals with
humans and their interactions. It is a
branch of sociology; it essentially deals
with the large-scale actions of humans,
and group mentality.
14. 3. Political Science
--- is a discipline that deals with several aspects such as the
study of state and government. It deals with the nature and
formation of the state and attempts to understand its forms
and functions. The goal of Political Science is to constantly
deepen the knowledge, discover progress and protect the
quality of life within a group, community, country, and the
world. Thus, it is the study of power relationships and
competing interests among states around the world.
15. 4. Anthropological perspectives
---are culture, cultural relativism, fieldwork, human diversity,
holism, bio-cultural focus. The four main perspectives of
Anthropology are the cross-cultural or comparative emphasis,
its evolutionary/historical emphasis, its ecological emphasis,
and its holistic emphasis . An example for this is the analysis
and solutions of the different aspects of the society such as
the environment issues of pollution, the issues on health and
medicine and other issues related to the human activities.
16. 5. Sociological perspective
---introduces the discipline of sociology, including
something about its history, questions, theory, and
scientific methods, and what distinguishes it from other
social science disciplines. Central features include social
interaction and relationships, social contexts, social
structure, social change, the significance of diversity and
human variation, and the critical, questioning character
of sociology. It also explores what sociologists do.
17. Sociology includes three major
theoretical perspectives:
1. the functionalist perspective;
2. the conflict perspective; and
3. the symbolic interaction perspective.
18. 6. Theoretical perspective
---is used to analyse and explain objects of social study,
and facilitate organizing sociological knowledge. In
functionalist perspective, societies are thought to
function like organisms, with various social institutions
working together like organs to maintain and reproduce
societies. The conflict perspective sees social life as a
competition, and focuses on the distribution of
resources, power, and inequality.
19. 7. Political science perspective
---studies the tendencies and actions of people which
cannot be easily quantified or examined. Political science
is more focused than most social sciences. It sticks to the
political arena and to the realm of politics, either dealing
with situations with two competing sides or the lateral
decisions that affect the group as a whole. An example is
the study of democracy as a form of government and why
is democracy considered as the best form of government.
20. Importance of Studying Culture, Society and Politics
• On Culture
We need to see man’s relationship to his environment and to appreciate the
contributions of culture in our lives.
• On Society
Societies are formed through social interaction of its member. These members
need to understand their roles and functions to propagate patterned behavior in
a structured society. Thus, society is important for:
1.human connection and interconnectedness
2.symbolizing identity of the members
21. 3.characterizing the boundaries of a territory
4.representing political independence and economic interdependence
• On Politics
The aim of Political Science is citizenship education. It mandates its students to
participate, appreciate, and understand the duties and responsibilities of being
a member of a society. It allows the students to:
1.understand the theories, concepts and knowledge and principles of
governance as well as public administration and political dynamics.
Importance of Studying Culture, Society and Politics
22. 2.manifest the underlying principles of state policies and laws to
be abided and respected by all.
3.prepares the student for possible career path in the legal
profession, government service and other profession with high
respect to legal matters and procedures.
Importance of Studying Culture, Society and Politics
23. The Goals of Anthropology, Sociology, and Political
Science
25. Picture Analysis. Write A if the pictures below are related to
Anthropology, S for Sociology and P for Political Science. Do this in
your notebook.
26. Picture Analysis. Write A if the pictures below are related to
Anthropology, S for Sociology and P for Political Science. Do this in
your notebook.
27. Picture Analysis. Write A if the pictures below are related to
Anthropology, S for Sociology and P for Political Science. Do this in
your notebook.
29. Jumbled Letters
Directions: There are five words that you can find below; however, the
letters are jumbled. A short description is provided to help you identify the
words. Kindly write the correct word/phrase on the blanks provided. Write
your answer in your activity notebook.
30. Jumbled Letters
Directions: There are five words that you can find below; however, the
letters are jumbled. A short description is provided to help you identify the
words. Kindly write the correct word/phrase on the blanks provided. Write
your answer in your activity notebook.
32. Role-playing a Religious Feast
Divide the class into groups. Instruct each group to elect their leader and a
documenter. Ask the class to prepare a short skit depicting people involved
in the preparation and celebration of a religious feast.
Process Question
1. What activities are involved in carrying out a religious feast?
2. How do they know that a religious feast requires these activities?
3. Why do they celebrate religious feasts?
33. Safe Space (Reflective Assessment)
Directions: Share your experiences as prompted by the guide question
and reflect about the lessons you learned from them.
1. What Filipino tradition/s have you and your family been observing for
a long time? How does the practice of this tradition impact your life as a
child and individual? (cultural)
2. In a barkada, there are people who have different personalities. For
you, how do the backgrounds of your friends affect how they behave
inside your social circle? Reflect on your own behaviors as well. (social)
34. Safe Space (Reflective Assessment)
Directions: Share your experiences as prompted by the guide
question and reflect about the lessons you learned from them.
3. What do you think of the Philippine government’s response to
the COVID pandemic? How do the COVID-related policies of the
government affect you as an individual? (political)
4. As a Filipino, what aspect of our culture and society do you want
to change? Why do you want this to change? What can you do to
ensure that this change will take place? (practice of agency)
35. Analyze the given scenario and answer the guide questions that follow.
Imagine you are living several thousand years ago. Maybe you are a wife and
mother of three children. Maybe you are a young man eager to start your own
family. Maybe you are a prominent religious leader, or maybe you are a
respected healer. Your family has, for as long as people can remember, lived
the way you do. You learned to act, eat, hunt, talk, pray, and live the way you
do from your parents, your extended family, and your small community.
Suddenly, you encounter a new group of people who have a different way of
living, speak strangely, and eat in an unusual manner. They have a different
way of addressing the supernatural and caring for their sick. Everything that
this new group of people does is very strange for you.
36. Questions:
1. What are your thoughts about these differences?
2. These are the questions that have people faced for tens of thousands of
years as human groups have moved around and settled in different parts of
the world. Based on the given scenario, how does anthropology, sociology
and political science help us understand our society including the
interrelated elements embedded with it?
3. As a Senior High school student, what are the basic concepts that we
need to learn for us to understand what is happening around us particularly
those that occur in our society?
