Sociology and Anthropology course syllabus

1. Sociology and Anthropology
• Syllabus Outline
I. Principles and Foundation of Sociology
and Anthropology
II. The Person and the Society
III. The Social Institutions
IV. Social Changes

2. Anthropology

3. Anthropology
• Who are you?
• What makes you?
• What is your place in
this world?

4. Anthropology
Etymological Definition
• “anthropos” (Greek) = “man”
• “logos” (Greek) = “study”
Essential Definition
• Brach of knowledge which deals with the
scientific study of man, his works, body,
behavior and values within a specific time
and space.

5. Anthropology
• “scientific”
– physical, subject to time and space
– human evolution
– fossils of man
– geographical population processes of change
archeological and prehistoric

6. Anthropology
• “…man’s works, body, behavior and values”
–Discovers when, where and why humans
appeared on earth
–Why there are variations in physical
features
–Ancient customs and practices

7. Anthropology
• “Man”
– Focal point of
anthropological
investigation
and analysis
– Regardless of
color,
affiliation,
belief,
technology

8. Anthropology
“Man”
–works and
achievements
• Arts
• Architecture
• Technology
• Sculpture
• Literature
• Music

9. Anthropology
–How and why man have changed
–How and why societies across culture and
time have different customary ideas and
practices
–Belief, politics, religion, social life,
aesthetics, health

10. Branches of Anthropology
Anthropology
Racial history
Physical
Paleontology
Human
genetics
Cultural
Ethnography
Ethnology
Social
Anthropology
Archeology
Linguistics

11. Branches of Anthropology
1. Physical / biological
Anthropology
– Biology + culture
– Paleontology (origin of
man)
– Evolution of race
– Racial classifications
– Racial differentiations
(human genetics)

12. Branches of Anthropology
2. Cultural Anthropology
– Social heritage and customs
– Technology
– Economic life community
organizations
– Family life
– Secret societies
– Government
– Law
– Religion
– Arts

13. Branches of Anthropology
Anthropology
Cultural
Ethnography
Ethnology
Social
Anthropology

14. Branches of Anthropology
2. Cultural
Anthropology
(subdivisions)
– Ethnography (pure
description of
culture)

15. Branches of Anthropology
2. Cultural
Anthropology
(subdivisions)
– Ethnology
(comparison of one
culture with
another)

16. Branches of Anthropology
2. Cultural
Anthropology
(subdivisions)
– Ethnology
(comparison of
one culture
with another)

17. Branches of Anthropology
2. Cultural
Anthropology
(subdivisions)
-- Social
Anthropology
(generalizations
on social life;
enthnology +
ethnography)

18. Branches of Anthropology
3. Archeology
– Man’s prehistoric culture and society
– Fossils (organic)
– Artifacts (man made)

19. Branches of Anthropology
4. Linguistics
– Recorded and
unrecorded languages
– Relationship between
language and culture

20. Sociology

22. Sociology
• Who are the people
around you?
• What is their story?
• How do these stories
affect you?

23. Sociology
Etymological Definition
• “socius” (Latin) = “group / partners”
• “logos” (Greek) = “study”
• “sociology” – coined by August Comte
(French philosopher, 1798-1857)

24. Essential Definition
• Scientific study of
patterns of human
interaction that
deals with the study
of group life (Joseph
Fichter).

25. Sociology
• “scientific”
– Body of knowledge of
patterned structure
– Utilizes scientific methodology
– Investigates the social world
– Inquires how groups are
formed
– Determines how groups affect
the individual and vice versa

26. Sociology
• “Human interactions”
– Social relations
– Story of people
– Ways toward each other
– Social behavior
(and not of the individual)
– Changes taking place within society

27. Socio-Anthropology
and Other Social Sciences
Sociology
Anthropology
Political
Science
Psychology
History
Economics

28. Socio-Antrhopology
and Other Social Sciences
• Psychology
– study of processes of the
mind such as perception,
attitudes, values and their
determinants
• History
– Study of the past events
and their context that
possess social significance

29. Socio-Antrhopology
and Other Sciences
• Economics
– Study of the production,
distribution and allocation
of material goods and
services f the society
• Political Science
– Studies the ways people
govern themselves through
government structure and
relationships with other
institutions

30. Forms of Sociology
Micro sociology (study of group life in close-up)
Macro sociology (attempt to explain the
fundamental patterns processes of social
relations)

31. Areas of Sociology
SOCIOLOGY
1. SOCIAL
ORGANIZATION
2. SOCIAL
PSYCHOLOGY
3. SOCIAL CHANGE
AND SOCIAL
DISORGANIZATION
4.HUMAN
ECOLOGY
5. POPULATION
AND
DEMOGRAPHY
6. SOCIOLOGICAL
THEORY AND
METHOD
7. APPLIED
SOCIOLOGY

32. Areas of Sociology
1. Social organization
study of the various social
institutions, social groups,
social stratification, social
mobility, bureaucracy,
ethnic groups and
relations.

33. Areas of Sociology
2. Social Psychology
study of human nature as an outcome of group
life, social attitudes, collective behavior and
personality formation.

34. Areas of Sociology
3. Social change and disorganization
study of change in culture and social relations
and disruptions that may occur in the society.

35. Areas of Sociology
4. Human ecology
study of nature and behavior of a given
population as an outcome of group life, social
attitudes, collective behavior and personality
formation.

37. Areas of Sociology
5. Population / Demography
study of population number, composition,
change and quality as they affect the socio-
economic-political system.

38. Areas of Sociology
6. Sociological
theory and
method
concerned with
the applicability
of principles and
theories of group
life to social
environment.

39. Areas of Sociology
7. Applied sociology
use of sociological researches in various fields
such as criminology, social work, community
development and other social issues.

40. Areas
1.Physical
anthropology
2.Cultural
anthropology
3. Archeology
4. Linguistics
1. Social organization
2. Social psychology
3.Social change and social
disorganization
4. Human ecology
5.Population and
demography
6. Sociological theory and
method
7. Applied sociology

41. Researchable topics
• Effects of migration in the life style of village people
• The effects of OFW phenomena to family
• Comparative study of marriage rites of Tagalog and Ilocanos
• View on death of ancient and modern Filipinos
• K-12 perception and viability among Fishermen of Laguna
• The condition of Filipino nurses
• The naturalization of taboos of advertisements in the
Philippines
• The culture of CFAD students vis-à-vis other colleges
• Sexuality and ethos in advertising
• The economics of fashion among college students
• Teen age smoking and CFAD students
• Prostitution among higher education students

42. • Different culture among colleges
• K-12 and UST
• Mge eksena sa jeepney
• The Phenomena of “Sabong”
• Qiapo Files: Pananampalataya o Panatisismo
• Qiapo Files: Anting-anting at Lihim ng Langit
• Why do jeepney drivers don’t use headlights?
• Ate Yema and her Odyssey

43. SOCIOLOGY
• Focuses on social
processes
• Recent social science
• Understand way of life,
society culture
• Complimented by
anthropological research
• Originated from Western
civilization (historical)
• Method: particular
(sampling)
ANTHROPOLOGY
• Focuses on culture
• Recent social science
• Understand way of life,
society culture
• Complimented by
sociological researches
• Originated from
primitive groups (pre-
historic)
• Method: generic
(holistic)

44. Anthropology and Sociology
• Both sciences attempt to understand way of
life as manifested by the interdependence of
society and culture
• Sociology zooms in at social process,
whereas, Anthropology focuses on culture
• Anthropological studies are used by social
scientists and vice versa
• Thus, both sciences are intimately related to
each other—i.e., humanities.

45. Methodology of
Sociology and Anthropology
Pure /
Basic
Applied
• Search for knowledge for
its own sake
• Less concerned with
practical usage of the
result
• Scientific knowledge to
solve practical problems
• Results used in
management of business
or government,
evaluation of social
programs, etc.
Scientific
Investigation

46. Methodology of
Sociology and Anthropology
• Empirical Investigation
– Direct experience of the phenomena
– Use of the senses

47. Methodology of Sociology and
Anthropology
• Objectivity
– Date must be presented, analyzed and
interpreted independently of the researcher’s
own beliefs and value judgments.
– “What you see and not what you want to see”

48. Methodology of Sociology and
Anthropology
• Ethnical neutrality
– Neutral in interpretation of
one’s findings, without
being influenced by his
value judgment and
convictions about his own
culture.

49. Methodology of Sociology and
Anthropology
• Sociological Imagination(W. Wright Mills’)
– Locating oneself in the period of the society
being studied in der to understand relationships
free from social pressures of his time.

50. Scientific Investigation
Identification
of the
problem
•Observation
•Participant
Observation
•Interview
•Historical
Method
•Comparative
Method
•Archival
research
•Content
analysis
Gathering of
Data
Analysis of
Data

51. Scientific Investigation
I. Identification
of the Problem
•Identifying the gap
between actually
existing and what
ought to exist in a
given social situation

52. Scientific Investigation
II.
Gathering
of Data
• Observation – use of senses on a social phenomena
• Participant observation – living with the subject
community
• Interview – deducing information from resource person/s
(may be structured or unstructured)
• Historical method – information from past events
• Comparative method – identifying similarities and
differences b/w societies on a particular social issue
(marriage, family, deviance, etc.)
• Archival research – use of old records and documents
relevant in the understanding of past social events
• Content analysis – understanding the message context
and message handing particularly overt communication
behavior

53. Scientific Investigation
III. Analysis
of Data
•Inferences,
generalization,
conclusions and
recommendations are
formulated.

54. Relevance of Studying
Sociology and Anthropology
• Better
understanding
of culture and
society
• Expansion of
our world
perspective

55. Relevance of Sociology and
Anthropology
• Identification of
uniqueness of one’s
group
• Provide avenues of
respect and
acceptance

56. Relevance of Sociology and
Anthropology
• Application of Socio-Anthropological
knowledge to the production and design of
people’s needs.

57. • to formulate how these needs be known to
everyone.

58. Unity amidst diversity…

59. QUIZ