Understanding Culture, Society & Politics

Christan Jhay Y. Pawang

12-Cassiopeia

What is Sociology?

According to the Department of Sociology,

“sociology” is the study of human
relationships and institutions. The subject
matter of sociology is very diverse. It ranges
from family to state and many more.

The basic concept of sociology is that people are largely influenced by their
surroundings or by the groups they are into and the interaction happening within that
particular group. Sociology studies not the individual but the group, not we, but the
society. It helps us by explaining and analyzing the important matters in our lives,
communities and the world. Its purpose is to explain the human condition by using the
environments around him/her as a reference and to learn how the social interaction
helps in the formation of the personality.

What is Anthropology?

Anthropology comes from the Greek word

“Anthropos” that means human beings. While
sociology is the study of the human relationships
or institutions anthropology is the study of what makes us humans. It is a study of how
humans lived. By using archaeology, the anthropologist can learn how the people of the
past are living and what is important to them. It also tries to understand how people
react to one another, the different ways people dress and the way they communicate in
different societies. To put it simply, anthropology studies the individual and what makes
him/her human. It is a study of what makes human unique.
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There are four subfields in anthropology, which is the Archaeology, Biological, Cultural,
and Linguistic Anthropology.

Archaeology –The study of the human culture by examining and analyzing the objects
people have made.

Biological Anthropology – It examines the ways humans are biologically similar and
different from the animals.

Cultural Anthropology – Describes and analyzes the different beliefs that people have
towards their social and material worlds and how these affect human action.

Linguistic Anthropology – It is the study of how humans use the language for
communication and how language is linked to how we see and relate to the world.

What is Political Science?

Political Science is the

social science that focuses on the
relationships in the government
institutions and it also focuses on
the political behavior. Its purpose
is to understand one of the major
forces in the world today and that is politics. Politics play an important role in the
society. This is where the leaders belong into, the leaders who rule in the society, who
create laws and control the community.

Reference;

https://sociology.unc.edu/undergraduate-program/sociology-major/what-is-sociology/
https://www.sociologyguide.com/basic-concepts/
https://www.americananthro.org/AdvanceYourCareer/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=2150
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Anthropology
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Political Science

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