Subjects of Inquiry and
Goals of Anthropology,
Political Science and
Sociology
Presented by : GROUP 1
Objectives
Identify the subjects of inquiry and goals of Anthropology, Political
Science and Sociology
Demonstrate a holistic understanding of culture and society.
Recognize the value of Anthropology, Sociology and Political science
for the 21st century
Anthropology
Promote a holistic study of humans. Derived from the greek word
anthropos mean “ Man” and logos means "science" or "study".
Antropology can be defined as “the study of people their origins, their development,
and contemporary varations, and wherever they have been found on the face earth”
(Ember, Ember, and Peregrine, 2010).
Anthropology is that the branch of data which deals with scientefic study of man, his
workss, his body, his behavior, amd values, in time and space (Palispis, 2007 p. ). Also it life.
Subdisciplines of Anthropology
Arccheology examines the remains of ancient and
historical populations to market an understanding of how
humans adapted to their environtmentt and developed.
Cultural Anthropology deals with the study of a societys culture
through their belief systems, practices and possessions.
Linguistic Anthropology examines languange of group of
people and its relation to their culture.
ANTHROPOLOGY AS
SCIENCE
The proper sphere of anthropology as science is strive to secure
historical, sociological and psychological laws that describe the overall
trends of process among the people of all prehistoric periods
Another branch of social science is Sociology the study of ‘’scientific
study of society” that study of society, social institutions, and
relationships.
Sociology is curious about describing and explaining human
behavior, especially because it occurs within a social context
(Merriam- Webster).
1. Explain and analyze similarities and
difference human cultures
2. Assess the cultural development of our
species based on the findings in
Goals of archaelogical
Anthropology 3. Records Anayze the biological evolution
of the human speceies as revealed in
fossils
4. Explain the present human biological
diversity
Social Organiation the studies that involves
social structure like institutions, social groups,
stratification, social mobility and ethnic groups.
Psychology the study of the impact of group
life to a person’s nature and personality
Sub - Social Change and disorganization the branch of
disciplines of sociology that inquires on the shift in social and
cultural interactions and therefore the
interruption of its process through delinquency,
Sociology deviance, and conflicts demograohy engage
within the studies that relate human behavior to
existing social institutions.
Population or Demography inquires the connection
between population characteristics and dynamics.
Applied Sociology uses sociological research and
methods to unravel contemporary problems.
Methods in Sociology
There are two methods used in studying sociology, Positivist
Orientation perceives society as a quantifiable subject from which
objective conclusions are often made while Anti-positivist
Orientation promotes a subjective approach wherein social
phenomena are understood through individual experiences.
GOAL OF SOCIOLOGY
[Link] possible theories and principles about
society also as various aspects of social life.
[Link] study the character of humaminty, which also
results in examining our roles within the society.
[Link] that each one things (in society) are
interdependent with one another
Political Science
Comes from the Greek words ‘’polis’’ refers to the city
state in ancient Greece and ‘’scire’’-means to know’’. the
combining the two meanings, political science aims to
know the activities within the state such as human
interaction and power distribution.
6 Sub - diciplines in Political Science
Political Behavior - this field study the attitude,
Political Theory - is a study the contemporary
1 4 knowledge, and actions of an individual
application of political thought such as human
response to political variables like the policies
rights, equality, peace, and justice
created by the goverment.
Public Policy - this field inquires on the types
2 Comparative Politics - a branch of political 5 of goverment policies and the underlying
science that aims to provide context to the
motivations for their enactment and
difference in goverment and political system.
implementation.
International Relations - the study of state-to-state
Public Administration - it examinies the
3 relations and the wider margin of the impacts of 6 various administrative schemes
globalizations and climate changes such as terrosm,
implemented by government officials
piarcy, and democratization of non - Wesrern
territories fall into the category of international
relations.
Element of State
Goverment a set of personnel who manages the affairs of
1
the state in its act of allocating scarce resources.
Sovereignty it is the capacity of a political syatem to make
2
independent decisions within in territory.
Territory a geographic space in which the sovereignty of a state
3 is exercised.
People the most impotant element elements of state since the
4 existence of the people that concepts on gooverment, state,
territory and sovereignty form.
Element of State
IMPORTANCE OF
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Generally, politics is related to how power is gained and employed to
develop authority and influence on social affairs. It also can be wont to
promulgate guiding rules to control the state. it also a plan of action for
upholding collaboration among members of a community, whether from
civil or political organizations.
Politics is allied with goverment which is taken into account
because the ultimate authority. it is the first role of the govt to rule
the society by stipulating and transmitting the essential laws
wchich will supervise the liberty of the people.
THEORIST DEFINITION OF
POLITICS
Source: Curtis. The great theories, 1976
Two essential Concepts of political science according
to Max Weber
[Link] 2. State
Whatever definition is attached, there are four
important points inherant to it.
[Link] is a collective activity
[Link] presumes an initial diversity of view
3. Politics involves reconciliation of differences
4. Political decisions become authoritative
Politics as Science is usually defined because the
knowledge derived from experiment and observation
systematically done.
Policy-making and goverment decisions should be
done through proper research, social investigation,
analysis, validation, planning, execuation and
evaluation.
Thus, politics is a science.
Thank
You
QUIZ NO. 1
1. Anthropology is the study of
A. Government and power
B. Human origins, development, and variations
C. Human behavior in groups
D. Laws and policies
2. Which subdiscipline of Anthropology studies belief systems,
practices, and possessions?
A. Cultural Anthropology
B. Archaeology
C. Linguistic Anthropology
D. Physical Anthropology
3. Political Science comes from the Greek word polis, which means:
A. Knowledge
B. City-state
C. Society
D. Authority
4. Which of the following is NOT considered an essential element of a
state?
A. Government
B. Sovereignty
C. People
D. Economy
5. According to Max Weber, what are the two essential concepts of
Political Science?
A. Law and Government
B. Power and State
C. Society and Culture
D. Freedom and Justice