Nature, Goals and Perspectives
in/of
Anthropology, Sociology and
Political Science
Objectives:
At the end of this module, you should be able to:
1. Define Sociology, Anthropology and Political
Science in the context of Social Science;
2. Analyze how Anthropology, Sociology and
Political Science affect the lives of Senior High
school students;
3. Differentiate Anthropology, Sociology and
Political Science; and
4. Reflect on the significance of Sociology,
Anthropology and Political Science in in respective
areas of specialization.
Social Science
•is a branch of study which deals
with Human Beings – their
behavior, growth and
development, relationships,
resources they use and the
various institutions they require
to function and the way they
carry on with their lives.
Sociology
•is the study of social life,
social change, and the social
causes and consequences of
human behavior. Sociologists
investigate the structure of groups,
organizations, and societies and how
people interact within these contexts.
Sociology is explained as the
systematic science of studying
human behavior within the context of
societies. Society is a broad topic that
includes everything from economics
to politics to family dynamics. A
society is a group of people that
share a territory and a culture.
Anthropology
• is the study of what makes us human.
Anthropologists take a broad approach to
understanding the many different aspects of
the human experience, which we call
holism. They consider the past, through
archaeology, to see how human groups
lived hundreds or thousands of years ago
and what was important to them. They
consider what makes up our biological
bodies and genetics, as well as our bones,
diet, and health.
World hunger is not
a problem of
production but
social barriers to
distribution.
Furthermore, anthropologists also try
to understand how people interact in
social relationships (for example with
families and friends). They look at the
different ways people dress and
communicate in different societies. Aside
from that, anthropologists sometimes
use these comparisons to understand
their own society.
Political Science
•It is a classical discipline that deals
with the study of political
phenomena. Its goal is to deepen
human understanding of the forms
and nature of political action and to
develop theoretical tools for
interpreting politically meaningful
phenomena.
Political Science
•is the study of politics and power
from domestic, international, and
comparative perspectives. It entails
understanding political ideas,
ideologies, institutions, policies,
processes, and behavior, as well as
groups, classes, government,
diplomacy, law, strategy, and war.
Political science
•is occasionally called politology
which is a social science that
deals with systems of
governance, and the analysis of
political activities, political
thoughts, associated
constitutions, and political
behavior.
Political Science
•comprises numerous subfields,
including comparative politics,
political economy, international
relations, political theory, public
administration, public policy,
and political methodology.
Comparative politics is the science of
comparison and teaching of different types of
constitutions, political actors, legislature, and
associated fields, all of them from an intrastate
perspective.
International relations deal with the
interaction between nation-states as well as
intergovernmental and transnational
organizations.
Political theory is more concerned with
contributions of various classical and
contemporary thinkers and philosophers.
Sociology involves observation, experimentation, and
analysis to draw conclusions about social behaviour and
structures. Secondly, sociology examines social
relationships, focusing on how individuals interact within
groups, organizations, and societies.
Anthropology is the systematic study of humanity, with
the goal of understanding our evolutionary origins, our
distinctiveness as a species, and the great diversity in
our forms of social existence across the world and
through time.
Political Science is concerned with different political
activities of human beings contemplation, occasions,
activities, and organizations.
End of the
Lesson!!!
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weekend and God
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