UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY & POLITICS

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Module 1
The Nature and Goals of Anthropology,
Sociology and Political Science

MR. AL CHEENO O. AÑONUEVO

Teacher

JON KENDRICK Y. ARCANGEL .

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The Nature and Goals of Anthropology,

Sociology and Political Science
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Lesson The Nature and Goals of Anthropology, Sociology

and Political Science (UCSP11/12SPUIb -5)
1 WHAT I NEED TO KNOW
At the end of the lesson, you are expected to:
1. identify the nature of Anthropology, Sociology and Political
Science;
2. know the goals of Anthropology, Sociology and Political
Science.
WHAT’S NEW
Activity 1. What you do
Directions: List down activities that exemplify the nature and goals of
Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science. Write your answers in your
notebook.

To research To examine the

different political behavior of
subjects society

Activities that shows

To understand how the nature and goals to learn about both
we adapt to different of Anthropology, the biological and
environmental cultural aspects of
conditions
Sociology and humanity
Political Science.

To understand To understand
how we vary as a
species
the origin of
humans

Questions:
1. How do you find the activity?
-I found the activity to be very fun and informative.
2. What are the nature of anthropology, sociology and political science?
-Anthropology began, in part, as an attempt by members of scientific societies to
objectively record and comprehend this variation
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3. How do you relate this nature to your daily life?
-When I get up in the morning and choose what to wear; or, how to style my hair. What I
choose to eat; or, what I choose to throw away-- consciously or otherwise.

WHAT’S MORE
Activity 2. Petal Web Organizer
Directions: Using the petal web organizer, write the most important
details about the nature and goals of Anthropology, Sociology and
Political Science in your activity notebook.
the study of people, past and
present, with a focus on
the study of what
understanding the human
makes us human
condition both culturally and
biologically

To understand our
Study of human
evolutionary origins
behavior

Observing social Study of the state and

and public activities government

Questions:
1. How do you find the activity?
-It helped me understand more about the details of the nature and goals of
Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science.
2. What are the important details you find out about the topic?
-Is the purpose of Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science and how it helps
our society.
3. Do you find it helpful to know about the details of the topic?
-Yes, it helped me know more about these topics.
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Activity 3. 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 notebook.
1. GYOLOPORTHAN -Scientific study of man or human beings.
ANTHROPOLOGY

2. GYOLOICOS -Study of human social relationships and institutions.

SOCIOLOGY
3. CALITILOP ECNEICS - A social science that deals with humans and their
interactions.

POLITICAL_SCIENCE

4. ERUTLUC - Consists of beliefs, behaviors, objects, and other

characteristics common to the members of a particular group or society.
CULTURE

5. SFEILEB - A state or habit of mind in which trust or confidence

is placed in some person or thing.
BELIEFS

Activity 4. Reflection
Directions: Write a reflection learned from the discussion. In writing your reflection, you
have to complete the sentence below on a separate sheet of paper.
I learned that_ Sociology and anthropology involve the systematic study of social life and
culture in order to understand the causes and consequences of human action and study
the structure and processes of traditional cultures and modern, industrial societies in both
Western and non-Western cultures.

I realized that_ The study of Anthropology and Sociology provides valuable skills for
living and working in a globalizing and inter-connected world by exposing you to different
systems of beliefs, values and practices found among the world's cultures. But it's not just
about other cultures.
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If given a chance_ I would like to know more about these subjects and to be able to apply
them more in to my daily life.

Great! You have successfully completed the previous lesson and indeed you have
understood the nature and goals of anthropology, sociology and political science.
By this time, you will explore the perspectives of anthropology, sociology and
political science. What do you think are these perspectives and how important they
are with anthropology, sociology and political science? Now let’s find out in this
lesson.

Lesson Perspectives of Anthropology, Sociology and

Political Science (UCSPC11DCS-Ic6)
2
WHAT I NEED TO KNOW
At the end of the lesson, you are expected to:
⚫ identify the perspectives of Anthropology, Sociology
and Political Science;
⚫ explain the different perspectives.
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WHAT’S NEW
Activity 1. Power Organizer

Directions: Fill out the diagram below with your perspective of

anthropology, sociology and political science. Do the activity in your
notebook.
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To investigate
average social
behaviors of
people.

To focus on It helps us
certain areas understand more
of society about our society
and government
Perspective of
Anthropology,
Sociology and
Political
understanding It helps our
our Science
society grow
evolutionary
origins
It helps us
understand more
about ourselves

Process questions:
1. How do you find the activity?
-The activity was fun and informative just like the activities before this.
2. What important role does the activity emphasize?
-It emphasizes that a subject is easier to understand when you can elaborate and
explain it with your own words or explanation.
3. Why you need to know about the perspectives of Anthropology, Sociology and
Political Science?
-We need to know about these subjects so we can be able to understand
ourselves and the structure of society better.

WHAT’S MORE
Activity 2. Converging Radial
Directions: Draw and complete the diagram in your notebook
by writing the importance of knowing the perspective of
anthropology, sociology and political science.
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ANTHROPOLOGY

SOCIOLOGY POLITICAL
SCIENCE

Questions:
1. What is the importance of knowing the perspective of the ff?
a. Anthropology
-It enhances the communication between people, governments, or businesses and a
different society than those people are used to. The study has the ability to lower the
barrier of peoples' ethnocentric views of the world around them.
b. Sociology
-This helps us to understand the situations of others and allows us to better
understand the reason people are in the situations they are in. Concepts like
oppression, inequality, and intersectionality are realities in society that shape the
lives of many.
c. Political Science
-It explains government and legislative processes so that people can be better
informed about policies that impact their communities, states, and the country.

Activity 3. Give me the details

Directions: Enumerate the perspectives of anthropology, sociology and political science.
Then, give examples of how they are being used in society. Write your answers in your
activity notebook.
A. Anthropology

Perspectives Examples
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The anthropological perspectives are = solving problems related to health ,

holism, relativism, comparison, and education or the environment.
fieldwork

B. Sociology

Perspectives Examples

The three main paradigms: the functionalist = Talking with someone and how other
paradigm, the conflict paradigm, and the people influence you socially.
symbolic interactionist paradigm.

C. Political Science

Perspectives Examples

political science proceeds from the view that = power and the distribution of wealth
essentially politology means taking
a political perspective on any aspect of =
human life
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Activity 4. Where I can use it

Direction: Give a certain situation happening in your barangay where you can apply any
of the given perspectives. Explain it with clear descriptions in your notebook.

The leaders of the barangay makes rules and laws which everyone in the barangay follows and they
try to talk with the residents to see if the rules or laws are being followed. This situation can relate
to political science.

Post Test
Directions: True or False. Analyze each statement. Write T If
the statement is true and write F if the statement is false. Write
your answer in your activity notebook.

___T____1.Culture is defined as how people relate to nature and their physical

environment.
___F____ 2. The term “Politics” means scientific study of man or human beings.
___T____3. Theoretical perspective is used to analyse and explain objects of social study,
and facilitate organizing sociological knowledge.
___T____4. Anthropology always describes human, human behavior and human societies
around the world.
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___T____5. Beliefs refer to the state or habit of mind in which trust or confidence is
placed in some person or thing.
___F____6. Cultural perspective sees social life as a competition, and focuses on the
distribution of resources, power, and inequality.
___T____7. Sociology is the study of human social relationships and institutions.
___T____8. Sociological theory attempts to explain how the social world operates
____F___9. Political Science, social science that deals with humans and their
interactions.
____F___10. Nature of politics refers to a theoretical foundation of contemporary
anthropology.

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