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    Lesson 1 - Intro To Ucsp

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    This document introduces the concepts of identity, culture, and society. It defines identity as characteristics that define individuals or groups. Culture provides the basis for identities and influences views of right and wrong. Society refers to communities of people. The document discusses how identities shape behavior and views. It also introduces anthropology as the study of human biology, culture, and society; sociology as the study of human social life, groups, and societies; and political science as the study of politics and government.

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    This document introduces the concepts of identity, culture, and society. It defines identity as characteristics that define individuals or groups. Culture provides the basis for identities and influences views of right and wrong. Society refers to communities of people. The document discusses how identities shape behavior and views. It also introduces anthropology as the study of human biology, culture, and society; sociology as the study of human social life, groups, and societies; and political science as the study of politics and government.

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    This document introduces the concepts of identity, culture, and society. It defines identity as characteristics that define individuals or groups. Culture provides the basis for identities and influences views of right and wrong. Society refers to communities of people. The document discusses how identities shape behavior and views. It also introduces anthropology as the study of human biology, culture, and society; sociology as the study of human social life, groups, and societies; and political science as the study of politics and government.

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    Anthropology

    What is the systematic study of


    the biological, cultural, and social
    aspects of man?
    Political science

    What is the systematic study of


    politics?
    Sociology

    What is the systematic study of social life,


    groups, and society?
    TRUE

    Social background and identities shape people's


    behavior and views about other people and society.
    TRUE

    Identities are important because they


    shape individual and group behavior.
    LESSON 1:
    INTRODUCTION TO
    CULTURE, SOCIETY
    AND POLITICS
    What is Identity?
    • distinctive characteristic that defines an
    individual or is shared by those belonging to a
    particular group
    • People may have multiple identities depending on the groups to
    which they belong.

    • Identity can also change the course of a person's lifetime.

    • Identities are important because they shape both individual and


    group behavior as well as people's views about other people and
    society.
    What is Culture?

    • society's way of life, provides the basis


    for forging identities.
    It allows people to understand
    themselves in relation to other and
    provides them a lens through which
    they base what is considered the "right
    way" of doing things. There are
    material and nonmaterial aspects
    associated with culture.
    What is Society?
    • refers to a group of people living in a community.
    • "it is a web of social relationship, which is
    always changing.“ (MacIver and Page)
    Social, Cultural, and
    Political Change
    • The concept of identity is related to
    social, cultural, and political change.
    People's individual and collective
    identities have oftentimes transformed
    social order and paved the way for lasting
    change.
    • Rapidly-advancing technology also has
    profound implications for sociocultural and
    political change.
    • The phenomenon of international migration
    has also changed Filipino identities and
    beliefs.
    Anthropology,
    Sociology, and Political
    Science
    Social Sciences

    • the disciplines under which identity, culture,


    society, and politics are studied are
    collectively
    Anthropology
    • derived from two Greek words, anthropos, which means
    "man," and logos, which means "study" or "inquiry."

    • systematic study of the biological, cultural, and social


    aspects of man.
     Social anthropology studies how social patterns and
    practices and cultural variations develop across
    different societies.

     Cultural anthropology studies cultural variation


    across different societies and examines the need to
    understand each culture in its own context.
     Linguistic anthropology studies language and discourse
    and how they reflect and shape different aspects of human
    society and culture.

     Biological or physical anthropology studies the origins of


    humans as well as the interplay between social factors and
    the processes of human evolution, adaptation, and variation
    over time,
    Sociology
    • "the study of human social life, groups,
    and society.“ (Anthony Giddens )
    Political Science
    • is the systematic study of politics, which Andrew Heywood
    describes as "the activity through which people make, preserve,
    and amend the general rules under which they live."

    • Political science focuses on the fundamental values of equality,


    freedom, and justice and its processes are linked to the
    dynamics of conflict, resolution, and cooperation.
    • Public administration
    which examines how the government functions and how
    decisions and policies are made.
    • Political economy
    • which evaluates the interplay between economics,
    politics, and law and its implications to the various
    institutions within society

    • Comparative politics
     which compares domestic politics and governance
    systems across different sovereign states.
    The discussion on social, cultural, and political
    changes highlights the importance of learning about our
    society and its processes. In many ways, the disciplines
    mentioned above help people understand their social
    roles and how they can participate in the changes they
    wish to make in their respective societies.

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