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Understanding Culture Society and Politics Lesson 1

This document discusses human variations through cultural diversity, social differences, and political identities. It examines culture, society, and politics from anthropological, sociological, and political science perspectives. Specifically, it explores how cultural anthropology studies differences in culture over time and space, how sociology analyzes social relationships and institutions, and how political science deals with systems of government and political behavior.

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Understanding Culture Society and Politics Lesson 1

This document discusses human variations through cultural diversity, social differences, and political identities. It examines culture, society, and politics from anthropological, sociological, and political science perspectives. Specifically, it explores how cultural anthropology studies differences in culture over time and space, how sociology analyzes social relationships and institutions, and how political science deals with systems of government and political behavior.

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MANIFESTATIONS OF

HUMAN VARIATIONS,
THROUGH CULTURAL
DIVERSITY, SOCIAL
DIFFERENCES AND
POLITICAL IDENTITIES.
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
• A tendency of one culture to vary
from another culture in terms of,
language, practices, traditions,
customary, beliefs etc.
SOCIAL DIFFERENCES
• Individual in society differs in terms
of their unique characteristics such
as, social class, gender, age,
educational attainment, occupation
etc.
• Under Sociology social differences is
associated with social stratification.
POLITICAL IDENTITIES
• Government is the system by which a
state or community is controlled to
put order.
• Every country in the world has its
own political system in controlling
their society.
SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDYING CULTURE,
SOCIETY, AND POLITICS.
• To understand the complexity of the society.
• To identify the causes of societal issues in the
human society.
With the interdisciplinary perspective of
Anthropology , Sociology , and Political Science.
Anthropology

• Is the holism “science of man”.


• It is the study of the totality of
human existence.
Physical Anthropology

• It explains how humans


emerged and evolved through
time.
• Human beings differ
biologically
Subfield
• Paleontology
• Human variation
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
• Difference of culture from time to time
Subfields

• Archeology – study of past


culture through tangible material
remains.
• Anthropological Linguistics –
which the study of languages.
• Ethnology – is the study of
present or recent cultures.
SOCIOLOGY

• Is the study of relationships


among people.
• It is the study of society and the
behavior of people in society.
Two Major Approaches to examine
human Society
• Macro level of Sociology – it
examines social structure, the
social institutions, social
organizations and social
groups.
• Micro level of Sociology – Places more
emphasis on the role of individuals in the
society.
Political Science
• Deals with the system of government and the
analysis of political activity and political
behavior.
• It deals with the distribution of power and
resources.

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