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Introduction To Culture, Society and Politics

This document provides an introduction to identity, culture, society, and their relationship to social, cultural, and political change. It defines identity, culture, and society and how they interact and influence each other over time. Examples of social change like women's suffrage and technology are mentioned. The document also summarizes the fields of anthropology, sociology, and political science, including what they study and some prominent scholars in each field.

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Introduction To Culture, Society and Politics

This document provides an introduction to identity, culture, society, and their relationship to social, cultural, and political change. It defines identity, culture, and society and how they interact and influence each other over time. Examples of social change like women's suffrage and technology are mentioned. The document also summarizes the fields of anthropology, sociology, and political science, including what they study and some prominent scholars in each field.

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Introduction to

Culture, Society and


Politics
Identity, Culture, and Society

IDENTITY is the 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 over the
course of a person's lifetime. It is
continuously shaped and reshaped
through the passage of time as well as
the overall context of one's life cycle,
including his or her activities within the
society and interaction with other
people.
CULTURE, which is loosely defined
as a society's way of life, provides
the basis for forging identities. It
allows people to understand
themselves in relation to others and
provides them a lens through which
they base what is considered the
“right way" of doing things.
SOCIETY refers to a group of
people living in a community.
According to MacIver and
Page, "it is a web of social
relationship, which is always
changing."
Social, Cultural, and Politics 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.
Examples

1.Women’s right to vote

2. Rapidly – advancing
technology.

3. The phenomenon of
international migration .
Anthropology, Sociology, and Political Science

Anthropology is the systematic


study of the biological, cultural,
and social aspects of man. It is
derived from two Greek words,
anthropos, which means "man,"
and logos, which means "study" or
"inquiry."
Diverse fields of study and areas of interests

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.
Prominent Scholars of Anthropology

Franz Boas Alfred Koeber

Clifford Geertz Margaret Mead


Sociology

Is defined by Anthony Giddens as


"the study of human social life,
groups, and society." It is an
academic discipline that attempts to
provide a deeper assessment of
individual and group behavior,
Prominent Scholars of Anthropology

Herbert Spencer Max Weber Emile Durkheim

Karl Marx
Auguste Comte
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.
Prominent Scholars of Anthropology

Plato Niccolo Machivelli Jean – Jacques


Aristotle
Rousseeau

Baron de Montesquieu Thomas Hobbes John Locke

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