UNDERSTANDING

CULTURE, SOCIETY
AND POLITICS
“What issues and
events in our
society/country that
concerns you today?”
Key terms:
• Culture
• Society
• Sociology
• Anthropology
• Political Science
Culture is the lifeblood of a vibrant
society, expressed in the many ways
we tell our stories, celebrate,
remember the past, entertain
ourselves, and imagine the future
Society is a group of people involved
with each other through persistent
relations, or a large social grouping
sharing the same geographical or social
territory, typically subject to the same
political authority and dominant
cultural expectations.
Sociology is a branch of social science
that deals with the study of society,
groups, norms, and organizations.
Anthropology it is compound of two
Greek words, “anthrops and logos”
which can be translated as human and
reason, respectively.
 Four Field of Anthropology
Anthro Subfield Interest Data

Cultural Culture:Shared, Behavior

Learned, synamic, Ideas
adaptive, integrated,
ideational
Biological / Physical Human evolution and Bodies
variation Genes/DNA

Linguistics Language, Sounds, words,

communication grammar, movement,
gestures, expressions
Archaeology Cultural change over Artifacts
time Material Culture
Political Science the branch of
knowledge that deals with systems
of government; the analysis of
political activity and behavior.