UNDERSTANDING

CULTURE SOCIETY
AND POLITICS
LESSON 1
NATURE, GOALS AND
PERSPECTIVE IN/OF
ANTHROPOLOGY,
SOCIOLOGY AND
POLITICAL SCIENCE
ANTHROPOLOG Scientific study of man or
Y
human being.

SOCIOLOGY Study of human relationships

and institutions.

POLITICAL Study of power relationships

SCIENCE and competing interests among
states around the world.
NATURES AND GOALS
Sociology

Anthropology

Political science
• It is a branch of
sociology. Anthropology
• Where it always
describes human,
human behavior and its
societies
• Its goal is to understand the origin of
human evolution and the diverse forms
of its existence throughout time.
 • It belongs to the family
Sociology of social science
• Where it focuses its
aspects on man, his
social manners, activities
and life
• Its goal is to help you understand how
human action and consciousness both shape
and are shaped by the surrounding cultural
and social structures.
• It is a branch of
sociology Political science
• Where it deals with
humans and
interaction.
• Its goal is to constantly deepen the
knowledge, discover pogress and
protect the quality of life within a
group, community, country and the
world.
PERSPECTIVE
Sociology

Anthropology

Political science
 The understanding of and Views human societies or
description of patterns of cultures within the context of
change over time/ larger natural system/
Diachronic Holistic

Experts end ep
To view their ecological knowing about
culture through an emphasis “more and more
outsider’s eye/ about less and less/
Defamiliarization Pre-adapted

holistic
cross-cultural or emphasis
comparative
emphasis Anthropology
 Sees social life as a competition and
focuses on the distribution of
resources, power and inequality
Seeks to understand
Societies are humans’ relationship with
thought to their society by focusing on
function Conflict the symbols that help us
perspective give meaning to the
Functionalist experiences in our life
perspective

symbolic
interaction
Theoretical Perspective perspective
Analyse and explain
objects of social study, and
Sociology
facilitate in organizing
sociological knowledge
 Sticks to the political arena and
realm of politics, either dealing
with situations with two competing
sides or the lateral decisions that
affect the group as a whole

Political science