An overview

Michael Frances P. Rocha, LPT

Discussant
Culture traces its origin from the
ancient Latin word “cultura”,
which means “care or cultivate”
 CULTURE
• On Webster 1950’s the meaning of culture is defined as:

1. An act of cultivating soil;

and
2. The proper care and
development of plants and
animals.
 CULTURE

• refers to the attitudes,

values, customs, and
behavior patterns that
characterize a social
group.
 Edward Burnett Taylor
-a complex whole or sum total
of ideas, beliefs, values,
material cultural
equipment, and
non-material
aspects which man
makes as a member
of society.
 Ward Goodenough
-a society’s culture consists
of whatever it is one has to
know or believe
in order to operate in a
manner acceptable
to its members.
My culture is my identity
and personality. It gives
me spiritual, intellectual
and emotional distinction
from others, and I am proud of it.
-M.F Moonzajer
ACTIVITY
Tracing my roots
 ACTIVITY
Tracing my roots
Name:
Nickname:
Hometown:
Cultural practice:
Product/tourist spot:
Current political/social issue:
Lesson 1
· It includes topics such as human origin,
globalization, social change, and world history.

· It is the study of humankind in all times and

all places.

· It is the study of humanity including our

prehistoric origins and contemporary human
diversity.
of Anthropology
 Discover what makes people
different from one another in order
to understand and preserve diversity
Discover what all people have in
common
Look at one’s own culture more
objectively like an outsider
Produce new knowledge and new
theories about humankind and
human behavior
of Anthropology
Japanese Geisha Filipina
Egyptian Heiroglypics Filipino Baybayin
Human Fossils
Evolution of Man
❖The term sociology was derived from the Latin
word socius meaning "associate" and the Greek
word logos, meaning “study of knowledge.”

❖It was coined by August Comte who was

regarded as the “Father of Sociology.”

❖It is a science that studies human civilization.

❖It is a systematic study of groups and societies

that people build and how these affect their
behavior.
An element of society which
has the capability of causing
cultural change or influences
people.
I. The physical factors: (indirect)
(a) Geographic environment,
— climate, topography, water-
courses, Physical configuration,
fauna, flora, etc.
(b) Biological factors, —
variation, heredity, etc.
II. The psychical factors: (directly)
(a)Impulses.
(b)Feelings.
(c)Beliefs.
(d) Interests.
(e) Desires.
- It is an academic discipline that deals with the
study of government and political processes,
institutions, and behaviors.

- It is the study of the complex behavior of various

political actors such as the government administration,
opposition, and subjects.

- It is also the systematic study of political and

government institutions and processes.
- It was originated from the Greek word,
Polis, which means city or state.

- It refers to the art and science of governing

city/state.

- It is the social process or strategy in any

position of control which people gain, use or
lose power
• Enact law, ordinances and rules
designed to promote the safety,
health, peace and order and morals
of the community.
• Levy and regulate taxes.
• Support education program.
• Plan the economy
• Administer justice
• Promote physical, economic, social
and cultural well-being of the
people
• Preserve the internal and external
autonomy of the state
• Administer foreign and diplomatic
relations
• The agency to which the will of the state is
formulated, expressed, and carried out.
• The organized agency in a state tasked to
impose social control.
• A group of people that governs a community
or unit.
• It sets and administers public policy and
exercises executive, political and sovereign
power through customs, institutions, and laws
within a state.
 is more of a political concept.
It refers to a community of persons, more or less
numerous, permanently occupying a definite portion of
territory, having a government of their own to which
the great body of inhabitants render obedience, and
enjoying freedom from external control.
 refers to an ethnic concept.
It means that people are bound together
by common ethnical elements such as
race, language and culture.