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The document discusses designing an individual named Joey and understanding culture, society, and politics. It covers topics like what defines a person, how to help Joey succeed, cultural uniqueness, and how studying anthropology, sociology, and political science can provide context for understanding these concepts collectively.

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The document discusses designing an individual named Joey and understanding culture, society, and politics. It covers topics like what defines a person, how to help Joey succeed, cultural uniqueness, and how studying anthropology, sociology, and political science can provide context for understanding these concepts collectively.

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Designing Joey

Questions:

1. How do you define who this person is?


2. How do you design Joey’s life to be a
successful person someday?
Questions:

1. What is unique about you?


2. How does this uniqueness help you to gain more
friends?
3. What is that one project that you want your political
leaders do for your own benefit?
Understanding Culture, Society and Politics
Society- constantly changing

Directly or indirectly influenced


by....

To understand the whole we must


discover the self
One Biological Nature Yet Different in Many Aspects

We are biological creatures


Human beings have the same
living along with other living
biological features
and non-living things

Yet we draw out strength


Each individual is unique
and maximize our
(DNA- deoxyribonucleic
potentials because of
acid)
others

Human beings live and survive


COLLECTIVELY (society)
Social • We always belong to a group and interact with other people

being • We are always in company with others

• We carry our ancestors tradition and beliefs, speak the


Cultural language of our parents, practice faith and the distinct way of
life our community
being • Showcase the arts and heritage of our people and transmit
to the next generation

Political • We are subjected to power-relations


• Our very existence are LIMITED because we are governed
being by rules and laws of our society
Significance of Studying CULTURE
Gives us background on
Broadens our
how diverse and
perspectives on how we Teaches us the value of
complex other’s
value our own and religious tolerance, etc.
customs, traditions, and
others’ cultures.
cultural practices are

Situates our
Promotes the
understanding and
importance of the arts,
appreciation of local
etc.
realities
Significance of Studying SOCIETY

It... It...
• Gives meaning to the • Acknowledges that social
importance of the self in institutions shape and affect
relations with others how we live our life and what
• Gives us full understanding of we would become as a citizen
how social groups affect our and member of the society
thinking and behavior • Describes why and how we
belong to a bigger global
society
Significance of Studying POLITICS

It... It...
• Educates us on the • Provides a bigger context
importance of exercising on how government works
our rights and maximizing • Gives us overview of
our political participation political leadership
to sustain, maintain or
change society
• Examines power-relations
in society
Group Activity:

1. Present your observations regarding Philippine


culture, society and politics.
2. Why do you think these elements of our
Philippine culture, society and politics persist?
3. Do we need to change it? Why?
Why Study Anthropology, Sociology and
Political Science?
UCSP- multi-disciplinary course that integrates and
combines the contents, methods and theories of
Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science
Political
Anthropology Sociology Science
•Study of •Systematic •The study of
politics and
study of social
human’s behavior and power from
domestic,
human groups
past and •Social
international, and
comparative
present relationships perspectives
Anthropology Sociology Political Science

•Genetics and Evolution •Culture, Society •Ideologies


•Cultural Variations •Socialization •States and Constitutions
•Concept of Culture, •Groups and •Regimes and political
Communication and Organizations culture
Language •Social Inequality •Political communication
•Gender Stratification •Interest Groups
•Social Stratification •Race and ethnicity •Elections
•Sex, gender and culture •Social Institutions •Legislatives, executives,
•Associations & interest (families, religions, judiciaries
•Groups, religion, arts, education, government) •Political Economy
culture change •Social Change •International relations
Quick Bubble Queries:
1. What are topics common to the 3 academic
disciplines?
2. What are topics common only to
anthropology and sociology?
3. What are topics only found in each respective
discipline?
4. Why do you think they share common topics?
Social Science disciplines’ research methods:
1. Survey Method- used in testing hypothesis and
answering research problems that need statistical
analysis (Sample population and survey questionnaires)
2. Interview- qualitative research method that asks
questions to key information and participants in the
research
3. Focus and Group Discussions (FGD)- a group interview
of respondents on a specific topic for discussions
(audio recorded or videotaped)
4. Field Work- going out to the field to do research
(Observation, data collection through interviews or
surveys)
5. Ethnography- usually used by anthropologists,
oftentimes referred to as a qualitative approach in
doing cultural research
Charles Wright Mills (1959)- “sociological
imagination” to enable to grasp history and
biography and the relations between the two within
society

As students your personal life and experience


coupled with your cultural awareness and historical
rootedness enrich your understanding to society
Why study this course?

It simply wants you to be HUMAN and HUMANE

“Being humane means learning by doing to live


positively and to treat others with respect,
genuine love and compassion.”
Is it easy to be human and humane at the same
time?

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