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The document outlines the foundational concepts and goals of anthropology, sociology, and political science. Anthropology focuses on human culture and commonalities, sociology studies societal interactions and patterns, while political science examines governance and power dynamics. Each discipline originated in different historical contexts, with anthropology emerging during European colonization, sociology during the Industrial Revolution, and political science tracing back to ancient Greece.

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The document outlines the foundational concepts and goals of anthropology, sociology, and political science. Anthropology focuses on human culture and commonalities, sociology studies societal interactions and patterns, while political science examines governance and power dynamics. Each discipline originated in different historical contexts, with anthropology emerging during European colonization, sociology during the Industrial Revolution, and political science tracing back to ancient Greece.

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Nature Goals and

Perspectives in
Anthropology Sociology and
Political Science
Anthropology Sociology
Answer the question. What does it mean to be How do we study society?
human? What are the things that you
Who are you? think influence your life?
Where do you come from? What is life to people living
in places with different
culture and behavior?
Where did it start? Anthropology started as a Sociology emerged as an
science during the time of academic field right at the
exploration when European height of the Industrial
countries started to colonize Revolution. This era had
what they considered as brought great changes in
primitive societies where the way people live in the
people were believed to be society.
savages and barbaric.
Anthropology Sociology

Concept Anthropology is the people Sociology is the study of


and their culture society, pattern of social
interactions and culture of
everyday life.

Where did it start? Anthropology started as a Sociology emerged as an


science during the time of academic field right at the
exploration when European height of the Industrial
countries started to colonize Revolution. This era had
what they considered as brought great changes in the
primitive societies where way people live in the society.
people were believed to be
savages and barbaric. - Qualitative research method
- Ethnography
Anthropology Sociology

Goals The goals anthropology are The goal of Sociology is:


the ff: - Obtain possible theories and
- See the commonalities principles about society as
among people (tradition, well as various aspects of
language, kinship etc.) social life.
- Look at what makes us the
same to understand more
about human nature.
Description/Explanation
Origin - The study of political science was started
by the ancient Greeks.
- Aristotle in his book “Politics” stated that
Man is a political animal. It means that it
is our nature to live in a society and to
have power over another.
Concepts - Political Science is the systematic study
of government, politics and political
power.
- It is often defined as who gets what,
when where and how.
Goals - Make people a better citizen
- Keep social order and harmony among
different groups of people.
- Protects the rights of an individual.
- Avoid conflict and promote cooperation.

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