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What is Anthropology?

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  • Greek word: Anthropos (man) + logy (study)
  • Scientific study of human beings, human behavior, and the different societies that have
    existed in the past and what we have now at present.
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  • Greek word: Anthropos (man) + logy (study)
  • Science or study of man.
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Anthropology

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Four Major fields of Anthropology?

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  1. Biological Anthropology
  2. Cultural Anthropology
  3. Archeology
  4. Linguistics
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What is Biological Anthropology?

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Studies the HOMO SAPIENS as biological beings both in the present and in the past.

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2 Types of Biological Anthropology

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  1. Paleoanthropology
  2. Primatology
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concerned with the origins and
development of early humans.

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Paleoanthropology

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study of primate orders of mammals other than
recent humans (Homo sapiens).

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Primatology

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The study of the description and comparison of the adaptation made by human groups to the
diverse ecosystem on earth.

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Cultural Anthropology

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2 types of Cultural Anthropology

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  1. Ethnography
  2. Ethnology
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  • the systematic study of individual cultures.
  • Explores cultural phenomena from the point of view of the subject of the study.
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ETHNOGRAPHY

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compares and analyzes the characteristics of different peoples and the relationships between them.

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ETHNOLOGY

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  • A systematic study of remains of the previous culture.
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ARCHEOLOGY

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Prehistoric Archeology:

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  1. Artifacts
  2. Features
  3. Eco Facts
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object made or altered by humans.

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ARTIFACTS

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no portable evidence of technology.

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FEATURES

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natural materials such as plants
and animals.

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ECO FACTS

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The study of language.

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LINGUISTICS

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2 types of Linguistics

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  1. Descriptive
  2. Historical
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is the study of the grammar, classification, and arrangement of the features of a language at a given time.

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DESCRIPTIVE LINGUISTICS

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  • also called Diachronic Linguistics
  • concerned with the study of phonological, grammatical, and semantic changes, the reconstruction of earlier stages of languages.
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HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS

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focuses on the theory and
practice of government and politics at the local, state,
national.

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POLITICAL SCIENCE

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  • is generally the most common field of study.
  • its subfields include public opinion, elections, national government and state, local or regional government.
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DOMESTIC POLITICS

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focuses on politics within countries.

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COMPARATIVE POLITICS

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the political relationships and interactions between countries.

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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

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- the social and economic doctrine that calls for public rather than private ownership or control of property and natural resources. - live in cooperation with one another.
SOCIALISM
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is the study of human social relationships and institutions.
SOCIOLOGY
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4 Types of Social Norms
1. Folkway 2. Taboo 3. More 4. Law
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Norm that stems from and organize casual interactions
Folkway
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strong negative norms; violation it results in extreme disgust
Taboo
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Norms that structures the difference between right and wrong
Mores
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norm that is formally inscribed at the state or federal level
Law
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2 branches of society
1. static 2. dynamics
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the study of an organization that allows society to endure.
static
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the study of the process by which societies change.
DYNAMICS
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- Was the first to develop the concept of sociology. - He defined sociology as a positive science.
AUGUSTE COMTE
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is the search for “invariant laws of the natural and social world”
Positivism
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- The first woman sociologist. - An essayist, novelist, journalist, and economic and a historical writer.
HARRIET MARTINEAU
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- English sociologist, and philosopher - An early advocate of the theory of evolution who achieved an influential synthesis of knowledge, advocating the preeminence of the individual over society and of science over religion.
HERBERT SPENCER
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- Revolutionary, sociologist, historian, and economist. - Published the Communist Manifesto. - Author of the movement's most important book: Dos Kapital.
KARL MARX
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- was a well-known sociologist famous for his views on the structure of society. - His work focused on how traditional and modern societies evolved and function.
EMILE DURKHEIM
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Sub-branches of Political Science
Domestic Politics Comparative Politics International Relations Political theory Public Administration Public law
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Classical political philosophy; theoretical perspectives.
POLITICAL THEORY
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Studies the role of bureaucracy.
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
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Constitutions, legal systems, civil rights and criminal justice.
PUBLIC LAW
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the passage and implementation of all types of government policies.
PUBLIC POLICY
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Branches of Sociology
Criminology Historical Sociology Sociology of Religion Sociology of Economy
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studies the criminal behavior of individuals or groups.
Criminology
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It is the study of social facts and social groups.
Historical Sociology
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studies the structure of the religion in the social system.
SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION
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studies production, distribution, consumption and exchange of goods and services.
SOCIOLOGY OF ECONOMY