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includes forms of communication such as books, magazines, newspapers, other print materials

media

allow certain degree of independence from family and vertain figures of authority

peers

participates in forming identities through laws and other regulations that reinforce appropriate behavior, and help form values, and attitudes of the citizens

government

exerts a great influence on the views of a person, legitimizes accepted social practices, provides stability to society, and can even be sources of social change

church

primary agent of socialization

family

an institution established explicitly for the purpose of socializing people

school

recognizes media bias as a product of the personal views of media professionals such as journalists, broadcasters, and editors

elite-values model

suggests media reflects the views of the general public, and the media presents what they think the people want

market model

portrays media as an ideological marketplace that enhances debate and electoral choice

pluralist model

can be traced to links between media and the political and social elite

dominant-ideology model

scientific study of human societies

sociology

study of human social life, groups and society, that attempt to provide assessment of individual and group behavior

sociology

things are not always what they seem, society guides our thoughts and deeds

seeing the strange in the familiar

while not erasing our uniqueness as individuals, there are social forces in our lives in so many unseen, yet significant ways

seeing the general in the particular

where we are placed in the society profoundly affects our individual experiences

seeing society in our everyday lives

a sociological way of looking at the things which includes a basic orienting idea from which one's conceptualization and analysis follow

sociological perspectives

systematic study of the biological, cultural, and social aspects of man

anthropology

studies the cultural variation across different societies and examines the ness to understand each culture in its own context

cultural anthropology

origins of humans as well as the interplay between social factors and the processes of human evolution, adpatation, and variation overtime

biological or physical anthropology

studies language and discourse and how they reflect and shape different aspects of human society and culture

linguistic anthropology

public law deals with:

1. organization of governments


2. limitations upon government authority


3. powers and duties of governmental offices and officers


4. obligations of one state to another

reflects a set of ideas and assumptions regarding the nature of people and society

sociological perspectives

anthropology is derived from 2 greek words... meaning... and... meaning...

anthropos meaning man


and


logos meaning study/inquiry

science is derived from the latin word... meaning...

scire meaning to know

sociology is derived from 2 Latin words... meaning... and... meaning...

socius meaning companion/associate


and


logos meaning study/inquiry

systematic study of the state and government

political science

attention is focused upon the methods and techniques used in the actual management of state affairs by executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the government

public administration

3 types of power

1. political power


2. economic power


3. military power

the fuel of politics

power

the ability to make or to influence the making of

power

studies how social patterns and practices and cultural variations develop across different societies

social anthropology

deals with prehistoric societies by studying their tools and environment

archaeology

political is derived from the greek word... meaning...

polis meaning city

father of american anthropology

franz boas

control of economic assets

economic power

founder of cultural anthropology

edward burnett tylor

"culture is that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as member of society"

edward burnett tylor

pioneer of modern anthropology

franz boas

deals with the entire body of doctrines relating to the origin, form, behavior and purposes of the state

political theory

primitive culture (1871)

edward burnett tylor

control of, or influence on, the state, ability to make, or influence, political decisions

political power

"culture is made up of the meanings people find to make sense of their lives and to guide their actions"

clifford geertz

father of sociology

auguste comte

developed methodological cultural relativism: methods and primacy of anthropological fieldwork

bronislaw malinowski

"culture as a system of inherited conceptions expressed in symbolic forms by means of which men communicate, perpetuate, and develop their knowledge about and attitudes towards life "

clifford geertz

father of functionalist school of anthropology

bronislaw malinowski

ability to wage wars or to compel others through intimidation or deterrence

military power

culture as a universal human characteristic

alfred kroeber

cultural relativism

franz boas

3 stages that every society goes through

1. religious


2. metaphysical


3. scientific

compared society to a living organism

herbert spencer

survival of the fittest

herbert spencer

proponent of marxism

karl marx

what year did auguste comte coin the term sociology

1838

student of franz boas

alfred kroeber

he believed that every society goes through 3 stages

auguste comte

believer in the principle of cultural relativism

alfred kroeber

focused on the characteristics of social groups, particularly the cohesion or non-cohesion of religious groups

emile durkheim

to enforce religious-based morals and norms to help maintain conformity and control in society

social control

it offers meaning and purpose to answer ani existential questions

conformity

to help maintain social solidarity through shared rituals and beliefs

social cohesion

wrote "communist manifesto"

karl marx

3 major functions in society according to emile durkheim:

1. social cohesion


2. social control


3. conformity

coined the term sociology to refer to the study of society

auguste comte

he claimed that the primary feature of the society is class conflict (the struggle between the capitalists and the proletariats)

karl marx

what does "communist manifesto" present

analytical approach to class struggle

2 types of understanding:

1. direct observational understanding


2. empathetic understanding

the 1st institution of higher learning in the western world

Academy of Athens

philosopher from Ancient Greece and the founder of the Academy in Athens

Plato

his works dealt on the significance of subjective meanings people give to their interactions with others

max weber

6 stages of class struggles:

1. primitive communism


2. slavery


3. feudalism


4. capitalism


5. socialism


6. communism

6 oppressing class:

1. no classes


2. slave owners


3. land owners


4. bourgeoisie


5. state manager


6. no classes

6 oppressed class:

1. no conflict


2. slaves


3. serfs


4. proletariat


5. workers


6. no conflict

4 types of suicide:

1. altruistic suicide


2. egoistic suicide


3. anomic suicide


4. fatalistic suicide

heroes

altruistic suicide

loners

egoistic suicide

depressed

anomic suicide

hopeless

fatalistic suicide

student of socrates

plato

student of aristotle

alex the great

he defined politics as a "practical science" because it deals with making citizens happy

aristotle

father of modern political science

niccolo machiavelli

wrote "the prince"

niccolo machiavelli

the ends justify the means

the prince

best known for his State of Nature Theory

thomas hobbes

Social Contract

thomas hobbes

conceived the idea of separating government autority

baron de motesquieu

3 government authorities:

1. legislative


2. executive


3. judicial

check and balance

baron de motesquieu

known for A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792)

mary wollstonecraft

one of the trailblazing works of feminism

mary wollstonescraft

5 social problems:

1. poverty


2. sex industry


3. alcoholism and drug abuse


4. crime


5. broken family

4 characteristics of social change:

1. happens all time


2. is sometimes intentional but often unplanned


3. is controversial


4. matther more than others

groups of individuals sharing a common culture, geographical location, and government

society

"a complex whole which encompasses beliefs, practices, values, attitudes, laws, norms, artifacts, symbols, knowledge, and everything that a person learns and share as a member of society"

society according to edward burnett tylor

6 elements of society:

1. social solidarity


2. shared identity and culture


3. common language


4. large population & the ability to sustain succeeding generations of members


5. definite geographical area


6. political, economic, & social organization

7 major types of societies:

1. hunting & gathering societies (foraging)


2. pastoral societies


3. horticultural soceities (slash & burn)


4. agricultural societies


5. feudal societies


6. industrial societies


7. post industrial societies

sets of beliefs, ideas, values, practices, knowledge, history, and shared experiences

culture

transmitted from one generation to the next and it is taught & learned through social interaction

culture

2 major categories of culture:

1. material culture


2. nonmaterial culture

composed of the physical or tangible objects that man creates & uses

material culture

intangible properties and elements

nonmaterial culture

6 characteristics of culture:

1. acquired


2. adaptive


3. gratifies human needs


4. shared and transmitted


5. social


6. tends towards integration

5 vital components of culture:

1. symbols


2. language


3. values


4. gestures


5. norms

provide generalized standards of behavior that are expressed in more specific forms in social norms

values

refers to anything that represents something else and carries a particular meaning recognized by members of a culture

gestures

guides of human behavior that agreed upon & shared within a culture and that prescribe limits of acceptable behavior

norms

mandating what we should not do

proscriptive

stating what we should do

prescriptive

everyday habits, customs, traditions, amd conventions people obey

folkways

vital to wellbeing & most cherished values

mores

what is morally right or wrong

mores

against the law most of the time

mores

formalized norms enacted by people vested with legitimate authority

laws

the process of learning some new traits from another culture, but still retaining their own distinct culture

acculturation

the process in which an individual entirely loses any awareness of his/her previous group identity and takes on the culture and attitude of another group

assimilation

this refers to the "biological inter breeding of 2 people of distinct physical appearance until they become one stock"

amalgamation

the process of learning culture of one's own group

enculturation

refers to the tendency to assume that one's and way of life are superior to all others

ethnocentrism

the belief that the products, styles, or ideas of one's culture are inferior to other cultures

xenocentrism

refers to the viewing of people's behavior from the perspective of their own culture

cultural relativism

it is the process of inheriting and disseminating norms, customs and ideologies (clausen, 1968)

socialization

"human minds acquire information about the outside world through the senses, and this information molds and defines a person's awareness and view of the outside world"

john locke

presidents

aguinaldo


quezon


laurel


osmena


roxas


quirino


magsaysay


garcia


macapagal


marcos


aquino


ramos


estrada


arroyo


aquino


digong