Understanding Culture, Society and Politics

Understanding Culture, Society and Politics

1. : The Diversified Human Society

   • Social and Cultural Backgrounds
   • Social, Political, and Cultural Behaviour and Phenomena
   • Social, Political, and Cultural Change

2. Anthropology, Sociology, and Political Science

   • Anthropology as the Study of Human Beings
     • Subfields of Anthropology
       • Socio-cultural/ Cultural Anthropology
       • Biological/ Physical Anthropology
       • Archeology
       • Anthropological Linguistics
   • Sociology as the Study of Human Beings
   • Sociological Perspective as a Tool in Understanding Sociology
     • Functionalist Perspective
     • Symbolic Interactionism
   • Political Science as the Study of Politics and Governance
   • Different Fields in Political Science

3. Understanding Human Societies

   • Industrial Society
   • Post-Industrial Society

4. The People behind the Development of Sociological Thinking

   • Auguste Comte (1798-1857)
     • Karl Marx (1818-1883)
       • Max Weber (1864-1920)
         • Traditional
         • Affectional
         • Value-Rational
         • Instrumental Rational
   • Herbert Spencer (1820-1903)
   • W.E.B DuBois (1868-1963)
     • Jane Addams (1860-1935)

5. Social Forces

   • Political Revolutions
     • Industrial Revolution
       • Feminism
         • Urbanization
           • Religious Change
             • Science

6. Intellectual Forces in the Development of Sociological Thinking

   • The Enlightenment Project and the Conservative Reaction
     • Developments in French Sociology
       • Emile Durkheim
     • German Sociology
       • G.W.F Hegel and Karl Marx
         • Max Weber
   • Understanding Cultures
     • Universalism
       • Holism
       • Integration
       • Adaptation
         • Cultural Relativism

7. Defining Society And Culture From The Perspectives Of Sociology And Anthropology

   • Man as a Social Animal
     • Society
       • Culture
         • The Dynamics of Culture
           • Objectified Cultural Capital
             • Embodied Cultural Capital
               • Institutionalized Cultural Capital
   • Culture as a Complex Whole
     • Beliefs
       • Symbols
         • Language
           • Values
             • Norms
               • Laws
   • Aspects of Culture
     • Learned
     • Shared
     • Cumulative
     • Dynamic
     • Diverse
     • Integrated
   • Society and Culture
   • Globalization