SIGNIFICANCE OF

STUDYING
 CULTURE
•Culture is popularly used
to denote a narrow
sense that is usually
related to the arts and
humanities. (Raymond
 CULTURE
•Culture is a complex whole
which include knowledge,
belief, art, law, morals,
custom and other capabilities
and habits acquired by man
as a member of society
 CULTURE
•Culture is a complex whole
that consists of all the
ways we think and do and
everything we have as
members of society
CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURE

1. Culture is learned.
2. Culture is shared.
3. Culture is integrated.
CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURE

4. Culture is adaptive
and dynamic.
5. Culture is abstract.
6. Culture is symbolic.
 SOCIETY
A group of people living in
a given territory who
share a culture and who
interact with people of
that territory more than
 SOCIETY
It is a product of
human social
processes intended to
meet basic needs for
 SOCIETY
Every society is organized in
such a way that there are rules
of conduct, customs, traditions,
folkways and mores, and
expectations that ensure
appropriate behavior among
 POLITICS
•Art or science of
government
concerned with the
proper management
of the affairs of
 Cultur
e

Hum
an
Societ Politic
y s
The Rationale of
Studying
Anthropology,
Political Science,
 ANTHROPOLOGY
Branch of knowledge which
deals with the scientific
study of man, his works, his
body, his behavior and
values, in time and space
(Palipis, 2007)
 ANTHROPOLOGY
Also, it includes man’s
physical, social, and
cultural development
that describes and
explains the
 ANTHROPOLOGY
Also, it includes man’s
physical, social, and
cultural development
that describes and
explains the
 POLITICAL SCIENCE
A systematic study of a
state and its
government, with the
relationships of men in
the community, with
 POLITICAL SCIENCE
state itself, and with the
relations of a state with
other sovereign states
abroad (Palispis, 2009).
 POLITICAL SCIENCE
It emphasizes the use of
power, interest,
influence, and diplomacy
w/c is important in
creating a well-ordered
 POLITICAL SCIENCE
Political scientists analyze
how people attain political
position in society, how they
maintain their position, and
the out comes of their policy
implementation w/in a
 POLITICAL SCIENCE

According to Ricardo
Lazaro, the primary
goal of POLITICAL
SCIENCE is citizenship
IMPORTANCE OF
POLITICAL
SCIENCE
 SOCIOLOGY

Scientific study of
patterned, shared
human behavior.
(Joseph Fichter)
 SOCIOLOGY

It analyzes human
interaction w/c is
essential in
understanding man’s
 SOCIOLOGY

It may focus its attention on

all kinds of social
interactions: social arts,
social organization, social
structures, and social
 SOCIOLOGY

The study of sociology

broadens the experience of
individuals as they learn to
discard prejudices and
become more
 SOCIOLOGY

of other people and realize

that truth is relative and
“good” or “bad” behavior
depends upon the norms of
conduct of the society in w/c