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Culture
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The way of life of man; the goal is to survive; acquired, adaptive, and transmitted
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Society
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Network of people; organized people
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Politics
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Activities associated with governance and the use of power
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Four characteristics of a state
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Cultural Identity and Cultural Background, Sex, Gender and Sexuality, Observation about Social and Political Behavior and Phenomena
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Cultural Identity
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Feeling of belonging to a group of people; personal and subjective (e.g., nationality, religion)
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Cultural Background
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Transmitted ancestry (e.g., racial identity, sex)
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Sex
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Assigned at birth; biological male or female
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Gender
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Social roles; LGBTQIA
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Sexuality
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Sexual attraction; homosexual, heterosexual
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Identity Crisis
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When individuals do not accept or understand their gender, sexuality, and status
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Taboo
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Prohibition to do a certain act; can be strong punishment or weak prohibition
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Food Taboo
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Prohibition to eat something; can be due to physical, cultural, social, or political factors (e.g., pork in Islam)
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Political Taboo
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Prohibition to eat domesticated animals such as cats and dogs, or endangered species
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Istambay Phenomena
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Spending time in an unproductive way; rooted in unequal or unbalanced industries, minimum wage, education system, and employment opportunities
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Political Dynasty
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Involvement of multiple members of a family in political affairs; influenced by monarchy, Roman Empire, and/or Spanish/Chinese Dynasty
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Philippine Election
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Formal or organized way of voting a person for a political position; national and local elections
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Major Changes in the 21st Century
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Texting Technology, Selfie Phenomena
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Texting Technology
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Composing and sending electronic messages from one person to another using mobile phones or portable devices; Philippines is the texting capital of the world
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Selfie Phenomena
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Defined as a self-portrait photograph; first camera and first self-photograph
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Definitions of Sociology, Anthropology, and Political Science
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Sociology is the study of groups of people; Anthropology is the study of humankind; Political Science is the study of state and government
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Areas of Sociology
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Social Organization, Social Psychology, Social Change, Social Organization and Disorganization, Human Ecology, Population, Social Theory and Method
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Areas of Anthropology
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Cultural Anthropology, Physical Anthropology, Archaeology, Linguistic Anthropology, Applied Anthropology
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Areas of Political Science
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Political Theories, Comparative Politics, Public Administration, International Relations, Law, Political Methodologies
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Theories on Human Society
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Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine, Sir Thomas More
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Types of Society
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Pre-industrial Society, Industrial Society, Post-Industrial Society, Modern Society
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Man is self-sufficient
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According to St. Augustine (354-430 AD), man is self-sufficient.
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City of God
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St. Augustine's book that discusses society's ultimate pilgrimage towards the kingdom of God.
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Utopia
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Coined by Sir Thomas More (1468-1535), it refers to an ideal imaginary island nation with its own political system.
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Types of Society: I. Pre-industrial Society
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A. Hunting and Gathering Society: main collection of food is through hunting animals and gathering wild plants on a daily basis. B. Pastoral Society: food production is through pastoralism, slightly more efficient than hunting. C. Horticultural Society: learned how to raise fruits and vegetables grown in pots, main source of food. D. Agrarian/Agricultural Society: applied agricultural technological advances to cultivate crops over a large area. E. Feudal Society: acquire lands and declare it as their own domain, ownership of land.
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Types of Society: II. Industrial Society
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Occurred from the 15th to 16th century as a replacement for feudalism. Introduced machineries, technologies, and a new economic system (market and money system) known as capitalism.