PRELIM Flashcards
has been defined as an intensive, systematic study of human societies including their social groups, social interaction, social institutions, and social organization with main focus on social change and development in both urban and rural settings.
Sociology
Latin meaning group or association
SOCIUS
Main focus is on the origin or evolution of man including culture which man possesses, creates, and controls.
Anthropology
study of
logos
the intensive, systematic study of individual human behavior, the mind or brain including mental processes contributing to the development of one’s personality and character. Ex. Individual vs. Social Behavior
Psychology
an intensive study of man and their past accomplishments through events that contributed greatly to the development of the present and future of their nation. Ex. History and Current-day Human Behavior
History
the study of consumption, distribution, and production as well as allocation of material goods and services to generate wealth for each nation. Ex. Consumer behavior
Economics
intensive study of power movements and forces that contribute to governance, political change, and political culture of each nation. Ex. Voting behavior
Political Science
SOCIOLOGY Began with two major upheavals in Europe:
French Revolution and Industrial Revolution.
Social problems
squatting, congestion due to overcrowding, alcoholism, and drug addiction including prostitution.
a relatively new behavioral phenomenon took shape mainly caused by the inability of some people to accept the social and technological changes confronting their being.
Suicide
introduced the Sociology subject in the curriculum in 1896 at the University of Santo Tomas (UST). Sociology was introduced as a social philosophy perspective.
Fr. Valentin Marin, OP
the first Filipino to obtain a PhD in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin in 1920 who introduced the social problem orientation
Dr. Serafin Macaraig
– Sociology was introduced into the UP system by then Pres. Murray Bartlett and A.E.W. Salt
1911
From UST and UP, institutions like the Ateneo, Silliman U, University of San Carlos, and Xavier University in Cagayan de Oro were gradually following suit in offering Sociology in their curriculum.
1950-1960
the subject reached its pinnacle as a training ground for social change, development, law and politics, law enforcement, including environment
1970’s-1990’s
society is a social system composed of elements that are interrelated in a more or less stable way through a relatively long period of time. (Founding father – Emile Durkheim)
Functionalism a.k.a Structural Functionalism
society may best be studied through a series of conflict and power struggles that may eventually bring about order to a society. (Founding father – Karl Marx)
Order and Conflict
emphasizes the symbolic and communicative aspects of human behavior since both are essential in the development of the self. (Founding father – Max Weber)
Symbolic Interactionism
Functionalism a.k.a Structural Functionalism. (Founding father)
Emile Durkheim
Order and Conflict
Founding father
Karl Marx