This is a presentation that directly discusses the distinction between Anthropology and Sociology based on their historical development, scope, concepts, goals, disciplines, subfields, and principles. This is in relation to one of the important competencies of UCSP in Senior High School Grades 11 and 12

1. ANTHROPOLOGY
VS
SOCIOLOGY
A CLOSER LOOK IN
CULTURE, SOCIETY, AND
POLITICS

2. WHERE DID IT START?
ANTHROPOLOGY started during the EUROPEAN
COLONIZATION
WHILE
SOCIOLOGY developed during the INDUSTRIAL
REVOLUTION

3. WHO IS THE MOST NOTABLE
INDIVIDUAL IN EACH DISCIPLINE?
FRANZ BOAS is the FATHER OF MODERN
ANTHROPOLOGY
WHILE
AUGUSTE COMTE reinvented the term
Sociology

4. DIFFERENCE IN CONCEPTS
ANTHROPOLOGY is the study of humans and the ways
they live
While
SOCIOLOGY studies the ways groups of people interact
with each other and how their behavior is influenced by
social structures, categories (age, gender, sexuality), and
institutions

5. DIFFERENCE IN CONCEPTS
ANTHROPOLOGY studies human behavior more
at the individual level
While
SOCIOLOGY focuses more on group behavior
and relations with social structures and
institutions

6. WHAT IS THE PRIMARY GOAL OF
EACH DISCIPLINE?
The primary goal of ANTHROPOLOGY is to
understand human diversity and cultural
difference
While
SOCIOLOGY is more solution-oriented with the
goal of fixing social problems through policy

7. HOW ARE THE DISCIPLINES
PRACTICED?
ANTHROPOLOGISTS conduct research
using ETHNOGRAPHY (a qualitative
research method)
while
SOCIOLOGISTS use both qualitative
and quantitative methods

8. FOUR PRIMARY SUB-FIELDS OF
ANTHROPOLOGY:
Archaeology
Biological Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
Linguistic anthropology

9. ARCHAEOLOGY
Focuses on the objects humans
have made

10. BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Examines the ways humans adapt to
different environments

11. CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Is interested in how humans live and make
sense of their surroundings, studying their
folklore, cuisines, arts, and social norms.

12. LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY
Study the ways different cultures
communicate

13. PRINCIPAL TENETS OF SOCIOLOGY
1. Individuals belong to groups, which
influence their behavior
2. Groups have characteristics
independent of their members
3. There is a pattern of behavior among
groups (gender, race, class, sexual
orientation, etc.) – common denominator

14. FOCUS OF SOCIOLOGICAL
RESEARCH
Globalization Family
Race Social Inequality
Ethnicity Demography
Consumption Health
Work Education
Religion