Foundations of human society : introductory anthropology and general sociology - Ho, Victoria R.; Guevarra, Aldrine V.; Alitagtag, Anna Marie R.; delos Santos, Andres R.; Ambida, Melvin N.; Calilung, Froilan C.; De Guzman, Alden V. (Malabon City : Jimczyville Publications, 2011)
What is anthropology ?: Fields of anthropology -- The theory of evolution and the theory of creation -- Natural selection -- Primates -- Prosimians -- The hominoids: Apes and humans -- Early species of homo -- The transition from homo erectus to homo sapiens -- Homo sapiens -- Sociological perspectives -- Sociology and other social sciences -- Forerunners of sociology -- Development of sociology -- Areas of sociology -- Importance of sociology -- Scope of sociology -- Theoretical social paradigms -- Major contemporary approaches -- Society and community: Definition of society -- Types of society -- The implication of societal development -- Individual and society -- Profounder of society -- Community -- Types of community -- Culture: Characteristics of culture -- Elements of culture -- Attitudes towards culture variation -- Development of culture -- Innovation and diffusion -- Values: Basic concept of values -- Core values -- Filipino values -- Filipino practices -- Socialization: Personality -- Variables of personality -- Theories on personality development -- Ways of improving personality -- The social self and socialization -- Social process of interaction: Patterns of interactions -- Derived social process -- Deviance: Approaches to deviant behavior -- Types of deviant behavior -- Social control -- Groups and organization -- Types of social group -- Social organizations -- Formal and informal organizations -- Role of individual in organization -- Social system: Status and role -- Social mobility -- Social stratification system -- Impact of social stratification in the Philippines -- Collective behavior and social media: Importance of understanding collective behavior -- Process and structure -- Characteristics of collective behavior -- Forms of collective behavior -- Social media -- Social change: Sources of social change -- Impact of technological change -- Social movement -- Globalization -- Philippines in global economics relations -- Family and family planning: Courtship and marriage -- Classification of family -- Functions of the family -- Legal matters on marriage -- Family planning -- Current effects of overpopulation -- Benefits of proper spacing and family planning -- Religious views on family planning -- Different family planning methods -- Religion: Pre-colonial practices -- Some major religions in the world -- Five pillars of Islam -- Churches in the Philippines -- Religion: its social implications to Philippine society -- Varieties of religious belief -- Education: Educating society -- Development of Philippines education -- Educational projects of the government -- Requisite of a curriculum -- Politics: Three branches of government -- Basic forms of politics system -- Pre-colonial politics -- Eras of Philippine politics -- Definitions of major governmental terms -- Politics and society.
Includes bibliographical references.
Keywords: Sociology; Anthropology