SOCIO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY.docx

SOCIO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY\ \ CULTURE SHOCK\ This happen when a person find himself in a new cultural encounter that is unfamiliar or unusual, that the person is distressed and disoriented due to difficulty in relating or adjusting in new set up\ \ 4 STAGES\ 1. Honeymoon Stage\ The individual is am...

SOCIO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY\ \ CULTURE SHOCK\ This happen when a person find himself in a new cultural encounter that is unfamiliar or unusual, that the person is distressed and disoriented due to difficulty in relating or adjusting in new set up\ \ 4 STAGES\ 1. Honeymoon Stage\ The individual is amazed and excited by the encounter and experience of the novelty of the things.\ 2. Crisis Stage\ An overwhelming experience leads to confusion, anxiety, homesickness, and loneliness sets in.\ 3. Adjustments\ The individual becomes accustomed to the new culture and develops routines.\ 4. Assimilation Stage\ The individual becomes settled and comfortable with a full grasp of the cultural setting. +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Culture Lag | Key Differences | Cultural Gap | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | Temporal mismatch | Scope | Differences between | | within a culture's | | groups at a given | | evolution | | time | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | About the delay in | Nature | Existing differences | | adaptation to new | | and diversity in | | conditions or | | cultural practice and | | innovations | | beliefs | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Technological | Example | Generational Gaps | | Advances | | | | | | The differences | | The development of | | between attitudes and | | social media and | | behaviors between | | internet outpacing | | younger and older | | the creation of | | generations | | regulation and social | | | | norms to govern their | | | | use. | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ FILIPINO VALUES\ Under the 1987 Philippines Constitution, Article IV section, it s;tates that: the following are citizens of the Philippines\ (1) Those who are citizens of the Philippines at the time of the adoption of this Constitution; \(2) Those whose fathers or mothers are citizens of the Philippines; \(3) Those born before January 17, 1973, of Filipino mothers, who elect Philippine citizenship upon reaching the age of majority; and \(4) Those who are naturalized in accordance with law. Culture and Self Identity Culture and history have greatly influenced the manner Filipino learn, live, and behave.\ Growing up in a particular culture develop one's personality and values\ Cultural heritage and values is being passed from generation to generation Note: Filipinos are collectivist/communal\ \ Positive Triats\ Hospitable\ Respect for Elders\ Close Family Ties\ Sense of Humor\ Bayanihan\ Self Sacrifice\ Regards for other\ Faith or Religions\ Creative\ Hardworking\ \ Negative Traits\ Extreme Personalism -- Padrino System\ Extreme Family Centeredness\ Manana Habit\ Ningas Cogon\ Kanya Kanya Syndrome -- Positive Effect: Independent\ Crab Mentality\ Colonial Mentality\ Split Personality\ High Pride\ Filipino Time\ Bahala na Attitude THE HUMAN RACE\ MAN\ Cultural Being\ Man is a product of culture from which he makes out of his perception and experiences in the environment that he adapts to.\ \ Social Being\ Man is a gregarious animal. He is gratified to be among his kind and forges relations with his fellow men.\ \ Rational Being\ Man is rational animal. He is reasonable rather than instinctive who can figure the order of things through logic and critical thinking with his relatively large and complex brain. Spiritual Being\ Man is union of body and soul. His flesh and temporal and craves for the material, whereas the soul is immortal and seeks for the spiritual. Moral Being\ Man has sense of goodness and able to distinguish right from wrong. As a moral being, he has the freewill to choose and responsible for his decisions.\ \ Natural Being\ Man is a product of nature. His characteristics and potentials are inherently bestowed by nature and his limitation are bound to the natural law. THEORY OF EVOLUTION\ Jean-Baptiste Lamarck -- Theory of USE and DISUSE\ Example: Giraffe\ Charles Darwin -- Natural Selection\ \* They cannot adopt with the environment Evolution\ Is the natural process of biological changes occurring in a population across successive generations\ A population evolves because of occurring changes within the collection of genes called the gene pool contained in a population. Mechanism in Evolution\ Some of the mechanism that are basic in the evolution process of species are Mutation\ It is spontaneous or induced change or alteration in the DNA Sequence in a cell which is the hereditary material encoded with genetic instructions that are responsible for variations in species. RECENT ITEMS IN BOARD EXAMS