Understanding Culture, Society and Politics

Understanding Culture, Society and Politics Lesson 1: Starting point for Understanding of Culture, Society and Politics  Understanding of Culture, Society and Politics LEARNING OBJECTIVES At the end of the lesson, the learners should be able to: 1. Define...

Understanding Culture, Society and Politics Lesson 1: Starting point for Understanding of Culture, Society and Politics  Understanding of Culture, Society and Politics LEARNING OBJECTIVES At the end of the lesson, the learners should be able to: 1. Define the concept of identity and relate it to society and culture; 2. Discuss how each social science contributes to understanding society, culture and politics; and 3. Demonstrate an interest and willingness to explore the origins and dynamics of culture, society and Understanding of Culture, Society and Politics Examine the photo. What does the poster/photo means? What are the images/figures that reflect Filipino Culture ?  Understanding of Culture, Society and Politics A. Sharing of Social and Cultural Backgrounds of Students as Acting Subjects or Social Actors, Agents, Persons 1. Gender – is the range of characteristics pertaining to, and differentiating between masculine and feminine.  Understanding of Culture, Society and Politics 2. Socioeconomics status (SES) An economic and sociological combined total measure of a person’s work experience and of an individual’s or family’s economic and Understanding of Culture, Society and Politics 3. Ethnicity Refers to cultural traits that are shared by a category of people such as language, religion, or national origin. When people integrate ethnicity as part of their identity and create a specific cultural, religious or national community, they self-consciously constitute  Understanding of Culture, Society and Politics 4. Religion Is a unified system of beliefs and practices related to sacred things, that is to say things set apart and forbidden – beliefs and practices which unite into one Understanding of Culture, Society and Politics 5. Identity Refers to distinctive characteristics that define an individual or are shared by those belonging to a particular group.  Understanding of Culture, Society and Politics B. Observation about Social, Political and Cultural Behavior and Phenomena A. Food Taboos One of the food taboos among Muslims, for instance, is eating of pork. Understand their culture rather than regarding them as “weird”.  Understanding of Culture, Society and Politics B. Istambays Usually regarded as unruly, often suspected as thefts. Many of them are people who have difficulty in finding jobs because of inadequate opportunities in the Philippines.  Understanding of Culture, Society and Politics C. Political Dynasties Political dynasties refers to groups whose members are involved in politics. In the Philippines, political dynasties can be seen in families that have been part of the government for several generations.  Understanding of Culture, Society and Politics D. Elections A formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office May fill offices in the legislative, sometimes in the executive and judiciary and for regional and local Understanding of Culture, Society and Politics  Understanding of Culture, Society and Politics C. Observations on Social, Political and Cultural Change A. Social change Refers to transformations that alter the roles and status of people as well as the structure and organization of society and its institutions. E.g. Women’s Right & LGBTQIA+++  Understanding of Culture, Society and Politics C. Observations on Social, Political and Cultural Change B. Political Change Occurs when there is an alteration in the way power and authority are exercised in a particular state. Causes of political change is conflict, protests, riots, etc. E.g. Dictatorship to democratic government (1980’s)  Understanding of Culture, Society and Politics D. Definition of Anthropology, Political Science and Sociology 1. Anthropology Is the systematic study of the biological, cultural and social aspects of man. It is derived from two Greek words, Anthropos, which means “man” and logos, which means “study” or Understanding of Culture, Society and Politics Biological Social Anthropology Anthropology  Understanding of Culture, Society and Politics FIELDS OF ANTHROPOLOGY a. Social Anthropology b. Cultural Anthropology - Study of human society Studies cultural variation - Studies how social across different societies patterns and practices and and examines the need to cultural variations develop understand each culture in across different societies. its own content. Seek to understand how - Studies society’s culture people live in society and including behavioral how they make their life patterns, customs, ritual,  Understanding of Culture, Society and Politics c. Linguistic d. Biological Anthropology Anthropology -Studies language and Studies the origins of discourse and how they humans as well as the reflect and shape different interplay between social aspects of human society factors and the processes of and culture human evolution, adaption, - How language is used to and variation over time understand culture, history -Study of human evolution  Understanding of Culture, Society and Politics D. Definition of Anthropology, Political Science and Sociology 2. Political Science The systematic study of politics, which Andrew Heywood describes as “the activity through which people make, preserve and amend the general rules under which they live”. It focuses on the fundamental values of equality, freedom and justice and its processes are linked to the  Understanding of Culture, Society and Politics D. Definition of Anthropology, Political Science and Sociology 3. Sociology Came from a Latin word, SOCIUS which means COMPANION and Greek work, LOGOS means STUDY.  Understanding of Culture, Society and Politics D. Definition of Anthropology, Political Science and Sociology 3. Sociology Is defined by Anthony Giddens as “ the study of human social life, groups and society” It is an academic discipline that attempts to provide a deeper assessment of individual and group behavior, as well as the phenomena, by examining the interplay between economic, political and social factors.  Understanding of Culture, Society and Politics “A person may escape society for a while, but he can never escape culture.” -Joseph H. Fichter 1. What can you say about the quotation? 2. Do you agree with the author’s statement? Why or why not?