UCSP Lesson 2: Culture and Society

Lesson 2 Society and Culture as A Complex Whole Aspect and Changes of Culture and Society 1  Lesson 2 3  After going through this module, you are expected to: 1. Explain concepts of culture and society and relate it to a real-life situation; 2...

Lesson 2 Society and Culture as A Complex Whole Aspect and Changes of Culture and Society 1  Lesson 2 3  After going through this module, you are expected to: 1. Explain concepts of culture and society and relate it to a real-life situation; 2. Show deep appreciation on the collaboration between our culture and society by means of stating personal pledge; 3. Analyze aspects of and changes in culture and society; 4. Appreciate the general characteristics of culture as Analyze the means of enriching our own culture concept, aspects and changes in/of culture and society 3 4 3 4 5 5 6 EDWARD B. TAYLOR describes culture as that “complex whole” which encompasses beliefs, practices, values, attitudes, laws, norms, artifacts, symbols, knowledge, and everything that a person learns and shares as a member of society. 6 7 6 8 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Auguste Comte (1798-1857) 15  Early Thinkers German philosopher and revolutionary further contributed to the development of sociology. Marx introduced the materialist analysis of history which discounts metaphysical explanation for historical development. Karl Marx (1818-1883) 16 Emile Durkheim (1864-1920) 18 Social Sanctions Formal Sanctions: Fine Imprisonment Death Social Sanctions Formal Sanctions: Fine Imprisonment Death