Lesson 2 Self, Society and Culture PDF

THE SELF, SOCIETY AND CULTURE OBJECTIVES ▪ Explain the relationship between and among the self, society and culture ▪ Describe and discuss the different ways by which society and culture shape the self ▪ Compare and contrast how the self can be influenced by the different institutions on the s...

THE SELF, SOCIETY AND CULTURE OBJECTIVES ▪ Explain the relationship between and among the self, society and culture ▪ Describe and discuss the different ways by which society and culture shape the self ▪ Compare and contrast how the self can be influenced by the different institutions on the society ▪ Examine one’s self against the different views of self that were discussed in the class THE FAMOUS TARZAN “You are a product of your society, community and family” ALATA et.,al, 2018 WHO IS THE “SELF”? “separate, self-contained, independent, consistent, unitary and private” -Stevens, 1996 SEPARATE ▪ Self is distinct from other selves ▪ Self is always unique ▪ One cannot be another person SELF CONTAINED AND INDEPENDENT ▪ Self exist without the presence of any other self ▪ Self has its own thoughts, characteristics and decision ▪ Every action is self’s own decision CONSISTENT ▪ Self has particular traits, characteristics, tendencies and potentialities UNITARY (RELATING TO) ▪ Center of all experiences and thoughts ▪ Self unites all the processes, emotions and thoughts PRIVATE ▪ Self sorts out information, feelings and emotions within the self ▪ Self lives within its own world  SELF AND CULTURE  MARCEL MAUSS ▪ Every self has two faces ✔Moi – body, basic identity and biological givenness ✔Personne – social concepts of what it means to be who he is (nationality, religion, family) SELF AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOCIAL WORLD ▪ Human is in active participation in society in shaping of self ▪ Every person is responsible in shaping the “self” “The individual and the social make and remake each other” – Schwartz, White and Lutz, 1993 “  MEAD AND VYGOTSKY Persons develops with the use of language Human mind is being made through Children apply the real-life dialogs they had to their mental language, dialogue acquisition and with others and and practical interaction with experience in the problems along with others. external world. the social and cultural mixtures. Children Social proposes that new usually Learning behaviors can be acquired by become what by Albert observing and they watch. imitating others Bandura ▪ SELF IN FAMILIES Family aspects are important in understanding the self ▪ Human Resources – availability of family members ▪ Spiritual Resources – beliefs, religion, etc ▪ Economic Resources – financial status ▪ Kind of Development and Environment ▪ Human beings are born virtually helpless and naturally dependent among family members especially to the parents ▪ It is what family initiates a person to become that serves as the basis for the person’s progress ▪ A person applies the ways and styles that they observe from the family ▪ Without a family, a person may not survive or become fully human  GENDER AND SELF Gender – part of the self that In the Philippines… is subject to alteration, change and development husbands are expected to provide for the family. It is important to give one the freedom to FIND, Eldest man in the EXPRESS and LIVE his family is expected to identity. head in the family Gender partly determines Women are encouraged how we see ourselves in Gender has to be to act like fine ladies, the world. personally discovered take the role of taking and asserted and not care the children dictated by culture and the society. QUIZ (20 points) Do you agree that you are a product of your society, community and family? Why or Why not? Expound.