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GOOD MORNING! Ms. Trisia Mae Ferrer, LPT  Gender Socio-economic Class Ethnicity Religion Question: 1. What are the similarities and differences of every individual? 2. Do these similarities and differences affect the life of the community? Why? CULTUR...

GOOD MORNING! Ms. Trisia Mae Ferrer, LPT  Gender Socio-economic Class Ethnicity Religion Question: 1. What are the similarities and differences of every individual? 2. Do these similarities and differences affect the life of the community? Why? CULTURAL VARIATION AND SOCIAL DIFFERENCES  Cultural Variations Differences in social behaviors that different cultures exhibit around the world.  Social Differences Differences among the individuals on the basis of social characteristics and qualities. Gender - socially-constructed characteristics Socio-economic Status - more or less socio-economic privileges Exceptionality - personality, communication, intellect, physical appearance Question: Do you believe that people who are differently abled and underprivileged are still able to contribute to society? Explain you answer. Question: o What is a Filipino? o What makes us a Filipino? o What are the images that reflect your Filipino identity?  IDENTITY A distinctive characteristic that defines an individual or is shared by those belonging to a particular group. People may have multiple identities depending on the groups to which they belong. Scenario You decided to stay in your uncle’s vacation house for a month to get away from the stress of living in the city. Question: If you isolate yourself from everyone else, are you still part of the society? Why?  What is SOCIETY? A group of people who live together, usually in a specific geographical location. CHARACTERISTICS CHARACTERISTICS 1. Likeness 4. Interdependence 2. Reciprocal Awareness 5. Cooperation 3. Differences 6. Conflict Sociology Study of society, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and culture. Attempts to provide deeper assessment of individual and group behavior, as well as social phenomena. August Comte - founder Karl Marx - Father of Modern Socialism Emile Durkheim - Father of Sociology  CULTURE The way of life shared by a group of people that binds a society together. A way of classifying one’s self from other members of a society. RACE, SOCIAL CLASS, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RELIGION, RITUALS, VALUES, and LANGUAGE  ANTHROPOLOGY Studies human and the respective cultures where they were born and actively belong to; human behavior and societies in the past and present. Social Anthropology - social patterns and practices Cultural Anthropology - cultural variations Linguistics Anthropology - language discourse Archaeology - prehistoric societies How is society related to culture? Society is the structure, while culture guides the way people live. POLITICAL SCIENCE Focuses on fundamental values of equality, freedom, and justice and its process linked to the dynamics of conflict, resolution, and cooperation. POLITICS - associated with how power is gained and employed to develop authority and influence. Why do we need to care about politics? Should “gender identity” be added to anti- discrimination laws? Explain.  STARTING POINTS FOR UNDERSTANDING OF CULTURE, SOCIETY, AND POLITICS