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Social Being- A person always belong to a group and interact with people. It always in
company with others- parents, siblings, and relatives, childhood friends,
neighbors classmates, co-workers or colleagues in office and so on and so
forth
Cultural Being- A person as a culture bearer that carries its ancestors’ tradition and
belief speaks the language of its parents, practice faith and the distinct way
of life of our some, if not all, of these to the next generation.
SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDYING:
1. CULTURE
a. Broadens our perspective on how we value our own and others culture
b. Gives us a background on how diverse and complex others’ customs,
traditions and cultural practices are
c. Teaches the value of religious tolerance, respect for people with different race,
religion, gender and political background
d. Promotes the importance of the arts, heritages, oral history, cuisine, and the
myriad yet unique life ways of people across cultures.
e. Situates our understanding and appreciation of local realities
2. SOCIETY
a. Gives meaning to the importance of self in relation to others (pakikipagkapwa)
b. Gives full understanding of how social groups affect our thinking and
behavior
c. Acknowledges social institutions
i. Family
ii. Education
iii. Business
iv. Government
v. Media
vi. Church
d. Describes why and how we belong to a bigger community
3. POLITICS
a. Educates us on the importance of exercising our rights and maximizing our
political participation to sustain, maintain or change society
b. Examines power-relations in society and how does these affect the recognition
and affirmation of our identity, rights and duties as citizens
c. Provides a bigger context on how government works and how rules,
regulations and laws maintain social order, cohesion and unity.
d. Gives us an Overview of political leadership, duties and responsibilities of
Public Servants
Characteristics of Culture
Culture varies across time and space. Societies across the world have acquired
different sets of customs and practices over generations and historical contexts. There is no
generalization as to how culture develops a progress within a society.
HOMIND EVOLUTION
Enculturation
When we make a unique distinction of our culture because we have developed our
own taste, measures and standards for evaluating what is traditionally acceptable, what is
beautiful and artistic, we easily identify other cultures and make comparison. Acculturation
is the process whereby one adapts with, adopts another trait, modifies and/or accepts new
culture
Socialization
1. Identity Formation- Bottom line is, how do we construct our self identity? In the
beginning of the process, it is all more about how external elements and factors
shape who we are.
2. Norms and values- Any culture or society has norms and values. Norms are
explicit and implicit rules and conventions, which are followed by individuals in
their social relations with others.
There are 4 kinds of norms in society
a) Custom or Folkways-Traditions and religious practices observed by a given
community. People follow customs for sake of respecting their parents or the
community’s way of life and for the sake of convenience. There is no moral or
legal obligation to follow.
b) Mores- Norms that regulate ethical behavior, which point to question what is
wrong and right as prescribed by the society.
c) Taboos- These are norms prohibiting individuals against practices that are
considered to be extremely “immoral” or “unacceptable” in society.
d) Laws-written norms legislated by a legislative body, which carry punishment
as a consequence for violators.
Values are belief or intangible qualities accepted and endorsed by a given society.
These are examples of Filipino Values.
a) Religiosity- Spiritual life and religious practices are common to Christians,
Muslims and other Filipinos who belong to different religious groups.
b) Utang na Loob- It is not a debt of gratitude but sense. Returning the favor or
doing good to the person who helps you.
c) Bayanihan- the act of an entire village or a group of neighbors to help their
kapwa. This is shown when calamity strikes in the Philippines; many Filipinos
join hand in hand to help their fellow Filipinos.
d) Pakikipagkapwa- similar to the Golden Rule of Confucius. It starts with a
king heart, with a good intention to be with others, to help them and to grow
together as individuals and as kapwa.
3. Statuses and roles- Status refers to our social position in the society at a given
time. Status changes throughout the life course of an individual. Roles are the
duties and responsibilities expected of us to fulfill because of our status.
Deviance- The opposite of conformity. Deviants are those who do not conform
with the norm and laws of the society. Emile Durkheim (Father of Sociology)
explains that deviance is necessary in society.
Primary Group- is a small and close-knit circle of family members or of friends and
like-minded people. Barkada (Clique) is one of the examples of this group.
Secondary Group- meanwhile is large scale and may have membership in other
countries. This includes transnational companies, corporate organization, professional
associations and the likes.
Economic Institutions
Non-state Institutions
Education
Education properly imparted and acquired, is an important social process that helps in
alleviating the conditions of the poor, in opening opportunities for all and in supporting the
state in its national building efforts.
Since time immemorial mankind has been in constant search for an explanation about
the truth and meaning of life. Overtime, this particular need to be able to explore and
understand the realities of life and beyond is fulfilled by adherence to some religion in one
way or the other.
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