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UNDERSTANDING
CULTURE SOCIETY
AND POLITICS
Fourth Quarter
Module 4: Government
Programs and Initiatives
in Addressing Social
Inequality
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UNDERSTANDING
CULTURE,
SOCIETY AND
POLITICS
Fourth Quarter
Module 4: Government
Programs and Initiatives
in Addressing Social
Inequalities
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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION VII, CENTRAL VISAYAS
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SIQUIJOR
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Evaluators: Pelagio R. Caet, Marina Gilsa L. Castillon, Roxanne Mae L. Pal-ing, Rosalie C. Castillon, Jerson R.
Tumapon, Caroline D. Cayongcong, Cecil C. Saplot, Sheila Mae Juliena O. Villas
Arlene M. Buhian
Education Program Supervisor ( Araling Panlipunan )
Edesa T. Calvadores
Education Program Supervisor (LRMS)
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What I Need to Know
What I Know
A. To find out what you already know about the topic to be discussed in
this module, take the Pre-test. Write your answers in your notebook.
Directions: answer the question by arranging the jumbled letters inside the
box.
SIDA LIB YIT 1. _____ is the consequence of an impairment that
may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, developmental, and
maybe present from birth, or occur during a person’s lifetime.
IALCOS UALIINEQTY 2. _____frequently describe on the basis of the
unequal distribution of income or wealth, skin color and other physical
characteristics of an individual’s place of
CINTEH TYLIQUAENI 3. ____ is the result of hierarchical social
distinctions between racial and ethnic categories within a society and often
establishes based on characteristics such as origin or culture.
REDNGE INALQUEYT 4. _____ is born out of the deepening separation in
the roles assigned to men and women, particularly in the economic, political
and educational spheres
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CALISPYH BIDISTAILY 5. _____ any impairment which limits the physical
function of limbs, fine bones, or gross motor ability is a physical impairment
LATNME DARETARNOTI
6._____ is a subtype of intellectual disability, and
the term intellectual disability is now preferred by many advocates in most
English-speaking countries.
MSICAR 7. _____ is the thinking that one’s own race is
superior and has the right to control or direct
others.
CINTHE YTIRONIM
8. _____ Are people whose cultural background
differs from that of the dominant members of a society.
GNIPYTOERETS 10. _____ Are people who are barred from some
degree of power, prestige or wealth.
ERPUJECID
14._____ is a negative attitude toward the members
of a particular group.
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What`s In
You learned social and political stratification in module 9. Can you still
remember the three social classes of stratification? Fill up the pyramid
below.
ACTIVITIVITY 1:
Activity 2
Directions: Fill in the concept map of your learning insight about negative
effects of social and political stratification to the individual in the society.
Social and
Political Negative effects
Stratification
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What`s New
A.
B What forms of inequality you have experience? Choose your answer from the
box below and write it in your notebook.
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Gender inequality, prejudice
Racial and Ethnic Inequality, Economic inequality
Stereotyping, Racism , ect.
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C. What have you heard or seen from the social media or from the
community around you regarding government programs and initiatives
regarding social inequality? Please enumerate at least four of these
government programs.
What Is It
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Ethnic minorities are people dwell in a society that does not share
their cultural heritage. And they are also the people whose cultural
background differs from that of the dominant members of a society.
Discrimination is an act of depriving minorities of equal treatment
and are kept in a lower status by the dominant members of the society and
the resistance of equality.
i. Local Proclamations
Disability Laws
The Autism Society of the Philippines works untiringly for the protection
of the rights and the enhancement of the benefits available to persons with
autism and their families.
The following are the laws and implementing guidelines in effect in the
Philippines, which champion the cause of person with autism, and other
disabilities.
Republic Acts
1. Anti- Bullying Act –
Republic Act Number 10627 dated 05, June 2013. Bullying shall refer
to any severe or repeated use by one or more students of a written, verbal or
electronic expression, or a physical act or gesture, or any combination
thereof, directed at another student that has the effect of actually causing or
replacing the later in reasonable fear of physical or emotional harm or
damage to his property ; creating a hostile environment at school for the
other student ; infringing on the rights of other student at school; or
materially and substantially disrupting the education process or the orderly
operation of a school.
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3. Accessible Polling Places exclusively for persons with
disabilities and Senior Citizens-
Republic Act No. 10336. Dated 23 July 2012. The state shall ensure
that persons with disabilities and senior citizens are able to exercise their
right political participation without discrimination or restrictions. Towards
this end, the state shall design systems and procedures that will enable
persons with disabilities and senior citizens to register and vote by them.
* COMELEC
Resolution Number 9763 dated 30, August 2013. This contains the
implementing rules and regulations around RA 10336.
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National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week
Presidential proclamation No. 361, dated August 2000. The
proclamation ordered the assignment of the third week of July as the
National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week, culminating on the
birthdate of the sublime paralytic, Apolinario Mabini on July 23.
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Program Description
To promote investment in human capital that ensures children
belonging to poor households, aged 0-18, grow up healthy and stay in
school
Utilizes the conditional cash transfer scheme wherein beneficiaries
receive cash grants based on their compliance to their co-
responsibilities
Other Policies
DepEd Child Protection Policy dated 14 May 2012. The document
outlines the Philippine Department of Education’s Policies and Guidelines
on protecting children in school from violence , exploitation, discrimination,
bullying, neglect, abuse cruelty and other conditions prejudicial to their
development.
Global Inequality
Global Inequality (relationships between states and non-state actors
in the global community)- the financial systems of the world have developed
unevenly, historically, such that the entire geographical regions were left
stalled in poverty and illness. This was represented by a type of North-South
divide that existed after World War II among the First World, more
developed, industrialized, wealthy countries and Third world countries,
primarily as measured by GDP. From around 1980, on the other hand, all
the way through at least 2011, the GDP gap, while still wide, appeared to
the final and, in some more rapidly developing countries, life expectances
began to increase. There are frequent restrictions, though, of GDP as an
economic indicator of social “well-being”
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2. Progressive Income Tax
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“contingent” or “precarious” workers, these workers fill a labor need that is
permanent while being denied the status of employment. In the United
States, this trend is called “misclassification,” in which employers
misclassify workers as “independent contractors” when they are actually
employees. Contingent labor also occurs through outsourcing,
subcontracting, and use of employment agencies.
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Eric van der Weele, Superintendent (2018-present)
Given that, I think that is one of the problems we have. We have so much of
it - problems - that in our day to day lives, with our need to survive the day, we just
deal with our issues/problems by the day, come what may, hoping that we wake up
to another, but better, day.
Much of the Filipinos who voted for the politicians in the Philippine
government are uneducated, thus they make bad decisions when voting
government officials. Since they are uneducated they have menial jobs and
no money so most of the time would accept electoral bribery. Being poor
they would usually turn to crime and drugs.
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What`s More
Independent Activity 1
TOTAL
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Independent Activity 2
Write inside the Stacked Venn the words that are related to social
inequality
global
inequality
Independent Activity 3
Select from the words inside the box that addressed national
inequality.
Independent Activity 4
Did you experience social inequality? What did you do? Write four
sentences in your notebook.
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What I Have Learned
I learned that:
Addressing inequality is not only a responsibility but also an
opportunity. The function of business cannot be overstated to impel
towards greater equality. Data from Pew show that people tend to believe
governments are responsible for the wealth gap, but governments cannot
solve the problem on their own. Addressing inequality is good for
business as it creates a demographic of consumers thus widening the
market for profits and services and increasing profit opportunities,
especially for women. Efforts to reduce inequalities and achieve inclusion
are a multi stakeholder responsibility which will require concerted action
at all levels, from local to national and regional to global.
What I Can Do
Legend:
4- Excellent
3- Very Good
2-Competent
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1-Poor
Top
solutions
to income
inequality
Assessment
Post Test
Column A Column B
1. is the consequence of an impairment that may be a.physical
physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, disability
developmental, and maybe present from birth, or
occur during a person’s lifetime
2. uneven opportunities and rewards for a diverse b.economic
social positions or statuses within a group or society inequality
3. any impairment which limits the physical function c. disability
of limbs, fine bones, or gross motor ability is a
physical impairment
4. sex and gender-based prejudice and discrimination d.social
or sexual division of labor. The emphasis on gender inequality
inequality is born out of the deepening division in the
roles assigned to men and women, particularly in the
economic, political and educational spheres.
5. along lines of socially defined categories of persons. e. Racial and
described on the basis of the unequal Ethnic
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distribution of income or wealth, in the most Inequality
frequently studied type of social inequality
6. is the consequence of hierarchical social f.gender
distinctions between racial and ethnic categories inequality
within a society and are often recognized based on
characteristics such as skin color and other physical
characteristics or an individual’s place of origin or
culture.
7. (relationships between states and non-state actors h. 4Ps
in the global community)- the financial systems of the
world have developed unevenly, historically, such that
the entire geographical regions were left stalled in
poverty and illness
8. Conditional Cash Transfer to reduce i.
inequalities in opportunities in education and discrimination
reduce intergenerational poverty
9. Are people who are barred from some degree of j.ethnic
power, prestige or wealth. inequality
10. is the consequence of hierarchical social k. minorities
distinctions between racial and ethnic categories
within a society and often recognized based on
characteristics such as skin color and other physical
characteristics or an individual’s place of origin or
culture.
11. an act of depriving minorities of equal treatment l. dominant
and are kept in a lower status by the dominant
members of the society and the resistance of equality.
12.is a negative attitude toward the members of a m.global
particular group. inequality
13. are members of society that have more power over n.
the other people. Ethnocentrism
14 is the thinking that one’s own race is superior and o. racism
has the right to control or direct others.
15. Ethnocentrism- the belief that our own nation, p. prejudice
race or group is the best.
16. DepEd Child Protection Policy dated 14 May 2012. q. DepEd Child
The document outlines the Philippine Department of Protection
Education’s Policies and Guidelines on protecting Policy
children in school from violence , exploitation,
discrimination, bullying, neglect, abuse cruelty and
other conditions prejudicial to their development
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References:
Balena, et. al, (2016) Understanding Culture, society and Politics for Senior
High School
Contreras A.P. et. al., (2016) Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics,
Phoenix Publishing House, Inc.
Saloma et. al, Development Team of the Understanding culture, Society and
Politics Reader, DepEd Management Team, Bureau of Curriculum
Development, Bureau of Learning Resources.
Cel ia M. Reyes
Senior Research Fellow, PIDS
St rategi c Dialogue on Pover t y and Inequal i t y in As ia and the Pac i f i c
https://inequality.org/great-divide/8-ways-reduce-global-inequality/
https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-solutions-to-the-problems-in-the-
Philippines
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