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UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY, AND POLITICS
08/31/23
Give some words that you can relate to the following words:
 CULTURE  SOCIETY  POLITICS
o Society o Culture o Government
o Lifestyle o Association o Law
o Value o Organization o Governance
CULTURE – The set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that
characterized an institution or organization.
SOCIETY – Group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a

large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to
the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations.
POLITICS - The activities associated with the governance of a country or other

area,
ANTHROPOLOGY - is a comparative science that studies human behavior and

societies worldwide, focusing on human societies, close relatives, and cultural
environments. It covers hominin evolution and comparative studies of extant and
past cultures.
The goal of anthropology is to pursue holistic understanding of what it means to

be a human by understanding the relationship between human biology, language,
and culture
The term Anthropology originates from two greek terms, anthropos which mean
“man/humankind” and logos meaning “study”.
SOCIOLOGY – Is the study of human, social relationships and institutions.

Sociology’s subject matter is diverse, ranging from crime to religion, from the
family the the state, from the divisions of race and social class to the shared
beliefs of a comon culture, and from social stability to radical change in the whole
societies
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POLITICAL SCIENCE – Is a social science, it is a discipline that deals with

several aspects such as the study of state and government. The goal is to
constantly deepen the knowledge, discover progress and protect the quality of life
within a group, community, country, and the world.
LEARNING TASK 3: situation analysis

1. Culture is LEARNED 4. Culture is SHARED
2. Culture is SOCIAL 5. Culture is CONSTITUTION_
3. Culture has ____VARIETY__ 6. Culture is TRANSMITTED___
Analyze the following questions
1. How are the words in your activity connected to the study of culture and
society?
Culture is an outcome of society, and culture can only be born, developed,
and develop in society. On the other hand, there is no society that is not
supported by culture.
2. Can culture and society be completed without these things? Why?
No, because culture assists society in meeting various critical needs.
Culture controls humans, particularly how they behave.
3. How do you define the term “culture” and “society”?
Culture refers to the mind and human mind, including attitudes, conduct,
and information passed down through generations. Society is a connected
structure of systems, traditions, and rules.
4. Can a society function without culture, or can culture exist without
society? Why? You can't because interactions with other people will be
unstable if there is no culture.
5. What are the characteristics or aspects of culture? Please enumerate
them on the space provided.
 Religion  social organization

 science and technology  language and communication
 economics  art
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CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURE
1. Culture is social because it is the product of behavior.

Culture does not exist in isolation. It is a product of society. It develops
through social interaction. No man can acquire culture without association
with others.
2. Culture varies from society to society.
Every society has culture of its own that differs from other societies.
The culture of every society is unique by itself. Cultures are not uniform.
Cultural elements like custom, traditions, morals, values, beliefs are not
constant.
3. Culture is shared.
Culture is not something that an individual alone can possess. Culture, in
sociological sense, is shared. For example, people of a society share all
customs, traditions, beliefs, ideas, values, morals, etc.
4. Culture is learned
Culture is not inborn. It is learned. Unlearned behavior then, is not
culture. Shaking hands, saying thanks etc. are cultural behaviors. Not all
behaviors are learned, but most of these can be. Combing hair, standing in the
line, telling jokes, criticizing the president, and going to movies all constitute
behaviors that need to be learned.
5. Culture is transmitted among members of society.
Cultural ways are learned by people from others. Many of these ways are
hand down from elders, parents, teachers, and others, while other culture is
made possible by language. Language is the main vehicle of culture.
Transmission of culture may take place also through imitation as well s
through instructions.
6. Culture is continuous and cumulative.
Culture exists as a continuous process. In its historical growth, it tends to
become cumulative. Ralph Linton call culture “the social heritage” of man. No
culture even remains constant or permanent. It is a subject to slow but
constant variation. Likewise, culture is responsive to the changing conditions
of the physical world.
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7. Culture is gratifying and idealistic.

Culture provides proper opportunities for the satisfaction of our needs and
desire. Our needs, both biological and social, are fulfilled in cultural ways.
Culture consist of the intellectual, artistic, and social ideals, and instructions
where members o the society and institutions where members of the society
profess and strives to confirm

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UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY, AND POLITICS

SOCIETY – Group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a

POLITICS - The activities associated with the governance of a country or other

ANTHROPOLOGY - is a comparative science that studies human behavior and

The goal of anthropology is to pursue holistic understanding of what it means to

SOCIOLOGY – Is the study of human, social relationships and institutions.

POLITICAL SCIENCE – Is a social science, it is a discipline that deals with

LEARNING TASK 3: situation analysis

Analyze the following questions

 Religion  social organization

1. Culture is social because it is the product of behavior.

7. Culture is gratifying and idealistic.

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