Ucsp - Lesson 1

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CLARK
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYONE! ☺
JOHN P. AGUSTIN JR., LPT
TEACHER, UCSP
UNDERSTANDING
CULTURE,
SOCIETY AND
POLITICS
UNIT 1: STARTING POINTS FOR THE UCSP
UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY AND POLITICS
POINTS OF
DISCUSSION
• Social Cultural Background
• Significance of studying culture, society and
politics.
• Discipline of Anthropology, Sociology and
Polotical Science.
WHO AM I?
How well do you

know yourself
now?
WHO AM I?
WHAT QUESTIONS
ABOUT YOUR LIFE ARE
YOU STRUGGLING TO
FIND ANSWERS TO?
IDENTITY
THE DISTINGUISHING CHARACTER OR PERSONALITY OF AN
INDIVIDUAL
ROLE CONFUSION
James Marcia’s Development
of Self-Identity
KEY ELEMENTS IN ACHIEVING MATURE IDENTITY
EXPLORATION COMMITMENT
Actively trying Keeps you in

out or reviewing your beliefs and
different roles. values.
James Marcia’s Identity
Statuses Thoery
IDENTITY STATUSES THEORY
IDENTITY IDENTITY
DIFFUSED MORATORIUM
IDENTITY IDENTITY
FORECLOSED ACHIEVED
ETHNICITY
A PERSON'S ETHNICITY IS THEIR ETHNIC TRAITS,
CLASSIFICATION , OR ASSOCIATION.
A CATEGORY OF HUMANKIND THAT SHARES CERTAIN

DISTINCTIVE PHYSICAL TRAITS.
SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS
A WAY OF DESCRIBING PEOPLE BASED ON THEIR EDUCATION, INCOME, AND
TYPE OF JOB.
UPPER CLASS MIDDLE CLASS LOWER CLASS

PEOPLE WITH • UPPER MIDDLE • UPPER LOWER
GREAT WEALTH AND • LOWER MIDDLE • LOWER LOWER
SOURCES OF
INCOME
GENDER
IT REFERS TO PERSONAL TRAITS AND SOCIAL POSITIONS
THAT MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY ATTACH TO BEING
FEMALE AND MALE
RELIGION
ONE OF SOCIETY'S IMPORTANT INSTITUTIONS: IT IS A
BELIEF SYSTEM THAT EMPHASIZES THE SUPERNATURAL
BEING.
AFFECTS THE ATTITUDE OR BEHAVIOR OF AN INDIVIDUAL

OR A SOCIETY.
POLITICS
CULTURE,
SOCIETY, AND
CULTURE
Defined as a society’s way of life, which includes experiences,
beliefs, traditions, language, knowledge, arts, etc. Culture
allows people to understand themselves and the people who
are living in other societies and provides them a lens of how
their society “works”.
CULTURAL BEHAVIOR
behavior exhibited by humans
that is learned through
socialization.
The use of "po" and "opo"-showing respect in a

Filipino household
CULTURAL CHANGE
The term that deals with the evolution of
cultural components
Cultural change is the modification of a
society through innovation, invention,
discovery, or conflict with other societies.
SOCIETY
Defined as groups of people who have shared culture, who are
living in a particular geographical location, and who are
interacting with one another to meet the basic needs for
survival.
General conduct exhibited by
SOCIAL BEHAVIOR individuals within a society.
• Acceptable by a person's
peer group.
• Avoiding behavior that is
characterized as
unacceptable.
Food Taboo
• Table manners at a formal dinner
• Restriction in eating anything that could be a
domestic animal
Social change refers to an alteration in the
social order of a society.
Social change may include changes in:
SOCIAL CHANGE
nature;
social institutions; and
social behaviors, or social relations.
No society remains the same all throughout its
history.
POLITICS
Defined as the activities of the government, members of law-
making organizations, or people who try to influence the way a
country is governed.
POLITICAL BEHAVIOR Individual's engagement in
political life such as elections,
political partisan, public
opinion, and political parties.
Political Dynasty- kind of political behavior in

Philipphine political society.
Political change highlights the magnitude
and variety of the changes that occurred in
POLITICAL CHANGE
the world’s political system.
•It deals not only with the major processes

of growth, decay, and breakdown but also
with a ceaseless ferment of adaptation and
adjustment or political system.
ACTIVITY 1: Complete the table.
Definition Issues/Problem Solution
POLITICS
CULTURE
SOCIETY
RELIGION
GENDER
SIGNIFICANCE OF
UNDERSTANDING CULTURE,
SOCIETY, AND POLITICS
SIGNIFICANCE OF CULTURE
1. Culture makes man adapt and integrate himself to his environment by
being resourceful and creative for his survival.
2. Culture establishes norms, beliefs, and other social behavior.
3. Culture conveys verbal and non-verbal communications.
4. Culture produces technical evolution.
5. Culture contributes to the overall development of human person.

SIGNIFICANCE OF SOCIETY
1. Society is an integral product of human interaction and
interconnectedness.
2. Society provides knowledge and ideas on the importance of justice,
equality, and other widely - accepted human behavior.
3. Society is the representation of one’s identity.
4. Society is the symbol of political independence and an avenue for
economic interdependence.
SIGNIFICANCE OF POLITICS
1. Politics provides knowledge and understanding on the works of the
government and its components.
2. Politics inculcates objectives and principles that must be abided by
officials and citizens.
3. Politics is an avenue to better understand political concepts such as
democracy, human rights, freedom, justice, etc. and to become aware
of what is happening around the world.
DEFINITION OF
ANTHROPOLOGY,
POLITICAL
SCIENCE, AND
SOCIOLOGY
OF
DEFINITION
ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTHROPOLOGY
Greek Word A study of Investigate the

people’s:
Anthropos- ancient -language
human, societies and -values
humankind
their cultural -technologies
-interaction
Logos- study traditions
Anthropology has 4 broad
fields:
• Cultural
• Linguistics
• Archeology
• Physical Anthropology
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
A branch of anthropology focused on the study of cultural
difference among people.
It is a subset of posited anthropological constant that

perceives cultural variation.
LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY
Studies the role of language in the social lives of individuals

and communities.
Explore how language shapes communication

ARCHEOLOGY
Derives from the Ancient Greek word “ARKHAIOLOGIA ”
meaning “THE STUDY OF ANCIENT THINGS”.
Studies the past human societies and culture. It recovers the

pre-history and early history societies and their cultures using
artifacts.
PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Biological study of human body and their ancestors,
psychological traits, behavioral and personal approaches of
man.
Concentrates on the non-cultural aspects of human and near

humans.
OF
DEFINITION
POLITICAL SCIENCE
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Greek Word Branch of
Politics is the knowledge that
Politics- “polis” process of deals with the
means state using power in systems of
the government; the
Science- “scire” government. analysis of political
means to know activity and
or study behavior.
POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Deals with the study of concepts such as politics, government,

liberty, and justice.
COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT AND
POLITICS
Incorporates topics such as different forms of

government found in different countries around the
world with their concominant advantages and
disadvantages.
Public Administration
Deals with the study of the bureaucracy behind the

government and the proper way to administer the needs
of the general public.
International Relations
Study of the diplomatic relations and practices among

the states in the worldview setting and how power is
being balanced in the international level.
OF
DEFINITION
SOCIOLOGY
SOCIOLOGY
Greek Word Systematic study of human

society. Studies how people
Study of people
relate to each other and how
Socius- people,
together, comparison
they work as a whole in the
Logos-study larger society.
LEVELS OF SOCIOLOGY
MICRO MESO MACRO
Focus is on the Focuses on local Focuses on the
social dynamics health service and properties of large-
of intimate, community factors, scale, society-wide
face-to-face such as attitudes and social interactions:
interactions. support from the dynamics of
managers and institutions, classes,
patients. or whole societies.
LEVELS OF SOCIOLOGY
LARGE SYSTEMS
• Nations
• Legal
MACRO
Systems
MESO • Economies
MEDIUM SYSTEMS
MICRO • Organizations
• Communities
SMALL SYSTEMS • Ethnic groups
• Families
• Relationships
• Individuals
SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FAMILY EDUCATION
GOVERNMENT RELIGION
ECONOMY

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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CLARK

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

How well do you

Actively trying Keeps you in

A CATEGORY OF HUMANKIND THAT SHARES CERTAIN

UPPER CLASS MIDDLE CLASS LOWER CLASS

AFFECTS THE ATTITUDE OR BEHAVIOR OF AN INDIVIDUAL

The use of "po" and "opo"-showing respect in a

Political Dynasty- kind of political behavior in

•It deals not only with the major processes

2. Culture establishes norms, beliefs, and other social behavior.

3. Culture conveys verbal and non-verbal communications.

4. Culture produces technical evolution.

5. Culture contributes to the overall development of human person.

Greek Word A study of Investigate the

It is a subset of posited anthropological constant that

Studies the role of language in the social lives of individuals

Explore how language shapes communication

Studies the past human societies and culture. It recovers the

Concentrates on the non-cultural aspects of human and near

Deals with the study of concepts such as politics, government,

Incorporates topics such as different forms of

Deals with the study of the bureaucracy behind the

Study of the diplomatic relations and practices among

Greek Word Systematic study of human

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