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SOCIAL DIFFERENCES
SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
Socioeconomic class varies between societies as the ideas associated with
being poor or rich differ based on the collective experiences of individuals.
Example:
Great Britain
From 3 class system (upper, middle & working classes) to 7 class system:
Elite, established middle class, technical middle class, new affluent workers,
traditional working class, emergent service workers and the precariat (Smith,
2013)
Philippines (personalized context)
Mahirap, medyo mayaman, sakto lang, mayaman & the like
SOCIAL DIFFERENCES
RELIGION
The earliest forms of religion revolved around making sense of natural
occurrences such as extreme weather conditions, natural and man-made
calamities, sickness and even death. (Animism/Paganism)
The religion (today) evolved to promote far complex forms of
understanding human nature, the afterlife and natural events.
Monotheism- one God
Polytheism- many God
Nontheistic/Atheism- disbelief of God
Monism- no real distinction between God and Universe
Agnosticism- God cannot be known
CULTURAL VARIATION
Ethnocentrism- is a perspective that
promotes as individual’s culture as the most
efficient and superior; hence, the individual
who exhibits ethnocentrism feels that his or
her culture is the most appropriate as
compared with other culture.
Xenocentrism – inferior culture