Understanding Culture, Society and Politics
Understanding Culture, Society and Politics
Understanding Culture, Society and Politics
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What I Know
I. What’s in Your Pizza?
Hawaiian CULTURE
II. Link Me
A B
1. Language justice
2. Actions myths
4. History rituals
5. Experience dialect
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Lesson Discuss the Nature, Goals and
Culture, society and politics are major terms of Social Sciences. These
terminologies are used to explain the other disciplines such as political
science, history, psychology, and economics to mention a few. In this
module, the topics are broadly conceptualized as a skeleton of sociological,
anthropological, political perspective.
What’s New
Overview:
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Activity 1: Title and Brief Description: The Impact of Culture on our
Perception of the Philippine Map (Map Exercise)
Directions: In the given Map, label each major island/province with your
own cultural understanding/experience about its identity.
Island:
Province:
Culture/s Belief/s Tradition/s Custom/s
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What is It
CONCEPT of CULTURE
The English word 'Culture' is gotten from the Latin expression 'clique
or cultus' significance plowing, or developing or refining and love. In total
it implies developing and refining.
Culture is a lifestyle. The food you eat, the garments you wear, the
language you talk in what's more, the God you love all are parts of culture.
In extremely straightforward terms, we can say that culture is the epitome
of the manner by which we think and get things done. It is likewise the
things that we have acquired as citizenry. Every one of the
accomplishments of individuals as individuals from gatherings of people
can be called culture. Workmanship, music, writing, engineering, design,
reasoning, religion and science can be viewed as parts of culture.
Notwithstanding, culture likewise incorporates the traditions, customs,
celebrations, methods of living and one's attitude toward different issues
of life.
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finer ideas which are transmitted within a group-both historically derived
as well as selected with their attached value. More recently, culture
denotes historically transmitted patterns of meanings embodied in
symbols, by means of which people communicate, perpetuate and develop
their knowledge about and express their attitudes toward life.
TYPES OF CULTURE
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ASPECTS OF CULTURE
Culture is diverse because of its aspects that develop man’s social
interaction. These aspects are essential to its concept of complexity.
Language
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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURE
Presently let us talk about some broad qualities, which are normal to
various societies all through the world.
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7. CULTURE is diverse: It is a framework that has a few commonly
reliant parts. Albeit these parts are isolated, they are related with each
other framing culture as entirety.
CONCEPT of SOCIETY
The general public in which we live decides everything from the food
we eat to the decisions we make. The word society comes from the latin
root socius, signifying "buddy" or "being with others." A general public
comprises of individuals who share a region, who communicate with one
another, and who share a culture. A few social orders are, indeed,
gatherings of individuals joined by fellowship or normal interests. Our
particular social orders show us how to act, what to accept, and how we'll
be rebuffed in the event that we don't keep the laws or customs set up.
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suffering and more profound than the 'state', less manipu-lative and
absolutely subtler
For Maclver and Page, society is a theoretical element as they state, "We
might see individuals yet can't see society or social construction however
just its outer angles … society is unmistakable from actual reality".
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Karl Marx (1818-1883)
“I developed a complex theory of
history and society which has great
influenced the modern
sociology.Three of my contributions
to social theories are: (1) the organic
totality of society, (2) the relative
importance of the economic sector,
and (3) the historical process of
change.”
✓ SOCIETY is ABSTRACT:
In case society is seen as web of social relationships, it is particular from
actual element which we can see and see through faculties. As composed
before, Maclver contended, "we might see individuals yet can't see society
or social design, yet just its solitary outside perspectives". Social
connections are imperceptible and theoretical. We can simply acknowledge
them yet can't see or contact them. Accordingly, society is conceptual.
Reuter stated: "Similarly as life isn't a thing yet an interaction of living, so
society isn't a thing yet a cycle of partner".
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continuance. We can illustrate this point through the most familiar example
of family. The family rests upon the biological differences between the
sexes. There are natural differences of aptitude, of capacity, of interest. For
they all involve relationships in which differences complement one
another, in which exchange take place.
CONCEPT of POLITICS
The term 'politics‟, is gotten from the Greek word 'Polis‟, which implies
the city state According to Greek Rationalists, Politics was a subject which
managed all the exercises and undertakings of the city state. Their City
States were known as 'Polis‟. City state was a comprehensive term, as the
old Greeks saw no difference amongst the state and the Government on
one hand, and State and Society on the other. They never separated
between close to home life and public activity. Consequently, concurring
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to them Politics was an all-out investigation of man, culture, state, ethical
quality etc.
CHARACTERISTIC of POLITICS
Interactions
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Interdependence of Parts
when the properties of one component in a system change, all the other
components and the system as a whole are affected. In political system
the political parties having a wider base and mass media (Television, radio
and newspapers) change the performance of all other structures of the
system and affect the general working of the system.
What’s More?
Part I
Describe the science of
Three of my contributions to social
theories are: (1) the organic totality of
social life. Society is
society, (2) the relative importance of something other
the economic sector than the sum of
individual actions
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What I Have Learned
DIRECTIONS: Feel free to express your thoughts in answering the following
questions. Illustrate instances that can be applied.
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What I Can Do
Situational Realm: Our society has evolved into so called “New Normal” where
people: employees, students and normal people have changed their lifestyles
and status. Aligning with the GIVEN CHARACTERISTIC OF CULTURE,
SOCIETY AND POLITICS, as a learner how would you adapt the changes in
your community and school?
CHANGES
Community School
Community School
Community School
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Assessment
I. DIRECTIONS: Read each question carefully. Encircle the letter of the correct
answer.
1. This refers to a group of people whose members interact, reside in a definable area
and share a culture.
A. culture B. residents C. society D. ethnosphere
2. What term refers to the shared practices, values, beliefs, norms and artifacts of the
society?
A. culture B. residents C. society D. experience
3. According to Maclver and Page saw that "society is _________ crossed by __________".
A. process & humanity B. cooperation & conflict
C. society & experience D. beliefs & time
4. Culture is ideational if ….
A. it sets out an optimal example of conduct
B. it is a framework that has few commonly reliant parts.
C. there is new social qualities added
D. no culture stays on the perpetual state.
5. Culture is diverse because of its aspects that develop man’s social interaction,
under the aspect of Actions, which of the following should not be included?
A. justice B. religion C. work D. dialect
7. Culture is learned and acquired, which is the major factor for justification?
A. books B. news C. heredity D. language
8. Which of the characteristics can justify that culture is “No culture stays on the
perpetual state”?
A. culture changes
B. culture is cumulative
C. culture is learned and acquired
D. culture is dynamic
9. When the politics of one component in a system change, all the other components
and the system will be…….
A. affected B. steady C. destroyed D. created
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Answer Key
I. 1 Karl Marx
Pepperoni Politics TEACHER CHECKS 2. Edward Burnette Tylor
AND GRADES BASED
Legal force
ON LEARNER’S 3. Auguste Comte
Interaction
Interdependence ANSWER
4. Radcliffe Brown
Hawaiian Culture
5. George Simmel
Acquired
Cumulative
Dynamic
Diverse
Bacon & Society
Abstract, process, stratification
II.
1. Language- dialect
2. actions- justice
3. self- esteem
4. history- myths
5. experience- rituals
10.A
9. A
8. D
7. C
6. C
5. D
4. A
3. B
2. A
BASED ON LEARNER’S ANSWER I. 1. C
TEACHER CHECKS AND GRADES
What I Have Learned & What I Can Do Assessment
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References
https://archive.mu.ac.in/myweb_test/F.Y.B.A.%20-%20Political%20Science%20-
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https://www.nios.ac.in/media/documents/SecICHCour/English/CH.01.pdf
https://www.sparknotes.com/sociology/society-and-
culture/context/#:~:text=The%20society%20in%20which%20we,and%20who%20s
hare%20a%20culture.
https://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/society/society-sociologist-views-
characteristics-and-definitions/35064
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