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Understanding
Culture, Society and
Politics
Quarter 1 – Module 5

Society and Culture as a

Complex Whole
 Department of Education ● Republic of the Philippines
Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics Grade 11
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Quarter 1 – Module 5: Society and Culture as a Complex Whole
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Understanding Culture,
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Quarter 1 – Module 5
Society and Culture as a
Complex Whole

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 Table of Contents

COVER PAGE............................................................................................................i
COPYRIGHT PAGE...................................................................................................ii
TITLE PAGE............................................................................................................. iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS............................................................................................ iv
WHAT THIS MODULE IS ABOUT ............................................................................v
WHAT I NEED TO KNOW ........................................................................................v
HOW TO LEARN FROM THIS MODULE..................................................................v
ICONS OF THIS MODULE ...................................................................................... vi
WHAT I KNOW ........................................................................................................ vii
Lesson 1: Society and Culture as a Complex Whole
What’s In 1
What’s New: 1
What Is It 1
What’s More: 3
What I Have Learned: Reflection of Learning 3
What I Can Do: 4
Summary 6
What I Know (Post-Test) 7
Key to Answers 9
References 10

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What This Module is About
It is known to all of us that society and culture are related. Culture consists of
the beliefs, behaviors, objects, and other characteristics common to the members of
a particular group or society. Sociologists define society as the people who interact in
such a way as to share a common culture. Studying this module will help you realize
how people interact as members in the society and shared it as complex as a whole
Let the learning begin.

What I Need to Know

At the end of this module, you should be able to:

1. Describe society and culture as a complex whole (UCSP11/12DCSIc-7)

How to Learn from this Module

To achieve the objectives cited above, you are to do the following:
1. Take your time to read and understand the concepts in this module.
2. Follow the instruction carefully in every given task.
3. Answers all the given test and exercise
4. Work on the activities in this module and every performance task given.
5. Take the Post-Test after you are done with all the lessons and activities in the
module
6. Familiarize yourself with the given terms.
7. Meet with your teacher. Ask him/her about any difficulty or confusion you have
encountered in this module.
8. Finally, prepare and gather all your outputs and submit them to your teacher.
9. Please write all your answers to the tests, activities, exercises, and others on
your separate activity notebook.

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 Icons of this Module

What I Need to Know This part contains learning objectives that

Learning are set for you to learn as you go along
Objectives the module.

This is an assessment as to your level of

What Do I Know? knowledge to the subject matter at hand,
Pre-Assessment meant specifically to gauge prior related
knowledge.

What’s In? This part connects the previous lesson

Review Activity with that of the current one.

What’s New? An introduction to the new lesson through

Motivational various activities, before it will be
Activity presented to you.

These are discussions as a way to deepen

What Is It?
your discovery and understanding of the
Lesson Proper
concept.

These are follow-up activities that are

What’s More?
intended for you to practice further to
Performance Task
master the competencies.

What Have I Learned? Activities designed to process what you

Generalization have learned from the lesson.

These are tasks that are designed to show

What Can I Do? case your skills and knowledge gained
Application and applied to real-life concerns and
situations.

This evaluates your level of mastery in

Assessment
achieving the learning objectives of the
Post-Assessment
lesson.

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 What I Know
PRETEST

Multiple Choice. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. This is learned, shared behavior, customs, and beliefs?

A. Food C. Culture
B. Kinship D. Ethnicity

2. Which of the following is considered as the norms in the society except;

A. Not wearing decent clothes in particular events or occasions
B. Cheating during exams or long quiz
C. The use of “po” and “opo” when answering/talking to the elderly.
D. The crime committed by criminals

3. Social norms and values are culturally determined rules to ____________

A. Guide the people regarding what is right and wrong
B. Avoid paying fines and penalties
C. Lead us to popularity for being the talk of the town
D. Threat us to follow the rules even if it is against our will

4. The following are the norms being played by the students inside the classroom
except;
A. Attend classes regularly,
B. Interacting in the class discussions with the teachers.
C. Participates in group activities with other student
D. Cheat or use such material forbidden in the examinations

5. The Filipino subconsciously accepts the “bahala na” as part of life. This term literally
means____
A. Whatever will be will be C. Come what may
B. To leave everything to God D. All of the above

6. Which of the following statement best explains of Filipino’s beliefs of “gulong ng

palad/wheel of fortune”.
A. Life is a series of ups and downs C. Indebtedness to love ones
B. Sharing of oneself to others D. Life is a game we play

7. Shouting inside the church during mass would be a violation of a ________

A. Folkway C. Customs
B. Moores D. Law

8. Its a conceptions that people accept as true about how the world operates and where
individuals fit in it.
A. Values C. Beliefs
B. Norms D. Symbols

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9. The type of color of blouse or shirts to wear in the funeral is an example of _____
aspect of culture
A. Values C. Belief
B. Norms D. Symbols

10. A. standard or pattern, especially of social behavior, that is typical or behaviors

appropriate of a group
A. Values C. Belief
B. Norms D. Symbols

11. Are general and shared perception of what is god, right appropriate and worth-
while and important with regard to modes of conduct
A. Values C. Belief
B. Norms D. Symbols

12. It is not acceptable to wear casual clothes in most fine dining establishments this
is an example of ____________
A. Patterns C. Beliefs
B. Laws D. Mores

13. A famous quotation that says “Men build too many walls and not enough bridges”
was popularized by ___________
A. Joseph Fort Newton C. Jacob Stravinsky
B. John Stalin D. Harry Louis Ford

14. The following are the three elements that constitute the Filipino value system
except.
A. Halaga C. Gawa
B. Asal D. Diwa

15. It is the evaluative aspect as to what Filipinos find most virtuous which constitute
self-worth, dignified relationship with others and compassion
A. Halaga C. Gawa
B. Asal D. Diwa

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 Module Society and Culture as a
Complex Whole
5 (UCSP11/12DCSIc-7)

What’s In
Last meeting, we have discussed about the anthropological and sociological
perspectives of culture and society. This time, we will learn to focus on society and
culture as a complex whole and how people interact as members in the society and
shared it in the community.

What’s New

Directions: Explain a famous quotation from Joseph Fort Newton that says “Men
build too many walls and not enough bridges.”

What Is It

Culture
● Is a patterned way of life of people which comprises behavior, language,
tradition, beliefs, values, religion, laws, arts that is accustomed by a human
being a member of society.
● It is also a cumulative transfer of total learned behaviour that is acquired by a
group of people and transmitted this knowledge from one generation to
another through social learning.

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 Four (4) Aspects of Culture as Complex Whole

1. BELIEFS – are ideas that people have a strong feeling or convictions of

certainty of something that may exist or will takes place to happen.

2. VALUES – Is a shared perception that defines standard of doing what is

desirable and not. This cultural element suggest people what to do with their
actions that is considered appropriate and worthwhile.
Three Elements that constitute the Filipino value system
❖ Halaga – it is how we give importance to someone that may have its
significant impact of a person as it is a priceless possession. Halaga as
aspect of Filipino value constitute three principles
(1) Pagkatao or selfworth
(2) pakikipagkapwa-tao or noble action in relationship with others
(3) Pagkamaka-tao or compassion

❖ Asal - It is a manifestation of one’s action or manners of treating other

people. Asal as aspect of Filipino value constitute three principles
(1) Kapwa or relational
(2) Damdamin or emotional
(3) Dangal or honor

❖ Diwa – this denotes to the inner self o kalooban that resonates the
intertwined emotion and reasoning of a person.

3. NORMS - Is regarded as accepted standard behavior that is considered

tolerable action in the society.
Types of Norms
❖ FOLKWAYS – these are norms that apply to routine matters like eating,
sleeping, appearance, posture, use of appliances and relations to
various people, animals and the environment.
Examples of Folkways:
✔ standing in line observing social distancing

✔ helping the elderly to cross the road

✔ hand shaking someone you know

❖ MORES – are norms and behaviors that is widely observed by a

particular members in the society or group.
Examples of Mores:
✔ It is not adequate to wear casual clothes in attending the
wedding.

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 ✔ It is expected to wear facemask in public places in times of
pandemic.
✔ Stealing is considered unacceptable action

❖ TABOO - a culture really forbids them, an activity that is prohibited for

public display and a motion that is unpleasant in the society.
Examples of Mores:
✔ In many Jewish and Muslim communities, people are prohibited
from eating pork.
❖ LAWS  are a formal body of rules ratified by the government system
that are created and regulate conduct.
Examples of Laws:
✔ Selling drugs, homicide, act of terrorism is punishable by law

4. SYMBOLS – It may represent a word, object, color, sound, feeling, movement

and taste to which people may have represent a meaning or value unto it.

What’s More

Direction: True or False. Analyze each statement. Write T If the statement is true
but if the statement is false write F. Write your answer on the space provided.

________1. Rising for the national anthem is an expected behaviour is an example of

mores.
________2. Wearing a rectangular black mourning pin is a common customary practice
by the Filipinos.
________3. One of folkways practice in the Philippines is eating using our barehand
________4. Value o halaga refers to kalooban o inner which in essence is
intertwined reason and emotion
________5. The act of terrorism is an example of Taboo.
________6. Social norms and values are culturally determined rules for us to avoid
paying fines and penalties
________7. Wearing of complete school uniform by a student inside the classroom
is considered a violation of norms in the school community.
________8. Wearing of a wedding ring is an example of a symbolic culture
________9. Holding the door to open for someone is an example of laws
________10. Values such as “Mano po” is an "honoring-gesture" used in Filipino as
a sign of respect for elders.

What have I learn

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Direction: In writing your reflection, you have to complete the sentence below.

I learned that________________________________________________________
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I realized that________________________________________________________
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If given a chance_____________________________________________________
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What Can I do

Direction: Poster Making: In a ¼ illustration board you make your own interpretation of
the theme “Society and culture as a complex whole”.

Rubric for Poster Making

Category 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Coverage of the Details on the poster Details on the Details on the Details on the
Topic capture the important poster include poster relate to poster have
information about the important the topic but little or nothing
topic and increase information but are too general to do with main
the audience’s the audience may or incomplete. topic.
understanding. need more The audience
information to needs more
understand fully information to
understand.

Use of Graphics All graphics are All graphics are All graphics Graphics do
related to the topic related to the relate to the not relate to the
and make it easier to topic and most topic. topic.
understand. make it easier to
understand.

Organization Information is very Information is Information is The information

organized with clear organized with organized, but appears to be
titles and titles and titles and disorganized.

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 subheadings. subheadings. subheadings
are missing or
do not help the
reader
understand.

Layout and All information on the Most of the Most of the Much of the
Design poster is in focus and information on the information on information on
can be easily viewed poster is in focus the poster is in the poster is
and identified from 6 and the content focus and the unclear or too
ft. away. easily viewed and content is easily small.
identified from 6 viewed and
ft. away. identified from 4
ft. away.

Presentation The presentation was The presentation The The

the appropriate was the presentation presentation
length. It did not appropriate length was the was too long or
seem hurried or too but seemed appropriate too short. The
slow. The presenter slightly hurried or length but presenter did
spoke clearly and too slow. The seemed very not speak
distinctly and presenter spoke hurried or too clearly most of
established eye clearly most of the slow. The the time and
contact with the time and presenter established
audience. established eye spoke clearly little eye
contact with the and distinctly contact with the
audience. only some of audience.
the time and/or
established little
eye contact
with the
audience.

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Summary

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 What I Know
POST-TEST

Multiple Choice. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Shouting inside the church during mass would be a violation of a ________

A. Folkway C. Customs
B. Moores D. Law

2. Are general and shared perception of what is god, right appropriate and worth-
while and important with regard to modes of conduct
A. Values C. Belief
B. Norms D. Symbols

3. A. standard or pattern, especially of social behavior, that is typical or behaviors

appropriate of a group
A. Values C. Belief
B. Norms D. Symbols

4. Social norms and values are culturally determined rules to ____________

A. Guide the people regarding what is right and wrong
B. Avoid paying fines and penalties
C. Lead us to popularity for being the talk of the town
D. Threat us to follow the rules even if it is against our will

5. The following are the three elements that constitute the Filipino value system
except.
A. Halaga C. Gawa
B. Asal D. Diwa

6. The following are the norms being played by the students inside the classroom
except;
A. Attend classes regularly,
B. Interacting in the class discussions with the teachers.
C. Participates in group activities with other student
D. Cheat or use such material forbidden in the examinations

7. The Filipino subconsciously accepts the “bahala na” as part of life. This term literally
means____
A. Whatever will be will be C. Come what may
B. To leave everything to God D. All of the above

8. Which of the following statement best explains of Filipino’s beliefs of “gulong ng

palad/wheel of fortune”.

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 A. Life is a series of ups and downs C. Indebtedness to love ones
B. Sharing of oneself to others D. Life is a game we play

9. This is learned, shared behavior, customs and beliefs?

A. Food C. Culture
B. Kinship D. Ethnicity

10. Its a conceptions that people accept as true about how the world operates and where
individuals fit in it.
A. Values C. Beliefs
B. Norms D. Symbols

11. Which of the following is considered as the norms in the society except;
A. Not wearing decent clothes in a particular events or occasions
B. Cheating during exams or long quiz
C. The use of “po” and “opo” when answering/talking to the elderly.
D. Crime committed by criminals
12. The type of color of blouse or shirts to wear in the funeral is an example of _____
aspect of culture
A. Values C. Belief
B. Norms D. Symbols

13. It is the evaluative aspect as to what Filipinos find most virtuous which constitute
self-worth, dignified relationship with others and compassion
A. Halaga C. Gawa
B. Asal D. Diwa

14. It is not acceptable to wear casual clothes in most fine dining establishments this
is an example of ____________
A. Patterns C. Beliefs
B. Laws D. Mores

15. A famous quotation that says “Men build too many walls and not enough bridges”
was popularized by ___________
C. Joseph Fort Newton C. Jacob Stravinsky
D. John Stalin D. Harry Louis Ford

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