UCSP Week 1

KEY POINTS:
 Culture is a nation’s social heritage embodied in their

material and non-material components passed on from one
generation to another.
 Society is the interrelated, independent and overlapping

social relations among the different social institutions with
members who are interacting with each other.
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KEY POINTS:
 Politics is concerned with the distribution of power and
authority among members of a certain group.
 The interplay of culture, society and politics can be seen in
the different social realities and social issues faced by
society. These social realities can be seen in the different
events taking place in our society.
CULTURE
Culture is what individuals create within their specific

group of people. At first when people gathered they had no
significant traits as to which they would be different from
the rest, but as time passed and as groups got bigger, they
developed their unique culture that had distinctive
differences from other groups.
HUMAN CULTURAL VARIATION
Refers to the differences in social behaviors that different

culture exhibit around the world. What may be considered
good etiquette in one culture may be considered bad
etiquette in another.
Examples: RELIGION, ETHNICITY, NATIONALITY and

RACE
RELIGION
Religion is an organized system of
ideas about the spiritual sphere or the
supernatural, along with associated
ceremonial or ritualistic practices by
which people try to interpret and/or
influence aspect of the universe otherwise
beyond human control.
ETHNICITY
An ethnic group refers to people
who collectively and publicly identify
themselves as distinct unique based on
distinguishable cultural features that set
them apart from others, such as language,
shared ancestry, common origin, customs,
and traditions.
NATIONALITY
It is the legal relationship that binds a person and a
country. It allows the state to protect an Ethnicity and have
jurisdiction over a person.
RACE
It is usually associated
with biology and linked
with physical
characteristics such as skin
color or hair texture.
SOCIETY
Society is what we call a large group of similar or

different people that want to interact with each other and
that share a territory. Society is usually that is being
governed in one way or another by its culture and its
politics.
SOCIAL DIFFERENCES
The differences among the individuals on the basis of

social characteristics and qualities.
Examples: GENDER, SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS, and

EXCEPTIONALITY
GENDER
It is socially constructed characteristics of being male or

female. In short, it refers to society’s division of humanity into
two distinctive categories based on sex.
SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS
It refers to the category of
persons who have more or less the
same socioeconomic privileges in a
society. In the Philippines, three
types of social classes are identified:
upper, middle, and the lower classes.
EXCEPTIONALITY
Exceptionality, as used in
this context, refers to the
state of being intellectually
gifted and/or having
physically or mentally
challenged conditions
POLITICS
Politics refers to the “theory, arts, and practice of
government.” The political institution is a relatively stable
cluster of statuses, general norms, and role behaviour, which
are involve in the acquisition and exercise of power and
decision-making in society.
ACTIVITY 1: Self-Information
Chart
(WW1)
Write your personal information on the chart. Then answer the
following questions.
FORMATIVE QUESTIONS:
1. Do you think everyone has the same cultural or social
behavior as you? Why or why not?
2. Why do cultural variation and social differences happen or

exist?
3. What are the causes of social change?

Social, Political, and Cultural Behavior
and Phenomena
Every society has its own norms to follow. Norms are often
in the form of rules, standards, or prescriptions that are strictly
followed by people who adhere on certain conventions and
perform specific roles. In the conduct of social interaction,
each person has sets of expectations on how others will
respond and react accordingly. These expectations are
commonly known, understood, and agreed upon by the group.
Norms of Decency
Norms of appropriateness or decency is commonly
exhibited on the type of clothing a person wears in a specific
occasion. This norm also includes the manners and behaviors
that show a person’s refinement and civility.
In some society, norm of decency also includes the use of
appropriate words and gestures that convey politeness and
courtesy.
Norms of Conventionality
Norms of Conventionality are beliefs and practices that
are acceptable to certain cultures but can be inimical to other
cultures.
Social Behavior and Phenomena
Social phenomena refers to the individual, external
influences that shape our involving behaviors and opinions.
Historical social phenomena, on the other hand, focus on the
ways that the events of the past have influenced or change
people’s behavior in the present.
Examples:
Food Taboo
It is the act of prohibiting the consumption of certain food
and drinks.
Examples:
Istambay
A Filipino term for “standby”. This

refers to a person who has nothing to do,
or who is jobless or lazy or someone
who does not make use of his time in
productive and sensible activities.
Examples:
Marriage
It is a legal and
formal union of a man
and woman as partners
in a relationship.
Cultural Behavior and Phenomena
Also known as the bandwagon effect, a cultural behaviour
is an event when certain individuals behave a certain way
merely because other persons do as well.
Examples:
Popularity (Fan Base) Social media buzz
Popularity is the state of Networking sites where
being liked, admired, or many people are members
supported by many and interact with other
people. members through
information, picture,
music, and video sharing.
Political Behavior and Phenomena
Political behavior and phenomena include events through
which authority, governance opinion are put into practice.
Political Phenomena are not only limited to public offices as
these also include how institutions like schools, churches, or
companies are ran and governed.

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KEY POINTS:

 Culture is a nation’s social heritage embodied in their

 Society is the interrelated, independent and overlapping

Culture is what individuals create within their specific

Refers to the differences in social behaviors that different

Examples: RELIGION, ETHNICITY, NATIONALITY and

Society is what we call a large group of similar or

The differences among the individuals on the basis of

Examples: GENDER, SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS, and

It is socially constructed characteristics of being male or

2. Why do cultural variation and social differences happen or

3. What are the causes of social change?

A Filipino term for “standby”. This

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