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The Human Person in Society (Part 2)

The document discusses the different forms of societies from pre-industrial to post-industrial. It begins with the earliest tribal societies of hunting/gathering, pastoral, horticultural, and agrarian. Feudal society followed based on land ownership. Industrial society relied on factories. Post-industrial society focuses on information. Society influences individuals through norms, laws, roles, and institutions that regulate behavior and transform human relations and development. It also provides opportunities for self-improvement and social change.

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The Human Person in Society (Part 2)

The document discusses the different forms of societies from pre-industrial to post-industrial. It begins with the earliest tribal societies of hunting/gathering, pastoral, horticultural, and agrarian. Feudal society followed based on land ownership. Industrial society relied on factories. Post-industrial society focuses on information. Society influences individuals through norms, laws, roles, and institutions that regulate behavior and transform human relations and development. It also provides opportunities for self-improvement and social change.

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The Human Person

in Society (Part 2)
What are the
different forms of
societies?
PRE-INDUSTRIAL
SOCIETY
TRIBAL SOCIETY

Hunting and Gathering Society


◆ Recognized as the
earliest and simplest
form of society
◆ Nomadic
◆ Members are
generally treated
equally and decisions
are based on consensus.
TRIBAL SOCIETY
Pastoral Society
◆ Characterized by the
domestication of animals for
food for a more stable and
predictable food supply.
◆ Pastoral societies often
produce surplus food and
resources.
◆ Leads to the emergence of
specialized tasks in the
community.
TRIBAL SOCIETY
Horticultural Society
◆ Primarily engages in the
small- scale cultivation of
plants, fruits, and
vegetables and the
domestication of animals.
◆ Semi-nomadic
◆ The assignment of tasks
and occupations were
often based on gender.
TRIBAL SOCIETY
Agrarian or agricultural society
◆ Involves the large-scale and
long-term cultivation of crops
and domestication of animals.
◆ Characterized by improved
technology and the use of
tools to aid in farming.
◆ Give rise to a growing
population and a more
structured social system.
Feudal society
◆ Based on the ownership of
land.
◆ Originated during Medieval
Age in Western Europe
◆ Members of society are
organized based on status
◆ Social relations are
characterized by
dependence.
Industrial society
◆ Based on the use of
specialized machinery in the
production of goods and
services.
◆ “Industrial Revolution”
◆ Technological advances in this
period resulted in improved
trade and commerce.
◆ Work is done in factories
◆ Lead to greater inequalities in
wealth, power, and influence.
Post- Industrial society
◆ Marked by the
establishment of societies
based on knowledge,
information, and the sale of
services.
◆ Trend has shifted has
shifted from industry to the
generation, storage,
manipulation, and sale of
information.
Post- Industrial society
◆ “Virtual Society”
◆ A digital citizen is a person
who is knowledgeable and
responsible enough to
effectively use different social
platforms in the internet. They
often engage in useful topics
and issues that will help build
a better society, politics and
government.
How does society
influence our development
as persons?
◆ The person and the society have a very
dynamic relationship in which one cannot
exist without the other.
◆ Society influences our development as
persons in various ways.
◆ Society influences the interactions of its
members through the establishment of
norms- set of traits and behavior that
society considers acceptable.
◆ When members of a society do
not conform to establish norms, one
can experience negative
consequences, such as punishment
or social stigma.
◆ Norms are one of the ways that
society regulates the behavior to
establish social order.
◆ Laws- more formal and stringent norms
that establish and define acceptable
behavior of citizens.
◆ Folkways- are less formal norms that arise
from tradition and do not result in
punishment when violated. (Eg: dress code)
◆ Social System- an organized or patterned
set of relationships among individuals and
groups that compose a society.
◆ Social Role- are actions and
behaviors expected of a certain
individual. (Eg: being a father, son,
daughter, teacher, etc.)
◆ Social groups or Social classes-
group of individuals who share similar
backgrounds or perform similar roles.
(Eg: rich, middle class, poor)
◆ Social institutions- groups that perform vital
functions in society. (family, school, government,
religion)
Society also transforms human relations, which leads
to the transformation of its members.
◆ Social values are actions or ideals that are
considered important by society. (cooperation,
obedience to the law, concern for other, respect
for others
 Generation Gap- conflict among people of
different ages when discussing certain topics.
How does society enable me to
become a better person?
◆ We have the freedom to rise above
circumstances and make ourselves into
something different or better.
◆ Society recognizes the capability of the
person to develop, and provides its members
with opportunities to better themselves
How does society enable me to
become a better person?
◆ Persons can also undertake to contribute to
society through their decisions and actions
◆ Social movement- a large-scale action done
by various groups and organizations in pursuit
of a common goal to bring about change.
(Environmental, Youth, Gender, Clean
Governance)
Answer the
following questions
based on the given
picture.
1 ◆What form of
society do they
belong?

◆What do you think


are their priorities
during this time?
2 ◆What form of
society do they
belong?

◆By seeing the


picture, what do
you think are the
norms they have?
3 ◆What form of
society do they
belong?

◆By seeing the


picture, what do
you think are the
norms they have?

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