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UNIT 1: SOCIETY AND CULTURE

Chapter 1. Understanding Society and Culture.

I. MAN’S SOCIAL AND CULTURAL BACKGROUND

”Change is the only permanent things in this word.”- Heraclitus

1. Nation-State- is a sovereign state whose citizens or subjects have a common


culture.
-same language
-share common history.

2. Personal Identity- Is the concept you develop about yourself that evolves over the
course of your life.

II. Significance of studying Cultures, Society and Politics.

1. Culture- has been called “the way of life for an entire society”.

-Moral
-knowledge
-beliefs
-arts
-laws
-customs
-Knowledge

Significance of cultures.
1. Adaptation and integration.
2. Patterns of acceptable social behaviour.
3. Coveys and Facilitates Meaning
4. Production of Man-made things.
5. Human Satisfaction.

Farming- Central Luzon.

2. Society- This term derived from a Latin Word “socious” that means association or
companionship. Thus, society means a larger group or individuals, who are
associative with each other.
Example
-Peer groups
-Social organization(Family)
-Political
-Religious
-Community
Significance of Society
1. Representation of our Identity
2. Characterize the totality of the territory
3. Symbol of Political Independence
4. Avenue for economic interdependence.

POLITICS
refers to the way that countries are governed, and to the ways that governments make
rules and laws to manage the human society properly.

Significance of Politics
1. Academics
2. Society
3. Power and distribution of resources
4. Art of Government
5. Public Affair

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