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UNDERSTANDING
CULTURE, SOCIETY,
AND POLITICS
ROBERTO D. ESPEJO, LPT
SUBJECT TEACHER
CULTURE
⮚ refers to that complex whole which
include knowledge, beliefs, arts, morals,
laws, customs, and any other
capabilities and habits acquired by man
as member of a society. (Edward H.
Taylor)
Two types of Culture:
1. Material culture - composed of tangible
things like food, tools, dress, accessories
and others.
2. Non-material culture – composed of
intangible things such as habits, ideas,
religion, language and behavior
Cultural Variation
⮚ refers to the differences in social behaviors that
cultures exhibit around the world.

SOCIAL DIFFERENCES
⮚ refers to the situation where people are
discriminated based on economic status, social
characteristics and qualities. These may include
race, ethnicity, gender, and professions.
Common social differences among
people in the world;
1.Gender
2.Gender Roles
3.Socio- economic Class
4.Ethnicity
5.Race
SOCIAL CHANGE
⮚ refers to any significant alteration over time in behavior
patterns and cultural values and norms. This change is
brought about by modernization and the impact of
globalization that resulted to cultural change among
Filipino people.
Example - Filipino way of courtship
POLITICAL IDENTITIES
⮚ refers to political position based on the interests and
perspective of social groups with which people
identify.
The significance of Culture:
● Makes it possible for man to adopt and integrate himself to
his environment
● Establish patterns of acceptable social behavior such as
good manners and right conduct
● It conveys and facilitates meaning
● It produces man-made things such as clothing, tools and
others
● It contributes an overall human satisfaction like arts,
recreational activities, etc.
The Significance of Society:
●It is an avenue for economic inter-dependence
●Characterize the totality of a territory
●It serves as a representation of our identity
●A symbol of political independence

Perception about Politics:


●It is an art of government
●Public affair
●Power and distribution of resources
●It is academics
●Consensus and compromise
●Society
ACTIVITY 1
Direction: Think of an ethnic groups in
the country. Describe the social
differences that exist among them.
1.What are the similarities and
differences of the different Philippine
Groups? Do these differences affect
the life of the whole community?
End

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