Institutionalism: Module 7 - Diss
Institutionalism: Module 7 - Diss
INSTITUTIONALISM
OBJECTIVES:
The learners shall be able to:
identify key concepts and approaches in the social sciences,
interpret personal and social experiences using relevant approaches in the Social Sciences,
evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the approach, and;
examine the constitutive nature of informal and formal institutions and their actors and how
this nature constrains social behavior.
Institutions
- patterns, norms, rules and schemes that govern and direct social thought and action
Institutionalism
- an approach that highlights the role of institutions, both formal and informal, in affecting social
behavior
- draws insights from previous work in a wide array of disciplines, including economics, political
science, sociology, and anthropology.
- a reaction to prevailing strands of thought in the late 19th century that ignored institutions, historical
context, and practice that gave way to wide-ranging hypothesizing
- a theory that views institutions as humanly devised constraints that structure political, economic,
and social interactions.
Social Institution - a group of people assigned to perform a definite task and function in a social
system
- social structures that have attained a high degree of resilience
- composed of cultural-cognitive, normative, and regulative elements that together with
associated activities and resources, provide stability and meaning to social life
3. Historical Institutionalism – a social science method that uses institutions to find sequences of
social, political and economic behavior and changes across time
- a comparative approach to the study of all aspects of human organizations and does so
by relying heavily on case studies
- looks at how choices are made about the institutional design of the government system
and how it influences the future decision making of individuals
4. Feminist Institutionalism – looks at how gender norms operate within the institutions and how
institutional processes construct and maintain gender power dynamics
5. Sociological Institutionalism - concerns in the way in which institutions create meaning for
individuals providing important theoretical building blocks for normative institutionalism within
political science
Lesson 9: FEMINISM
OBJECTIVES
The learners should be able to:
identify key concepts and approaches in the social sciences,
interpret social and social experiences using relevant approaches in the social sciences,
determine the relationship between gender ideology and gender inequality, and;
evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the approach.
Feminism
- way of looking at the world which women occupy from the perspective of women
- critique of patriarchy
Patriarchy - system of society or government in which men hold the power and women are
largely excluded from it
- ideology committed to women’s emancipations
3. Socialist Feminism
Although women are divided by class, race, ethnicity and religion, they all experience the
same oppression for simply being a WOMAN
women must work with men
there must be a coalition between the two and they must see each other as EQUALS
4. Ecofemism Feminism
patriarchy and male domination is harmful to women, as well as the environment
women have a central role in preserving nature because women understand and are one
with NATURE
there is a deep connection that men cannot understand between the earth and women
Mother Nature or Mother Earth?
5. Cultural Feminism
women are inherently more kind and gentle
if women ruled the world, there would be no more war and it would be a better place
females values the ideas such as interdependence, cooperation, relationships, community,
sharing, joy, trust, and peace
women’s way is the right and better way for everyone
Females before…
• history has portrayed women as inferior to men. The typical lifestyle among families was for
women to stay at home while men worked, and this way acknowledged as a WAY OF LIFE for
both parties
• the old way of life was very rigid in terms of gender roles and most people lived
• women would get married, have children and spend their lives looking after the children and
doing the housework
Feminism Today …
• women’s identities evolved and attained a newer role in the society
• women these days are more independent than they were in the past
prestige was given to women’s routine tasks; women were not perceived as risking their lives
for the group.
Eventually, men took over society, using their weapons, their possessions, and their knowledge
to guarantee that they held more social power than women.
Gender Movements
Feminism - the advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic
equality to men
Gender Equality - all human beings are free to develop personal abilities to make choices
without the limitations set by strict gender roles.
o Different behavior, aspirations and needs of men and women are considered, valued, and
favored equally
Gender Equity - fairness and justice in the distribution of benefits and responsibilities of men and
women
Gender Empowerment – Women gaining power and control over their lives. Freedom of their
own decisions and strategic choices over their lives which involves awareness raising, building
self-confidence, expansion of choices and access to and control over resources and
opportunities
Activity:
1. During this pandemic, what do you think is the root of the so called ―Filipino Resilience‖?
Answer in not more than 5 sentences.
2. Do you think it’s time for us to rethink resilience especially in this pandemic? Support your
answer. Answer in not more than 5 sentences.
3. As soon as the ECQ (enhanced community quarantine) will be lifted, how will this affect our
norms? Explain in not more than 8 sentences.
4. Would there be a difference on how a male leader or a female leader address the issue on this
pandemic? Explain in not more than 8 sentences.
Content- 10 points
TOTAL: 25 POINTS
Reference:
Disciplines and Ideas in the Social Sciences
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Tel. Nos.: (+6374) 442-3316, 442-8220; 444-2786;
442-2564; 442-8219; 442-8256; Fax No.: 442-6268 Grade Level/Section:
Email: [email protected]; Website: www.uc-bcf.edu.ph
Jison, J. and Ponsaran, J., 2018. Disciplines and Ideas In The Social Sciences For Senior High School. 1st
ed. 809 EDSA, South Triangle, Quezon City: C&E Publishing Inc.