Introduction to the

Philosophy of the
Human Person
Q2 LAS 3
The Human Person in Society
Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person – Grade 11
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Quarter 2 – LAS 3: The Human Person in Society
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Introduction to the
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Quarter 2 – LAS 3
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 LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET 1

Name of Student: _______________________________________________________

Learning Area – Grade Level: ___________________________________________
Date: _______________________________________________________________

WHAT I NEED TO KNOW?

At the end of this module, the learners are expected to:

1. Explain the concept of the different societies and the human being’s role in the
society.
2. Appreciate how society plays a big part to human development
3. Demonstrate the connection of human beings and the society.

The following are your guides for the proper use of this module:

1. Follow closely the instructions in every activity.

2. Be honest in answering and checking your exercises.
3. Answer the pre-test before going over the material to find out what you already know.
4. Answer the exercises at the end of every lesson.
5. Review the lesson that you find difficult to understand.
6. Seek assistance from your teacher if you need help.
7. Ask permission from your parents/guardians whenever you have research and
requirements to be conducted outside your
 WHAT I KNOW?

Test I. Multiple Choice. Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer.
Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
1. It refers to the social conditions which enable persons and groups to fulfil their goals and
achieve well-being.
a. common goal c. social being
b. common good d. social condition
2. It is an organized group of people whose members interact frequently and have a
common territory and culture.
a. family c. society
b. individual d. siblings
3. The person is by nature a:
a. social force c. social condition
b. sociologist d. social being
4. Education starts;
a. at home c. in the community
b. in school d. with neighbours
5. It gives us the opportunity to pursue various activities to achieve our goals and attain
well-being or happiness.
a. freedom c. opportunity
b. justice d. happiness
6. The principal means of subsistence (hanapbuhay) of pastoralists is
a. trading c. farming
b. animal domestication d. hunting and gathering
7. What is the oldest and the most basic way of economic subsistence?
a. gathering and fishing c. pastoral and fishing
b. hunting and pastoral d. hunting and gathering
8. It is the product of the post-industrial society.
a. industrial society c. virtual society
b. feudal society d. agricultural society
9. The society based on the use of specialized machinery in the production of goods and
services.
a. hunting and gathering society c. post-industrial society
b. horticultural society d. industrial society
10. The society based on the ownership of land.
a. feudal society c. agricultural society
b. pastoral society d. virtual society
Test II. Matching Type: Direction: Match column A with column B. Write your answer on a
separate piece of paper.
Colum A Column B
11. These are less normal norms that arise from tradition and do Norms
not result in punishment when violated.
12. These are more formal norms that establish and define Social role
acceptable behavior of citizens.
13. Actions and behaviours expected of a certain individual Social values
14. Actions or ideals that are considered important by society. Folkways
15. These are set of traits and behavior that society considers Laws
acceptable.

Test III. True or False. Direction: Write the word True if the statement is correct, write the
word False if the statement is incorrect. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
16. Human person has all the freedom to choose.
17. Human person has less opportunity to succeed.
18. Effective and efficient public service, education, and the maintenance of peace and order
are some of the ways society ensures that we are able to have productive lives and
realize our potential.
19. Social movement is action done by various groups and organizations in pursuit of a
common goal to bring about change.
20. Only influential people can make change in the society.
Lesson 1: What is society? What inspires
human beings to establish
societies?
Learning Competency: Recognize how individuals form societies and how
individuals are transformed by societies (PPT11/12-IIf-7.1)

WHAT’S NEW?

Activity 1: YOU COMPLETE ME.

Complete the statements below. Place your answer in a ½ sheet of paper.

1. In my family, I am the _ _ .
2. My family has made me .
3. In my school, I consider myself _ .
4. My school has helped me become .
5. In my community, I am a _ .
6. My community has allowed me to _ _

WHAT IS IT?

Relationships that we experienced in our lives depend on

the level of our experience. For example, when we were yet a
child, we always depended on our family. As we grow older, we
start to go with people in the community, from there, we began to
relate ourselves with our opposite sex. In our doing such, we
exercised our freedom to do what we want to do. We are capable
of establishing society by way of our different relationships with
other people such as friendships, alliances or union sharing
common territory. Our relationships with other people caused us
to survive. We survive because of our parents, our friends and "Designed by Bedneyimages /
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even our neighbours may it be in school or in the workplace. The education we have starts from
our home. Our parents taught us everything they also learned starting from talking, reading and
writing, even values, good manners and right conduct. Simple household jobs. This education
will continue when we go to school. When we finish our education, we are already equipped
with abilities, skills and knowledge for us to become productive members of the society.
Therefore, society helps us grow as a better person.

Activity 3. WHO ARE WE?

1. Reflect on your role as a learner and a member of your community. Who are you as a
learner; who are you as a member of the community?
2. Write your answer in your reflection notebook.

To the teacher/facilitator. Use the rubric below to evaluate the output of Activity 3. (Rubric
may be changed depending on the agreement between the teacher/facilitator and the learner).

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 Rubric for Essay
Criteria Rating
The paper relates entirely to the assigned 5 4 3 2 1
topic or issue.
The paper conveys a genuine personal 5 4 3 2 1
view regarding the topic or issue.
The work is original. 5 4 3 2 1

LESSON 2: Types of societies and each

characteristics.
Learning Competency: Compare different forms of societies and individualities
 WHAT IS IT?

TYPE OF SOCIETY CHARACTERISTIC

This form of society is recognized as the
earliest and the simplest; basically small
and composed mostly of families. They are
nomadic, meaning, they kept on
HUNTING AND GATHERING transferring from one place to another to
SOCIETY look for food, thus, they do not have
permanent houses. Men are tasked to hunt
large animals while women are tasked in
the collection of vegetables and other
crops.
This form of society is characterized by the
raising (alaga) of animals to supply their
PASTORAL SOCIETY food especially in the regions of the world
where vegetable growing is not possible.
They also engage in buying and selling of
goods with other groups.
This form of society engages in the
growing of plants, fruits and vegetables. In
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY this society, there is enough food supply.
Some members of the society also engage
in making crafts and buying and selling of
goods.
This form of society grows rice and other
crops. They also began to farm and raise
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY animals for food. They lived permanently
and improved the technology for farming.
Money became a form of exchange for
goods and services.
It is a form of society in which the ruler or
FEUDAL SOCIETY lord owned all the land while the farmers or
laborers farmed it.
This society used machineries in the
production of goods and services. Through
INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY innovations and technological advances,
daily activities become easier and the lives
of the people become better.
 Also known as the virtual (computer) society,
people use technology and the Internet to
POST-INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY communicate, to engage in business and access
different information that can be if used to deal
with daily activities.

WHAT’S MORE?

Activity 2. HASHTAG#1 ME AND THE COMMUNITY

Study and observe your own community. Describe the type of society where you are
living. Write your observations in a 1/2 sheet of paper.

To the teacher/facilitator. Use this rubric to evaluate the output of Activity 2. (Rubric may
be changed depending on the agreement between the teacher/facilitator and the learner).

Rubric for Essay

Criteria Rating
The paper relates entirely to the assigned 5 4 3 2 1
topic or issue.
The paper conveys a genuine personal 5 4 3 2 1
view regarding the topic or issue.
The work is original. 5 4 3 2 1
LESSON 3: How does society influence
our development as persons?
Learning Competency: Explain how human relations are transformed by social
systems. (PPT11/12-IIg-7.3)

WHAT’S NEW?

Activity 1: LIGHT, CAMERA, ACTION!

Just like actors and actresses, we play different roles in our family, in our school and in the
community. How about you? What is the role you played in your family, school and community? List your
answers below.

1. Family - _

2. School -

3. Community -

WHAT IS IT?

As members of the society, we learn, we interact, we exercise our freedom and we follow
common beliefs, traditions and norms or standards. Norms are set of traits and behavior that society
considers good and acceptable. The society expects us to behave the way it is used to. When we do not
obey to the established norms, then we experience punishments for not doing so. Moreover, laws are
made to provide us proper guidelines to sustain peace and order. Violation of the law means
punishment. On the other hand, folkways are traditional in nature and do not result in punishment if not
followed.

The person and society are inseparable. One cannot exist without the other. It is a two-way
relationship that binds both the person and the society for growth and development. We have our own
individual assigned social roles in the society. Social roles are set of connected behaviors expected to a
certain person. Individuals with common or similar roles are grouped together to form social groups and
eventually the different social groups would become social institutions that include our family, school,
government among others.

WHAT’S MORE?

Activity 2. FILIPINO, WHO ARE WE?

1. List down five (5) Filipino traits/behaviors that you practice at home.
2. Write a 3-sentence description below each item.

To the teacher/facilitator: Use the rubric below to evaluate the output of Activity 2. (Rubric
may be changed depending on the agreement between the teacher/facilitator and the learner).

Rubric for the Task

Criteria Rating
The answer relates entirely to the 5 4 3 2 1
assigned topic or issue.
The answer conveys a genuine personal 5 4 3 2 1
view regarding the topic or issue.
The work is original. 5 4 3 2 1
LESSON 4: How does the society enable
me to become a better person?
Learning Competency: Evaluate how social systems transform human
relationships, and how societies transform individual
human beings. (PPT11/12-IIh-7.4)
 WHAT IS IT?

Freedom is a fundamental right inherent (kaakibat) by human beings. It is one of the

natural rights that cannot be taken away from us. By all means, we have the right to exercise
our freedom. But we have to remember always that freedom carries great responsibility. Our
decisions and actions in exercising such freedom would greatly affect its outcome, either it could
make us or break us. For instance, if we are borne poor, we have the freedom to strive hard, be
educated and we can look for ways to make our lives better. Our circumstances (kalagayan) do
not define who we are but our decisions will.

The society, especially the government, is a helping hand, providing us social services to
better ourselves; public service, free education and health care, financial assistance, peace and
order, to name a few. These services will be able to support us reach our potentials. And with
this, it could help us to be productive, become progressive, capable of making significant
changes and contributions in our society.

How about you? Do you already have experiences in exercising your freedom to become
a better person? If yes, in what way? If no, how come? Feel free to write your thoughts in the
space provided.

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 WHAT’S MORE?

Activity 2. THE ONE

1. Write one (1) unique and unforgettable experience in your life that you can say that you
have exercised your freedom to the fullest. Explain how this freedom affects you as a
person.
2. Write your answer in a ½ sheet of paper.

To the teacher/facilitator. Use the rubric below to evaluate the output of Activity 2.
(Rubric may be changed depending on the agreement between the teacher/facilitator and
the learner).
Rubric for the Task
Criteria Rating
The paper relates entirely to the assigned 5 4 3 2 1
topic or issue.
The paper conveys a genuine personal 5 4 3 2 1
view regarding the topic or issue.
The work is original. 5 4 3 2 1
 WHAT HAVE I LEARNED?

 Society was brought about by the human desire to relate with others. Society is
considered a product of deliberate actions by individuals who come together in pursuit of
a common goal.
 It greatly influences the individual, as it determines to a certain extent a person’s identity.
Society makes possible the emergence of certain individualities, which are the result of a
person’s interaction with other members of society.
 Society is also rooted in the concepts of the common good and general welfare, which
refers to social conditions that enable persons and groups to fulfil their goals and achieve
well-being.
 Societies are of different types and their types depend on their level of development.
These include hunting and gathering society, pastoral society, horticultural society,
agrarian or agricultural society, feudal society, industrial society and post-industrial
society.
 Various forms of society have emerged throughout human history. These societies have
given rise to specific individualities that were defined by the nature of human relations
prevalent within those given societies.
 For the society to exist in unity and harmony, there is the need of the presence of norms,
laws, folkways, social system, social role, social groups of social classes, social
institutions and social values.
 Society provides opportunities for its members to grow and achieve well-being. Through
its various institutions, society endeavours to develop well-adjusted and productive
members that can make significant contributions to society. In turn, individuals uphold the
common good and work to bring about positive changes in society.
 Society recognizes the capability of the person to develop, and provides its
members with opportunities to better themselves. Effective and efficient public
service, education, and the maintenance of peace and order are some of the ways
society ensures that we are able to have productive lives and realize our potential. Other
ways that individuals can bring about social change is by organizing themselves into
groups that advocate certain causes. These concerted efforts of many groups often bring
about social movement, which is a large-scale action done by various groups and
organizations in pursuit of a common goal to bring about change.
 WHAT I CAN DO?

Reflection: Write your answer in your reflection notebook.

1. Visit and observe one community in your barangay, town or city. Based on your
observation, write a reflection on how the people there do things that bring significant
changes and contributions in the society.
 ASSESSMENT

Test I. Multiple Choice. Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. It refers to the social conditions which enable persons and groups to fulfil their goals and
achieve well-being.
a. common goal c. social being
b. common good d. social condition
2. Interaction of people in an organization who live in the same place and with the same
culture.
a. family c. society
b. individual d. siblings
3. The person is by nature a:
a. social force c. social condition
b. sociologist d. social being
4. Education starts;
a. at home c. in the community
b. in school d. with neighbours
5. It gives us the opportunity to pursue various activities to achieve our goals and attain
well-being or happiness.
a. freedom c. opportunity
b. justice d. happiness
6. The principal means of subsistence (hanapbuhay) of pastoralists is
a. trading c. farming
b. animal domestication d. hunting and gathering
7. What is the oldest and the most basic way of economic subsistence?
a. gathering and fishing c. pastoral and fishing
b. hunting and pastoral d. hunting and gathering
8. It is the product of the post-industrial society.
a. industrial society c. virtual society
b. feudal society d. agricultural society
9. The society based on the use of specialized machinery in the production of goods and
services.
a. hunting and gathering society c. post-industrial society
b. horticultural society d. industrial society
10. The society based on the ownership of land.
a. feudal society c. agricultural society
b. pastoral society d. virtual society
Test II. Pairing Type: Direction: Match column A with column B. Put your answer on a
separate piece of paper.
Colum A Column B
11. These are less normal norms that arise from tradition and do Norms
not result in punishment when violated.
12. These are more formal norms that establish and define Social role
acceptable behavior of citizens.
13. Actions and behaviours expected of a certain individual Social values
14. Actions or ideals that are considered important by society. Folkways
15. These are set of traits and behavior that society considers Laws
acceptable.

Test III. True or False. Direction: Write the word True if the statement is correct, write the
word False if the statement is incorrect. Put your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

16. Human person has all the freedom to choose.

17. Human person has less opportunity to succeed.
18. Effective and efficient public service, education, and the maintenance of peace and order
are some of the ways society ensures that we are able to have productive lives and
realize our potential.
19. Social movement is action done by various groups and organizations in pursuit of a
common goal to bring about change.
20. Only influential people can make change in the society.
 REFERENCE

Roberto D. Abella, Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person Quezon City: C & E
Publishing, Inc., 2016, 111-129.

Brenda B. Corpuz et. al., Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person Quezon City:
LORIMAR PAUBLISHING, INC., 2016, 118-153.

Christine Carmela R. Ramos, Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person Quezon City:
Rex Book Store, Inc., 2016, 135-160.

Maria Paula G. Sioco and Ignatius H. Vinzons, Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human
Person Quezon City: Vibal Group, Inc. , 2016, 179-196.

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