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Lesson 2.5 Political Self

This document discusses factors that influence Filipino political identity and participation. It explores how family, history, education, and social media shape Filipino political identity. It also examines how self-interest, social identification, and altruism can motivate political participation through behaviors like voting and expressing political views. The document provides definitions of key concepts and illustrations for activities about what people want from their government and what they can do to improve the political system.

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Lesson 2.5 Political Self

This document discusses factors that influence Filipino political identity and participation. It explores how family, history, education, and social media shape Filipino political identity. It also examines how self-interest, social identification, and altruism can motivate political participation through behaviors like voting and expressing political views. The document provides definitions of key concepts and illustrations for activities about what people want from their government and what they can do to improve the political system.

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THE POLITICAL

SELF AND BEING


A FILIPINO
Lesson Summary

In this lesson, we will Then, we will go through


explore the different the different social
influences on an factors –family,
individual’s political historical revolutions,
participation and colonization, social
Filipino political media –which shapes the
identity. We will also Filipino identity.
learn how self-interest,
social identification,
altruism influences
political motivation.
"Man, by
nature, is a
political
animal."
—Aristotle
Political
Your political identity
Participation forms part of the entirety
of your self-concept. A
huge determinant of your
political identity is your
political behavior. The
candidates you vote for,
the policies you support,
how assertive you are when
it comes to demanding
accountability from our
politicians –these actions
determine your political
identity.
Voting your
candidates!
Definition of
Concepts
Social Identification
Political Participation refers to the encompassing
characteristics shared by a
refers to how vocal or silent particular population, and
you are in expressing your this is based on what social
political views scientists believe as "social
identity theory."

Political Identity Altruism


refers to identifying yourself the behavior to help other
into particular groups whose people without expecting
ideologies conforms with what something in return.
you have in your ideas
Self-interest
Factors That
Motivate
Political Social Identification
Participation
Altruism
Filipino Main Influences In
Concocting The Political
Identity Self Of A Filipino Are The
Following:
1. Family
2. History
3. Education
4. Social Media
Family History
Family is one of the History influences our
main socialization political learnings.
agents, they primarily
influence how you form
your own political
views.
Education Social Media
A politically active Social media has been
educational institution one of the most
subsequently shapes prevalent and widely
politically engaged used political
individuals. participation mechanisms
in the 21st century.
Activity #1

On the right is an
illustration depicting a
person carrying a blank
board. Fill out in that
blank space with words
expressing what you wish
the government would do.
Then, draw a face the mood
that matches with the
message that you have
written.
Activity #2

On the right is an
illustration depicting a
person carrying a blank
board. Fill out in that
empty space with words
expressing what YOU can
do to better the
government and the
entire Philippine
political arena.

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