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    Culture

    • Culture is defined as the way of life of a


    people that is learned and transmitted
    from generation to generation.
    • Also defined as the sum total of man’s
    achievement in arts, sciences, and
    technology that will satisfy human
    needs.
    The cultural pattern of Philippines population that
    will discussed here includes languages, religion, and
    education.
    Society
    • According to sociologists, a
    society is a group of people with
    common territory, interaction,
    and culture. Social groups consist
    of two or more people who
    interact and identify with one
    another.
    Politics
    • Politics (from Greek: πολιτικά, translit.
    Politiká, meaning "affairs of the cities")
    is the process of making decisions that
    apply to members of a group.
    • It refers to achieving and exercising
    positions of governance—organized
    control over a human community,
    particularly a state.
    • WE MUST BE ABLE TO
    articulate observations
    on human cultural
    variation, social
    differences, social
    change, and political
    identities.
    How are they different?
    EVOLUTIONARY
    DIFFERENCES Interplay of
    biology, environment and
    adaptation through time.
    Cultural variation
    • This crazy tradition is practiced in
    India and involves growing babies
    from high rooftops supposedly to
    provide the newborn with good
    luck, ...
    Environment and History
    • We are products of
    our natural and social
    environment.
    Think and Pair
    “For 10 minutes share with one another the
    following information:
    1. Your parents’ cultural background (Muslim,
    Visayan, Zamboangeño, etc.)
    2. The languages and dialects you can speak
    3. Your nationality (Filipino, Chinese, American,
    etc.) or any foreign descent After your group
    discussion, share in class your similarities and
    differences.
    CULTURAL VARIATION NATIONALITY

    • NATIONALITY The identity


    that is tied to being part of
    a nation or country.
    • NATION A “group of people
    who share the same history,
    traditions and language.”
    • Oftentimes inhabit a STATE.
    CULTURAL VARIATION ETHNICITY
    • Smaller cultural groups
    (ethnic groups) that share
    the specific environments,
    traditions, and histories
    that are not necessarily
    subscribed to the
    mainstream culture.
    • ETHNOS – “group”,
    “nation”, “people” About
    • 180 ethnic groups in the
    Philippines.
    Can you identify them?
    SOCIAL DIFFERENCES

    • Gender,
    Socioeconomic Status,
    Political Identity and
    Religion.
    CULTURAL VARIATION GENDER
    • “refers to the socially constructed roles,
    behaviors, activities, and attributes that a
    given society considers appropriate for
    men and women.” (WHO, 2013)
    • SEX refers to the biological characteristic of
    humans such as male or female while
    gender categories are more varied.
    • LGBT – Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
    Transgender
    SEXUAL ORIENTATION/PREFERENCE
    HETEROSEXUAL
    • HETEROSEXUAL - Sexually attracted to a
    person of the opposite sex.
    • HOMOSEXUAL - Of the same sex.
    Gay/lesbian
    • BISEXUAL - Attracted to both sexes.
    • ASEXUAL - Incapable of being attracted to
    any sex.
    • PANSEXUAL/POLYSEXUAL - Attracted to
    multiple types of gender identity.
    GENDER IDENTITY
    • TRANSGENDER - SO is not
    related to their genitalia.
    • TRANSSEXUAL - Discord
    between their internal gender
    and their genitalia. (sexual
    reassignment)
    Question be ask?
    • Kapag ang bakla ba nag ka Amnesia bakla
    parin?
    CULTURAL VARIATION SOCIOECONOMIC
    CLASS

    • DETERMINANTS Income,
    value of assets and savings,
    cultural interest and
    hobbies, education, peers
    and relatives.
    CULTURAL VARIATION POLITICAL IDENTITY

    • Refers to the set of attitudes


    and practices that an
    individual adheres to in
    relation to the political
    systems and actors within his
    or her society.
    VARIATIONS WITHIN CULTURES
    ADDITIONAL CONCEPTS
    • SUBCULTURE - A
    segment of society
    that shares distinctive
    patterns of mores,
    folkways, and values
    which differ from the
    pattern of larger
    society. A culture
    within a culture.
    CULTURAL VARIATION COUNTERCULTURE

    • Group which values and norms are


    at odds with or reject that of the
    mainstream society.
    • E.g. Civil Rights Movements;
    Modern Feminist Movements; Gay
    Rights Movement ISIS; Abu Sayyaf

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