Module 2 Sociologicalperspective
Module 2 Sociologicalperspective
Module 2 Sociologicalperspective
GICAL
PERSPECT
IVE
WHAT IS
SOCIOLOGICAL
PERSPECTIVE?
• a sociological mindset in regards to being
able to connect individual experiences and
societal relationships.
• the lens that an individual chooses to view
the scope of society from.
• go beyond the obvious and question what
is accepted as true or common sense.
WHY DO WE NEED A
SOCIOLOGICAL
PERSPECTIVE?
• To help us to see general
social patterns in the
behavior of particular
individuals
• To offers insights
about the social world
that extend far beyond
explanations that rely on
individual quirks and
personalities
SOCIOLOGICAL
IMAGINATION
• “...the vivid awareness
of the relationship
between experience and
the wider society.”
• going beyond the individual and
understanding how structural
forces shape individuals and their
action.
3 MAJOR SOCIOLOGICAL
PERSPECTIVES
• Symbolic Interactionism
• Structural-Functionalism
• Conflict Theory
Conflict
Cultural Integration
• The increasing integration of the
different cultures found throughout
the world and the diffusion of a
dominant “global culture”.
FILIPINO POSITIVE
VALUES
FILIPINO
VALUES
d
With jobs abroad,
OFW’s tend to have two
or more jobs. The result is
productivity and better
life for the family left in
the country.
CREATIVITY
Filipinos are creative,
resourceful, quick
learners and have the
ability to improvise and
make use of whatever is
on hand in order to
create and produce.
FILIPINOS MAKE NEW INVENTIONS
OUT OF SCRAPS, CAPACITY TO CREATE
NEW THINGS OUT OF OLD MACHINES
AND MAKING NEW THINGS FROM
NOTHING. THIS IS ALSO A REASON WHY
FILIPINOS HAVE THE ABILITY TO
ADAPT LIFE IN ANY PART OF THE
WORLD.
FILIPINO NEGATIVE
VALUES
Laziness