CulTure
positions of governance over a human
the word “culture” derives from a
French term, which in turn derives from the
Latin word “colere” which means cultivation
and nurture.
it is defined as the custom beliefs, social
forms and traits that define as specific racial,
religious or social group.
generally define as the sum of
individual’s way of life, ranging from the food
he or she eats, the clothes he/she wears and
the house where he/she lives. It also includes
both the material and non-material things
that he/she possesses or acquires
Major Philippine culture
Religion (Christianity & Muslim)
Festivals (sinulog, bangus, kadayawan &
etc.)
Holidays (Christmas, Holy week)
Music (traditional folk song)
Dance ( tinikling is the traditional
dance )
Literature ( Ibong Adarna and Florante
at Laura)
Art (pottery, tattoo)
Cuisine (rice, tilapia,bangus,litson baboy
& adobo)
Clothing(Maria Clara & Barong
tagalog)
Sports (Arnis,boxing, basketball)
Society
Comes from the Latin word “socius”
which means comrade, companion or friend.
Pertains to a group of individuals
involved in social interaction or sharing the
same social territory.
Is generally defined as an organized
group or groups of interdependent people
who share a common territory, language and
culture.
In reality, there can be no culture
without a society and so far there are no
known human societies that do not exhibit
culture.
politics
comes from the Greek word “Politika”
which means affairs of the cities.
refer to achieving and exercising farm owners with income sufficient enough to
provide a comfortable and decent living.
community. Also included is the Filipino overseas (OFW’s)
refer to the “theory, art and practice of
government” the political institution is a
relatively stable cluster of statuses, general 3. lower class
norms and role behavior, which are involved
- Farm employees, skilled &
in the acquisition and exercise of power and
unskilled artisans, service workers & people
decision-making in society.
who may be unemployed or underemployed
or those who belong to indigent families or
informal sectors.
gender
is the socially -constructed
characteristics of being MALE & FEMALE. In The other categorization is classes:
short, it refers to society’s division of
A, B, C, D, & E
humanity into two distinctive categories
based on sex.
serves as a guide on how male and CLASSES a & b
females think and act about themselves; the
ways they interact with others and how they -are considered high income groups
perform their various roles in society. Gender that represent only 1% of the families in the
also operates as a dimension of inequality. total population of the Philippines. In 2009,
these groups are estimated to have earned an
average annual income of 1.8 million pesos
and above.
Socioeconomic status
refers to the category of persons who
have more or less the same socioeconomics CLASS c
privileges in a society. These privileges are -constitutes 9% with an average annual
due to inherited wealth and/or the income of around 600,000.00 pesos.
occupational status of the breadwinner in the
household.
CLASS d
Three types of social classes are identified: - Shares 60% of the total population,
with an average income of P190,000 per
Upper class annum.
Middle class
Lower class CLASS E
-earns a mere 62,000 per year and
covers 30% of the total population.
1. Upper class
Elite families- are considered the most
TABLE OF CLASSES WTH PERCENT
productive fields of interests endeavors ( be it
in agriculture, industry, business and
government)
Two general types of Elites:
Ethnicity
New rich- are those who have humble
beginnings & often experienced rags-to-riches is the expression of the set of cultural
turn of fortunes. ideas held by a distinct ethnic or indigenous
group. An ethnic group refers to people who
Traditional upper class- is made up of collectively and publicly identify themselves
descendants of powerful elite families who as distinct and unique based on
acquired wealth through inheritance or distinguishable cultural features that set them
birthright. apart from others, such as language, shared
ancestry, common origin, customs and
traditions.
2. middle class
2000 Census of the National Statistics
office (NSO) the Eight major ethno-linguistic
- Is composed of small business &
groups in the Philippines are the:
industry operations mostly owners and
managers, professionals, office works and
 TAGALOG 28.1) of the population FOR INSTANCE, a Philippine-born
Chinese who eventually assumed citizenship
CEBUANO 13.1% as naturalized Filipinos fall on this category.
They comprise 4% of the Philippine
ILOCANO 9%
population today.
BISAYA/BINISAYA 7.6%

ILONGGO/HILIGAYNON 7.5%

BIKOL 6%

WARAY 3.4%

And OTHERS linguistic groups are

25.3%

religion

is an organized system of ideas about

the spiritual sphere or the supernatural, along
with associated ceremonial or ritualistic
practices by which people try to interpret
and/or influence aspects of the universe
otherwise beyond human control.

In the 2000 census:

CATHOLICS comprised 82.9% of the

population (Roman Catholic 80.9%, Aglipay
2%)

ISLAM/MUSLIMS 5%

EVANGELICAL 2.8%

IGELESIA NI KRISTO 2.3%

OTHER CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONS

MOSTLY PROTESTANT GROUPS 4.5%

OTHERS 1.8%

UNSPECIFIED 0.6%

AND NO RELIGION AT ALL 0.1%

Exceptionality

refers to the state of being intellectually

gifted and /or having physically or mentally
challenged conditions concerning
personality/behavior, communication
(learning disability, speech impairment and
hearing problems) intellect (mild intellectual
and mental development disabilities) physical
appearance (blind-low vision) or a
combination of more than one specific
exceptionality or disability.

Nationality or Citizenship

– is the legal relationship that binds a

person and a country. It allows the state to
protect and have jurisdiction over a person.

- Citizenship or nationality gives

people a sense of identity and belongingness.