Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VIII
Division of Samar
BUENAVISTA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

BUDGET OF LESSON

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Understanding Culture, Society and Politics

NUMBER OF
QUARTE
TOPIC LEARNING COMPETENCIES TEACHING DATES
R
HOURS
1 Articulate observations on human cultural variation, social June 05 to
Starting points for the understanding of culture, society, and politics
differences, social change, and political identities August 09,
Sharing of social and cultural backgrounds of students
Demonstrate curiosity and an openness to explore the 3 2017
Observations about social, political, and cultural behavior and phenomena
origins and dynamics of culture and society, and political
Observations on social, political, and cultural change
identities
Analyze social, political, and cultural change
Recognize the common concerns or intersections of
anthropology, sociology, and political science with respect
Definition of anthropology, political science, and sociology 2
to the phenomenon of change
Identify the subjects of inquiry and goals of anthropology,
political science, and sociology
Defining Culture and Society from the perspectives of anthropology and
Explain anthropological and sociological perspectives on
sociology 1
culture and society
Society as a group of people sharing a common culture
Culture as a “‘that complex whole which encompasses beliefs, practices, values,
attitudes, laws, norms, artifacts, symbols, knowledge, and everything that a person Describe society and culture as a complex whole 2
learns and shares as a member of society.
Identify aspects of culture and society
Aspects of Culture Raise questions toward a holistic appreciation of cultures 2
and societies
Become aware of why and how cultural relativism mitigates
ethnocentrism
Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism as orientations in viewing other cultures 2
Identify forms of tangible and intangible heritage and the
threats to these
Looking back at Human Biocultural and Social Evolution Trace the biological and cultural evolution of early to 3
Biological and cultural evolution modern humans
Explore the significance of human material remains and
 artefactual evidence in interpreting cultural and social,
including political and economic, processes
Recognize national, local, and specialized museums, and
archaeological and historical sites as venues to appreciate
Cultural and sociopolitical evolution 2
and reflect on the complexities of biocultural and social
evolution as part of being and becoming human
Explain the development of one’s self and others as a
Becoming a member of society product of socialization and enculturation
2
Enculturation/Socialization Identify the context, content, processes, and consequences
of enculturation and socialization
Identifies the social goals and the socially acceptable
Conformity and deviance 2
means of achieving these goals
Advocate inclusive citizenship
Human dignity, rights, and the common good Promote protection of human dignity, rights, and the 2
common good
Traces kinship ties and social networks
Describe the organized nature of social life and rules
How society is organized
governing behavior
Groups within society: Primary and Secondary
Compare different social forms of social organization
In-groups and out-groups
according to their manifest and latent functions
Reference groups
Analyze social and political structures
Networks
Analyze economic organization and its impacts on the lives
Cultural, social and political institutions
of people in the society
Kinship, marriage, and the household
Differentiate functions of Nonstate institutions in society 25
Political and leadership structures
Evaluate how functions of education affect the lives of
Authority and legitimacy
people in society
Economic Institutions
Promote primary education as a human right
Nonstate institutions
Conduct participant observation (e.g., attend, describe, and
Education
reflect on a religious ritual of a different group; observe
Religion and belief systems August 14 to
elections practices)
2 Health October 18,
Recognize the practice of medical pluralism in light of
cultural diversity and relativism 2017
Social and political stratification Examine stratification from the functionalist and conflict
Social desirables perspectives
8
Social mobility system Identify characteristics of the systems of stratification
Social inequality Suggest ways to address global inequalities
Cultural, Social, and Political Change Sources of social, cultural, and political
change
Innovation Identify new challenges faced by human populations in
10
Diffusion contemporary societies
Acculturation and assimilation
Social contradictions and tensions
New challenges to human adaptation and social change
Describe how human societies adapt to new challenges in
Global warming and climate change 6
the physical, social, and cultural environment
Transnational migration and Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs)
 Responding to social, political, and cultural change
Inclusive Citizenship and participatory governance Develop a plan of action for community-based response to
8
New forms of media and social networking change
Social movements
TOTAL 80 hrs.

Prepared by: Approved by:

AR ANNE V. UGOT ADELA V. BAGAS

SHT – II Principal