Margosatubig Pax High School /Kindergarten ,Inc.

7035 Poblacion , Margosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur

Email Address : paxhighschool_margos@yahoo.com
Senior High School
2020-2021
Grade 12- Understanding Culture, Society and Politics
First Semester
ACTIVITY NO. 1
ACTTITY TITLE Social Science: Culture, Society and Politics
Content standard The learners demonstrate an understanding of:
1. human cultural variation, social differences, social change, and political identities
2. the significance of studying culture, society, and politics
3. the rationale for studying anthropology political science, and sociology
Performance The learners
standard appreciate the nature of culture and society from the perspectives of anthropology and
sociology
MELC *Discuss the nature, goals and perspectives in/of anthropology, sociology and political science
LEARNING Understanding Culture, Society and Politics, Phoenix Pub. Pages 6-8
RESOURCES Understanding Culture, Society and Politics, DIWA SHS Series, Pages 4-10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftlFx-4ALv8
https://youtu.be/DUJvDnI5ACI?t=58
Core values Deepen and nurture faith life and relationship with God, others and all of creations.
iNtegration
Learning Target/s: At the end of the lesson, the students CAN…
demonstrate curiosity and an openness to explore the origins and dynamics of culture and society and political
identities by;
1.a. to know what is culture, society and politics.
1.b. to share their personal observations on social, political, and cultural behavior and point out the significance of
studying culture, society, and politics.
1.c. understand and reflect on the relevance of understanding culture, society and politics.

INTRODUCTION
TRANSITION/LINKING STATEMENT:
A. MOTIVATION
Direction: Look for the words in the search box below then define each.

A C E P
C O U R
T C R E
R H I F
P O W E
O I E R
C R A E
H A L N
E H T C
E M H E
R E P S
S T R O
A N T H
N P O L
D I V I
F D I V
S U O Y
Preferences Gender Society
Wealth Status
L E A D P A
S E O I W S
D N E G E E
I N Y A R X
R O D U E U
E R T R A A
C L A N D L
U H C M A O
R E T R I W
E T H R A S
U T A T S T
O N E E R A
O C H A R M
I T I C S I
N G R E S L
E R S I T Y
K N A H T Y
Politics Diversity Culture
Asexual Power

B. ESSENTIAL IDEAS
SOCIAL SCIENCE……

It is a discipline that studies the society and the manner in which people behave and influence the world around us. The uttermost
goal of social science is to answer different questions and find solutions to problems of the society to improve human condition despite cultural,
social and political differences.
What is CULTURE?

It is everything that a person learns as a member of a society. It is considered a powerful agent in shaping the decisions and actions
of humans.
Consists of the MATERIAL and NON- MATERIAL.
 What is SOCIETY?

Can be defined as a product of human interactions as humans subscribe to the rules of their culture. It is an organization that caters to
a human’s need for belongingness in a group.

Sociologist Perspective on Society

August Comte Society as a social organism possessing a harmony of structure and function
Talcott Parsons Society is a total complex of human relationships in so far as they grow out of the action in terms
of means- end relationship.
George Herbert Mead Society is an exchange of gestures that involves the use of symbols.
George Douglas Cole Society as the complex of organized associations and institutions with a community
What is POLITICS?

Theorist Definition of Politics

Alfred Boyer Politics is the interaction between the civil society and the government in the activity of
governance.
Max Weber Politics is the exercise of power within states.

Interaction
LEARNING EXPERIENCE:
A. Clarifying for Understanding
Directions: Identify the cultural elements of the Philippines and the country that you had chosen. Then select a partner and share your answers
with each other.
Culture Philippines Example: USA
Language
Religion
Food
Sport
Tradition
B. Processing questions

1. What is your understanding of Human Variations?

2. Give a minimum of 5 examples of Human Variation evident in our society.

Integration
A. FRAMING CONCEPT

 Write 2 concepts that they have learned for today’s session.

______________ ______________
______________ ______________
_____________ _____________

Lifelong Learning:
 Write at least one of your personal observations on social, political, and cultural behavior in our country. How does this behavior
affect our society?

Extended Work:
draw a public transportation means in Philippine society across different eras (19 th century, 20th century and 21st century)Students will now
brainstorm their ideas.
 Direction: Look for the words in the search box below then define each.

A C E P L E A D P A
C O U R S E O I W S
T C R E D N E G E E
R H I F I N Y A R X
P O W E R O D U E U
O I E R E R T R A A
C R A E C L A N D L
H A L N U H C M A O
E H T C R E T R I W
E M H E E T H R A S
R E P S U T A T S T
S T R O O N E E R A
A N T H O C H A R M
N P O L I T I C S I
D I V I N G R E S L
F D I V E R S I T Y
S U O Y K N A H T Y

Preferences Gender Society Politics Diversity Culture

Wealth Status Asexual Power