MODULES IN

UNDERSTANDING
THE SELF

COURSE SUBJECT MATTER #3

THE SELF, SOCIETY, AND CULTURE

UNDERSTANDING THE SELF

OUTCOMES:

 Explain the relationship between and

among the self, society, and culture

 Describe and discuss the different ways by

which society and culture shape the self

 Compare and contrast how the self can be

influenced by the different institution in the
society
ACTIVITIES

1. Read the attached lecture with understanding

then answer the questions that follow.
2. Submit your answer in hard copies to the
registrar’s office after a week of when you
receive this module. However, those who will not
be able to submit the hard copy, you can submit
it through online. A feedback will be sent to you if
we have received your answer.
3. See to it that you write your complete name on
every page of the answer sheet. You may
encode your answer or use your legible
handwriting.
4. These are the questions to be answered

a) Characterize the self and explain each

characteristics.
b) What is social constructivism and how does it
influence the self?
c) Differentiate the 2 faces of every self.
d) How does language affect gender neutrality
and social constructivism?
e) What is gender? How does it influence
culture?

Analysis:
1. What are the influences of family in your
development as an individual?
2. What are the influences of peer and social
media in your development as an
individual?
3. Think of a time that you were your true self.
What made you think that you were truly
who you are during this time of your life?
4. Following question number 3, can you
provide a time when you felt you were not
living your true self.
5. Why did you have to live a life like that?
What did you do about it?
6. What social pressures help shape yourself?
Would you have wanted it otherwise?
7. What aspect of yourself do you think
maybe change or would you like to
change?
 Paste a picture of you when you were in elementary, in high
school, and now that you are in college. Below the picture,
list down your salient characteristics that you remember.

My Elementary Self My High School Self My College Self

After having your “self” in its different stages, fill out the table
below:

Similarities in all Differences in my Possible reasons for

stages of my “self” “self” across the three the differences in me
stages of my life
  The output will be evaluated using the rubric below:
Content 20 10 6 3 1
pts The answers The answers The answers With answer
contain at contains at contains at but not
least 5 least 3-4 least 1-2 accurate
accurate accurate accurate
facts facts facts
Organizations 6 5 3 1
of ideas 15 Ideas are Ideas are Ideas are Ideas seem
pts express in a express in a somewhat to be a
clear and pretty, clear organize but collection of
organize manner but where not unrelated
passion, it is the very clear sentences, it
easy to organization is very
figure out could have difficult to
what the been better figure out
answer is all
about
Mechanics 4 3 2 1
10 pts One or fewer 2-3 errors in 4 errors in More than 4
errors in spelling, spelling, errors in
spelling, punctuation punctuation spelling,
punctuation and and punctuation
and grammar grammar and
grammar grammar
Timeliness 5 4 1
pts Submitted on Did not
time submit on
time

Reflection
“Do something today that your future self will thank you for”