Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
Division of Bohol

DISCIPLINE & IDEAS IN SOCIAL SCIENCE

Week 6-Day 1

Name : __________________________ Date: _______

Grade and Section : __________________________ Score: ______

Competency: : Apply the basic concepts and principles of the major

social science theories
Objective : Apply the socio-cultural, economic, and political conditions of
Structural-functionalism
Topic : Socio-cultural, economic, and political conditions of
Structural-functionalism
Materials :
Reference : Abulencia, Arthur S.,et.al. Discipline and Ideas in the Social
Sciences Teachers Guide. Pasig City. DepEd-BLR. 2017.
Pp.31-35
Copyrights : DepEd owned.

Concept Notes:
Structural Functionalism - a sociological theory that attempts to explain why
society functions the way it does by focusing on the relationships between the
various social institutions that make up society (ex. government, law, education,
religion, etc.)

The two concepts of structural functionalism are social structure and social
function:
1. Social Structure. It is any relative stable pattern of social behavior. Social
structure includes arrangements in society, such as various social classes (upper,
middle and lower) or various governmental levels (federal, state, and municipal).
In sociology, the distinctive, stable arrangement of institutions whereby human
beings in society interact and live together.
2. Social Functions. The action that contribute to the maintenance of a system,
institution, or society. Social function of arts re those that go beyond personal
intrinsic value to art’s social benefits. Individuals and their society are dynamically
related.

EXAMPLE:
Society Economic, socio- Social Social function
cultural, political Structure
Family Socio cultural Parents Parents: nurture
children children positive esteem
Children: submit
himself to rules of
discipline
Religion Socio cultural Praise Creating a moral
community
Government Politics Executive Executes and enforce
Legislative law
Make new laws or
Judiciary change existing laws
Administers justice
according to law
 Corporation Economic Board of Plan & strategize goals
Directors and objectives of the
Employees company
Perform their work with
Shareholders care
Officers Provide financial
backing
Responsible for the
management and the
day to day operation of
the company

Exercise
Fill in the table by applying the given situations as either socio-cultural, economic or
political. After which, determine the social structure and social function to each
situation given. Refer the example above for your guidance.
SOCIETY SOCIO-CULTURAL, SOCIAL SOCIAL FUNCTION
ECONOMIC, STRUCTURE
POLITICAL
1. Law

2. LGU

3. Cooperative

4. School

5. Barkada/peer

HUMSS-DISS
Week 6-Day 2

Objective : Apply the socio-cultural, economic, and political conditions of

Structural-functionalism

Concept Notes:
Structuralism
Three of the focus study of structuralism is to determine the latent, manifest functions
and dysfunction of every institution in the society.
1. Manifest Functions. The known and intended consequences of a system,
institution or society
Example: manifest function of education includes preparing for a career by getting good
grades, graduation and finding good job etc.
2. Latent Functions. The unintended and often unforeseen consequences of a system,
institution or society.
Example: Latent function of education include meeting new people, participating in
extracurricular activities taking school trips or maybe finding a spouse.
3. Social Dysfunction. Factors that lead to the breakdown of a system, institution or
society
Example: dysfunction of education includes not getting good grade, not getting a job
etc.
 INSTITUTIONS MANIFEST LATENT DYSFUNCTION

Family Members love each Become member of Teen pregnancy

other society
Health Helping sick people Volunteer work No cure for disease

Exercise
Completing the Table. Answer the second, third, and fourth columns by determining
the latent and manifest function and dysfunction given from the first column.
Institution Manifest Function Latent Function Dysfunction

1. Religion
2. Barkadahan
System
3. Fiesta

4. Beauty Pagents

5. Election

6. 6. Urbanization
7.

HUMSS-DISS
Week 6-Day 3

Objective : Apply the socio-cultural, economic, and political conditions of

Marxism

Concept Notes:

MARXISM
It is a potent force in the modern world. An interpretation of Marxism is not merely an
academic task. It is also a political action which can either strengthen or weaken
Marxism as a social force; consequently, interpretation of Marxism evoke the full range
of feelings associated with any controversial political action. This irreducible
partisanship does not vitiate the scientific value of Marxism thought or prove that
Marxism is really a species of religion On the contrary, in indicates the continuing
capacity of Marxism analysis to address the central political and economic conflicts of
our time. Interpretation of those conflict inevitably reflect a person’s location in social
structure and historical time.

Marxism on Society and culture.

Historical materialism — Marx’s theory of history — is centered around the idea that
forms of society rise and fall as they further and then impede the development of
human productive power. Marx sees the historical process as proceeding through a
necessary series of modes of production, characterized by class struggle, culminating
in communism. There it is clear that according to him the current set up of society is
governed with perpetual conflict. This conflict should be eliminated to attain a society
called “classless society”.

Marxism on Economy.
Marx’s economic analysis of capitalism is based on his version of the labor theory of
value, and includes the analysis of capitalist profit as the extraction of surplus value
from the exploited proletariat. The analysis of history and economics come together in
Marx’s prediction of the inevitable economic breakdown of capitalism, to be replaced
 by communism. However, Marx refused to speculate in detail about the nature of
communism, arguing that it would arise through historical processes, and was not the
realization of a pre-determined moral ideal.

Marxism on Politics as Ideology.

It originally consisted of three related ideas: a philosophical anthropology, a theory of
history, and an economic and political program. There is also Marxism as it has been
understood and practiced by the various socialist movements, particularly before
1914. Then there is Soviet Marxism as worked out by Vladimir Lenin and modified by
Joseph Stalin. Which then followed by the several socialist fronts in the Philippines
such as Labor Unions (Unión Obrera Democrática Filipina), Political Organization
(Philippine Democratic Socialist Party) and even Revolutionary movement (CPP-NPA).

Exercise
Fill in the Blank. Answer the second and third column what is asked based from the
situation in the first column. One point for every correct answer in Socio-Cultural,
Economic, Political. Two points for each relevant explanation in the third column.

SITUATIONS ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, EXPLANATION

SOCIO-CULTURAL
Example : Labor Union Economic Labor Union fights for
economic reform in their
company.
1. Student Activism

2. Fighting for 700 per day

wage hike

3. Supporting the leftist

party during election

4. Advocating for equality

in the Society

5. Forming Farmers’
Cooperative