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Understanding Culture,
Society, and Politics
Quarter 1 – Module 4
Anthropological and
Sociological Perspectives on
Culture and Society
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Table of Contents
COVER PAGE............................................................................................................i
COPYRIGHT PAGE...................................................................................................ii
TITLE PAGE............................................................................................................. iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS............................................................................................ iv
WHAT THIS MODULE IS ABOUT ............................................................................v
WHAT I NEED TO KNOW ........................................................................................v
HOW TO LEARN FROM THIS MODULE..................................................................v
ICONS OF THIS MODULE ...................................................................................... vi
WHAT I KNOW ........................................................................................................ vii
Lesson 1: Anthropological and Sociological Perspectives on
Culture and Society
What’s In ..............................................................................................................1
What’s New:..........................................................................................................1
What Is It...............................................................................................................1
What’s More: .......................................................................................................3
What I Have Learned: Reflection of Learning..................................................4
What I Can Do: ....................................................................................................4
Summary...............................................................................................................5
What I Know (Post-Test) ............................................................................. 6
Key to Answers................................................................................................. 8
References............................................................................................................ 9
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What This Module is About
Looking into the anthropological and sociological perspectives of culture and
society, it will widen your horizon into a specific point of view of understanding of
judging people in the society and its culture. This module will open oneself into these
perspectives you will see things true relations to one another.
Let the learning begin.
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Icons of this Module
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What I Know
PRETEST
5. It is a type of culture that is being learned and observed by humans such as religion,
folk, behavior, customs, etc.
A. Material Culture C. Non-material Culture
B. Basic Culture D. Commercial Culture
7. Which set of learned behavior and ideas that humans acquire as members of
society?
A. Habitus C. Culture
B. Holism D. Nature
8. Which of the following statement best explains the relevance of sociology and
anthropology, except?
A. Serve as identification of uniqueness of one’s group
B. Provide avenues of respect and acceptance
C. Application of socio-anthropological knowledge to the production of
people’s needs
C. The mean justifies the ends
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9. How does anthropology differ from other social sciences such as sociology?
A. Anthropology is holistic and integrative in its approach.
B. The other social sciences are much more holistic and integrative in their
approach.
C. Anthropology tends to specialize in the workings of specific systems.
D. Anthropology is more important than the other social sciences.
10. When discussing things like language, beliefs, and attitudes, we are describing
the concept of:
A. Genetic Mutation C. Evolution
B. Culture D. Philosophy
13. Refers to a group of people sharing a common culture within a defined territorial
boundaries.
A. Territory C. Society
B. Diversity D. Family Ties
14. Which of the following best explains of the sociological perspective of culture,
except.
A. Sociological perspective enables you to gain a new vision of social life
B. It provides a different way of looking at life’s social relationship
C. Provides a deeper understanding of how people interact in the community
D. Enables you to understand the origin of humanity through the evolution of
man
15. Is composite areas that comprise beliefs, practices, values, attitudes, laws,
norms that a person learns and shares as a member of society
A. Ethnicity C. Socialization
B. Culture D. Enculturation
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Module
Anthropological and
Sociological Perspectives on
4 Culture and Society
(UCSP11/12DCS-Ic-6)
What’s In
In the previous lesson, we learned about the goals of Anthropology, Political
Science, and Sociology and how it made an impact to the society. As a continuation,
our next lesson will focus on the anthropological and sociological perspectives of
culture and society.
What’s New
Directions: Inside the box below. Write your ideas or opinion on the given question.
1. Have you ever traveled outside the Regions? If so, describe one cultural
difference you remember in other region in the Philippines that you visited.
What Is It
What is Culture?
Is a combination or varied areas that comprises tradition, cultural practices,
behaviors, beliefs, values, attitudes, norms, symbols, laws, knowledge, and entirely
that a person learns and share influence being a member of society (Baleña, Lucero
& Peralta, 2016)
Forms of Culture
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Material (Tangible) – Refers to the physical objects that people produce.
Example: Buildings, infrastructures, vehicles, clothing, artworks, tools,
artifacts, goods, technological creations, factories and so forth.
What is Society?
Denotes to a group of individuals sharing a common culture inside a
characterized territorial boundaries. Society ought to have rules of conduct,
traditions, customs, laws, folkways and mores, and desires that guarantee suitable
conduct among individuals. Hence, each society is special in terms of culture
(Baleña, Lucero & Peralta, 2016)
Anthropology
- Study man entirely
Is the branch of science that studies human behaviour, his works, his body,
his conduct and values, in time and space (Palipis, 2007). Moreover, it also studies
man’s physical, social, and cultural development that defines and explains the
wonder of human life. In short, human studies analyses man’s conduct as part of
society (Zulueta & Maglaya, 2005)
Sociology
- Focus study is society
- Is a social science that studies human social relationship, and shared human
behaviour in the society. It examines human interaction which is necessary in
understanding the cultural aspect of man. It also focus its attention on all kinds of
social relationships, social arts, social interaction, social structures, social processes
and social organization (Palispis, 2009)
What’s More
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Direction: Write down on the table below your observation or perspective about
anthropological and sociological study on culture and society.
CULTURE
SOCIETY
I learned that________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
I realized that________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
If given a chance_____________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
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What Can I do
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Category 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Creativity The Slogan is The Slogan is The Slogan is The slogan does
exceptionally creative and a creative and not reflect any
creative. A lot of good amount of some thought degree of
thought and effort thought was put was put into creativity.
was used to into decorating it. decorating it.
make the banner.
Originality Exceptional use Good use of new Average use of No use of new
of new ideas and ideas and new ideas and ideas and
originality to originality to originality to originality to
create slogan. create slogan. create slogan. create slogan.
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Summary
Forms of Culture
Material (Tangible) - refers to the physical objects
Non-material (Intangible) – non-physical aspect of human creations
Anthropology
- Study man entirely
Is the branch of science that studies human behaviour, his works, his body, his
conduct and values, in time and space It also studies man’s physical, social, and
cultural development that defines and explains the wonder of human life.
Sociology
- Focus study is society
- Is a social science that studies human social relationship, and shared human
behaviour in the society. It examines human interaction which is necessary in
understanding the cultural aspect of man. It also focus its attention on all kinds of
social relationships, social arts, social interaction, social structures, social
processes and social.
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What I Know
POST-TEST
5. How does anthropology differ from other social sciences such as sociology?
A. Anthropology is holistic and integrative in its approach.
B. The other social sciences are much more holistic and integrative in their
approach.
C. Anthropology tends to specialize in the workings of specific systems.
D. Anthropology is more important than the other social sciences.
8. It is a type of culture that is being learned and observed by humans such as religion,
folk, behavior, customs, etc.
A. Material Culture C. Non-material Culture
B. Basic Culture D. Commercial Culture
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9. Which set of learned behavior and ideas that humans acquire as members of
society?
A. Habitus C. Culture
B. Holism D. Nature
10. Which of the following statement best explains the relevance of sociology and
anthropology, except?
A. Serve as identification of uniqueness of one’s group
B. Provide avenues of respect and acceptance
C. Application of socio-anthropological knowledge to the production of
people’s needs
D. The mean justifies the ends
11. When discussing things like language, beliefs, and attitudes, we are describing
the concept of:
A. Genetic Mutation C. Evolution
B. Culture D. Philosophy
12. Refers to a group of people sharing a common culture within a defined territorial
boundaries.
A. Territory C. Society
B. Diversity D. Family Ties
13. Is composite areas that comprise beliefs, practices, values, attitudes, laws,
norms hat a person learns and shares as a member of society
A. Ethnicity C. Socialization
B. Culture D. Enculturation
Key Answers
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Module 4
Pre-Test Post-Test
1. C 1. A
2. A 2. A
3. C 3. D
4. A 4. C
5. C 5. A
6. A 6. C
7. C 7. A
8. A 8. C
9. A 9. C
10. B 10. A
11. A 11. B
12. D 12. C
13. C 13. B
14. D 14. D
15. B 15. A
References
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Books
Baleña, E. Lucero, D. Peralta, A. (2016) Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics for
Senior High School, Quezon City: Educational Resources Corporation. Philippines
Understanding Culture, Society and Politics (Alternative Delivery Mode ADM - Modules)
INTERNET SOURCES
Rcampus.com. 2020. Irubric: Slogan Contest Rubric - N44828: Rcampus. [online] Available at:
<https://www.rcampus.com/rubricshowc.cfm?code=N44828&sp=yes&> [Accessed
10 June 2020].
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