ACTIVITIES

in
UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY
AND POLITICS
Quarter 1:Module 1-4

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Section:
 Quarter 1:Module 1
Learning Centered Activity No.1
Directions: Explain the meaning of Sociology, Anthropology, and Political Science.
Sociology

Anthropology

Political Science
Learning Centered Activity No.2
Direction: Give what is needed for the following.
Get clippings from newspapers on the current social problems of the country or in your local
community, for example, overpopulation, HIV/AIDS, teenage smoking, climate change,
deforestation, mining, human right violations, etc. Cut out the social problem and paste it below
and explain how social sciences contribute in solving these specific problems.
 Quarter 1:Module 2

Learning Centered Activity No.1

Direction: Read the following questions carefully. Write your answer on the answer space provided.
_____1. It refers to not judging a culture to our own standards of what is right or wrong, strange or normal.

a. Ethnocentrism
b. Cultural Relativism
c. Xenocentrism
d. Cultural Imperialism
_____2. _______ is the idea that something is central to experience or perhaps is the most important factor
in a person's perspective.
a. Culture shock
b. Centrism
c. Ethno
d. Relativism
_____3. Ethnocentrism can be so strong that when confronted with all of the differences of a new culture,
one may experience ___________.
a. Culture shock
b. Ethnocentrism
c. Cultural Identity
d. Cultural Relativism
_____4. It refers to the shared characteristics of a group of people, which encompasses, place of birth,
religion, language, cuisine, social behaviors, art, literature, and music.
a. Culture shock
b. Ethnocentrism
c. Cultural Identity
d. Cultural Relativism
_____5. This involves a belief or attitude that one’s own culture is better than all others, and should
therefore serve as the standard frame of reference.
a. Culture shock
b. Ethnocentrism
c. Cultural Identity
d. Cultural Relativism
_____6. It refers to judging another culture based upon the values and standards set in one’s own culture.
a. Culture shock
b. Ethnocentrism
c. Cultural Identity
d. Cultural Relativism
_____7. This means ethnicity or nationality.
a. Culture shock
b. Centrism
c. Ethno
d. Relativism
_____8. He described the term, involves a belief or attitude that one’s own culture is better than all
others, and should therefore serve as the standard frame of reference.
a. William Graham Sumner
b. Wilis Goltman
c. Willy Anderson
d. Walter Storm

Learning Centered Activity No.2

Directions: Read and analyze each question. Write your answers on the space provided.
1. How can you maintain respect despite cultural differences?
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2. As a Filipino, what practices or values you are proud of that are worth sharing with others?
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3. Explain the importance of cultural relativism in attaining cultural understanding.

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 Quarter 1:Module 3

Learning Centered Activity 1

Direction: Give what is needed for the following.
How does cultural relativism influence society?

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What do think are the benefits of understanding culture?

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Why is it important to understand your own culture?

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Learning Centered Activity 2
Direction: Give what is needed for the following.
Make a poster about the importance of understanding culture.
 Quarter 1:Module 4

Learning Centered Activity 1

Direction: In the Philippine Flag, write the meaning of each symbol.
Learning Centered Activity 2
Direction: give what is needed for the following.
Explain the importance of cultural, social, political and economic symbols and practices.
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Explain this statement “We create culture, but culture in turn creates us.”

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 ACTIVITIES
in
UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY
AND POLITICS
Quarter 1:Module 5-8

Name:
Section:
 Quarter 1:Module 5
Learning Centered Activity No.1
Direction: Read each statement carefully and encircle the letter of your answer.
1. Which agent of socialization has the most impact on our development?
a. Education
b. Family
c. Mass Media
d. Peer Groups
2. The “nurture” argument suggests that people socialize and behave in certain ways because of
a. the way they are born
b. the way they are raised
c. the alignment of the stars
d. the cultural expectations of the society
3. The “nature” argument suggests that people socialize and behave in certain ways because of
a. the way they are born
b. the way they are raised
c. the alignment of the stars
d. the cultural expectations of the society
4. What do sociologists call a continuing process whereby individuals acquire personal identities and learn the
norms, values, behaviors, and social skills appropriate to his or her social position?
a. sociology
b. socialization
c. culture
d. a mouth full
5. Breaking with past experiences and learning new values and mores
a. Resocialization
b. Internalization
c. Socialization
d. Assimilation
6. Which term refers to the cultural process of learning to participate in group life?
a. Agents of Socialization
b. Primary Socialization
c. Socialization
d. Resocialization
7. How does school act as an agent of socialization?
a. In school, we learn about obeying authority.
b. In school, we learn how different our families are.
c. School does not play a role as an agent of socialization.
d. In school, we learn about various research studies that teach us more about socialization.

II. Give what is needed for the following.

1. What are the most important ways that schools serve as agents of socialization?

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Quarter 1:Module 6

Learning Centered Activity No.1

Direction: Read each item carefully an encircle the letter of your answer.
1. Women, homeowners and Roman Catholics are
a. Groups
b. Crowds
c. Categories
d. none of the above
2. Groups whose members share personal and enduring relationships are called
a. secondary groups
b. welfare groups
c. primary groups
d. social groups
3. Secondary groups tend to be
a. personal oriented
b. goal oriented
c. an end in themselves
d. usually long term
4. A social group is best defined as:
a. two or more people who identify and interact with one another
b. people who have some status in common
c. a loose connection of people linked indirectly who may not know each other
d. a temporary cluster of individuals who may or may not interact at all
5. Politics, population patterns, and the economy all form a part of an organization’s
a. future
b. goals
c. history
d. environment
6. A social group is
a. a temporary cluster of individuals who may or may not interact at all.
b. two or more people who identify and interact with one another.
c. people who have some status in common.
d. a set of individuals that are formally organized.
7. Protestants and mothers are examples of
a. groups
b. categories
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d. crowds
8. Which of the following is a difference between primary and secondary groups?
a. Primary groups are smaller than secondary groups.
b. Secondary groups tend to be more personal than primary groups.
c. Secondary groups are usually organized around a specific goal or activity, while primary groups are
more characterized by personal bonds.
d. Both the first and third answers are correct.
9. A group that one uses in making evaluations and decisions is called:
a. a reference group
b. a secondary group
c. a primary group
d. a dyad
10. Leader who directs a group by having its members focus on completing a task is using what leadership
style?
a. laissez-faire leadership
b. instrumental leadership
c. directive leadership
d. expressive leadership

II. Give what is needed for the following.

What leadership conditions have you identified in yourself so far?

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Quarter 1:Module 7

Learning Centered Activity 1

Direction: Read each statement carefully. Write T is the statement is True and F if False.
1. Banks and Corporations are irrelevant to the economic structure of the society.

2. Both state and non-state institutions are essential to the development of the society.

3. Trade unions help regulate the working relationship between the unions and the
employers.

4. Cooperatives and Trade Unions are directly involved with economic systems of
production and distribution in the society.

5. Trade unions and cooperatives are established to maintain the welfare of the workers and
the consumers.
 6. Corporation is a legal entity established under the state law and is designed to generate a
profit.

7. State Institution is an institution that is within the control of the State.

8. Cooperatives and Trade Unions are directly involved with economic systems of
production and distribution in the society.

9. Banks primarily create profit by lending a portion of the deposited money to corporations.

10. The main duty of a bank it so provides a safe place for people to save excess cash, known
as deposit.

11. Corporations are an essential driving force for the economy of a state.

12. Non-state institutions are not essential to the development of the society.

13. Non-state Institution refers to an institution that is not under the control of the
government or by the State.

14. Banks and Corporations are important to the economic structure of the state.

15. Banks are only for storing money and assets.

16. The separation of Church and State allowed people in many different countries to practice
religious freedom without government interference.

Quarter 1:Module 8
Learning Centered Activity 1
Direction: Give what is needed for the following
1. What is the importance of Education to the Society?
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2. What do you think will happen if there is no Education at all?
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3. What do think are the contributions of Education to you as an individual?
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