Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION IV-A CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BATANGAS

WEEKLY ACTIVITY SHEET IN

UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY, AND POLITICS
Nature, Goals and Perspectives in Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science

Name of Learner: ______________________________________

Grade Level: ______________________________________
Strand/Track ______________________________________
Date: First Week (September, 13-17, 2021)

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Directions: Read the following items carefully. Write the letter that corresponds to your
answer on a separate sheet of paper.

For numbers 1-4, identify the branch of science described in each item. Choose your answer
from the given choices below:

a. Anthropology b. Sociology c. Political Science

1. This is the study of society, patterns of social interactions, and culture of everyday
life.
2. Its goal is to look for the similarities and differences among the cultures of societies
around the world. In doing so, we could be able to understand more about human
nature, and be more tolerant on other people’s behavior and actions.
3. If we want to know why certain social phenomena happened, such as the television
program Eat Bulaga’s Kalyeserye gaining millions of tweets worldwide, this field of
social science answers these occurrences.
4. Its main concern is to learn how to use power over others to maintain social order
and harmony among citizens.

For numbers 5-8, identify the most appropriate discipline to be used in the following research
scenarios and recent development that happened in our country. Choose your answer from
the given choices below:

a. Anthropology b. Sociology c. Geography d. Political Science

5. Preservation of cultural diversity and respect for traditions in this period of

globalization
6. Exchange of culture and ideas in the macro level and breakdown of families in the
micro level as a result of economic migration by Filipino workers
7. Framing legislative policies abolishing or limiting political dynasties all over the
Philippines.
8. Referendum was held in selected provinces comprising the old Bangsamoro republic
for the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Basic Law. This was done to promote
development, peace, and order in their locality.

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Directions: Since change is already happening at present, let us realize how social change
occurs because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Tell the changes on some aspects of
your life by completing the table below.
Before COVID-19 During COVID-19
Way of life

Priorities in life

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Activity 3
Directions: Answer the following questions:
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1. Can we consider these changes as examples of social change? Why or why not?
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2. What are the roles of government in protecting us from the harmful effects of this
pandemic?
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3. What are your fears related to this unexpected event in your life? How do you deal
with your worries during this time of COVID-19 pandemic?
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Activity 4
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Directions: Using the given illustration from the left, identify the concepts that you can relate
to culture, society and politics. Then, give your own definition of the concepts stated.

Culture Society Politics

Definition

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Your Own
Definition

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1. What do you think is the importance of finding your social location in your own
society?
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2. How do the following features (race, gender, religion, class, etc.) affect you in
pursuing your present and future plans? Do they provide opportunities or serve as
constraints?
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3. How does government respond to the needs of those people who belong to the same
social location where you are located right now?
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Drawing or picture that represents your society with explanation.
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Directions: Complete the following phrases.
The Topic was about________________________________________________________.
It Matters because _________________________________________________________.
I’ve Learned today that ______________________________________________________.

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Directions: Based on the picture, identify the major social issue or problem that affects our
society today. Explain how the disciplines of anthropology, sociology, and political science
help us in addressing this issue.

Discipline/s in social science you will use for the

Issue/Problem
problem/issue

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Directions: Read the following items carefully. Write the letter that corresponds to your
answer on a separate sheet of paper.

For numbers 1-4, choose the best answer for each item.
1. Food habits like the way of cooking foods, habits of dressing up, relationship with
family members or with in-laws, and many others are some of the focuses of this
anthropological field.
a. Archaeology c. Linguistics
b. Biological anthropology d. Cultural & social anthropology

2. A researcher chose to write about indigenous people in Mindanao and he described

them using some concepts such as kinship, gender and power. He tried to compare
them to other groups of people. Which of the following fields of science did the
statement above portray?
a. History c. Political science
b. Anthropology d. Sociology

3. It entails political ideas, ideologies, institutions, policies, processes, laws, strategy,

and war.
a. Anthropology c.Sociology
b. Philosophy d. Political science

4. Which of the following statements is the best definition of sociology?

a. This is the study of ancient societies and their cultural traditions.
b. It comes from the Greek words anthropos meaning “humankind,” and logos
meaning “study.”
c. This deals with the scientific study of human interactions, social groups and
institutions, and the whole societies.

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d. It studies the ways in which cultural traditions of different groups of people

have changed over the years.

5. A group of people is responsible for discovering and digging up old communities.

Based on the fossils and artifacts found during the excavation, they try to put these
pieces of evidence together to describe the community, its people, their culture, and
traditions. Who do you think are these people?
a. Archeologists c. Ethnologists
b. Historians d. Sociologists

6. Society and culture is indeed connected with one another, all encompassing,
meaning we visualize culture and society as a complex whole. The following
descriptions below clearly explain how culture, society, and politics are interrelated
with one another, except for one. Which description is it?
a. Members of the society are not active in the engagement in political activities.
b. People interact meaningfully with one another and observe social norms as
members of the society.
c. The culture of a society encompasses the meaningful processes and
products of social interactions
d. People interact in society as individuals and as group with duties and
privileges.

7. In social science, the study of the biological evolution of man is important because it
provides explanations on the reason behind the biological variations among
contemporary human population. Which field of social science is described in the
said statement?
a. Archeology c. Linguistics
b. Ethnology d. Biological anthropology

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Directions: Identify the following statements below if it is a scenario related to sociology or
anthropology. The words in bold letters serve as your clue.

1. A Family is usually consisted of a mother, father and their children.

2. Dela Cruz family was guided by the religious belief that “A family that prays
together, stays together.”
3. The parents, together with their children, loved to go out and dine in together,
eating their favorite foods like adobo, kare-kare, sinigang, and sinampalukan.
4. Ana, a member of the family, meanwhile learned how to cook these foods
through a culinary school.
5. During summer vacations, the family goes to the province to visit their
grandparents and other relatives.

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Prepared by: Checked by:

JHON BYRON C. ALMENDRAS BILLY G. CASTILLO

Subject Teacher Principal II