QUARTER 1- MODULE 2

ANALYZE THE CONCEPT, ASPECTS AND CHANGES IN/OF CULTURE AND SOCIETY

JENNY MAE D. OTTO GRADE 12 ABM-YEN

WHAT’S NEW

Activity 1. What I Think About This

FIRST IMAGE

 It can be seen from the picture that it reflects a present-day problem in our country - Crowding on a busy street.
 The image shows heavy traffic due to the following factors:
 Unorganized pathways for people
 Street vendors that almost takes a huge chunk of space in the pedestrian.
 Cars that are parked in the wrong places.
 It looks like there is a market nearby.

SECOND IMAGE

 From the picture, it is observed that people depicts different professions present in our society.
 These are the professions shown:
 Doctor
 Engineer
 Teacher
 Attorney
 People looking professional (probabaly an office worker)
 The photo is promoting to stop discrimination despite the differences.
 All persons in the pictures were smiling as if they are not experiencing problems.
 Some were on their uniforms.
 Just like in the first picture, this photo was in black and white.

WHAT’S MORE

Activity 3. Essay Writing

Culture consists of the beliefs, behaviors, objects, and other characteristics common to the members of a particular
group or society. Through culture, people and groups define themselves, conform to society's shared values, and
contribute to society. Thus, culture includes many societal aspects: language, customs, values, norms, mores, rules,
tools, technologies, products, organizations, and institutions. This latter term institution refers to clusters of rules and
cultural meanings associated with specific social activities. Common institutions are the family, education, religion, work,
and health care.

Cultural Change in Our Society – According to Kingsley Davis, the cultural change “embraces all changes occurring in any
branch of culture including art, science, technology, philosophy, etc., as well as changes in the forms and rules of social
organisation”. According to David Dressier and Donald Cams, “Cultural change is the modification or discontinuance of
existing ‘tried’ and ‘tested ‘procedures transmitted to us from the culture of the past, as well as the introduction of new
procedures “.
In brief, any change that takes place in the realm of culture can be called cultural change. Culture is not static but
dynamic. It also undergoes change. For example, invention and popularisation of the automobile, the addition of new
words to our language, changing concepts of property and morality, new forms of music, art or dance, new styles in
architecture and sculpture, new rules of grammar or meter, the general trend towards sex equality, etc., all represent
cultural changes. Nearly all important changes involve social and cultural, material and non-material aspects.

WHAT I LEARNED

Activity 4. Reflection

I learned that culture is the way of life of society . It is the sum of ideas , beliefs ,behaviors ,norms, traditions and
activities shared by a particular group of people.

I realized that both society and culture are co-existing.

If given a chance I will be able to made a group and teach them how to preserved our culture, so that the next
generation will also given a chance to see the culture we had.

WHAT I CAN DO

Activity 5. Slogan Making

WHAT’S MORE

Activity 2. Stop and Reflect

What Cultural Relativism is What Cultural Relativism is not The importance of Cultural Relativism

Cultural relativism is the ability to
understand a culture on its own
terms and not to make judgments
using the standards of one's own
culture. ... The concept of cultural
relativism also means that any
opinion on ethics is subject to the
perspective of each person within
their particular culture.
SELF - TEST
Cultural relativism refers to not
judging a culture to our own
standards of what is right or wrong,
strange or normal. Instead, we
should try to understand cultural
practices of other groups in its own
cultural context.
Applying cultural relativism allows
scholars to study cultures outside of
their own without making a moral
judgement. Overall, this increases
tolerance, inclusivity, and the
possibility for cultural exchange.

Activity 4. Essay

1. Why do you think there is a need to understand cultural relativism in our society? Expound your answer by
providing examples.

Understanding people is not just for the society to see the good in you but to see the person who's craving for
someone's understanding, people needs someone beside or near them by this pandemic, people needs a helping hand
and a person hearing them. The goal of this is promote understanding of cultural practices that are not typically part of
one's own culture. Using the perspective of cultural relativism leads to the view that no one culture is superior than
another culture when compared to systems of morality, law, politics, etc.

POST TEST

1. A

2.C

3.C

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.D

8.D

9.A

10.B