SANTO NIÑO ACADEMY

Taliwa, Malitbog, Southern Leyte

S.Y. 2020-2021

SIMPLIFIED LEARNING MODULE IN UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY AND POLITICS - 12

FIRST QUARTER

Name: ___________________________________ Score: ____________

Year and Section: __________________________

A. Module No. 2 ANALYZE THE CONCEPT, ASPECTS AND CHANGES IN/OF CULTURE AND SOCIETY

B. Objective:

Student will be able to;

- Analyze the concept, aspects and changes in/of culture and society

C. Materials: Module, Worksheet and Online Resources

I. Introduction

-I hope you are in good condition to learn the contents of this learning module. We
will start our topic through the understanding the concept, aspects and changes in/of culture
and society. Are you ready to get this started? Answer the series of activities below and
enjoy!

II. Explore

Directions: List down your observation about the given picture below. Write your
observations in the space provided. Use a separate sheet if answers won’t fit. 5 pts. each

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 Good work! You have just finished the 1st activity. Now prepare
yourself for the succeeding activities ahead, make sure that
you have gathered learnings from your personal experiences
and readings to correctly answer other activities.

III. Firm Up
Direction: Give what is asked:

1. Use the space below to explain the concept, aspects and changes of culture and society.
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IV. Deepen

Read and understand.

-Culture refers to a group or community which shares common experiences that shape the
way its members understand the world. It includes groups that we are born into, such as
race, national origin, gender, class, or religion. It can also include a group we join or become
part of.

-Culture is a strong part of people's lives. It influences their views, values, humor, hopes,
loyalties, worries and fears. It helps to have some perspective and understanding of their
cultures.
-Culture and society defined, 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.

-The major elements of culture are symbols, language, norms, values, and artifacts.

1. A symbol is anything that is used to stand for something else.

People who share a culture often attach a specific meaning to an object, gesture, sound,
or image. For example, a cross is a significant symbol to Christians. It is not simply two
pieces of wood attached to each other, nor is it just an old object of torture and
execution. To Christians, it represents the basis of their entire religion, and they have
great reverence for the symbol.
 2. Language is a system of words and symbols used to communicate with other people.
This includes full languages as we usually think of them, such as English, Spanish, French,
etc. but, it also includes body language, slang, and common phrases that are unique to
certain groups of people.

3. Systems of values are culturally defined standards for what is good or desirable.
Members of the culture use the shared system of values to decide what is good and
what is bad. Lanuza M. Gerry and Raymundo S. Sarah Understanding Culture, Society,
and Politics. 151 (2016).

-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 goal of this is to promote understanding of cultural practices that are not typically part
of one's own culture.

-Cultural Relativism is important to anthropology and one of the things that makes
anthropology unique because it is a tool, a method for attempting to see things from a
multiplicity of viewpoints so as to better understand them.

-Cultural Relativism does not mean that anything a culture does is good or moral. This is one
of the ones that confuse people.

-Cultural relativism teaches us that, marriage patterns are cultural options, not objective truth.

-Cultural Relativism doesn’t mean that cultures can’t be compared.

There is sometimes a strange notion that there are no commonalities between cultures.

-This is one of the reasons why those trained in cultural anthropology are often great
problem solvers for complex issues.

V. Transfer

Great! You have just finished all the activities. Gather your wits
cause you are about answer the final activity. Common and
let’s get going!

Direction: Encircle the letter of the correct answer. 2pts. each

1. It refers to all alterations affecting new traits or trait complexes and changes in a cultures
content and structure.
a. Cultural change b. Social change c. Political change d. Sociological change

2. It refers to valuable tools for exploring the past and using them to understand the past.
a. Values b. Norms c. Artefacts d. Language

3. It is the ability to understand a culture on its own terms and not to make judgments using
the standards of one's own culture.
a. Sociological view b. Culture c. Cultural relativism d. Society

4. These are rules or expectations of behaviour and thoughts based on shared beliefs within
a specific cultural or social group.
a. Values b. Norms c. Artefacts d. Language
 5. Cultural relativism teaches us that, marriage patterns are__________, not objective truth.
a. Social option b. Political option c. Cultural option d. Socio-cultural option

6. It is a person's principles or standards of behaviour.

a. Values b. Norms c. Artefacts d. Language

7. It refers to a group or community which shares common experiences that shape the way
its members understand the world.
a. Politics b. Society c. Political Science d. Culture

8. Refers to a system of words and symbols used to communicate with other people.
a. Symbols b. Norms c. Artefacts d. Language

9. It is anything that is used to stand for something else.

a. Symbols b. Norms c. Artefacts d. Language

10. It is a variations or modifications in the patterns of social organisation of sub groups within
society.
a. Cultural change b. Social change c. Political change d. Sociological change

11-20. With NOT MORE THAN 200 WORDS Why do you think there is a need to understand
cultural relativism in our society? Expound your answer by providing examples.
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VI. Feedbacking

What are your learnings in this module_________________________________________________________

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What part/s did you find easy and hard ________________________________________________________
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Suggestion in improving this module __________________________________________________________
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Prepared by: Kevin Kevin S. Cabarrubias, LPT

Student’s Signature: _________________________________
Parent’s Signature: __________________________________
Date Accomplished: _________________________________