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WHOLE BRAIN LEARNING SYSTEM

OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION

GRADE
Understanding Culture, Society 11/12
and Politics

LEARNING QUARTER 2
MODULE WEEK 8

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 MODULE IN
UNDERSTANDING CULTURE,
SOCIETY, AND POLITICS
QUARTER 2
WEEK 8
New Challenges to Human
Adaptation and Social Change
Development Team
Writers: Clarisse C. Raval, Mac Alwin Z. Tacang
Editor/Reviewers: Rhonel S. Bandiola, Richard A. Hapa
Illustrators:
Layout Artist: Bryll B.Atienza
Management Team: Vilma D. Eda Arnel S. Bandiola
Lourdes B. Arucan Juanito V. Labao
Imelda Fatima G. Hernaez

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 What I Need to Know

What this module is about?

This module is a SELF-PACED learning material for you to continue your studies
in the comfort and safety of your home.

This module presents knowledge about the new challenges to human adaptation and
social change which include global warming and climate change. The topics are very interesting
to learn because of the ever-changing condition of our environment nowadays. It contains
interesting discussion that will guide you in understanding these concepts. Activities are found
in every lesson to test your understanding and to help you retain better what you have learned.

Most Essential Learning Competency:

Describe how human societies affect adapt to the new challenges in the physical, social
and cultural environment.

What you are expected to learn?

After going through the module, you are expected to:

✓ explain the new challenges to human adaptation and social change;
✓ analyze the effects of global warming and climate change to the society;
✓ examine the varied reasons for transmigration of Filipinos;
✓ analyze the effects of transmigration to Filipino Families and Values; and
✓ evaluate the factors causing social, political, and cultural change.

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 What I Know

Pre-test: Multiple Choice

Directions: Choose the letter that corresponds to your answer. Write your answers on
a separate sheet of paper.

1) Feminism is for _______________________.

A. the women’s liberation movement.
B. the men’s liberation movement.
C. both A and B
D. none of the above

2) Those persons who having migrated from one nation-state to another, live their
lives across borders, participating simultaneously in social relations that embed
them in more than one nation-state are called ________________.
A. Inclusive Citizens
B. Overseas Filipino Workers
C. Transnational Migrants
D. Environmentalist

3) Which of the following is the goal of adaptation to climate change?

A. to push for reforms on issues involving women such as reproductive health,
domestic violence, fair labor practices, political suffrage and sexual harassment
B. to decrease the ability of our environmental, social, and economic system to
cope with the problem
C. to increase the ability of our environmental, social, and economic system to
cope with the problem
D. both A and C

4) It refers to the permanent transfer from one country to another.

A. Migration
B. Circular Migration
C. Internal Migration
D. International Migration

5) It is a generic term for many forms of electronic communication that are possible
through the use of computer technology.
A. Mass media
B. New media
C. Electronic media
D. Media

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6) Which of the following is NOT an example of an Overseas Filipino Worker?
A. Carlito is a Filipino seafarer. He is working hard to support his family.
B. Anna is a Filipino rising artist. She is in Japan for a meet and greet and album
signing.
C. Maria is a Filipino nurse in Canada. She loves her work very much.
D. all of the above

7) Overseas Filipino Workers are also called _______________.

A. bagong bayani ng bayan
B. iskolar ng bayan
C. manlilikha ng bayan
D. both A and C

8) Which of the following best defines social movement?

A. It is a social movement whose advocacies are in line with concerns for the
environment.
B. It is a set of attitudes and self-conscious actions by people seeking to change
society.
C. It includes access to public funds, public organizations, egalitarian rights and
acceptance by national figures.
D. none of the above

9) Which of the following is an example of internal migration?

A. Manolo and his family were temporarily relocated from their home to nearby
institutions due to the devastating effects of an earthquake.
B. Linda had an opportunity to work in Canada for 2 years.
C. Tony and his family migrated to Korea a few years ago.
D. Aila and her siblings were one of the few informal settlers who were
relocated in Cavite.

10) The right to participate in a society’s decision-making processes has been

accepted as a basic human right.
A. True
B. Somehow true
C. False
D. Somehow False

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 DAY 1

What’s In

Activity 1.1: Lyric Analysis

Directions: Listen to the song “Earth Song” by Michael Jackson. If you do not
have access to the song, just read and internalize the lyrics below. Try to analyze the
meaning of the song which will help you understand our lesson. Then answer the
questions found below on a sheet of paper.

EARTH SONG by Michael Jackson

What about sunrise? What have we done to the world?

What about rain?
What about all the things
That you said we were to gain?
What about killing fields?
Is there a time?
What about all the things
That you said was yours and mine?
Did you ever stop to notice
All the blood we've shed before?
Did you ever stop to notice
This crying Earth, these weeping shores?
Look what we've done
What about all the peace
That you pledge your only son?
What about flowering fields?
Is there a time?
What about all the dreams
That you said was yours and mine?
Did you ever stop to notice
All the children dead from war?
Did you ever stop to notice
This crying Earth, these weeping shores?

Processing Questions:
1) What are the common issues tackled in the song?
2) The singer begins with what we naturally see in nature, such as sunrise and rain,
but then he made mention of the notion of killing fields in the succeeding lines. What
do you think is the singer trying to imply with this?
3) In your opinion, what does the question “is there a time?” mean?
4) Do you agree that we have taken the Earth for granted, not realizing it is on the brink
of collapse?
5) How do you think can you help solve the world’s environmental problems?

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 What is It

New Challenges to Human Adaptation and Social Change

Source:https://news.stanford.edu/2019/01/03/climate-change-research-produced-reasons-concern-hope-2018/

Humans are generally adaptive to changes in the environment. If people

perceive relevant changes in the environment they are in, they readily adapt their
behaviour to meet these new challenges for their own benefit. Changes are inevitable.
They bring a host of problems, and as humans, we are challenged to respond to these
problems not only individually but collectively.
Global Warming and Climate Change

Source:https://climate.nasa.gov/resources/global-warming-vs-climate-change/

Many researchers on global warming and climate change focus mostly on what
it will bring to the future. Climate change serves as a new challenge to humans today.
The changing climatic conditions that we experience tell us that there is an existing

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environmental problem that needs to be addressed immediately so that it will not give
too much negative impact to human beings in the future. Everyone must do something
and act on global warming and climate change to ensure the survival of human
species.
Today, different programs are being implemented worldwide to prevent further
global warming and avoid climate change. Despite of this, its effect will definitely last
many years from now. Therefore, adaptation to the resulting changes in climate
change is necessary. The goal of adaptation to climate change is to increase the ability
of our environmental, social, and economic system to cope with the problem.

What’s New

Activity 1.2: Five Ways

Directions: List down 5 ways on how humans can adapt to climate change. Write your
answers on a separate sheet of paper.

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 DAY 2

What is It

Transnational Migration and Overseas Filipino Workers

Aside from human adaptation to changes in environment, people on earth are
also facing adaptation challenges borne by the need for mobility; people are changing
residences rapidly.
Migration is defined as the
process of geographic mobility, or
the change of residence of a
person from one community to
another with the intention of
settling temporarily or
permanently. There are three
types of migration – international
migration is the permanent
transfer from one country to
another. A change of residence
Source:https://socialsciences.org.au/socialsciencesweek/event/is-the-global- within a country is called internal
approach-to-migration-broken/
migration. Circular migration is a temporary movement of a person.

Transnational migrants
are those persons who having
migrated from one nation-state
to another, live their lives across
borders, participating
simultaneously in social
relations that embed them in
more than one nation-state.
Overseas Filipino
Worker is a person of Filipino
origin who lives and works
outside of the Philippines. This Source:https://flyingketchup.ph/bagong-bayani-why-ofws-are-our-ambassadors-to-the-world/
term applies to Filipinos who are
abroad indefinitely as citizens or as permanent residents of a different country and to

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those Filipino citizens who are abroad for a limited, definite period as workers or as
students. They are called bagong bayani ng bayan.

What’s More

Activity 2:

“It is in a Filipino culture to desire to work abroad.”

Directions: Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not? In a clean sheet of
paper, explain your answer.
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 DAY 3

What’s New

Responding to Social, Political, and Cultural Change

Inclusive citizenship
Inclusive citizenship is a governing policy focused at giving all citizens a strong
sense that they are members of the overall society. This also includes access to public
funds, public organizations, egalitarian rights and acceptance by national figures.
Participatory governance
Participatory governance is a theory which put emphasis on democratic
engagement through deliberative practices. The desired output of participatory
governance is citizen engagement. Participation is a fundamental goal of most
government institutions. The right to participate in a society’s decision-making
processes has been accepted as a basic human right.
New media
From media to mass media, to electronic media, and now to the so-called new
media. Technology has a great influence on our way of living; it also widens our social
circle. New media is a generic term for the many different forms of electronic
communication that are made possible through the use of computer technology.
Social networking
Social networking is a more casual form of social media. The most popular
example is Facebook. Social networking is just one of the different forms and types of
social media. Others include forums, microblogging, bookmarking, video sites and
search engines.
Social movement
Social movement is defined as a set of attitudes and self-conscious actions by
people seeking to change society. Social movements involve a large number of people
mobilize to endorse or resist any social and cultural change.
Environmentalism

Environmentalism is a social movement whose advocacies are in line with

concerns for the environment – its protection and improvement; feminism is for the

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women’s liberation movement. It is a feminist movement which is a series of political
campaigns to push for reforms on issues involving women such as reproductive health,
domestic violence, fair labor practices, political suffrage and sexual harassment.

What’s More

Activity 3: Positive and Negative Effects

Directions: Using the table below, list down the different social networking sites and
identify their positive and negative effects on a separate sheet of paper.

Social Networking POSITIVE

NEGATIVE EFFETS
Sites EFFECTS
1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

DAY 4

WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

Activity 4: Essay

Directions: How does new media and social movement impact the cultural,
social and political change in your country? Write your reactions on a separate sheet
of paper.

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 Now that you are through with the module, CONGRATULATIONS!!! You are ready for
the posttest. Answer the posttest and find out how well you have gone through the module.
Compare your score with that of the pretest. If you got higher, that means that you have
learned something. GOOD LUCK!

Assessment

Post-test: Multiple Choice

Direction: Choose the letter that corresponds to your answer. Write your answers on
a separate sheet of paper.
1) Those persons who having migrated from one nation-state to another, live their
lives across borders, participating simultaneously in social relations that embed
them in more than one nation-state are called ________________.
A. Inclusive Citizens
B. Overseas Filipino Workers
C. Transnational Migrants
D. Environmentalist

2) Which of the following is an example of internal migration?

A. Manolo and his family were temporarily relocated from their home to
nearby institutions due to the devastating effects of an earthquake.
B. Linda had an opportunity to work in Canada for 2 years.
C. Tony and his family migrated to Korea a few years ago.
D. Aila and her siblings were one of the few informal settlers who were
relocated in Cavite.

3) Which of the following is NOT an example of an Overseas Filipino Worker?

A. Carlito is a Filipino seafarer. He is working hard to support his family.
B. Anna is a Filipino rising artist. She is in Japan for a meet and greet and
album signing.
C. Maria is a Filipino nurse in Canada. She loves her work very much.
D. all of the above
4) Which of the following is the goal of adaptation to climate change?
A. to push for reforms on issues involving women such as reproductive
health, domestic violence, fair labor practices, political suffrage and
sexual harassment
B. to decrease the ability of our environmental, social, and economic
system to cope with the problem
C. to increase the ability of our environmental, social, and economic
system to cope with the problem
D. both A and C

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5) Overseas Filipino Workers are also called _______________.
A. bagong bayani ng bayan
B. iskolar ng bayan
C. manlilikha ng bayan
D. both A and

6) The right to participate in a society’s decision-making processes has been

accepted as a basic human right.
A. True
B. Somehow true
C. False
D. Somehow False

7) It refers to the permanent transfer from one country to another.

E. Migration
F. Circular Migration
G. Internal Migration
H. International Migration

8) Which of the following best defines social movement?

A. It is a social movement whose advocacies are in line with concerns for the
environment.
B. It is a set of attitudes and self-conscious actions by people seeking to
change society.
C. It includes access to public funds, public organizations, egalitarian
rights and acceptance by national figures.
D. none of the above

9) Feminism is for
A. the women’s liberation movement.
B. the men’s liberation movement.
C. both A and B
D. none of the above

10) It is a generic term for many different forms of electronic communication that are
possible through the use of computer technology.
A. Mass media
B. New media
C. Electronic media
D. Media

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 Answer Key

What I Know What’s More

(Pre-test) (Activity 3)
1) A Answers may vary
2) C
3) C What I Have Learned
4) D (Activity 4)
5) B Answers may vary
6) C
7) A Assessment
8) B (Post-test)
9) D 1) C
10) A 2) D
3) C
What’s In 4) C
(Activity 1.1) 5) A
Answers may vary 6) A
7) D
What’s New 8) B
(Activity 1.2) 9) A
Answers may vary 10) B

What’s More
(Activity 2)
Answers may vary

References
Baleṅa, Ederlina et. al. 2016. Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics (pp. 186-
244). Quezon City: Educational Resources Corporation .

OTHER SOURCES:

https://open.lib.umn.edu/sociology/chapter/21-3-social-movements/

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-sociology/chapter/social-movements/

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Curriculum Implementation Division
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Contact Number: (077)-771-3678
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