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Understanding Culture,
Society, and Politics
Activity Sheet
Quarter 1 – MELC 2
Defining Culture and Society
from the Perspectives
of Anthropology and Sociology

REGION VI - WESTERN VISAYAS

 Understanding Culture, Society and Politics 11
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 Quarter 1, Week 2

Learning Activity Sheet (LAS) No. 2

Name of Learner:________________________ Grade and Section:__________

Date: ______________

UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY, AND POLITICS ACTIVITY SHEET

Defining Culture and Society from the Perspectives
of Anthropology and Sociology

I. Learning Competency
1. Analyze the concept, aspect, and changes in/of culture and society.

II. Background Information for Learners

Society is a group of people living together in a definite territory, having a

sense of belongingness, mutually interdependent of each other, and follows a
certain way of life. It is a group of people sharing a common culture. The focal
point of society is man’s social behavior since his behavior is greatly shaped by
the society and culture where he belongs. Whereas, culture is a dynamic medium
through which societies create a collective way of life reflected in beliefs, values,
music, literature, art, dance, science, religion, ritual technology, among others.
Culture and society can be defined using anthropological and sociological
perspectives.

There are three Anthropological Perspectives. The first one, the

Evolutionist-Intellectual Perspective, explains that death and belief in soul and
the spirits play important roles. The French Sociology School Perspective
which is led by Emile Durkheim suggests that society can sustain and reproduce
by themselves. Lastly, the British Functionalist School Perspective explains
anxiety caused by the rationally uncontrollable happenings as the basic
motivation for the emergence of religious faith.

In Sociological Perspectives, the Symbolic Interactionism Perspective

explains that people attach meanings to symbols and they act according to their
subjective interpretation of the symbols. The Functionalist Perspective, also
called Functionalism, believes that each aspect of society is interdependent and
contributes to society’s functioning as a whole. The Conflict Perspective
through Karl Max’s writing on struggles, shows competition for scarce resources
and how the elite control the poor and the weak.

III. Accompanying DepEd Textbook and Educational Sites

Ariola, M. 2016. Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics.

Cartoons. (n.d.). Accessed July 18, 2020.

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Unknown Author. (n.d.). Society and Culture book cover. Accessed July 18,
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William, D. (2020). 25 Memory Exercises That Actually Help You Remember

More. Accessed July 18, 2020.
https://www.lifehack.org/804141/brain-exercises-for-memory

IV. Activity Proper

Activity 1. True or False

Directions: Read each item carefully. Write True if the statement is correct and
False if the statement is incorrect. Write your answers on a separate paper.

_______________1. Society and culture is a complex whole.

_______________2. Cultural relativism mitigates ethnocentrism.
_______________3. There are risks to culture heritage.
_______________4. Man’s behavior is greatly shaped by the society and culture
where he belongs.
_______________5. People live together always in a large-scale grouping.
_______________6. Tribe is an example of culture.
_______________7. Religion is an example of culture.
_______________8. Every person shares his or her culture to others.
_______________9. Culture is an organized body of conventional understanding
manifested in art only.
______________10. Tylor’s theory was attacked primarily because it did not
attribute the origin of religion to the interference of
supernatural powers.

Activity 2. Describing Cultural Characteristics

Directions: Explain in 2-3 sentences each characteristic of culture below. Copy the
items and answer them on a separate paper.

1.Culture is everything.
2.Culture is learned.
3. Culture is shared.
4. Culture affects biology.
5. Culture is adaptive.
6. Culture is maladaptive.
7. Culture is dynamic.
Activity 3. Mind Challenge
Directions: Define culture and society using the perspectives of Anthropology and
Sociology by filling out the table. Copy the table and answer the items in your own
words on a separate sheet of paper.

Anthropological Culture and Society

Perspectives

The Evolutionist-Intellectual

The French Sociology School

The British Functionalist

School

Sociological
Perspectives

Symbolic Interactionism

Functionalist

Conflict Theory

Remember

The importance of Anthropology to the study of culture and society is that it

provides a basis for understanding both our own and others. In Sociology, it
enables us to gain a better understanding of the social forces that shape your
own life.
The different Anthropological perspectives on culture and society, the
Evolutionist-Intellectual Perspective, the French Sociology School, and the
British Functionalist School show the various factors in society and culture that
gives definition, thus, affect the people in the locality. On the other hand, the
three types of Sociological perspectives, Symbolic Interactionism,
Functionalism, and Conflict Theory, explain how people interact in their
environment and how such interaction impacts culture and society.
V. Reflection
Directions: Supply the appropriate words to complete the thought of each phrase
below. Write your answers on a separate paper.

I have learned that culture is _________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

I have learned that society is _________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

I realized that the Anthropological and Sociological perspectives’ definitions of

culture and society are important to learn because ________________________
________________________________________________________________

Studying the different perspectives on culture and society will help to

________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________

VI. Answer Key

Answers may vary.

* Reflection

Answers may vary.

* Activity 3. Mind Challenge

Answers may vary.

* Activity 2. Describing Cultural Characteristics

10. False
9. False
8. True
7. True
6. False
5. True
4. True
3. True
2. True
1. True
* Activity 1. True or False