CULTURES IN THE WORLD AND THE PHILIPPINES

HUNTINGTON'S MAJOR CIVILIZATIONS

Notable Exception: Philippines, Turkey, Guyana

 EMPIRES AND COLONIES IN 1936

UK (light red) Germany (grey) Austro-Hungary (green-yellow)

France (blue) Turkey (mint green) Denmark (green)
Spain (yellow) Belgium (black) Norway (dark blue)
Portugal (dark green) Russia / Soviet Union (violet) USA (sky blue)
Netherlands (orange) Japan (brown) Italy (red)
SPANISH EMPIRE 18th to 19th Century (1750 – 1890)
COLONIALISM AND MAJOR CULTURAL INFLUENCES OF THE PHILIPPINES
BLUE – United States of America; Red – Spain; Yellow – China; Violet & Green – Malaysia / Indonesia
EARLY INHABITANTS AND COLONIZERS

1565 – 1898

1898 – 1946 1941 – 1945

AMERICANIZATION
 FILIPINO DIASPORA

 12 to 13% of PH population are overseas

MIGRANTS HOST
i. India i. United States
ii. Mexico ii. Germany
iii. Russia iii. Russia
iv. China iv. Saudi Arabia
v. Bangladesh v. United Kingdom
vi. Syria vi. United Arab Emirates
vii. Ukraine vii. Canada
viii. Pakistan viii. France
ix. Philippines ix. Australia
x. Afghanistan x. Spain
 CULTURES, NORMS & PRACTICES

Criteria West East

Education Creativity, Participation Hardwork, Teacher’s Authority
Values Tends Liberal Tends Conservative
Power Distance Low High
Professional Parochial
Corporate Cultures
Pragmatic Normative

Other Filipino Cultural Traits

 Low Uncertainty Avoidance (v. High Uncertainty Avoidance)
 Short-Term Orientation (v. Long-Term Orientation)
 Restraint (v. Indulgence)
 Resiliency
 Respectful