The

Question
of Culture
Cameon, Chariza Mae E.
BSN-1
 Moral values, judgement, behavior as well as
moral dilemmas and how we perceive them are
largely shaped and influence by history, power
dynamics, and the religion of the society. The
way we appreciate and assess things are not
created out of noting or simply out of our
imagination. They are conditioned by external
and material elements around us that, in turn
provide the basis for principles that orient our
judgement and valuation of things.
What is culture?
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.
In the field of anthropology, sociology, and cultural
studies, scholars have demonstrated why
culture is the best site for consideration as the
material condition that shapes the way we judge
and value things, and how through culture these
things come into concrete expression. That is to
say, culture can tell us a great deal about one
particular society.
One must recognize that it has been
profoundly Christianized.
Christianity is pervasive in our culture
so that the way we judge and value
things and how things ought to be
follows the doctrinal grid of Christian
theology.
 Filipino moral universe is framed through the
ethos of the Judeo-Christian tradition. In this
particular case, the way we relate to others is
greatly affirmed and influenced by what the
Hebrew-Christian scripture teaches us to do,
that is, to love our neighbors as much as we
love ourselves. Christianity reinforces the
neighborliness of the Filipino "bayanihan"
system.
Being aware of these “external and material
elements around us” which we interact (implicitly
and explicitly) with and incorporate (consciously
and unconsciously) into how we do things with
and for ourselves and in relation to and with
others is, therefore, necessary in understanding
why we respond to issues and to situations of our
lives in a certain way.
References:

https://www.cliffsnotes.com/study-
guides/sociology/culture-and-societies/culture-and-
society-defined

https://www.coursehero.com/file/80206045/CHAPTER-
IV-IA-CULTURE-IN-MORAL-BEHAVIOR-GE-ETHICS-
docx/
Thank You!