Trends, Networks, and
Critical Thinking in the
21st Century Quarter 3 –
Module 6 :
Global Networks (Part 2)
What is It
Parts of a Whole
In different subjects in senior high school, the word part or parts is often
used in different topics. For example in Mathematics, it is tackled in the lesson
on fraction, in English we always hear the topic Parts of a Sentence, Parts of
Speech, and many more. We also learned the different parts of the body in Science
subjects. Most simply, we define parts as subdivisions into which something is or
is regarded as divided and which together constitute the whole. The word
whole is simply defined as the completeness of the parts or components.
In the world we live in, we are the parts and the society is the whole. The question
is how can we become a productive part of the society we live in?
Some important factors that we have to consider as part of the whole society are
the following:
1. Primary Identity or Individuation- it is defined as the concept of personal identity. These
are the norms that an individual learns through the society.
Examples:
a. Values- We often see the tagline “Honesty is the best policy” in every
classroom, honesty is an example of values we learned from our family.
b. Attitudes- “Takbo! May aso!”, your action when you are scared of something
is an example of attitude. It can be good or bad action or behavior.
c. Beliefs- “Wow ang taba ng bata, napakalusog siguro nya.” It is an opinion that
we believe to be real and true.
2. Secondary Identity- it is also known as social identity. As a child gets socialized with the
society he participates in the construction of his secondary identity. This includes
the roles and statuses that the individual has to perform as part of his society.
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Examples:
a. Occupation often corresponds with income and educational attainment, which
combined determine a person's social class. However, occupations with high
occupational prestige can increase one's social class without a corresponding increase in
indicators, such as income.
b. Educational background includes your high school and in college
c. Economic status can be considered by your occupation and income.
d. Gender refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviors, activities and attributes that a
given society considers appropriate for men and women. Unlike sex which
refers to the biological characteristics of humans such as male or female (World
Health Organization 2013).
Status refers to an individual’s position in society which carries with it a set of
defined rights and obligations. Roles refer to the sets of expectation which occupy
a particular status (Alejandria 2015). For example, your status is a senior high school
student therefore your role is to study hard in order to earn a high school diploma.
Here are the six (6) principles of gestalt laws applied to global networks that we
have
to consider as part of the society.
a. Figure refers to the people in a nation which may vary in terms of color, size
etc.
b. Similarity states the things which share characteristics such as shape, size, color,
texture, and good composition (geographical setting and characteristics
of different nation)
c. Proximity states that “objects or shapes that are close to one another
appear to form groups”. Even if the shapes, sizes, and objects are radically
different, they will appear as a group if they are close together. (Refers to close
neighboring countries which possess same cultural background etc.)
d. Closure involves the provision of missing details to be a part of potential pattern
or once closure is achieved, the elimination of details unnecessary to establish a
pattern match. Examples are governance, laws, and others.
e. Continuity states that things tend to continue shapes beyond their ending points
(interconnections to cross countries essence of globalization or evolution
of generation).
f. Symmetry or Order connotes stability and peace and order, like sets of
instruction or reference. It does not give the impression of things that
“something is out of balance, missing or wrong.”
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What’s More
A. Directions: Write a two-paragraph essay about the saying “Sakit ng
kalingkingan dama ng buong katawan”. Write your answers on a separate sheet
of paper.
B. PAPER TOWER ACTIVITY!
Directions in doing the activity.
1. Collect old papers like magazines, newspapers, used bond papers or notebooks
in your house.
2. Ask members of the family to join you in this activity.
3. Using old papers, create a paper tower as high as you can.
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After doing the activity answer the following questions.
1. Describe your paper tower.
2. How does it feel doing the activity with your family members?
3. What are the advantages of doing the activity with your family members?
4. What do you think is the focus of the activity?
What I Have Learned
Directions: Let us now assess your learning. Supply the missing word in the paragraph.
Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
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In this learning module you have already understood the importance of parts of a whole
in globalization. We define 1) as subdivisions into which something is
regarded as divided and which together constitute the whole. The word
whole is simply defined as the completeness of the parts or components.
2) is defined as the concept of personal identity. These are the
norms that an individual learns through the society. These are values, 3)
_, and 4)_ . The secondary identity is also known as
5) which includes occupation, educational background, economic
status, and gender.
Assessment
Directions: Match the terms in column B with their meanings in column A. Write your
answers on separate sheets of paper.
Column A Column B
1. Attitudes a. These are the norms that an
individual learns through the society.
2. Primary b. Identity It is an opinion that we believe
to be real and true.
3. Values c. It can be good or bad action or
behavior.
4. Beliefs d. It is learned from our family.
5. Figure e. Refers to the people in a nation which
may vary in terms of color, size etc.
6. Similarity f. Geographical setting and
characteristics of different nation
7. Proximity g. “objects or shapes that are close to
one another appear to form groups”.
8. Closure h. the elimination of details
unnecessary to establish a pattern match. Examples are governance, laws,
and others.
9. Continuity i. interconnections to cross
countries essence of globalization
or evolution of generation
10.Symmetry or Order j. “something is out of balance, or missing,
or wrong”
k. Refers to the socially
constructed roles
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LABOR AND MIGRATION IN TIMES OF PANDEMIC
In this activity, you can ask data from your Barangay officials and Barangay Health
Workers.
1. I want you to identify the number of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in your
barangay who came home because of pandemic.
2. Identify the number of Locally Stranded Individuals from your barangay.
3. Write a reflection paper on the effects of labor migration to your community before
and during this pandemic.
