Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Schools Division of Batangas City
Alangilan Senior High School
Alangilan, Batangas City
A. References
a. Teacher’s Guide pages
Understanding Culture, Understanding Culture, Understanding Culture, Understanding Culture,
b. Learner’s Material pages Society and Politics Module pp. 1 to 13 Society and Politics Module pp. 1 to 13 Society and Politics Module pp. 1 to 13 Society and Politics Module pp. 1 to 13
speak. This is an example of cultural speak. This is an example of cultural speak. This is an example of cultural speak. This is an example of cultural
relativism. relativism. relativism. relativism.
B. Development What is Ethnocentrism? What is Ethnocentrism? What is Ethnocentrism? What is Ethnocentrism?
Ethnocentrism is a belief that one’s own Ethnocentrism is a belief that one’s own Ethnocentrism is a belief that one’s own Ethnocentrism is a belief that one’s own
culture is better than others. They culture is better than others. They culture is better than others. They culture is better than others. They
tend to compare, evaluate, and even judge tend to compare, evaluate, and even judge tend to compare, evaluate, and even tend to compare, evaluate, and even judge
other people’s ways based on the values other people’s ways based on the values judge other people’s ways based on the other people’s ways based on the values
and standards set in one’s own culture. and standards set in one’s own culture. values and standards set in one’s own and standards set in one’s own culture.
Their worldview is based on the beliefs, Their worldview is based on the beliefs, culture. Their worldview is based on the Their worldview is based on the beliefs,
assumptions, expectations, and values assumptions, expectations, and values beliefs, assumptions, expectations, and assumptions, expectations, and values
shaped by one’s language, behavior, shaped by one’s language, behavior, values shaped by one’s language, shaped by one’s language, behavior,
customs, values, religions and other customs, behavior, customs, customs,
aspects. Due to ethnocentric beliefs, many values, religions and other aspects. values, religions and other aspects. values, religions and other aspects.
people are blinded from seeing things in Due to ethnocentric beliefs, many people Due to ethnocentric beliefs, many people Due to ethnocentric beliefs, many people
another perspective. ethnocentric people are blinded from seeing things in another are blinded from seeing things in another are blinded from seeing things in another
tend to dislike or make false judgment on perspective. ethnocentric people tend to perspective. ethnocentric people tend to perspective. ethnocentric people tend to
other cultures. They tend becoming biased dislike or make false judgment on other dislike or make false judgment on other dislike or make false judgment on other
and judge another culture as bad and cultures. They tend becoming biased and cultures. They tend becoming biased and cultures. They tend becoming biased and
wrong. judge another culture as bad and wrong. judge another culture as bad and wrong. judge another culture as bad and wrong.
Even though we deny it, most of us are Even though we deny it, most of us are Even though we deny it, most of us are Even though we deny it, most of us are
ethnocentric at some point in our lives. ethnocentric at some point in our lives. ethnocentric at some point in our lives. ethnocentric at some point in our lives.
Some do not even realize that they are Some do not even realize that they are Some do not even realize that they are Some do not even realize that they are
being ethnocentric at that moment. Below being ethnocentric at that moment. Below being ethnocentric at that moment. Below being ethnocentric at that moment. Below
are are are are
some of the examples of ethnocentrism: some of the examples of ethnocentrism: some of the examples of ethnocentrism: some of the examples of ethnocentrism:
a. The American society sees themselves as a. The American society sees themselves a. The American society sees themselves a. The American society sees themselves
a world leader. As a result, they as a world leader. As a result, they as a world leader. As a result, they as a world leader. As a result, they
interfere in the political affairs of other interfere in the political affairs of other interfere in the political affairs of other interfere in the political affairs of other
countries and try to control them, countries and try to control them, countries and try to control them, countries and try to control them,
leading to misunderstanding and leading to misunderstanding and leading to misunderstanding and leading to misunderstanding and
miscommunication amongst nations miscommunication amongst nations miscommunication amongst nations miscommunication amongst nations
which sometimes result to war. which sometimes result to war. which sometimes result to war. which sometimes result to war.
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D. Assimilation State your reason why you beg to disagree State your reason why you beg to disagree State your reason why you beg to disagree State your reason why you beg to disagree
to the given statements below. You have to to the given statements below. You have to to the given statements below. You have to to the given statements below. You have to
remember that you are a CULTURAL remember that you are a CULTURAL remember that you are a CULTURAL remember that you are a CULTURAL
RELATIVIST; you have to place yourself RELATIVIST; you have to place yourself RELATIVIST; you have to place yourself RELATIVIST; you have to place yourself
in the shoes of these people in order to in the shoes of these people in order to in the shoes of these people in order to in the shoes of these people in order to
understand them better. Culture is not good understand them better. Culture is not good understand them better. Culture is not good understand them better. Culture is not good
or bad, neither it is right or wrong, but or bad, neither it is right or wrong, but or bad, neither it is right or wrong, but or bad, neither it is right or wrong, but
instead it is relative. instead it is relative. instead it is relative. instead it is relative.
1. One society can call another society as 1. One society can call another society as 1. One society can call another society as 1. One society can call another society as
evil such as those nations where evil such as those nations where evil such as those nations where terrorist evil such as those nations where
terrorist live. These places are also terrorist live. These places are also live. These places are also called an “axis terrorist live. These places are also
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