GENDER AND SOCIETY

(Long Examination)
LEC:______ Section: IV DHRM
NAME/S: SIOSON, NINA RICA
LLANZANA, EDWARD
Question No. 1 (40 points)
SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES: Examine this short documentary video of Margarette Joson, a Filipina on
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Edwn3afp8XQ.
State your answer vividly by citing specific scenarios from the video that reflects the four (4) Sociological
Perspectives.
NOTE: You can add rows if you need more rows.

SOCIOLOGICAL SPECIFIC SCENARIOS FROM THE VIDEO

PERSPECTIVES

HEALTH ISSUE Aling Marissa’s husband purchase a food from dump site and sell it in a cheap
price in their community

POVERTY Selling garbage has become their occupation that supports their children

CULTURE Young or old, eat leftover food of other people they don't know. It may even
have worms on it

POVERTY They had to endure the dirt and stench of garbage because that's where they
get their food

POPULATION A women who is living in a poor community has a 15 children

SYMBOLIC For them it is more delicious than to the fresh food

INTERACTIONS

FEMINISM The woman chose to sell junk food rather than go to work because there is no
one to look after her children but she still earning more by selling junk

CULTURE Filipinos still manage to face and endure difficulties with a smile even though
the problem is too big and hard for them.

HYPERREALITY For a long time, there has been a hunger issue in our nation, as Sarah Joson
exposes in her chanel.

SOCIAL DIFFERENCES We have an area where great poverty is experienced, a place where people
are living with trash, behind the big structures.

CULTURE Recycling animal containers to a junkyard to generate sales.

LACK OF EDUCATION Given that, a pagpag seller asserts that no one has harmed after having
pagpag.

ENVIRONMENT There are a lot of trash at Marissa's home, which is bad for the neighborhood.

Question No.2 (25 points)

SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS: In reference to the above documentary video of Margarette Joson, propose how
can the five (5) social institutions help improve the situation.
SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT
Government  Expand safety net programs to benefit all in need
 A variety of nutrition aid and feeding programs are managed by
state authorities, including food stamps, school lunch, school
breakfast, after-school, and summer feeding programs.
Family Family should talk about planning to control birth that may cause poverty.
Encourage family planning sessions to discourage having more children and
to be aware of societal standards, attitudes, and beliefs.
Economic These people must be part of Economic security programs which ease short-
term poverty and hardship and so enhancing children's long-term outcomes,

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 Social Security, food assistance, tax credits, and housing support can
contribute to the provision of opportunity.
Education With a basic education, parents gain more knowledge about how to take
care of their family and themselves, which in turn influences their kids to
lead healthier lifestyles. Nobody can ever replace the foundation that
education brings to somebody's life remove from you. You improve your
chances of landing a better job. To be intelligent and holding a college
degree will improve your possibilities and open new possibilities. Education
not only promotes stability but also financial independence, especially for
those in the video because it aids in obtaining a solid education, which
frequently leads to a greater job as well as the expertise to get there.

Religion Religion or Church community can be a voice of those people who is part of
this hunger crisis to receives help.

Question No.3 (35 points)

Describe the different gender roles exhibited in the above documentary video.

The woman who sells raw "pagpag" at the dump site has to quit her job because she has to take care
and accompany her children, but she has to get an income to feed and support her family, as well as
Aling Marissas. She cooks and sells left-over food in their community while taking care of her family, and
her husband is the one who gets the leftovers at the dump site and delivers them to their house. So,
based on what I have seen, the role of a woman in this story is to take care of the family and earn
money as well, and the role of a man, who is the father, is to work and help the wife with their business.
They are the ones who have to transport for the needs of their family, like what Aling Marinas's husband
does. And what I think is that these women are powerful. They are also earning from their own hardship
to support their family, but their role of taking care of their family is still there. They are capable of doing
it simultaneously, which not only occurs in this story but also to many other women around the world,
including my mother. These women shoulder a lot of responsibility, but they are not grumbling because
they enjoy caring for their family and mothers' love is unwavering. In addition, they frequently forgo
their careers to look after their kids.

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