UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY, AND POLITICS

S.Y. 2022 – 2023

2nd Quarter

Teachers: JOSHUA T. REYES

Course Description: This course uses insights from Anthropology, Political Science, and Sociology to develop student’s awareness of cultural, social, and political dynamics,
and sensitivity to cultural diversity; provide them with an understanding of how culture, human agency, society, and politics work; and engage them in
the examination of the country’s current human development goals. At the end of the course, students should acquire ideas about human cultures, human
agency, society, and politics; recognize cultural relativism and social inclusiveness to overcome prejudices; and develop social and cultural competence
to guide their interactions with groups, and communities, networks, and institutions.

Course Requirements: The students are required to comply with the following:

1. Worksheets

2. Quizzes

3. Examinations

4. Column article

5. Infomercial

6. Documentary

Course Evaluation/ Grading

System:
 *First Quarter

Written Works 25 %

Quarterly Assessment 25%

Performance Tasks 50%

*Second Quarter

Written Works 25 %

Quarterly Assessment 25%

Performance Tasks 50%

Final Grade = First Quarter + Second Quarter

WEEK PERFORMANC ASSESSMENT

CONTENT COMPETENCIES PERFORMANC ACTIVITIES
NUMBE UNIT/CONTENT E S RESOURCES
STANDARDS (MELCS) E TASKS (Formative)
R STANDARDS (Summative)

Starting points for the The learners The learners shall be The learners should be able
understanding of demonstrate an able to: to…
Culture, Society, and understanding of:
Politics

1. Definition of 1. demonstrate curiosity and

anthropology, an openness to explore the
origins and dynamics of
 political 1. the significance of culture and society, and
science, and studying culture, political identities.
sociology society, and politics appreciate the value of Performance task Quiz no. 1 Recitation
disciplines of 2. analyze social, political, no. 1:
2. the rationale for Anthropology, and cultural change
studying Sociology, and Create a 3-to-5-
anthropology, Political Science as minute infomercial Activity no.
political science, and social sciences that reflects their 1: Power
sociology understanding of Organizer
Anthropology,
Week 1
Sociology, and
Political Science.
Activity no. 2:
Give me the
details

Defining Culture and

Society from the
perspectives of
anthropology and
sociology 1. explain anthropological and
sociological perspectives on
1. Society as a culture and society
group of
2. describe society and culture Grand Peta: Quiz no. 2 Recitation
people
sharing a as a complex whole
1. culture and society as demonstrate a holistic Create a short
common anthropological and understanding of documentary video
3. identify aspects of culture
culture sociological concepts culture and society concerning one of the Activity no. 3:
and society
issues affecting social Picture Analysis
2. Culture as a
4. raise questions toward a groups in our society.
“‘that
holistic appreciation of cultures
complex
and societies
 whole which 2. perspectives Activity no. 4:
encompasses in/approaches to the Write the
Week 2-3 beliefs, study of culture and difference
practices, society (i.e., between Society
values, comparative, historical, and Culture in the
attitudes, structural-functional, graphic organizer.
laws, norms, interpretive, critical)
artifacts,
symbols,
knowledge, Activity no. 5:
and complete the
everything graphic organizer
that a person (definition of
learns and society and
shares as a importance of
member of society and
society.” culture)
(E.B. Tylor
1920 [1871]).

3. Aspects of
Culture

4. 1. become aware of why Quiz no. 3 Recitation

Ethnocentrism and and how cultural
Cultural Relativism relativism mitigates
as orientations in ethnocentrism Activity no. 6:
Address the issue
Week 4
viewing other
of racism and
cultures discrimination to
break cultural
barriers

Looking back at
Human Biocultural
and Social Evolution 1. trace the biological and
cultural evolution of early to
1. Biological modern humans Make a poster slogan Quiz no. 4 Recitation
and cultural following this year's
evolution: 1. the human origins and analyze key features of 2. explore the significance of IP month celebration
from Homo the capacity for culture interrelationships of human material remains and theme, "The Journey
biological, cultural, artefactual evidence in of Indigenous Peoples
 habilis (or 2. the role of culture in and sociopolitical interpreting cultural and social, for Genuine Activity no. 7: the
earlier) to human adaptation processes in human including political and Recognition, Respect, evolution of man
Homo sapiens evolution that can still economic, processes and Self-
in the fossil 3. processes of cultural be used and developed Governance."
Week 5 record and sociopolitical
evolution
2. Cultural and
sociopolitical
evolution:
from hunting
and gathering
to the
agricultural,
industrial, and
post-industrial
revolutions

Becoming a member
of society
1. identify the context, content,
1. Socialization processes, and consequences of
1. how individuals learn enculturation and socialization Quiz no. 5 Recitation
the culture and become
competent members of
society
Activity no. 8:
My reflection
Week 6
2. how individuals
should behave as part of
a political community Activity no. 9:
study the case

Week 7 2. conformity and 1. Analyze the concept, Quiz no. 6 Recitation

deviance aspects, and changes in/of
culture
3. Human dignity,
rights, and the common Activity no. 10:
good

Week 8 How society is

organized
1. traces kinship ties and
 1. Groups within social networks
society: Primary and
Secondary 1. cultural, social, Long quiz Recitation
2. describe the organized
and political nature of social life and
2. In-groups and out-
groups institutions as sets rules governing behavior
of norms and
3. Reference groups
patterns of
4. Networks behavior that relate
to major social
interests

Week 9 EXAMINATION WEEK