Senior High School

Understanding
Culture, Society, and
Politics
Quarter 2 – Module 1
How Society is Organized?
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Department of Education ● Republic of the Philippines

 Icons of this Module
This part contains learning objectives that
What I Need to Know
are set for you to learn as you go along the
Learning Objectives
module.

This is an assessment as to your level of

What I Know? knowledge to the subject matter at hand,
Pre-Assessment meant specifically to gauge prior related
knowledge.

What’s In? This part connects previous lesson with

Review Activity that of the current one.

An introduction of the new lesson through

What’s New?
various activities, before it will be
Motivational Activity
presented to you.

These are discussions as a way to deepen

What is It?
your discovery and understanding of the
Lesson Proper
concept.

These are follow-up activities that are

What’s More?
intended for you to practice further in order
Performance Task
to master the competencies.

What I Have Learned? Activities designed to process what you

Generalization have learned from the lesson.

These are tasks that are designed to show

What I Can Do? case your skills and knowledge gained,
Application and applied into real-life concerns and
situations.

This evaluates your level of mastery in

Assessment
achieving the learning objectives of the
Post-Assessment
lesson.

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 What I Know

PRETEST

Test I. Multiple Choice. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. It can be defined as a group of individuals who often act with each other on
the premise of shared expectations regarding behaviour and who share
common identity.
a. social aggregate c. social categories
b. social group d. society

2. This group can be large or small; common interests bind the members
together more than their relationship.
a. primary group c. tertiary group
b. secondary group d. reference group

3. This is a group to which we compare ourselves.

a. social group c. secondary group
b. social aggregate d. reference group

4. A social group to which an individual feels he belongs.

a. secondary group c. in-group
b. out-group d. primary group

5. A social group that an individual does not identify with.

a. reference group c. primary group
b. network d. out-group

Test II. Identification: Identify the different social groups under Column A whether it
belongs to primary group, secondary group, or reference group. Write your answers
under Column B.

No. Column A Column B

6. schoolmates
7. favorite basketball team
8. childhood playmates
9. celebrities
10. doctor-patient
11. family
12. research group
13. heroes
14. husband and wife
15. siblings

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 Lesson
Groups within Society
1 Learning Competency: Traces kinship ties and social networks
(UCSP11/12HSO-IIi-20)

What’s New

Activity 1: “IKAW AT AKO”

Think about your typical day as a learner; make a list of those people you
associate with from the time you wake up until you sleep. Use the table given below
for your answers.

Time of the Name of the person you His/her role in your daily activities
day associate with

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 What Is It

'No Man is an Island'

No man is an island entire of itself;

every man is a piece of the continent,
a part of the main;…

(Excerpts from Devotions upon Emergent

Occasions, a 1624 prose work by
English poet John Donne)

“No man is an island”. We are

part of a whole being. We cannot live
independently at all times. We cannot
always function by ourselves alone. We
need other peoples’ help because of our
limitations. We are not self-sufficient, we
rely on each other. Every one lives for Image: https://bit.ly/3eGiHni
one another.

In the midst of a great pandemic from the covid-19, most everyone has been
isolated from others, told not to go to work or work from home or to stay at home. We
are far from each other physically but not socially. Though we may not be able to see
our loved ones often because of this pandemic, but still we communicate to them
through different technologies and of course, social media.

As humans, we tend to create connections; we tend to create groups from the

people around us. We are capable of establishing groups by way of our different
relationships with other people such as family, friends, neighbours, classmates,
workmates and other individuals whom we share common identity and interests.
Our relationships with other people caused us to survive. We develop ourselves
through social interactions. The society around us helps us grow to a better
individual. The person and society are inseparable. One cannot exist without the
other. It is a two-way relationship that binds both the person and the society for
growth – with this, social groups are formed.

Social group may be defined as a group of individuals who often act with
each other on the premise of shared expectations regarding behaviour and who
share a common identity.

Categories of Groups

Primary group is a typical small social group whose members share close,
personal, intimate, and face to face association and cooperation and have strong
emotional ties. The members have a feeling of togetherness and belongingness, and

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sympathetic with one another. Examples include families, friendship groups, play
groups, peers, neighbours, etc.

Secondary group can be small or large who do not interact much; mostly
impersonal; interactions among members are casual and usually short-term; typically
found at work and school. Examples include the group for a school project, members
of the committee, superior-subordinate, seller-buyer, etc.

Reference group. They serve as model of standards; we use them as

patterns to guide behaviours and attitudes. Examples include peer groups, senior
schoolmates, actors and actresses, etc.

Reference group may be classified as in-group or out-group.

In-group is a social group to which an individual identifies and which give

him/her a sense of belongingness, solidarity, camaraderie, the feeling of
togetherness, and protective attitude toward the other members. The members
know each other intimately and loyal to each other. They share common activities,
goals, and background. Examples are membership of a church organization, sports
club.

Out-group is a social group that an individual does not identify with; viewed
as outsiders of the in-group. Any member of the in-group has a feeling of
strangeness, avoidance, antagonism, etc. towards the members of the out-group.
Example could be a sports team opponent.

Networks (link or connection) are defined as sets of informal and formal

social ties that link people to each other. Social network is a sociological concept for
a group of interdependent individuals and the relationships between them. It is
formed by the presence of social linkage for some personal, economic, religious, or
political reasons. The social actors within a network might be people, families,
organizations, corporations, states, or a mixture of individuals and groups.

What’s More

Activity 2: “PARTE KA NG BUHAY KO”

1. From among the many social groups that you have had, past and present,
choose one that you think provided you the most memorable impact to your
life.
2. Describe the group in column A, and then enumerate the impacts it had on
you as a person in Column B.

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 A B
The Group The impact of this group on me
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Activity 3: MY TOP MODEL

Identify one reference group that has influenced your attitude or behaviour,
and explain why it had this influence on you.
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Rubric for Activity 3

Criteria Rating
The answer relates entirely to the assigned topic. 5 4 3 2 1
The answer conveys a genuine personal view regarding the topic. 5 4 3 2 1
The work is original and does not contain plagiarized content. 5 4 3 2 1
Total points (15)

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 What I Have Learned

Activity 4: YOU COMPLETE ME

After studying all the concepts and working on all the activities about the
different social groups, it’s now time to check your knowledge by completing the
phrase below. Use your own words to discuss your answer.

I learned that…
1. ______________________________________________________________
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2. ______________________________________________________________
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3. ______________________________________________________________
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Rubric for Activity 4

Criteria Rating
The answer relates entirely to the assigned topic or issue. 5 4 3 2 1
The answer conveys a genuine personal view regarding the topic 5 4 3 2 1
The work is original and does not contain plagiarized content. 5 4 3 2 1
Total points (15)

What I Can Do
. Activity 5: SHARE IT

Read the statement below and share your experience.

We are caught unaware of the great pandemic covid-19. It has made huge
impact to all aspects of our being. In this time of uncertainty, we are able to witness
many faces of helping hands especially in the social media. True compassion for
humanity is the essence of it all. How about you?

Together with the help of your family, friends, neighbours, your community
perhaps, what significant act of true compassion did you do to help? Please share
your experience.
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Rubric for the Activity

Criteria Rating
The answer relates entirely to the assigned topic. 5 4 3 2 1
The answer conveys a genuine personal view regarding the topic. 5 4 3 2 1
The work is original and does not contain plagiarized content. 5 4 3 2 1
Total points (15)

SUMMARY

 Social group may be defined as a group of individuals who often act with each
other on the premise of shared expectations regarding behaviour and who
share a way of common identity.

 Primary group is a typical small social group whose members share close,
personal, intimate, and face to face association and cooperation and have
strong emotional ties.

 Secondary group can be small or large who do not interact much; mostly
impersonal; interactions among members are casual and usually short-term;
typically found at work and school.

 Reference group is a group to which we associate ourselves. They serve as

model of standards; we use them as patterns to guide behaviours and
attitudes. Reference group may be classified as in-group or out-group.

 In-group is a social group to which an individual identifies and which give

him/her a sense of belongingness, solidarity, camaraderie, the feeling of
togetherness, and protective attitude toward the other members.

 Out-group is a social group that an individual does not identify; viewed as

outsiders of the in-group.

 Networks (link or connection) are defined as sets of informal and formal social
ties that link people to each other.

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 ASSESSMENT
POSTTEST

Test I. Multiple Choice. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. It can be defined as a group of individuals who often act with each other on
the premise of shared expectations regarding behaviour and who share
common identity.
a. social aggregate c. social categories
b. social group d. society
2. This group can be large or small; common interests bind the members
together more than their relationship.
a. primary group c. tertiary group
b. secondary group d. reference group
3. This is a group to which we compare ourselves.
a. social group c. secondary group
b. social aggregate d. reference group
4. A social group to which an individual feels he belongs.
a. secondary group c. in-group
b. out-group d. primary group
5. A social group that an individual does not identify with.
a. reference group c. primary group
b. network d. out-group

Test II. Identification: Identify the different social groups under Column A whether it
belongs to primary group, secondary group, or reference group. Write your answers
under Column B.

No. Column A Column B

6. Schoolmates
7. favorite basketball team
8. childhood playmates
9. celebrities
10. doctor-patient
11. Family
12. research group
13. heroes
14. husband and wife
15. siblings