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Understanding
Culture, Society
and
Politics
Quarter 1 – Module 10

Human Dignity, Rights and

The Common Good

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 Department of Education ● Republic of the Philippines
 
Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics Grade 11
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Quarter 1 – Module 10: Human dignity, rights and the common good
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Understanding Culture,
Society, and Politics
Quarter 1 – Module 10
Human dignity, Rights and the
Common Good

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Table of Contents

COVER PAGE............................................................................................................i
COPYRIGHT PAGE...................................................................................................ii
TITLE PAGE............................................................................................................. iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS............................................................................................ iv
WHAT THIS MODULE IS ABOUT ............................................................................v
WHAT I NEED TO KNOW ........................................................................................v
HOW TO LEARN FROM THIS MODULE..................................................................v
ICONS OF THIS MODULE ...................................................................................... vi
WHAT I KNOW ........................................................................................................ vii

Lesson 1: Conformity and Deviance

What I Need to Know 5
What I Know (Pre-Test) 7
What’s In 9
What’s New: 9
What Is It 9
What’s More: 11
What I Have Learned: Reflection of Learning 11
What Can I Do: 11
Summary 13
What I Know (Post-Test) ​14
Key to Answers ​16
References 17

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What This Module is About
The society is composed of people who play different roles in order to attain
economic development as well as peace and stability. The role and interaction of
different agents of socialization are very important in the holistic development of
every individual.
This module contains some activities that can help students recognize on
various social processes of becoming a member of society and identify social goals
as well as the socially appropriate means to realize these goals, campaign for
inclusive citizenship, and embrace protection of human dignity, rights and the
common good.
Let the learning begin.

What I Need to Know

At the end of this module, you should be able to:

1. Advocate inclusive citizenship ​(UCSP11/12BMS-Ih-18)

 
How to Learn from this Module

To achieve the objectives cited above, you are to do the following:

1. Take your time to read and understand the concepts in this module.
2. Follow the instructions carefully in every given task.
3. Answer all the given test and exercise.
4. Work on the activities​ ​and performance tasks​ ​given in this module.
5. Take the Post-Test after you are done with all the lessons and activities in the
module.
6. Familiarize yourself with the given terms.
7. Meet with your teacher. Ask him/her about any difficulty or confusion you have
encountered in this module.
8. Finally, prepare and gather all your outputs and submit them to your teacher.
9. Please write all your answers to the tests, activities, exercises, and others on
your separate activity notebook.

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 Icons of this Module

What I Need to Know This part contains learning objectives that

Learning are set for you to learn as you go along
Objectives the​ ​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.

What’s New? An introduction of the new lesson through

Motivational various activities, before it will be
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 Have Learned? Activities designed to process what you

Generalization have learned from the lesson.

These are tasks that are designed to show

What Can I Do? case your skills and knowledge gained,
Application and​ ​applied to 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

Directions: ​Answer directly. On your notebook, write the letter that corresponds to
the statement. All choices are on the box below.

1. ​They deal with specific components of participation in political power.

2​. They deal with the sphere of human beings working, producing and servicing.
3. ​They deal with standard of living and quality of life for all persons, including those
not participating in economic activities.
4. They deal with the cultural sphere of life including ethnic culture, subcultures, arts
and science
5.​ The most beneficial of these rights
Choices for 1-5
A. Humanity B. Political rights C. Economic rights
D. Social rights E. Cultural rights

6. ​These deal with standards of judiciary and penal systems.

7. ​This ​is a means towards social change; a tool to transform the theory and practical
applications into everyday social practice.
8. ​This is referred to as an individual or group's sense of self-respect and self-worth,
physical and psychological integrity and empowerment.

9.​ These are inalienable rights that protect people’s dignity as human beings.

10.​Where citizens are given a strong feeling that they are a part of the overall
society. By making the citizens feel that the government values their viewpoints, the
people are then motivated to participate in the elections, civic participation, and
military service.

Choices for 6-10

A inclusive citizenship B Human rights C Human Dignity

D Human Rights E Civil rights

Education

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 Module Human Dignity, Rights and the
Common Good
​10 (UCSP11/12BMS-Ih-18)

What’s In
In the previous lesson, we learned about ​conformity and deviance. Today, you
will learned how human dignity, rights and the common good is important to the
human person being a member in the society.

​What’s New
 
Activity 3.1: ​Analyze this line below which is taken from Article 1 of the ​Universal
Declaration of Human Rights​. In your notebook, explain your own
understanding about​ t​ his in five paragraphs, 150 words.

 
 
 
 
 
Your output will be graded according to the given rubrics.
 
Points 10 7 4

Support for Includes 3 or more pieces of Includes 2 pieces of evidence Includes 1 or fewer pieces of
Position evidence (facts, statistics, (facts, statistics, examples, evidence (facts, statistics,
examples, real-life real-life experiences) that examples, real-life
experiences) that support the support the position statement. experiences).
position statement.
 
 
 
 
 
 
What Is It
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 As citizens, we always think of the promotion of the common good or general
welfare. To become a responsible citizen, there is a need to promote the common
good such as obeying the law, volunteering in the community, paying taxes honestly,
informing himself about important political issues, and respecting the rights of others.
He or she is willing to sacrifice his individual interests for the collective good of the
nation. This is called ​inclusive citizenship in which the citizens are given a strong
feeling that they are a part of the overall society. By making the citizens feel that the
government values their viewpoints, the people are then motivated to participate in
the elections, civic participation, and military service.

Human rights are inalienable rights that protect people’s dignity as human
beings. These give them the rights to choose, to live, to love, to property, to make
their living, to practice one’s profession, to vote and to be voted, among others.
These assure people the means to fulfill their basic needs. By guaranteeing life,
liberty, equality, and security, human rights protect people against abuse by those
who are more powerful.

Human Dignity is referred to as an individual or group's sense of self-respect

and self-worth, physical and psychological integrity and empowerment. It is stated in
the United Nations’ declaration of human rights the recognition of the inherent dignity
and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members in the society.

As cited by Saluba, Dennis J. et. al. (2016), deviance is inevitable.

Henceforth, human dignity, rights and common good should be righteously extended
to deviants by the society itself. Even if the person is a deviant and a criminal, he or
she should be respected and treated justly as a human being. Violating his or her
rights means treating him or her inhumanely. Accordingly, the common good is
espoused with human rights that provides benefits to the society.

In the principles of Human rights, human dignity and common good advocate
the belief in the inherent dignity and worth of every human being.

Human Rights Education ​is a means towards social change; a tool to transform the
theory and practical applications into everyday social practice.
Civil rights​ deal with standards of judiciary and penal systems.
Political rights​ deal with specific components of participation in political power.
Economic rights deal with the sphere of human beings working, producing and
servicing.
Social rights deal with standard of living and quality of life for all persons, including
those not participating in economic activities.
Cultural rights deal with the cultural sphere of life including ethnic culture,
subcultures, arts and science.
“All human rights are ​universal, indivisible and interdependent and interrelated​.
The international community must treat human rights globally in a fair and equal
manner, on the same footing, and with the same emphasis.

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While the significance of national and regional particularities and various historical,
cultural and religious backgrounds must be borne in mind, it is the duty of States,
regardless of their political, economic and cultural systems, to promote and protect
all human rights and fundamental freedoms.”
(The Vienna Declaration and Program of Action (June 1993, Paragraph 5)
Human Rights Principles
The rights that someone has simply because he or she is a human being & born into
this world.
CORE PRINCIPLES:
1. Human Dignity
2. Equality
3. Non-discrimination
4. Universality
5. Interdependency
6. Indivisibility
7. Inalienability
8. Responsibilities
Three obligations of action
1. Respect
2. Protect
3. Fulfil

Four obligations of process:

1. Non-discrimination
2. Adequate progress
3. Participation
4. Effective remedy
Source: Universal Declaration of Human Rights

​What’s More

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Activity 3.2: “My Awareness on Human’s Rights​”

Directions: Read each item very carefully. In your notebook, write “correct” if the
statement expresses human rights, human dignity and common
good; write “incorrect” if it does not.

1. Respecting the rights of others

2. Freedom is for leaders only

3. Paying taxes honestly

4. All citizens have access to public organizations

5. 5. Volunteerism is a good spirit

6. Political issues are discussed

7. People should not express their feelings

8. All should be protected

9. People compromise for common good

10. Country laws should be followed.

What have I learned

Activity 3.3: Essay

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Direction: ​In your notebook, answer the following essay questions (50 words each):

1. What are my ways of promoting my own human dignity?

2. How can I promote equality in my community?
3. How can I uphold non-discrimination in my country and the world?

Your output will be graded according to the given rubrics for each number

Points 10 7 4

Support for Includes 3 or more pieces of Includes 2 pieces of evidence Includes 1 or fewer pieces of
Position evidence (facts, statistics, (facts, statistics, examples, evidence (facts, statistics,
examples, real-life real-life experiences) that examples, real-life
experiences) that support the support the position statement. experiences).
position statement.

Activity 3.4 “Poster-Making”

Direction: In your notebook, create a poster on how you can value human rights
and promote the common good.

RUBRIC FOR GRADING​:

Scor
Criteria e
Relevance 10
Interpretation/ Creativity 10
Over-all Impact/Neatness 10
TOTAL SCORE 30

Summary

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 Socialization takes place when prospective culture bearers learn the
body of knowledge and skills through education, training, exposure, and
experience; while enculturation, occurs when cultural knowledge is passed
on to the next bearer who will perpetuate and ensure the continuation of
culture. Both socialization and enculturation result to identity formation,
developing norms and values, and statuses and roles:

One conforms if he or she chooses a course of action that a majority

favors or that which is socially acceptable. Oppositely, the person deviates
when he or she performs a course of action that is not socially acceptable or
that majority finds unfavorable.

Social control as the techniques and strategies for preventing deviant

behavior n any society.

Social deviance is any behavior that differs or diverges from established

social norms.
* serves as outlet for diverse forms of expressions
* serves to define the limits of acceptable behavior
* may promote in-group solidarity

A responsible citizen needs to promote the common good such as obeying

the law, volunteering in the community, paying taxes honestly, informing himself
about important political issues, and respecting the rights of others. He or she is
willing to sacrifice his individual interests for the collective good of the nation.
This is called inclusive citizenship

It is stated in the United Nations’ declaration of human rights the

recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of
all members in the society.

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 What I Know

POSTTEST

Directions: ​Answer directly. On your notebook, write the letter that corresponds to
the statement. All choices are on the box below.

1. ​They deal with specific components of participation in political power.

2​. They deal with the sphere of human beings working, producing and servicing.
3. ​They deal with standard of living and quality of life for all persons, including those
not participating in economic activities.
4. They deal with the cultural sphere of life including ethnic culture, subcultures, arts
and science
5.​ The most beneficial of these rights
Choices for 1-5
A. Humanity B. Political rights C. Economic rights
D. Social rights E. Cultural rights

6. ​These deal with standards of judiciary and penal systems.

7. ​This ​is a means towards social change; a tool to transform the theory and practical
applications into everyday social practice.
8. ​This is referred to as an individual or group's sense of self-respect and self-worth,
physical and psychological integrity and empowerment.

9.​ These are inalienable rights that protect people’s dignity as human beings.

10.​Where citizens are given a strong feeling that they are a part of the overall
society. By making the citizens feel that the government values their viewpoints, the
people are then motivated to participate in the elections, civic participation, and
military service.

Choices for 6-10

A inclusive citizenship B Human rights C Human Dignity

D Human Rights E Civil rights
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 Key Answers

Pre-Test/ Post-Test
1. b
2. c
3. d
4. e
5. a
6. e
7. d
8. c
9. b
10. a
Activity 3.1
Answers may vary
Activity 3.2

1.​ ​Correct
2. Incorrect
3. Correct
4. Correct
5. Correct
6. Correct
7. Incorrect
8. Correct
9. Correct
10. Correct

Activity 3.3
Answers may vary

Activity 3.4
Answers may vary

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