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Understanding Culture,
Society, and Politics
Activity Sheet
Quarter 1 – MELC 2
Analyzing the Concept, Aspect, and
Changes in/of Culture and Society

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 Quarter 1, Week 2

Learning Activity Sheet (LAS) No. 2

Name of Learner:________________________ Grade and Section:__________

Date: ______________

UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY, AND POLITICS ACTIVITY SHEET

Analyzing the Concept, Aspect, and Changes in/of Culture and Society

I. Learning Competency
1. Analyze the concept, aspect, and changes in/of culture and society.

II. Background Information for Learners

Society is a group of people living together in a definite territory, having a

sense of belongingness, mutually interdependent of each other, and follows a
certain way of life. It is a group of people sharing a common culture. The focal
point of society is man’s social behavior since his behavior is greatly shaped by
the society and culture where he belongs. Whereas, culture is a dynamic
medium through which societies create a collective way of life reflected in beliefs,
values, music, literature, art, dance, science, religion, ritual technology, among
others. Culture and society can be defined using anthropological and sociological
perspectives.

There are three Anthropological Perspectives. The first one, the

Evolutionist-Intellectual Perspective, explains that death and belief in soul and
the spirits play important roles. The French Sociology School Perspective
which is led by Emile Durkheim suggests that society can sustain and reproduce
by themselves. Lastly, the British Functionalist School Perspective explains
anxiety caused by the rationally uncontrollable happenings as the basic
motivation for the emergence of religious faith.

In Sociological Perspectives, the Symbolic Interactionism Perspective

explains that people attach meanings to symbols and they act according to their
subjective interpretation of the symbols. The Functionalist Perspective, also
called Functionalism, believes that each aspect of society is interdependent and
contributes to society’s functioning as a whole. The Conflict Perspective
through Karl Max’s writing on struggles, shows competition for scarce resources
and how the elite control the poor and the weak.

Moreover, culture has certain characteristics or aspects. Culture is

everything because it is what a person has, does, and thinks. It is also learned
for an individual learns through his or her family, school, church, and other social
institutions. Lastly, culture is also shared because a particular behavior is not a
culture when only one person practices it. Society also has its own aspects. First,
it affects biology because humans are born into cultures that have values on
beauty and body. It’s also adaptive because it’s a tool for human survival. But
culture can cause problems when it doesn’t change when the environment does
so it’s maladaptive. Change is constant and over time, culture goes with the
societal changes. As a result, culture becomes dynamic.

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III. Accompanying DepEd Textbook and Educational Sites
Ariola, M. (2016). Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics.

UCSP Module, Division of Negros Occidental

IV. Activity Proper

Activity 1. True or False

Directions: Read each item carefully. Write True if the statement is correct and
False if the statement is incorrect. Write your answers on a separate paper.

_______________1. Society and culture is a complex whole.

_______________2. Cultural relativism mitigates ethnocentrism.
_______________3. There are risks to culture heritage.
_______________4. Man’s behavior is greatly shaped by the society and culture
where he belongs.
_______________5. People live together always in a large-scale grouping.
_______________6. Tribe is an example of culture.
_______________7. Religion is an example of culture.
_______________8. Every person shares his or her culture to others.
_______________9. Culture is an organized body of conventional understanding
manifested in art only.
______________10. Tylor’s theory was attacked primarily because it did not
attribute the origin of religion to the interference of
supernatural powers.

Activity 2. Describing Cultural Characteristics

Directions: Analyze and explain in 2-3 sentences each characteristic of culture
below. Copy the items and answer them on a separate paper.

1.Culture is everything.
2.Culture is learned.
3. Culture is shared.
4. Culture affects biology.
5. Culture is adaptive.
6. Culture is maladaptive.
7. Culture is dynamic.

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Activity 3. Mind Challenge
Directions: Analyze culture and society using the perspectives of Anthropology
and Sociology by filling out the table. Copy the table and answer the items in
your own words on a separate sheet of paper.

Anthropological Culture and Society

Perspectives
The Evolutionist-Intellectual

The French Sociology School

The British Functionalist

School

Sociological
Perspectives
Symbolic Interactionism

Functionalist

Conflict Theory

Remember

The importance of Anthropology to the study of culture and society is that it

provides a basis for understanding both our own and others. In Sociology, it
enables us to gain a better understanding of the social forces that shape your
own life.
The different Anthropological perspectives on culture and society, the
Evolutionist-Intellectual Perspective, the French Sociology School, and the
British Functionalist School show the various factors in society and culture that
gives definition, thus, affect the people in the locality. On the other hand, the
three types of Sociological perspectives, Symbolic Interactionism,
Functionalism, and Conflict Theory, explain how people interact in their
environment and how such interaction impacts culture and society.
By analyzing the concepts, aspects, and changes in/of culture and society
using the perspectives of Anthropology and Sociology, we can understand
better the diversity among peoples, tribes, races, and nations.

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V. Reflection
Directions: Supply the appropriate words to complete the thought of each phrase
below. Write your answers on a separate paper.

I have learned that culture is _________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

I have learned that society is _________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

I realized that the Anthropological and Sociological perspectives’ definitions of

culture and society are important to learn because ________________________
________________________________________________________________

Analyzing the different perspectives on culture and society will help to

_________
________________________________________________________________

VI. Answer Key

* Activity 1. True or False

1. True
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. True
6. False
7. True
8. True
9. False
10. False

* Activity 2. Describing Cultural Characteristics

Answers may vary.

* Activity 3. Mind Challenge

Answers may vary.

* Reflection
Answers may vary.

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