Quarter 3 – Module 7 :

The Human Person in Society

THINK & SHARE:

Read the statement carefully and answer it accordingly. What comes to your mind when you read or hear the statement
below:

“NO MAN IS AN ISLAND”

Lesson 1. Society: What Drives Human Person To Establish It

Society is an organized group of people with a common territory and culture whose members interact frequently. Furthermore,
society is a large group of people who live together in an organized way, making decisions about how to do things and sharing
the work that needs to be done.
Society being formed by human individuals is considered unique among all other groups because the relationship being
established and the interaction towards common good/goal is a way more difficult and uniquely profound.

Culture indicates the flow of relationship between society and human individuals. It is one of the human natures to desire and
to act according to some goal which is commonly the goal of survival. When one person meets another person with the same
goal, then it can be considered that they desire for the common good.

Common good may include peace within the community, clean and safe environment, efficient public service, etc. With these
common good, humans are required to work together and to establish relationships with each other, which results in
establishing forms of society.

For instance, family is the basic unit of society. Through this, infants first relate with their parents or guardians as the source of
basic needs for survival. As they grow, they expand their connections and
start relating and forming bonds with people outside their family. Friendships are established starting
from childhood up to adulthood. They also learn how to deal and to interact with other superiors aside from their
parents/guardians (e.g. principal, teachers, company boss, elderly persons)

Lesson 2:Different Forms of Society

Lesson 3. Interrelationship between Human Person and Society

 It can be said that you cannot think of a person outside of society and you cannot think of a society without a group of
persons. Thus, human persons and society are interrelated to each other in which one cannot exist without the other.
Moreover, society’s role is considered important in the growth and development of a person as well as the person’s role In
transforming society.

One important way wherein society influences us, as person is, its ability to define the relationships and interactions among its
members.

There are various ways that society influences our development and interactions but one way is through the establishment of
the following:

● Norms – a set of traits and behavior that society considers acceptable, thus, to be encouraged to pass unto other members
(e.g. pagmamano: Filipino’s unique gesture to greet and show respect to elders)

● Laws – more formal and stringent norms that establish and define acceptable behavior of citizens (e.g.
using of pedestrian lanes when crossing streets)

● Folkways – less formal norms that arise from tradition and do not result in punishment when violated (e.g. concept of
appropriate swimwear, others might wear T-shirt and shorts, others might

● Social system – organized or patterned set of relationships amongindividuals and groups that compose a society
● Social role – actions and behaviors expected of a certain individual

● Social groups/ Social classes – individuals who share similar backgrounds or perform similar roles

● Social institutions – certain groups that perform vital functions in society which include the family,
school, government, and religion

● Social values – actions or ideals that are considered vital in maintaining an orderly society (e.g. cooperation, obedience to
the law, concern for others, respect for diversity, etc.)