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2) Religion always
Examples:
3) Politics subject to 1. K-12 Program
4) Economy change 2. Elections
5) Education
Family, as the most basic institution, has the most
important role in overseeing an individual’s part in
society’s progress.
- A discipline that generally deals with • Seeing the general in the particular,
the study of politics and power in its which entails analyzing everyday
various forms. situations by connecting these to
- Deals with systems of government broader social trends.
and the analysis of political activity. • Sociological perspective challenges
commonly held beliefs and
encourages us to ask ourselves
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MARXISM
SOCIAL CONFLICT THEORY
1) Primitive Communism – Society is
It encompasses a whole range of ideas,
relatively classless. Production is done
including an approach towards history, an
for survival.
analysis of capitalism and a new vision of the
2) Slavery – Society is now divided in
future. Marxism sees society as a competition
classes. Production is carried out by
for limited resources.
slaves.
3) Feudalism – Societal structure relies on
KARL MARX (1818-1883) peasants laboring on the lord’s land.
• A philosopher, political economist, 4) Capitalism – Division between
sociologist, and historian born in capitalists and laborers is established.
Rhineland, Germany. Exploitation is done through wage labor.
• He believed that society was 5) Socialism – Collective ownership of the
composed of individuals in various means of production is emphasized.
social classes competing for 6) Communism – Regarded by Marx as the
resources such as food, clothing, end of history. All are workers for a
shelter, and employment. commonly owned industry.
NON-STATE INSTITUTIONS
▪ The ability to influence or control the
behavior of people. 1. Bank
▪ Use by the state to command - The exercise of power by a
agencies(state institutions), military, political leader for the well
and police personnel to command being o of people/the state
decisions. 2. Bank
- The exercise of power by a
political leader for the well
FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN THE
being o of people/the state
PHILIPPINES
Republic with a presidential form of
government wherein power is equally divided
among its three branches:
1) Legislative – makes laws
• Congress
o Senate
o House of Representatives
2) Executive – carries out laws
• President
o Vice President
o Cabinet
3) Judicial – interprets laws
• Supreme Courts
• Other Federal Courts