11 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Understanding Culture,
Society and Politics
Quarter 1 – Module 1: Sharing Social
& Cultural Backgrounds of Students
as Social Actors
Subject Name – Grade 11
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1 – Module 1: Sharing Social & Cultural Backgrounds of Students as
Social Actors
First Edition, 2020

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Understanding
Culture, Society
and Politics
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Sharing Social & Cultural
Backgrounds of Students as
Social Actors
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Understanding Culture, Society and Politics 11

Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Sharing Social & Cultural
Backgrounds of Students as Social Actors!

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by

educators both from public and private institutions to assist you, the
teacher or facilitator in helping the learners meet the standards set by the K
to 12 Curriculum while overcoming their personal, social, and economic
constraints in schooling.

This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and
independent learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore,
this also aims to help learners acquire the needed 21st century skills while
taking into consideration their needs and circumstances.

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As a facilitator, you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing
them to manage their own learning. Furthermore, you are expected to
encourage and assist the learners as they do the tasks included in the
module.

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For the learner:

Welcome to the Understanding Culture, Society and Politics 11 Alternative

Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Sharing Social & Cultural Backgrounds of
Students as Social Actors !

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opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and
time. You will be enabled to process the contents of the learning resource
while being an active learner.

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and understand new concepts and skills.

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What’s More
skills of the topic. You may check the
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skill into real life situations or concerns.

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 This is a task which aims to evaluate your
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competency.
In this portion, another activity will be given
Additional Activities to you to enrich your knowledge or skill of
the lesson learned.

Answer Key This contains answers to all activities in the

module.

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References This is a list of all sources used in

developing this module.

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part of the module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the
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activities included in the module.
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We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful

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 What I Need to Know

MELC:
Discuss the nature, goals and perspectives in/of Anthropology, Sociology and Political
Science (UCSP11/12SPUIa-1, Ia-2 & Ib-3)

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

1. Discuss the Cultural variation, Social differences, Social change and Political
identities.

2. Distinguish the various facets of human life as they attune themselves to cultural
variation, social differences, social change and political identities

3. Deliberately appreciate and reflect the significance of cultural variation, social

differences, social change, and political identities.

Begin!
Culture affects a society and shape the human nature of people in the society. It also
casts people’s world outlook, outlook in life, and values; social customs and ethical morality
are gradually formed in the process of cultural influence while Politics in a democracy is the
people's voice in their government. Still, it takes leadership to construct a path to success.
And how is the voice of the people formed? It is formed by the leadership.
Almost everyone attaches themselves to a political party and you hear the same
versions of what government should or shouldn’t do through the voice of the people.
Moreover, political identity is often thought of as the expression of an individual's belief
system and social affiliations. Various factors can construct an identity, including race,
nationality, where a person lives and a person's gender and sexuality. Political identity is
almost always associated with a group affiliation and describes the ways in which being a
member of a particular group might express specific political opinions and attitudes.
Whereas, Social change can evolve from a number of different sources, including contact
with other societies (diffusion), changes in the ecosystem (which can cause the loss of
natural resources or widespread.

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 What I Know

Direction: Read the following statements/questions below and write your answer on your
notebook.
I. Multiple Choice (1-5): chose the best answer by writing the letter that corresponds
to your answer
1. The following are examples of expressions or greetings EXCEPT:
a. “Magandang buhay” b.”spasiba” c. Shalom d. “Allah akbhar”

2. Which of the following are examples of Social difference?

a. poor and rich men b. the brother and sister
c. tenants and slaves d. the father and mother

3. The following are examples of culture except:

a. kissing the hands of elders b. greeting to the visitors
c. Eating pizzas on the cafeteria d. putting ashes on feet after burial

4 . The following are examples of social affiliation except:

a. fraternity b. barangay officials’ c. 4ps d. SSG

5. The following are examples of Social change except:

a. diffusion b. dispersal c. migration d. values

II. Identification (6-10): Write your answers on your notebook.

6. It can evolve from a number of different sources, including contact with other societies
is_________.

7. It is an expression of an individual's belief system and social affiliations. Various factors

can construct an identity, including race, nationality, where a person lives and a person's
gender and sexuality is______________.

8. It is also called as the people's voice in their government______________.

9. It affects to a society that is not only shapes the human nature of people in the society,
but also casts people’s world outlook, outlook on life, and values; social customs and
ethical morality are gradually formed is ___________.

10. To takes leadership to construct a path to success is an example of________.

III. Modified True or false (11-15): Write true if the statement is true and write false if
the statement is false and underline the part of the statement that made it wrong and
write/provide the correct one.

11. Political democracy is express through running as a president in the classroom.

12. Culture is a social customs and ethical morality formed in the bit by bit process of cultural
influence.

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13. Involving the rallies in Luneta Park is an example of Politics in democracy.

14. Technological advancement is an example of social change.

15. Social Alterations are the situations where people are discriminated against on the basis
of social, economic, and racial inequality.

IV. Cloze Test: 16-18. Provide the correct answer on the statements below

16. Political Distinctiveness is a measure of a set of people with similar political ________.

17. The society refers to the determined contact among_________ of a particular group
such as kinship group and other Institutions.

18. In the field of politics, the ability of people to exercise their ______ and perform their
duties as citizens depends largely on the kind of government they have.

V. Essay 19-20: Provide a brief discussion on the statement below.

19-20. Based on the learned concepts associated with culture, how do you explain the
current “addiction” of Filipinos on K-Pop and Korean telenovelas?

What’s In

Task 1:
1. Why is Understanding of Culture, Society and Politics necessary in the Senior High
school curriculum?
2. How is this relevant to you as a citizen of our country?

Task 2:
Direction: Describe the given pictures briefly. Write your answer in your notebook.

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 What’s New

To embrace diversity of culture globally, let us learn simple words of greetings from
other countries, a fun way for students to learn and appreciate a bit of foreign
language.

Direction: Read each item carefully and use your notebook to write your answers. Give the
English translation of the following greetings / expressions that are commonly used in
different countries.

Example: Magandang Araw” (Filipino) - Good Day

1. "Hello" (English)-
2. "Buenos dias" (Spanish)-
3. "Bonjour" (French) –
4. Shalom" (Hebrew) –
5. "Jambo" (Swahili) –
6. "Huanying" (Chinese) –
7. "Guten tag" (German) –
8. "Konnichiwa" (Japanese) -
9. G'Day mate" (Australian English) –

10. Goed dag" (Dutch) -

What is It

Cultural identity – the cultural identity of an individual refers to the identity or feeling of
belonging to a group. It is considered as part of a person’s self-conception and self-
perception. It pertains to one’s nationality, religion, social class, generation, locality or
any kind of social group that has its own distinct culture. As to cultural awareness, it
connotes to the ability of a person to recognize the different beliefs, values and customs that
someone has based on that individual’s origins. This allows a person to build a more
successful personal and professional relationship with others in a diverse environment. In
fact, a person’s state, region or country of origin and local customs heavily influence his / her
cultural background.

Cultural Background – on the other hand, essentially consists of the ethnic, religious,
racial, gender, linguistic or other socioeconomic factors and values that shape an
individual’s upbringing. The cultural background can be shaped at the family, societal or
organizational level. Sociologically, people with different cultural background need to interact

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with each other. Such interactions lead to strong relationships that would help build diverse
communities and enable them to achieve predetermined goal’s.

For Example:

In the Philippines society, it is necessary to work effectively with people from

different regions or with those who speak a different language to promote economic
development and other primary socio-cultural undertakings.

Thus, although it is important to learn about the cultural identities of other people and
succeed in working together, each one must primarily understand his own culture so he can
appreciate other cultures as well. Concrete understanding of one’s culture starts with
recognition of the values, customs and traditions passed down to us by our forebears or
those acquired from personal experiences while interaction in a given society. In fact, we can
learn about other people’s culture by interacting with them, by evaluating their biases
towards other cultures, by inquiring pertinent questions and by simple observations.

Cultural variation refers to the rich diversity in social practices that different cultures exhibit
around the world. Cuisine and art all change from one culture to the next, but so do gender
roles, economic systems, and social hierarchy among any number of other humanly
organized behaviors. Cultural variation can be studied across cultures (for example, a cross-
cultural study of ritual in Indonesia and Brazil)[1] or across generations (for example, a
comparison of Generation X and Generation Y)[2] and is often a subject studied by
anthropologists, sociologists and cultural theorists with subspecialties in the fields of
economic anthropology, ethnomusicology, health sociology etc. In recent years, cultural
variation has become a rich source of study in neuroanthropology, cultural neuroscience,
and social neuroscience.

Society refers to the persistent interaction among members of a particular group like kinship
group and other Institutions. However, the boundedness of groups is always relative and so
sociologist may refer to human society, where the reference is to the interdependencies
among all social groups, or to subgroups such as family, society, where the reference is to
the typical interactions among the individuals making up a grouping of close kin. (UCSP,
Gerry M. Lanuza, Sarah S. Raymundo)

Gender and Sexuality

A common distinguishing factor of a person’s cultural background is gender sexuality.

Gender refers to the personal traits and social roles of the male and female members of
society. Sexuality is the state of being either masculine or feminine.

1. A person’s masculinity or manhood consists of a set of attributes, behaviors

and roles generally associated with men.
2. A person’s femininity or womanhood refers to a set of attributes, behaviors
and roles generally associated with women.
3. A person may experience identity crisis when he / she does not accept or
understand his / her sexuality or is unable to understand his / her status.

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Socio-Economic Status
Another common cultural identification factor is the level of an individual’s social standing
and financial position in the society. This is known as socio-economic status, a personal or
famil’s financial and social esteem on the basis of income, education, and occupation.
Hence, it is the totality of a person’s social position and wealth combined.
The socio-economic class refers to the status of every individual from the sociological and
economic points of view. Social status means a person’s standing or rank in the social
ladder of stratification based on prestige, power, popularity, etc. economic status means a
person’s place in the society’s economic stratification based on wealth, property, and total
assets.

Ethnicity
Is a condition in which a social group belongs to a common national or cultural tradition. The
adjective ethic relates to large groups of people who have certain racial, cultural, religious, or
other traits in common. The Philippines are inhabited by different ethno-liguistic groups
converted to Christianity, particularly the lowland-coastal groups, and adopted may foreign
elements of culture. Ethno-linguistic groups include the Ivatans, Ilocanos, Pangasinenses,
Kapampangans, Tagalogs, Bicolanos, Visayans (Masbatenos, Hiligaynons/Ilonggos,
Cebuanos, Boholanos, Warays and Surigaonons) Maranaos, Subanons and
Zamboanguenos.

Civilization

any complex society characterized by urban development, social stratification, symbolic

communication forms (typically, writing systems), and a perceived separation from and
domination over the natural environment.

Politics pervades all aspects of social and cultural life. The ability of people to exercise their
rights and perform their duties as citizens depends largely on the kind of government they
have. The state monopolizes violence and provides security for the people and its territory.
The legitimacy of the modern state is based primarily on legal rational authority. Such
legitimacy on source of authority is based on modern laws and constitution. Whether the
state for self-interest is a function of the political culture that exists in a given society. Given
that the Philippines society is still beholden to traditional family dynasties; its legitimacy is
often put under question by the public. (UCSP, Gerry M. Lanuza, Sarah S. Raymundo)

Culture is a dynamic system that does not stand outside human beings. Culture is very
atmosphere that human beings breathe in everyday life. It is so pervasive in its influence that
people hardly notice. Yet, culture is not something static. It is always in constant flux or
change. As such culture can be studied in different ways. And many scholars of culture
disagree among themselves on the best way to describe culture. Today, there is a growing
consensus among scholars that culture cannot be separated from colonial influence and the
power dynamics that shapes it, such as gender and racism. (UCSP, Gerry M. Lanuza, Sarah
S. Raymundo)

Try to consider the following variance: the cultural variation is a difference in social behaviors
in different cultures exhibit around the world. Social differences are the situations where

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people are discriminated against on the basis of social, economic, and racial inequality.
Social change means the transformation of culture and social institutions over time and
political identity is a measure of a group of people with similar political ideologies.

What’s More

Direction: Recall the instances where you experience or see a situation either Cultural
Variation, Social Differences or Political Identity occurred in a specific location.
You may choose only one (1) issue concerning on the different national issues.

Write a short skit about the experience in your notebook.

What I Have Learned

Direction: Make journal to manifest your understanding about the topic. You can start it by
following the format below.

I have learned that ________________ ________________ ______.

I have realized that ________________ _________________ _____.

I will apply _____________ _________________ _______________.

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 What I Can Do

Direction: Think of possible Philippine cultures which are already forgotten that is needed to
be preserved for future generations in order to maintain our unique cultural identity. Create
an outline of these cultures using the given template

I. Philippine Cultures which are adopted from Asian countries

A. _______________________________________
B. _______________________________________
C. _______________________________________
D. _______________________________________

II. Cultures that are mimic from western countries

A. _______________________________________
B. _______________________________________
C. _______________________________________
D. _______________________________________

III. Important Philippine cultures which are needed to be preserved for cultural identity

A. ____________________________________
B. ____________________________________
C. ____________________________________
D. ____________________________________

Assessment

Direction: Read the following statements / questions below and write your answer in your
notebook.
I. Multiple Choices (1-5): chose the best answer by writing the letter that corresponds
to your answer
1. The following are examples of expressions or greetings EXCEPT:
a. “Magandang buhay” b.”spasiba” c. Shalom d. “Allah akbhar”

2. Which of the following are examples of Social difference?

a. poor and rich men b. the brother and sister
c. tenants and slaves d. the father and mother

3. The following are examples of culture except:

a. kissing the hands of elders b. greeting to the visitors
c. Eating pizzas on the cafeteria d. putting ashes on feet after burial

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4. The following are examples of social affiliation except:
a. fraternity b. barangay officials’ c. 4ps d. SSG

5. The following are examples of Social change except:

a. diffusion b. dispersal c. migration d. values

II. Identification (6-10): Write your answers on your notebook.

6. It can evolve from a number of different sources, including contact with other societies
is_________.

7. It is an expression of an individual's belief system and social affiliations. Various factors

can construct an identity, including race, nationality, where a person lives and a person's
gender and sexuality is______________.

8. It is also called as the people's voice in their government______________.

9. It affects to a society that is not only shapes the human nature of people in the society, but
also casts people’s world outlook, outlook on life, and values; social customs and ethical
morality are gradually formed is ___________.

10. To takes leadership to construct a path to success is an example of________.

III. Modified True or false (11-15): Write true if the statement is true and write false if
the statement is false and underline the part of the statement that made it wrong and
write/provide the correct one.

11. Political democracy is express through running as a president in the classroom.

12. Culture is a social customs and ethical morality formed in the bit by bit process of cultural
influence.

13. Involving the rallies in Luneta Park is an example of Politics in democracy.

14. Technological advancement is an example of social change.

15. Social Alterations are the situations where people are discriminated against on the basis
of social, economic, and racial inequality.

IV. Cloze Test: 16-18. Provide the correct answer on the statements below

16. Political Distinctiveness is a measure of a set of people with similar political ________.

17. The society refers to the determined contact among_________ of a particular group
such as kinship group and other Institutions.

18. In the field of politics, the ability of people to exercise their ______ and perform their
duties as citizens depends largely on the kind of government they have.

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V. Essay 19-20: Provide a brief discussion on the statement below.

19-20. Based on the learned concepts associated with culture, how do you explain the
current “addiction” of Filipinos on K-Pop and Korean telenovelas?

Additional Activities

Make a list of popular cultures which were adapted by millennials from other countries.
Based on this list, create a schematic diagram which reflects how these constitute a great
influence among the young generation of learners. Write the diagram in your notebook.

Rubrics:

Organization----------- 10pts

Content ----------------- 10pts

Interpretation----------- 5pts

Total:---------------------25pts

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 Answer Key

What I Know & Assessment

1. d 6. Social change
2. a 7. Political identity
3. c 8. Politics in democracy
4. c 9. Culture
5. d 10. Politics in democracy
11. true
12. false (Culture is a social customs and ethical morality formed in the bit by bit process of
cultural influence.)
Restatement: Culture is a social customs and ethical morality gradually formed in the process
of cultural influence.
13. True 16. Idiologies 19-20. Answers may vary
14. True 17. members
15. True 18. rights

What’s New

1. "Hello" (English)- Hi 2. "Buenos dias" (Spanish) - Good Morning

3. "Bonjour" (French) – Hello 4. "Shalom" (Hebrew) – Peace
5. "Jambo" (Swahili) – Hello 6. "Huanying" (Chinese) – Welcome
7. Guten tag" (German) – Hello 8. "Konnichiwa" (Japanese) - Good day
9. G'Day mate" (Australian English) – Hello 10. "Goed dag" (Dutch) - Good day

What’s More

Make a skit to discuss the event

Situation may vary:

The woman walks on the street while eating banana cue without notifying that
there is a car coming to her. She was almost accidentally hit by the car but the
driver stopped, go out and scold the woman without helping her as she as pale as
the paper while listening to the terrified voice of the driver. The driver said to the
woman” You poor lady! You are very careless. See, my car is almost destroyed!
The poor lady moves slowly with despair.

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References
Alejandria, Maria Carinnes P. Understanding Culture, Society and Politics., DIWA LEARNING SYSTEM
INC, 2016

https://en.m.wikipedia.org

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_variation

https://www.studocu.com/ph/document/our-lady-of-fatima-university/understanding-culture-
society-and-politics/lecture-notes/sharing-of-social-and-cultural-backgrounds/2574654/view

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Kagawasan, Avenue, Daro, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental

Tel #: (035) 225 2376 / 541 1117

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Website: lrmds.depednodis.net

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