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HUMSS
Understanding Culture, Society, & Politics

QUARTER 1: WEEK 2
Lesson No. 2

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Region IX, Zamboanga Peninsula
Zamboanga City
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Lesson No. 2

CapSLET
Understanding, culture, SOCIETY & politics

Subject &
UCSP QUARTER 1 WEEK 2 DAY
Grade Level dd/mm/yyyy
Defining Culture and Society from the perspective of Anthropology and
CONTENT
Sociology
MOST 1. Analyze the concept, aspects and changes in/of culture
ESSENTIAL and society
LEARNING
COMPETENCY

KNOW AND UNDERSTAND

CONTENT STANDARD: Culture and Society as anthropological and sociological concepts

CHECKPOINT: What is the concept, aspect and changes in/of Culture and society ?

Concepts of Culture and society

Culture and society are concepts. They exist in the realm of ideas and thoughts. As such, they
cannot be seen or touched and yet they influence the way we see and experience our individual
and collective lives as social beings.

According to sociologists, culture consists of the values, beliefs, systems of language,

communication, and practices that people share in common and that can be used to define them
as a collective. Culture also includes the material objects that are common to that group or
society. www.thoughtco.com

What is interesting about concepts is that as conceptual tools, they allow us to form other
concepts, or relate concepts to each other, or even deconstruct old ones and replace them with
something new. With the concept of culture, anthropologist are able to explore and make sense
of the complex processes and dynamics that characterize the great variety of “ways of living”
practiced and observed around the world.

Material culture consists of things that are created by humans.

Examples include cars, buildings, clothing, and tools. Nonmaterial culture refers to the abstract
ideas and ways of thinking that make up a culture. Examples of nonmaterial culture include traffic
laws, words, and dress codes. (study.com)
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Aspects of Culture and Society

Through culture, people and groups define themselves, conform to society's shared values,
and contribute to society. Thus, culture includes many societal aspects: language, customs,
values, norms, mores, rules, tools, technologies, products, organizations, and institutions.
Government & International Relations. Resources & Economics. Religion & Spiritual Beliefs.
www.quora.com

Aspects of cultural identity

*Nationality - It is the country that the person is born in, and/or the country that the person
currently lives in.
*Ethnicity - It is the culture of the person and is a very crucial aspect of cultural identity as the
person usually has the culture of his/her respective ethnicity.
* Religion - this is your spiritual beliefs.
* Education – could be formal and non formal.
www.cleverism.com

Changes in Culture and Society

A culture is a way of life of a group of people--the behaviours, beliefs, values, and

symbols that they accept, generally without thinking about them, and that are passed along
by communication and imitation from one generation to the next. people.tamu.edu

Culture can also change in certain situations. New philosophical ideas and technological
advances can lead to cultural change. Cultural change can also occur through diffusion, when
contact with other cultures and ideas are transferred. study.com

In addition to its intrinsic value, culture provides important social and economic benefits.
With improved learning and health, increased tolerance, and opportunities to come together
with others, culture enhances our quality of life and increases overall well-being for both
individuals and communities. www.ontario.ca

BE ABLE TO DO
Home – Based LoT (Individividual activity)
Answer all the questions using the answer sheet
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Let’s Practice!
 Activity 1: Tupper Chart

Direction: Complete the chart with relevant information , just give your concise and brief
response.

Anthropological Culture Society

and
Sociological
Perspective…
Concepts: Ans. Ans.

Aspects: Ans. Ans.

Changes: Ans. Ans.

Practice pa more!

Activity 2: Photo Analysis

Direction: Analyse the photo and answer the questions below.

Question Answer
1. What do you see in the picture?
Describe it…
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2. Do you see concept o culture and
society in the picture? Please
mention some details…
3. Do you see any aspects of culture
and society? Can you expound your
observation…
4. Do you notice any changes of
culture and society? Can you name
and explain those changes…

REMEMBER
Key Points

*Culture is a way of life.

* Culture and society are concepts. They exist in the realm of ideas and thoughts.
*Culture consist of values, beliefs, systems of language, communications, and practices.
* Material culture consists of things that are created by humans.
* Nonmaterial culture refers to the abstract ideas and ways of thinking that make up
a culture.
* New philosophical ideas and technological advances can lead to cultural change.
*Culture can also change in certain situations.
* Culture provides important social and economic benefits.

TRY
Let’s see how much have you learned today!

Name: _____________________________________ Strand/Section: ___________________

Grade: _____________________________________ Score: ___________________________

Directions : Read and analyse the question, encircle only the letter of your choice once.

1. Culture is ___________________________.
A. The same thing as society.
B. Limited to Humans
C. Possessed only by males
D. None of the above
2. Societies are _____________________________.
A. Groups of interacting organism
B. Only found among humans
C. Created only by technologically sophisticated people such as those in the
industrialized nations of the world.
D. None of the above
3. Which of the following is true of Culture ? ____________________
A. Languages are Culture
B. Archaeologist dig up culture in their excavations
C. Culture is a powerful human tool for survivals
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D. All of the above

4. Human culture is ________________
A. Partly inherited genetically
B. Entirely learned
C. Limited to relatively rich societies with sophisticated technologies
D. All of the above
5. Which of the following things would be culturally universal?
A. The language that you speak
B. The kinds of clothes that you wear
C. The specific knowledge that you that you acquired in school
D. None of the above

*Antonio P. Contreras, PhD, Et.al Phoenix Publishing

*www.thoughtco.com
*study.com
*Sociologyopen.lib.umn.edu
REFERENCES
* www.ontario.ca
* www.cleverism.com
*people.tamu.edu
* www.quora.com

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