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Thinking in The 21
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Quarter 2 - Module 1: Global Networks
(Part 2)

Lesson
Parts of a Whole
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In different subjects in senior high school, the word part or parts is often
used in different topics. For example, in Mathematics, it is tackled in the lesson on
fraction, in English we always hear the topic Parts of a Sentence, Parts of Speech, and
many more. We also learned the different parts of the body in science subjects. Most
simply, we define parts as subdivisions into which something is or is regarded as
divided and which together constitute the whole. The word whole is simply defined as
the completeness of the parts or components.
In the world we live in, we are the parts and the society is the whole. The
question is how can we become a productive part of the society we live in?
Some important factors that we have to consider as part of the whole society are
the following:
1. Primary Identity or Individuation- it is defined as the concept of personal identity.
These are the norms that an individual learns through the society.
Examples:
a. Values- We often see the tagline “Honesty is the best policy” in every
classroom, honesty is an example of values we learned from our family.
b. Attitudes- “Takbo! May aso!”, your action when you are scared of something
is an example of attitude. It can be good or bad action or behavior.
c. Beliefs- “Wow ang taba ng bata, napakalusog siguro nya.” It is an opinion
that we believe to be real and true.

1. Secondary Identity- it is also known as social identity. As a child gets socialized

with the society he participates in the construction of his secondary identity. This
includes the roles and statuses that the individual has to perform as part of his
society.
Examples:
a. Occupation often corresponds with income and educational attainment,
which combined determine a person's social class. However, occupations
with high occupational prestige can increase one's social class without a
corresponding increase in indicators, such as income.
b. Educational background includes your high school and in college
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c. Economic status can be considered by your occupation and income.

d. Gender refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviors, activities and
attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women.
Unlike sex which refers to the biological characteristics of humans such as
male or female (World Health Organization 2013).

Status refers to an individual’s position in society which carries with it a set of defined
rights and obligations. Roles refer to the sets of expectation which occupy a particular
status (Alejandria 2015). For example, your status is a senior high school student
therefore your role is to study hard in order to earn a high school diploma.
Here are the six (6) principles of gestalt laws applied to global networks that we
have to consider as part of the society.

 Figure refers to the people in a nation which may vary in terms of color, size etc.
 Similarity states the things which share characteristics such as shape, size,
color, texture, and good composition (geographical setting and characteristics of
different nation)
 Proximity states that “objects or shapes that are close to one another appear to
form groups”. Even if the shapes, sizes, and objects are radically different, they
will appear as a group if they are close together. (Refers to close neighboring
countries which possess same cultural background etc.)
 Closure involves the provision of missing details to be a part of potential pattern
or once closure is achieved, the elimination of details unnecessary to establish a
pattern match. Examples are governance, laws, and others.
 Continuity states that things tend to continue shapes beyond their ending points
(interconnections to cross countries essence of globalization or evolution of
generation).
 Symmetry or Order connotes stability and peace and order, like sets of
instruction or reference. It does not give the impression of things that “something
is out of balance, missing or wrong.”