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Understanding Culture, Society and Politics
Understanding Culture, Society and Politics
DESCRIPTION
This course uses lessons or insights from different
social sciences branches (Anthropology, Political
Science, and Sociology) to develop students’
awareness of cultural diversity and provide them
with an understanding of how culture, human
agency, society, and politics work
CULTURE
CULTURE
It is defined as the custom beliefs, social forms, and
traits that defines a specific racial, religious, or social
group
CULTURE
1. Religion
2. Race
3. Socio-economic Status
4. Sexual Orientation
5. Age
6. Ethnicity
7. Gender
8. Education
9. Generation
10. Nationality
CULTURE
Material Culture – it is a type of culture that are
created by human person or is tangible. Examples
are food, clothing, and technology
1. Biologically 1. Socio-physiological
determined 2. Culture-bound
2. Universal 3. Inter-changeable
3. Relatively fixed 4. Categorized as
4. Categorized as boy or masculine and
girl feminine
Human Cultural
Variation
Refers to the differences in social behaviours that
different cultures exhibit around the world