Prepared by: Clara Mae E.

Nava
Anthropology is the science of people
and culture. The word is a combination of
two Greek roots, “anthrops”, man
and “logos” an account or
calculation.
ANTHROPOLOGY
and
EDUCATION
ANTHROPOLOGY and EDUCATION
Inherent learning structures are part of
anthropology in terms of human
development, then education can be
considered a primary feature
of people and their culture.
One important function of education
is the preservation of the culture.
Continuity of man’s social life is
possible through this process.
In the process of
education, History is
being studied which is
the main and the basic
record of culture.
CULTURE
 Manmade
 Is a way of life of a specific group.
 An organized body of conventional
understanding manifest in arts and
artifacts which persisting to traditions
characterizes a human group.
 Design for living
 CONCEPT and CHARACTERISTICS
Of culture

Culture is learned.
culture maybe acquired through
imitation and conditioning
People have varied culture.
It is an error to identify with
the society in which it is
formal and to talk about
them both as if they were
the same thing.
People have varied culture.
Educators understand that learners are
not all the same. Race and ethnicity
often play integral roles in children’s
identities, and contribute to their
behavior and their beliefs. Recognizing
this can help students succeed in a
school culture where expectations
and communication are unfamiliar.
Culture is a group product.
Culture is the result of a
group’s accumulation of
knowledge and
expectations.
Culture is transmitted from generation to
generation.
Culture may be
transmitted by suggestion,
by formal communication
and by system of reward
and punishment.
Culture is transmitted from generation to
generation.
Language is imperative in
the transmission of culture.
Thus, communication arts
is emphasized in the
curriculum in the school.
Culture is adaptive.

All cultures are dynamic.

They change over time, All
these changes are
adjustments to the
prevailing environment.
• Human cultures are more complex than
animals.
• Differ on account of their geographical
or regional location
• Maybe imposed or
voluntarily barrowed
• Exist only in the mind and manifested
by actions.
• Changes because of the innovations
or contact with other cultures.
• No individual can avoid the influence
of his a culture.
• Symbolic
RESPONDING TO UNFAMILIAR CULTURE

Ethnocentrism
Cultural
Relativism
 ETHNOCENTRISM

 Judging other cultures by

the standards of one’s
own culture rather than
by the standards of other
cultures.
 Cultural Relativism

 the idea that each

culture must be
understood in terms of its
own values and beliefs
and not by the standards
of another culture.
What is it about the Philippines
that makes it different from the
rest of the world?
• Filipinos are very resilient
• Filipinos take pride in their families
• Filipinos are very religious
• Filipinos are very respectful
• Filipinos help one another
• Filipinos value traditions and culture
• Filipinos have the longest Christmas
celebrations
• Filipinos love to party
Weaknesses of Filipino

Lack of discipline
Lack of initiative
Colonial Mentality
Kanya-Kanya Syndrome
Manana habit
Ningas kugon
“No culture can live if it is
exclusive”
Mahatma Gandhi