Social Realities: Behavior and Phenomenon

There are times that we find ourselves in a

situation unlike other situations. We
personally encounter different ways of
doing things, behaving and making sense
of events. Observing them, we cannot help
but ask : why do people do such thing?
What makes it normal and acceptable to
some people in some places and
unacceptable to others in others places?
    
Situation Behavior and Phenomena
 
Gary graduated a year ago.  
Despite being blessed with Istambay
several job offers, he choose to
remain jobless and hang around
with his barkada. Together they
love to istambay in town plaza
especially at night.

As a businessman, Mang Leo is  

used to giving “padulas” (or Lagay
lagay)” to his main suppliers in  
order to expedite his business
transactions with them.
Members of the Seventh Day  
Adventist Church are strongly Food Taboos
prohibited from eating pork and
food with blood, as well as from
smoking and drinking alcoholic
beverages.
Darius is openly gay. He lives with  
his partner Garner. He and Garner Same- sex partnership
are both college professors in the
local city college.

If grades were to be the basis of  

Rusty’s standing in his economic Use of a go- between/ Padrino
class, he could surely fail the
course. However, he was given a
passing grade by his economics
teacher, who happened to be a
childhood friend of his mother
 Scenario
Phenomenon
 
Taking “Selfies” is Allysa’s preoccupation. It became a habit
when her parents gave her a phone on her birthday  
Selfieing
Captain Tim is the incumbent mayor of the City of Zambales .
His son, Timmy jr. is currently running for the congregational  
seat of the district, a position occupied by his mother Cong .
Valencia for about three consecutive terms. Political dynasty
Mina, a colleg e student , living alone in Manila . Both of her
parents are ofws working in the middle East. She visits them  
every summer break.
Transnational families
As a youth volunteer , Verna finds the rainy season due to the
frequency of typhoon – related disasters . Sometimes she  
even spends her own money to buy relief goods for typhoons
victims. Youth voluntarism
Michael almost missed the chance to finish high school
because he had been absent most of the time playing Clash Video gaming
of Clans ( COC)