Welcome to our

UCSP Class
Objectives:
At the end of the lesson,
learners are expected to:
• Explain human cultural
variation;
• Define nationality and
ethnicity as a concept in
cultural variation;
• Acknowledge human cultural
variation.
 Activity:
See-Think-
Wonder
 What do you see in the
picture?

What do you think about

the picture?
Looking at the picture, what
does it make you wonder?
Human Cultural
Variation
2 Primary Factors that shape the
behavior of human groups:
Environment History
 Human Cultural Variation
–Refers to the differences in social
behaviors that different cultures exhibit
around the world.
–What may be considered good
etiquette in one culture may be
considered bad etiquette in one
another.
Variations within
Cultures
 - the identity that is tied to being part of a

Nationality nation or a country.

- NATION- a group of people who share the

same history, traditions and language.
Oftentimes inhabit a STATE.

- CITIZENSHIP- person’s legal and political

status in a city or state, which means that
an individual has been registered with the
government in the same country.

Acquisition of Citizenship:
• Jus Sanguinis
• Jus Soli
• Naturalization
 Ethnicity
- Smaller cultural groups (ethnic
groups) that share the specific
environments, traditions and histories
that are not necessarily subscribed to
the mainstream culture.
ETHNOS- group, nation, people
180 ethnic groups
RACE- refers to the group of people
that shares the same physical
attributes, such as skin color, height
and facial features.
 Issues about Race and
Ethnicity
• Racism
- discrimination or prejudice based on one’s race.
• Ethnocentrism
- discrimination or prejudice based on one’s culture.
• Genocide
- elimination of a group of people from the same race,
ethnic groups, religion or nation.
• Ethnic Cleansing
- harassment, rape, or forced migration of an ethnic group
to banish them from a certain area or territory.
 How are you
going to accept
or acknowledge
human cultural
variations?