Social and Cultural

Background

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Objectives:

At the end of the lesson, the learners should have

learned to:

1. Identify the social and cultural background of

their classmates; and
2. Demonstrate understanding of the diversity of
culture and socio-economic status.

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 Do you know your socio-cultural
background?

List down your: Age, Gender,

Ethnicity, Religion

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Do you know the reason why you
were asked to share your socio-
cultural background with your
classmates?

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Where do the senior high school students came from?

✔ The classroom may represent diverse culture

because they came from different societies with
different cultures.
✔ They differ in gender, age, ethnicity, ability and
exceptionality, religion and socio-economic
status.

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Ethnicity

❑Cultural characteristics that define a person as

being a member of a specific group.

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Exceptionality

Special needs students are those with exceptionalities. In

general, exceptionalities fall in six broad categories:

1. Intellectual
2. Communicative
3. Sensory
4. Behavioral
5. Physical
6. Multiple
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Exceptionality

❑Students (and even some teachers) may view

the extra attention special needs students receive
as unfair. However, according to long-time special
education teacher Deb Watkins, “Fairness isn’t
about treating everyone the same; it’s giving
everyone what they need.”

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Socio-economic Status

❑There may be differences in socio-economic

status of students in the classroom.
❑Some students may belong to the upper class
and others are in the middle or lower class.

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Socio-economic Status

1. Upper Class. The people on this class have a

great wealth and sources of income. They have
high reputation in terms of power and prestige.

2. Middle Class. People in this class system may

belong to upper middle class like the businessmen
and professionals or in the lower – middle class
like the teachers, clerks, etc.
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Socio-economic Status

3. Lower Class. People in this class belong to the

bottom of socio-economic ladder. This class
system may be categorized into two: upper-lower
and lower-lower class.

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Race

❑According to Macionis (2003) race is a socially

constructed category composed of people who
share biologically transmitted trait that members
of society consider important.

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Gender

❑It refers to personal traits and social positions

that members of a society attach to being female
and male.

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Religion

❑It is one of the society’s important institutions; it

is a belief system that emphasizes the
supernatural being.
❑Religion is a universal culture patterns since all
people have some kind of religion.

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Political Identity

❑Political identity is almost always associated with

a group affiliation and describes the way in which
being a member of a particular group might
express specific political opinions and attitude.

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Social Change

❑Social change is the

modification and alteration of a
pattern of behaviour, social
structure, social organization
and social institution.
❑Changes in society cause
changes in culture.

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