ASPECTS OF

CULTURE AND
SOCIETY III
GROUP 2
 GROUP
2 ANGELICA MALOT
ANN MARIE CANDIDO
CHRISTINE RACELLE BENITEZ
EMMANUEL ROCHA
JAMES KARLO TAPIC
KIANNA DENISE SAÑARES
MESAIL JARIOL
ROB THOMAS DE GUZMAN
ROMEO IV ABANTO
RYAN EARL JAEN
 Table of Contents.
Culture as Integrated and
01 Patterns of Social Unstable and
02 03 at Times
Interaction Contested Unstable

Requires Requires
04 Language for Language and
05 Language 06
Social other forms of
Interaction Communicatio
n

Essential Role of 08 History Maker

07 02
Language
Patterns of
Social Interaction
Patterns of Social Interaction
Society and culture are developed through
patterns of interaction. Within groups, the
constant interaction of its members creates
patterns of behavior. These patterns of behavior
create relationships, and belongingness to the
group is achieved by sharing these patterns of
behavior.

There are five patterns of social interaction...

Patterns of Social Interaction
Exchange Cooperation
Exchange or social exchange is the Cooperation is when
expectation that whenever we do people or groups of
something good, we will receive people work together to achieve a
something good in return common goal. Cooperation is considered
(Thompson and Hickey, 2005, p. to be essential for human survival
129). because, without cooperation, social life
would be unmanageable (Thompson and
Hickey, 2005, p. 129).
Patterns of Social Interaction
Competition
Competition may be viewed as the
opposite of cooperation. Instead of
working together towards a common
goal, competing individuals or
groups battle to achieve the target
that only one can have (Thompson
and Hickey, 2002, p. 129).
Conflict
Conflict arises when
people disobey rules,
control by force, or hurt other people just
to achieve their goals. However, conflict
is not always considered bad.
Coercion
Coercion happens when there is a use of
threat or force in persuading others.
Patterns of Social Interaction
Culture is defined of as a complex whole,
composed of the many things that people learn
by belonging in a society. People coming from
the same society share the same pattern of
behavior. These patterns can be seen through
arts, beliefs, values and many other facets
mentioned in the previous lessons.
Culture as Unstable
and Contested
Culture is susceptible to change, it is at times
UNSTABLE AND CONTESTED.

Certain groups in society may hold subcultures that

may reject the predominant culture in a society.
Integrated and
at Times Unstable
The patterns of social interaction are
connected to each are connected to
each other and may change from
time to time. The type of our social
interaction may change.
What do you think is the
most important tool in
every social interaction?
Why?
Requires Language
for Social Interaction
 Language is the transporter of a large part of
our culture.

We can do social interaction through the use of

language.

Language is not only restricted to verbal

language. It is also used in non-verbal
communication during interaction.
Language
Language
Language is defined by Merriam-Webster as “a
systematic means of communicating ideas or
feelings by use of conventionalized signs, sounds,
gestures, or marks having understood meanings.” In
contrast to the usual conception of language, as
merely being used only for speaking, language also
include signs, symbols and gestures with attached
meanings that are shared by society.
Remember
Language is comprised of signs, symbols, and gestures
with attached meanings that are shared by members of
society. These meanings may differ from one culture to
the next.
Requires Language
and other forms of
Communication
The study and analysis of language and other human
communication systems falls on the field of linguistics. Linguists
attempt to reconstruct the earlier language forms from which our
contemporary languages evolved. Some of them even study
modern languages in order to learn how they encode the wide
range of human experiences as part and parcel of evolving
history of human progress. There are also linguists who are more
concerned with what language usage can reveal about the
different social groups in society.
Other linguists are preoccupied on what can be learned on the
nature of the human mind from the study of languages, such as the
perspectives and attitudes of individuals on certain phenomena and
the approaches and techniques in handling everyday life from food
preference to human interaction and even views on issues and
concerns affecting both the local and global community. After all,
linguistics is not just learning languages but a fitting means to
better understand the nature of human beings and the ways on how
they connect with other species.
Essential Role of
Language
Language also plays an essential role in transmission
of culture. Language is at the core of this process
since it is the way by which people communicate
with each other. In fact, Daniel Everett called
language as a cultural tool, an aid to get things done.
History Maker
 Daniel Everett is an
American linguist and anthropologist,
who is well-known for his study on the
Pirahã people of the Brazilian Amazon
jungle. He also served as a professor of
linguistic and anthropology at various
universities. He also wrote the book
named Language: The Cultural
Tool.
Thank you!