Module 2

ANALYZING THE CONCEPT,

ASPECT, AND CHANGES IN/OF
CULTURE AND SOCIETY
UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY, AND POLITICS

MA. CHRISTINE B. TEJADA, MAT

Teacher II
LEARNING COMPETENCY

1. Analyze the concept, aspect, and changes

in/of culture and society.
WHAT IS SOCIETY?

Society is a group of people living

together in a definite territory,
having a sense of belongingness,
mutually interdependent of each
other, and follows a certain way of
life.
WHAT IS SOCIETY?
Society
• It is a group of people sharing a
common culture.
• The focal point of society is man’s
social behavior since his behavior is
greatly shaped by the society and
culture where he belongs.
WHAT IS CULTURE?

Culture is a dynamic medium

through which societies create a
collective way of life reflected in
beliefs, values, music, literature,
art, dance, science, religion, ritual
technology, among others.
ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES

1. Evolutionist-Intellectual Perspective
2. French Sociology School Perspective
3. British Functionalist School
Perspective
ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
1.Evolutionist-Intellectual Perspective - explains that
death and belief in soul and the spirits play important
roles.
2.French Sociology School Perspective which is led by
Emile Durkheim suggests that society can sustain and
reproduce by themselves.
3.British Functionalist School Perspective explains
anxiety caused by the rationally uncontrollable
happenings as the basic motivation for the emergence of

religious faith .
 SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES

1.Symbolic Interactionism Perspective

2.Functionalist Perspective
3.The Conflict Perspective
SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
1.Symbolic Interactionism Perspective explains that
people attach meanings to symbols and they act
according to their subjective interpretation of the
symbols.
2.Functionalist Perspective, also called Functionalism,
believes that each aspect of society is interdependent and
contributes to society’s functioning as a whole.
3.The Conflict Perspective through Karl Max’s writing
on struggles, shows competition for scarce resources and
how the elite control the poor and the weak.
CULTURE CHARACTERISTICS OR ASPECTS
1.Culture is everything because it is what a
person has, does, and thinks.
2.It is also learned for an individual learns
through his or her family, school, church, and
other social institutions
3.culture is also shared because a particular
behavior is not a culture when only one
person practices it.
ASPECTS OF SOCIETY
1.It affects biology because humans are born
into cultures that have values on beauty and
body.
2.It’s also adaptive because it’s a tool for
human survival
3.But culture can cause problems when it
doesn’t change when the environment does so
it’s maladaptive.
Change is constant and over time,
culture goes with the societal changes.
As a result, culture becomes dynamic.
 REMEMBER
The importance of Anthropology to the study of culture and society is that it provides a
basis for understanding both our own and others. In Sociology, it enables us to gain a
better understanding of the social forces that shape your own life.
 
The different Anthropological perspectives on culture and society, the Evolutionist-Intellectual
Perspective, the French Sociology School, and the British Functionalist School show the
various factors in society and culture that gives definition, thus, affect the people in the locality.
On the other hand, the three types of Sociological perspectives, Symbolic Interactionism,
Functionalism, and Conflict Theory, explain how people interact in their environment and how
such interaction impacts culture and society.
 
By analyzing the concepts, aspects, and changes in/of culture and society using the
perspectives of Anthropology and Sociology, we can understand better the diversity among
peoples, tribes, races, and nations.
 QUIZ
Directions: Read each item carefully. Write True if the statement
is correct and False if the statement is incorrect. Write your
answers on a separate paper.
_______________1. Society and culture is a complex whole.
_______________2. Cultural relativism mitigates ethnocentrism.
_______________3. There are risks to culture heritage.
_______________4. Man’s behavior is greatly shaped by the
society and culture where he belongs.
 QUIZ
_______________5. People live together always in a large-scale
grouping.
_______________6. Tribe is an example of culture.
_______________7. Religion is an example of culture.
_______________8. Every person shares his or her culture to
others.
_______________9. Culture is an organized body of
conventional understanding manifested in art only.
______________10. Tylor’s theory was attacked primarily
because it did not attribute the origin of religion to the
interference of supernatural powers.
 WRITTEN TASK 2
Directions: Analyze and explain in 2-3 sentences each characteristic of
culture below. Copy the items and answer them on a separate paper.

1.Culture is everything
2. Culture is learned.
3. Culture is shared.
4. Culture affects biology.
5. Culture is adaptive.
6. Culture is maladaptive.
7. Culture is dynamic.
 PERFORMANCE TASK 2
Directions: Analyze culture and society using the perspectives of
Anthropology and Sociology by filling out the table.
Anthropological Perspectives Culture and Society 
 
The Evolutionist-Intellectual  
 
 
The French Sociology School  
 
 
The British Functionalist School   
 
   
Sociological Perspectives  

Symbolic Interactionism   

Functionalist   

Conflict Theory