HUMAN CULTURAL

VARIATION. SOCIAL
DIFFERENCES, SOCIAL
CHANGE AND POLITICAL
IDENTITIES
Learning Target:
 Articulate Observations on human cultural
variation, social differences, social change and
Political Identities.
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1. Get one whole sheet of paper
2. Write your name inside the circle.
3. Draw figure 1 on the sheet of paper

Write the following information of yourself in the space:

1. Gender 2. Socio-economic
3. Ethnicity 4. Religion
Each group will choose a leader and a secretary to
consolidate their answer on a table similar to what is
shown below.
GENDER SOCIO- ETHNICITY RELIGION
ECONOMIC
CLASS
 Cultural Variation
 Social Differences
 Social Change
 Political Identities
CULTURAL VARIATION
 Refers to the differences in social behavior that
different culture exhibit around the world. What
we considered good etiquette in one culture maybe
considered bad etiquette in another.
 UNIVERALITIES
 GENERALITIES
 PARTICULARITIES
 Universal- are cultural traits that span across all
cultures.
 Generalities- are cultural traits that occur in many
societies but not all of them
 Particularities- are cultural traits that are not
prevalent but are instead confined with single
place or culture.
Social Differences
 The differences among individuals on the basis of
social characteristics and qualities.
 Social differences are the complex differences that
includes: class, role, culture, age, ability, sex etc..
Social differences can create discrimination among
individuals on the basis of their social
characteristics.
Social Change
 Refers to any significant alteration overtime in
behavior patterns and cultural values and norms by
significant alteration, sociologist means changes
yielding profound social consequences.
Identify Politics
 Are political arguments that focus upon the
interest and perspectives of groups with which
people identify. Identity Politics includes the way
in which people may be shaped by aspects of their
identity through loosely correlated social
organization. Examples include social organization
based on race, class, religion, gender, identity,
ethnicity, ideology, rationality, sexual orientation,
culture and language.
CULTURAL
VARATION