UNDERSTANDING

CULTURE, SOCIETY AND

POLITICS
WEEK 2 AND WEEK 3
ANALYZE THE CONCEPT, ASPECTS AND CHANGES
IN/OR CULTURE AND SOCIETY.
 OBJECTIVES:

• At the end of this topic you should be able to analyze the concept,
aspects and changes in/or culture and society.

SPECIFICALLY, THIS DISCUSSION AIMS TO:

• Analyze the concept of culture and society
• Determine the aspects and changes of culture and society; and
• Reflect on the importance of culture and its impact to the society.
 Let’s analyze this!
You need to create a CONCEPT MAP with the following
main words
CULTURE AND SOCIETY.
‘’FILIPINO CULTURE IS COLORFUL’’

WAY OF LIFE
Family bonding Moments
Hospitality
Happy point of view in life
Resilient
 CULTURE
• THE FEATURES OF OUR ACHIVEMENTS AS A HUMAN
OR SOCIETY
• INTRICATE SYSTEM THAT CAN BE MANIFESTED BY
OUR BELIEFS, PRACTICES, VALUES, ATTITUDE,
LAWS, NORMS, ARTIFACTS, SYSMBOLS,
KNOWLEDGE.
 ASPECTS OF CULTURE

 Dynamic, flexible and adaptive

 Shared and contested
 Learned through socialization and enculturation
 It can be transmitted
 Patterned Social Interactions
 Requires Language
 ELEMENTS OF CULTURE

• KNOWLEDGE Any information received

• BELIEFS Accepted reality
• SOCIAL NORMS Established expectations of
society
 FORMS OF SOCIAL NORMS

• FOLKWAYS - pattern of repetitive behaviors

• MORES - set of ethical and moral standards
• VALUES -help us to develop our personality
• TECHNOLOGY - practical application of knowledge
 TYPES OF CULTURE
• MATERIAL - TANGIBLE • NON-MATERIAL - INTANGIBLE

ARTS • IDEAS
FOOD • LANGUAGE AND SYMBOLS
TOOLS • RELIGIONS/ BELIEFS
FASHION • GESTURES/ BEHAVIOR/ HABITS
ARCHITECTURE
 SOCIETY
COMPLEX NETWORK OF PEOPLE THAT ARE INTERCONNECTED.
ORGANIZED GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT SHARES COMMON INTEREST OR GOALS
 FAMILY

THE BASIC UNIT OF SOCIETY

 SOCIAL CHANGE
VARIATIONS OR MODIFICATION IN THESOCIAL PATTERNS

• POLITICS ECONOMY
CALAMITIES
• HEALTH GEOGRAPHIC CLIMATE
 SOCIAL CHANGE

CULTURAL CHANGE
ALTERATIONS TO THE ELEMENTS OF
CULTURE
 DISCUSSION
1.CULTURE AND SOCIETY ARE RELATED
TO EACH OTHER BECAUSE…
2. SOCIETY NEEDS CULTURE BECAUSE…
3.CULTURE IS UNIQUE BECAUSE…
THANK YOU!