SOCIAL,

POLITICAL, AND
CULTURAL
Behavior and
Phenomena
 Question #1
Could any two
societies have the
same cultural,
political, or social
behavior and
practices?
 Question #2

How would you, as a

Filipino, greet other
participants?
 Question #3
How could these
different forms of
greetings explain the
dynamism of culture,
society, and
politics?
 Understanding the dynamism and
uniqueness of a specific nation entails
familiarizing oneself
with its cultural practices, political
stances, and social activities.
SOCIETY,
POLITICS,
AND
CULTURE
 All countries are made up of a
structured society, a political system,
and a rich set of tangible
and intangible cultures.
 Society
A group of people with a shared
environment, cultural beliefs, and ways
of living.
 Culture
A group’s
shared belief and value system that are
preserved either through material or
non-material
ways.
Sociologists view culture and society
as interrelated factors in the
development of a
national identity.
 SOCIALIZATI
ON
This process of immersing oneself in
a particular society and culture, even
at birth.
 SOCIALIZATI
ON
It is important because it allows for a
nation to continue or transmit its
social, cultural, and political identity
from one generation to another.
THREE
SOCIOLOGICA socializ
ation
L PARADIGMS
 Structural Functiona
lism
• Socialization is important
because it benefits both
individuals and the society.
• It perpetuates culture and
transmit it to other
generations.
 Conflict Perspective

• Socialization promotes social

inequality.
 Conflict Perspective

• It facilitates the promotion of

different generational norms
that are unfit for some
members of society.
 Interactionalist
Perspective
• Socialization is salient in the
promotion of
individual interactions that
convey meanings and messages.
 Interactionalist
Perspective
• It is mainly concerned in the
promulgation of face-to-face
exchanges and social
interactions, both of which are
evidently occurring during
socialization.
Thank
you!