Understanding Culture,

Society and Politics

LEA S. SANTIAGO
Subject Teacher
Cultural Variation, Social Differences and
Political Identities

Learning Objectives:
a. Define cultural variation, social difference and political
identities.
b. Determine examples of cultural variation, social difference
and political identities
c. Classify the activities of cultural variation, social difference
and political identity.
Direction: Choose the letter of the correct
answer.
1. It refers to the rich diversity in social practices that different cultures
exhibit around the world. a. cultural variation b. social difference
c. political identities d. social change

2. It is a situation where people are discriminated against on the basis of

social, economic, and racial inequality. a. social change b. cultural variation
c. social difference d. political identities

3. It refers to a group affiliation and describes the ways in which being a

member might express specific political opinions and attitude. a. social
change b. political identity c. cultural variation d. social difference
4. These are types of cultural variation except ________________ a. Gender c.
Race b. Family structure d. Love life

5. There are two types of family structure, one is nuclear, and the other
is____________ a. foster b. adopted c. extended d. alienated
Sharing of Social and Cultural Backgrounds

Discuss your social and cultural backgrounds which include gender, socio-
economic class, ethnicity, religion, nationality and politics. They shall be
guided by the following questions.
a) What influences gender, socio-economic class, ethnicity, religion and
nationality of a person? Politics?
b) How do people act according to the given subjects?
RUBRICS
Content: Information is accurate. 25%
Idea Explanation: Thoroughly explained ideas 25%
%
 Cultural variation
refers to the rich The result of interacting Human Variation is
diversity in social by culture in both based on the
practices that different progressive and principle that there
cultures exhibit around aggressive is due to the is variation in traits
the world. evolution of those
cultures being influenced
by one another.
Examples of kinds of cultural variation:
Social Difference

is a situation where people felt discriminated and there

are also individuals on the basis of social characteristics
and qualities.
Examples of kinds of social differences:
Political Identity

is always associated with group affiliation and

describes the ways in which being a member of a
certain group might express specific political opinions
and attitude.
MATCHING TYPE Directions: Match column A with column B. Write your answer on the space
provided before each number

A
_______1. Nationality
B A. It is a system of beliefs and practices
_______2. Cultural variation B. It is the expression of the set of
cultural ideas held by
indigenous people
_______3. Ethnicity C. It is the legal relationship that
binds a person and a country
_______4. Religion D. It refers to the category of
persons who have more or less the
same socio economic privilege
_______5. Socio-economic classes E. Refers to the rich diversity in social practices
_______6. Social difference F. It signifies membership in a group that
defines
a world view and a core set of common values
_______7. Political identity G. It describes the ways in which being a

member of a certain group might express specific

political
Directions: Provide column B with one (1) example for each cultural variation ,social
differences and Political identities in column A.

A B

1. Political Loyalist

2. Socio Economic Class

3. Exceptionality

4. Ethnicity

5. Religion