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For the Human Person in the Society

1. The Human Person In Society: The Formation of and Kinds Of Society

2. Guide Question: 1. What can you say about the picture? 2. Can you relate your present living condition to the pictures? Why?

3. Let’s Ponder : Describe yourself in relation to the following. Complete the following statements. In my family, I am the... My family has made me... In my school, I consider myself... In my community, I am a... My community has enabled me to...

4. 1. How has your family defined you as a person? 2. In what way has your school and community influence your growth? 3. In what way do you see yourself making a significant contribution to society?

5. What is society? What drives human beings to establish societies? Society, which is an organized group of people whose members interact frequently and have a common territory and culture. refers to a companionship or friendly association with others, an alliance, a community, or a union. Society also makes it possible for the emergence of certain individualities. The survival of a human being is essentially rooted in society and human relations. If there is no family to take care of an infant, the infant will eventually die.

6. Different forms of societies Hunting and gathering society – This is recognized as the earliest and simplest form of society. It is generally characterized by its small size and is composed mainly of families. They are nomadic because they spend most of their time searching for food and thus, have no permanent territory. The hierarchy in this type of society is not very varied. Its members are generally treated equally and decisions are made 5 through a consensus. Because of this, the role of its members and the division of labor is not very clearly defined.

7. Pastoral society – This type of society is characterized by the domestication of animals for food for a more stable and predictable food supply. Pastoral communities have larger populations than hunting and gathering societies and remain longer in one place. In addition, pastoral societies often produce surplus food and resources, which they trade with other societies. This relative prosperity enables the people to engage in other activities apart from those necessary for survival, such as handicrafts.

8. Horticultural society – A horticultural society primarily engages in the small scale cultivation of plants, fruits, and vegetables and the domestication of animals. Horticultural societies are semi-nomadic, which means that they travel to another place when they have already depleted the resources in one area. In this society, roles and responsibilities are more clearly defined with many tasks assigned according to gender. Similar to the pastoral society, there is also a surplus of goods, which sometimes leads to inequalities among its members .

9. Agrarian or agricultural society – This type of society is a further evolution of the pastoral and horticultural societies. Agriculture is involved in the large-scale and long-term cultivation of crops and domestication of animals. This society is characterized by improved technology and the use of tools to aid in farming. Improved technology and farming methods result in increased production, giving rise to a growing population in agricultural societies to a more structured social system that helps manage resources and its members.

10. Feudal society – A feudal society is based on the ownership of land. Feudal societies arouse out of developments in western Europe during Medieval time, when kingdoms were engaged in conflict over resources, particularly land. In a feudal society, rules grant their followers or vassals the right to manage parcels of land. These vassals, in turn, are served by peasant workers who cultivate the land and tend to the animals in the farms.

11. Industrial society – An industrial society is based on the use of specialized machinery in the production of goods and services. The advances in science and technology in the late 18th century resulted in the Industrial Revolution, which in turn gave rise to new production and industrial methods, as well as innovations in transportation and communication. These technological advances resulted in improved trade and commerce and better life conditions, for many people. Work is done in factories and public education is more prevalent. However, the emergence of industrial societies is characterized by greater inequalities in wealth, power, and influence.

12. Post – Industrial society – The post-industrial society is marked by the establishment of societies based on knowledge, information, and the sale of services. Led by the human mind and aided by highly advanced technology, the trend has shifted from industry to the generation, storage, manipulation, and sale of information. Members of this society have higher educational attainment, better training, and specialized roles.

13. How does society influence our development as persons? The person and the society have a very dynamic relationship in which one cannot exist without the other. Because of this reality, it is important to consider society’s role in the growth and development of a person, and the person’s role in transforming society. Society influences our development as persons in various ways . Society is the backdrop by which we adopt the prevailing culture, identity, values, ideas, and knowledge of the persons, groups, and communities that surround us .

14. An important way that society influences us is its ability to define the relationships and interactions among its members. Society influences the interactions of its members through the establishment of norms, which are a set of traits and behavior that society considers acceptable, and are thus encouraged and passed on to other members.

15. Laws are more formal and stringent norms that establish and define acceptable behavior of citizens. Folkways are less formal norms that arise from tradition and do not result in punishment when violated.

16. Norms, laws, and other rules that regulate human interactions give rise to a social system , which is an organized or patterned set of relationships among individuals and groups that compose a society. Members of society act and interact with an established social system. Each member is assigned a social role, which are actions and behaviors expected for a certain individual.

17. Individuals who share similar backgrounds or perform similar roles are grouped together into social groups and social classes . Certain groups that perform vital functions in society are recognized as social institutions , and these include the family, school, government, and religion. Our lives are a continuous interaction with different social classes, groups, and social institutions.

18. Society also transforms human relations, which leads to the transformation of its members . The historical development of society has brought about significant changes in the way human beings relate to each other. Early societies were initially centered on the family and the clan .

19. Another way society shapes us is through social values, which are actions or ideals that are considered important by society . Values such as cooperation, obedience to the law, concern for others, and respect for others are considered vital to maintaining an orderly society.

20. What I Have Learned Directions: Reflect on how your relationships and roles in society have changed throughout your life.

21. What I Can Do Create a concept map associated with the terms: Agrarian Societies, Industrial Societies, and Virtual Societies. (Choose only one among these three types of societies)