Understanding culture, Society and Politics-3.pdf

Understanding culture, Society and Politics, Introduction to UCSP

1. understanding
Presented: Ma’am Grace N. Polido
of culture, society,
and politics

2. Society
Maybe defined as a collection of people
in a specific territory who share the
same norms, values and culture.
These people work together with the
guidance of social norms, to maintain
and sustain harmony in society

3. However, in order
to study society, we must
able to dissect its aspects
Culture
Norms
Social Institutions
Social Groups
Traditions and customs

4. People from the same society are usually
distinguished by outsiders, into one single
category.”Filipinos are happy and
hospitable”, “Americans are serious and
straightforward”, and “the Japanese are
respectful”.

5. Although making generalizations is part
of studying societies, recognizing
particularities and diversity within and
among societies is also an integral part of
understanding them. As learners of
culture, society and politics, we must
first be able to recognize ourselves as
social actors within the diverse collection
societies in the world.

6. question:
Why Identities important in
relation to yourself, other
people and society?

7. The distinctive characteristics
that defines an individual and is
shaped by one’s membership to
a particular group.
LET’S DEFINE - IDENTITY

8. People may have multiple
identities depending on the
groups to which they
belong
IDENTITY

9. Having an identity can give you a
sense of belonging, which is important
to your wellbeing and confidence. you
might make friends with others who
have similar interests to you. This will
make you both more optimistic and
also more open to people different
backgrounds.

10. Childhood is when we first start to develop
a self-concept and form an identity. We are
highly dependent on our families for our
physical and emotional needs. Our early
interactions with family members play a
critical role in the formation of our identities

11. During this stage, we learn about our families and
communities, and what values are important to them.
As teenagers, we start to intentionally develop a sense
of self based on how the values we’re learning show
up in our relationships with ourselves, our friends,
family members, and in different scenarios that
challenge us.

12. Creates self-
awareness Provides direction
and motivation
A strong sense of identity can
give you a deep sense of
awareness of who you are as a
person. It can help you
undertand your likes, dislikes,
actions, motivations and
relationships.
Having a strong sense of identity
can give you a clear
understanding of your values and
interests, which can help provide
clarity, direction and motivation
when it comes to setting goals
and working toward them.
importance of
Identity:

13. Improves Decision- making
Fosters
community
participation
Understanding yourself well can help you
make choices that are consistent with your
values, beliefs and long -term goals. This
clarity reduces confusion, indecision and the
tendency to conform to others expectation,
which may lead to poor decision-making
identity often shaped by
cultural, social, political, spiritual
and historical contexts. Having a
strong sense of identity allows
you to understand, appreciate
and take pride in your cultural
heritage
importance
of Identity:

14. Lesson I
CULTURAL VARIATIONS AND SOCIAL
DIFFERENCES IN GENDER

15. GENDER
Constitutes one difference
among members of society
it has always been a part of one’s
development and it also plays a role
in determining how an individual
would function in society.

16. SEX refers to biological differences
that distinguishes humans and other
animals into two main categories
sex and gender

17. gender
GENDER encompasses all the social,
cultural, psychological
characteristics that a culture assigns
to males ad females.

18. Masculine and Feminine
TWO MAIN TYPES OF
GENDER

19. Each gender has its own gender role,
which is defined as culturally-assigned
tasks and activities to sexes. fro
example, in many societies, one gender
role of male is to handle physically
demanding activities such as
construction work, while females are
tasked to handle domestic activities,
like child-rearing and house chores.