UNDERSTANDING CULTURE SOCIETY AND POLITICS

SIGNIFICANCE OF ECONOMIC, CULTURAL AND POLITICAL SYMBOLS AND PRACTICES

1. Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics

2. Week 4 The Significance of Cultural, Social, Political and Economic Symbols and Practices

3. After going through this lesson, you are expected to: 1. Identify cultural, social, political, and economic symbols. 2. Discuss cultural, social, political, and economic practices. 3. Analyze the significance of cultural, social, political, and economic symbols and practices.

4. Identify the following Filipino symbols and practices

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9. Which among the two social symbols do you often see? Compare them and explain which of the two should be more posted.

10. Cultural, Social, Political and Economic Symbols and Practices Symbol is an object, word, or action that stands for something else, without natural relationship, that is culturally defined. Symbols such as gestures, signs, objects, signals, and words, help people understand the world. Symbols provide clues to understanding experiences. They relay recognizable meanings that are shared by societies. Symbolism, on the other hand, is when something represents abstract ideas or concepts; it assigns names, denominations, and defines relations between various elements (actors, actions, goals, means, objects, values, etc.) articulated within a narrative.

11. Functions of Symbols and Symbolism Social symbols are used to transfer culture, ideologies, or beliefs from group to another group of people. Symbols are also used to preserve traditions or beliefs of a certain group of people.

12. All symbols contain the “face” and “hidden” values, the hidden value, in a functional perspective, holds greater meaning and importance than the face value. Face Value: Two interlocking shapes, one black and one white, each containing a dot of the opposite color. Hidden Value: The symbol represents the duality of life, where opposing forces (e.g., light and dark, good and bad) are interconnected and interdependent. The small dot signifies that each side contains a bit of the other, symbolizing balance and harmony.

13. Symbols and symbolism have been used to create movements, spread ideas, and share advocacies that surpasses time and distance. Rainbow Flag : Designed by Gilbert Baker in 1978, the rainbow flag has become an iconic symbol for the LGBTQ+ community. Each color represents a different aspect of the community, and the flag has become a global symbol of pride, diversity, and inclusion. Peace Symbol Originally designed for the British nuclear disarmament movement in the late 1950s, the peace symbol has become an internationally recognized icon for peace, non-violence, and anti-war movements. The symbol transcends its original purpose and is now a universal representation of hope and peace.

14. Types of Symbols Cultural Symbols – manifestation that signifies ideology of a particular culture that has meaning within that culture. Social symbols – relating to human societies and its modes of organization (i.e., social classes, social problems, social issues, etc.) Political symbols – used to represent a political standpoint; seen in various media and forms such as banners, flag, motto, etc. Economic symbols – used in production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services like currency, market, labor, demands and other economic activities.

15. General Examples of Cultural Symbols and Practices Objects, figures, sounds and colors Facial expressions, word interpretations, or gestures such as handshakes and hand signals, instead of symbols and signs

16. Cultural Practices are the manifestation of a culture or sub-culture, especially concerning the traditional and customary practices of a particular ethnic or other cultural group. Examples: religious and spiritual, medical treatment, forms of artistic expressions, culinary, housing and child-rearing practices.

17. SHILA 4 Analyze the following symbols and practices in the Philippines Give its importance to our country. Write your answer in 2 sentences. 1.Fiesta- Philippines celebration. 2. White color to wear in weddings white is believed to be a sign of purity.

18. Performance Task in UCSP Draw a cultural and political symbol then explain the importance of it in our society.

19. CATEGORY HIGHEST POSSIBLE SCORE CONTENT -Accurately drew a cultural and political symbol with explanation 10 CREATIVITY -The drawing is clean, unique, and exceptionally attractive 5 EXPLANATION -The symbol was explained thoroughly with no grammatical and spelling errors. 5 Rubrics for scoring