Understanding Culture Society and Politics Week 3

UCSP Week 3

1. Cultural Relativism and Ethnocentrism

2. Enculturation Process by which people learn the requirements of their surrounding culture and acquire values and behaviours appropriate or necessary in that culture

3. According to Stephen A. Grunland and Marvin K. Mayers (1988) (as cited from Hoebel , 1982), ENCULTURATION is both a conscious and an unconscious conditioning process whereby man, as child and adult, achieves competence in his culture, internalizes his culture and becomes thoroughly enculturated.

4. SOCIALIZATION The process of learning one’s society and its culture. It is moreover the same as interacting, mingling and being with other people or groups within/ outside of your society.

5. CONCEPT OF SOCIAL GROUPS What is a Group? A group is composed of two or more persons interacting with each other and guided by a set of norms.

6. BASIC CLASSIFICATIONS OF SOCIAL GROUPS 1. PRIMARY GROUPS marked by concern for one another, shared activities and culture, and long periods of time spent together.

7. They are influential in developing an individual’s personal identity. The goal of primary groups is actually the relationships themselves rather than achieving some other purpose. The examples of a primary group but not limited to be your family and childhood and close friends.

8. The concept of the primary group was introduced by Charles Cooley in his book, Social Organization: A Study of the Larger Mind. (Contreras, Antonio P. et al. “Social Groups”. Understanding Culture, Society and Politics. Quezon City: Phoenix Publishing House, Inc. 2016)

9. 2. SECONDARY GROUPS involve weak emotional ties and little personal knowledge of one another. In contrast to primary groups, secondary groups don’t have the goal of maintaining and developing the relationships themselves. These groups are based on usual or habitual interests or affairs.

10. 3. IN-GROUP same group as others who share the same common bond and interests who are more likely to understand each other refers to an in group.

11. 4. OUT-GROUP Those who do not belong to the in-group are part of the out-group, which exist in the perceptions of the in group members and takes on social reality as a result of behavior by in-group members who use the out group as a negative point of reference.

12. REFERENCE GROUPS (TINITINGALA OR IDOL MO) A reference group is a collection of people that we use as a standard of comparison for ourselves regardless of whether we are part of that group.

13. 6. NETWORK collection of people tied together by a specific pattern of connections. They can be characterized by the number of people involved, as in the dyad (by twos) and triad (by threes), but also in terms of their structures (who is connected to whom) and functions (what flows across ties).

14. AGENTS OF SOCIALIZATION

15. A. Family First agent of socialization. Most of the habits, manners, beliefs and the way we think are develop in the family. A huge part of your personality is molded by your family because this is where you spent your childhood.

16. B. School Interact or socialize with other people- your classmates, teachers, administrators and others which are outside your family within a society. Your socialization with them has made a lot of experiences in you.

17. C. Peers Your peers usually have similar ages, social status and share interests. Your peer group influences you on the way you can accept yourself. It is with your peer group that you find yourself belonged.

18. D. Social media Majority of us, young and old, are connected through social media. Much of our waking time is spent on using social media.

19. QUIZ #2 Define cultural relativism. How does it differ from ethnocentrism? Provide an example of cultural relativism in action. How does it demonstrate respect for cultural differences? Give an example of ethnocentrism you’ve observed or experienced. How did it affect the interaction? Explain the role of family in the process of enculturation. Provide an example of enculturation in your own life. How did it shape your cultural identity?

20. 6. How do schools serve as agents of socialization? 7. How does socialization contribute to an individual’s integration into society? 8. Discuss the agents of socialization. 9. Recall a personal experience where you encountered being “apart” (not a part) from the group. How did it affect in maintaining the stability of your social interaction? Describe your experience thoroughly. 10 . They say, “Never talk to strangers.” What is its impact in maintaining the stability of your social interaction in your everyday life?