REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION – REGION III

SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE – CITY OF MALOLOS

MARCELO H. DEL PILAR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Bagong Bayan, City of Malolos, Bulacan / School ID: 300751 / www.marcelodelpilarnhs.com
E-mail: marcelohdelpilarnhs@gmail.com / Tel. No. 795-5343

Understanding Culture, Society and Politics

Activity Sheet No. 1
Name: Carl Lawrence R. Carpio
Grade and Section: 12 – STEM A

A. Define sociology, anthropology, and political science.

Sociology is the systematic study of human society. It comes from the

French word sociologie, a combination of Greek words “socious” (companionship
or friendship) and the suffix “-ology” (the study of). Sociology is an examination
into the human experience, how people work and communicate with society and
how this interaction transcends into individual perspectives. Society is part and
parcel of our identity.

Anthropology is the study of humans’ past and present, as well as their

ancestors. It is a social science field that aims to explain the origins and adaptation
of human beings and the plurality of cultures and worldviews. It comes from the
Greek words “Anthropos” (man), and “Logos” (study). As a field, this etymology
refers to the scope of anthropology, which encompasses everything about
humans, from their biological and evolutionary history, to the ways of life and
customs they follow.

The theoretical study of politics is Political Science. From a domestic,

foreign and comparative perspective, it is the study of political power interactions,
actions, and practices as well as government structures. Politics is derived from
the Greek word politikos, means “of, for, or relating to the citizens,” or “affairs of
the cities” in Aristotelian terms.

B. Explain the importance of social sciences in studying culture, society and politics.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION – REGION III
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE – CITY OF MALOLOS

MARCELO H. DEL PILAR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Bagong Bayan, City of Malolos, Bulacan / School ID: 300751 / www.marcelodelpilarnhs.com
E-mail: marcelohdelpilarnhs@gmail.com / Tel. No. 795-5343

Social science is an integral part in studying culture, society and politics

because it is engaged in the study of phenomena that relates to groups and their
socio-political environment. This discipline uses scientific process in order to find
information about the social space. The three aforementioned fields can be
considered as the important disciplines of Social Sciences, and they are studying
every aspect about humans and its society. As we all know, Humanities and Social
Science is an interconnected discipline that tackles about different factors involving
people’s culture, society, and politics.

C. Answer the following questions.

1. Why understanding culture, society and politics is important?

Understanding aspects of culture, society and politics is important for

all of us in order to fully grasp the nature of humans, how these social
creatures interact, and the effect of different phenomena on their usual life.
Man cannot live alone; it is innate in us to have a relationship with other
humans. That is why we developed the aforementioned subjects as a social
construct. It is integral to us to understand every factors of culture, society,
and politics in order to understand our way of living, as well as other’s way
in their communities.

2. Explain their observation on the behavior and phenomenon as social

realities.

These aspects of social sciences have different perspectives on the

behavior and phenomenon happening around us. They are all bounded by
norms, that serves as a guide of our behaviors, and gives us the limitations
on what is good and bad. Culture focuses on the ideas, customs, and social
behavior of a particular group. Society is all about the interaction of the
people and their relationships in an ordered community. Studying Politics
will tell the factors and its effect on the institution that brings order in a
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION – REGION III
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE – CITY OF MALOLOS

MARCELO H. DEL PILAR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Bagong Bayan, City of Malolos, Bulacan / School ID: 300751 / www.marcelodelpilarnhs.com
E-mail: marcelohdelpilarnhs@gmail.com / Tel. No. 795-5343

society. Culture, Society, and Politics are all interconnected in affecting the
way of living of certain groups of people.

3. How can we improve our awareness on the social, cultural and political
changes?

Social, cultural, and political changes are normal things that happens
in a community. Social changes are modifications of social organizations
within the society, Political change includes the change in direction of open
politics, while Cultural change is about the alterations that affects new traits.
In order to be aware in this certain shifts, it is important that we will stay
relevant on the contemporary issues in our community. These events affect
how people perceive things, and eventually affects how people live. By
being relevant, we will be knowledgeable on certain shifts in the behavior
and beliefs of a community. Awareness and being open-minded is important
so that we will not be taboo in the new norms of some groups.

4. Why knowing Values and Beliefs are important?

In a society, values and beliefs are important because it sets the

norms of a community in order to achieve order. It sets the limit of every
individual in the community, as well as on the manner of showing respect
to other people around us. These certain values and beliefs are the
conventions that are present in social interactions in a community. Different
values and beliefs also makes some cultures and society unique and
distinct from each other. The act of pagmamano and the usage of po and
opo in conversing with the elderly are some of the Filipino values that we
adhere. However, we should always be open in modifying and changing
certain beliefs and values in a society, without changing the core identity of
a race.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION – REGION III
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE – CITY OF MALOLOS

MARCELO H. DEL PILAR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Bagong Bayan, City of Malolos, Bulacan / School ID: 300751 / www.marcelodelpilarnhs.com
E-mail: marcelohdelpilarnhs@gmail.com / Tel. No. 795-5343

5. Explain social dynamics as social, political, and cultural change.

Culture, Society, and Politics have one common aspects, they are
dynamic and changes are constant. They are never static, and their
dynamism is due to the changing needs of humans as they interpret and
survive in their environment. As we interact to various people, we will try to
reflect and sometimes imitate their actions as we perceived them as good.
If we tried it and shared it to others, it will become the new norm of our
group. That is the reason as to why sociodynamics is an integral factor in
changes that are happening in the community. In the context of social
changes, cultural transfer causes shift as cultural factors spread through
commerce, migration, and mass contact from one culture to another. In
addition, changes in the civil and political societies, as well as the shifts in
demographics, also affects some changes in Politics. Social dynamics also
affects the culture to shift as they are considered as an external factor that
changes the values of certain population or group.

D. Write a short essay on what constitutes our sociality as human beings?

“No man is an island.”

This is a quote that we are all aware of. It just means that every people
cannot isolate themselves forever, they need to be part of a community in order to
survive. We humans are all social animals, according to Aristotle, everyone needs
to participate in the society in order to live. We are all interdependent with one
another, that we created groups and communities called society that has accepted
norms and standards called culture and a system of leadership called politics. As
human beings, we will be incomplete and not thrive without sociality. This is an
integral part of our innate nature as social creatures.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION – REGION III
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE – CITY OF MALOLOS

MARCELO H. DEL PILAR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Bagong Bayan, City of Malolos, Bulacan / School ID: 300751 / www.marcelodelpilarnhs.com
E-mail: marcelohdelpilarnhs@gmail.com / Tel. No. 795-5343

There is this natural urge in all of us humans to find social groups. It will
start in our family, the basic foundation of the society. As human beings, we will
learn to adapt their values and beliefs in this small community. Humans needs to
feel the sense of affiliation with something in order to be whole. These groups of
people are great influencers for our beliefs and ideals. Plato believed that our soul
is the reflection of the society, and the it will only achieve harmony if there are
classes or divisions. That is the main idea of sociality, being grouped together with
a goal to create an ordered and progressive society. When we grow and mature,
we became aware in joining different communities based on our interests and
skills.

Human beings are defined as quasi-social, means that we exist and

cooperate with a group of people. We think of the good of ourselves, but also
consider the welfare of others. It is inculcated in our heart to be part of a group in
order to have sense and purpose. We are incomplete without other people, and
we cannot thrive and survive with ourselves alone. Together, with one simple goal
and mission, all individuals in a society must strive in order to achieve order and
prosperity.