Ave Maria College

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
HEI Unique Institutional Identifier: 09077
GE 12: Philippine Popular Culture

Name: Mylene N. Esic Date: __________________

Course & Year: BEED-2 Rating: _________________

Weekly Exam No. 2

I. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE

Directions: Write “True” if the statement is correct. Otherwise if the statement is false, underline the
word/words that makes the statement incorrect. Write the correct answer on the space provided before
each number. (25x2= 50 pts. )

structuralist 1. In the 20th century, the study or culture was dominated by feminist paradigm.
hegemony 2. The field of popular culture is structured by the attempt of the ruling class to win
polygamy and by forms of opposition to this endeavour.
“lazy native” 3. . The best example of postcolonial critique is the criticism against the western invented
myth of the "crazy native'.
complex 4. Cultural relativism is simply the belief that all cultures as equally simple.
True 5. Man is a biological being as well as a social individual.
True 6. Middle class children have richer vocabularies and better linguistic competencies.
Counter Culture 7. The term counterculture is attributed to Theodore Roszak (1969), author of The
Making of a Counter Strike.
Bronislaw Malinowski 8. Functionalism as a perspective in understanding culture takes its origin from
the anthropological studies of Sanny Linoyan and Emile Durkheim.
True 9. Taylor explored the evolution of culture through the doctrine of survivals:
do 10. Functionalism defines culture as a whole that provides an overarching system of
meanings to what people say.

II. ENUMERATION AND DISCUSSION

Directions: Enumerate and discuss what are asked below.

A. Approaches in Studying Culture

1. Functionalist Analysis of Culture
 This means that the functionalism defines culture as a whole that provides an
overarching system of meanings to what people do. Functionalism focuses on the social
roles that cultural items play within the social system as a whole. The society in
functionalist analysis culture is like a living organ or organic whole, the parts of which
contribute to the overall maintenance of the organism. In this view, society is like a living
cell with many parts, and each part plays specific functions for the entire cell.
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 Ave Maria College
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
HEI Unique Institutional Identifier: 09077
GE 12: Philippine Popular Culture

Name: ___________________________________________ Date:

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Course & Year: ____________________________________ Rating:

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Activity 2 – Poster Making

Instruction: Using your Knowledge in the Lessons this week, choose a definition and concept of
Popular Culture, then from your chosen definition and concept of Popular culture reread and
analyze its content, then create a poster that signifies its true essence. You may include
symbolisms and minimal words to create your poster. Use short bond paper for your output.