END” MARIA PAULA C.

RICO
AB SOCIOLOGY 1A
NSTP_02
LECTURE 1: DEVELOPMENT
Development
 a process that creates, growth, progress, positive
change or the additions of physical, economic,
environmental, social and demographic
components.
 It is the product of man’s cooperation and his
desire to make things better and easier. The
concrete manifestation of development is
progress and the acknowledgement if man’s
importance and the key factor to consider in its
achievement.
What are the Aspects of Development?
 Physical Development
o Characterized of healthy nutritional choices.
o Physical wellness is an awareness of the
interdependence of humankind and our
environment. Physical wellness provides
fulfillment and health through interaction
with others and the environment.
 Emotional Development
o Awareness and acceptance of one’s
feelings.
o Awareness and acceptance of one’s feeling
includes an enthusiasm for life, an ability
to control and manage feeling and
resulting behavior, and ability to express
emotions appropriate, and ability to cope
with stress.
 Human Awareness
o Recognition, acceptance, and
appreciation of diverse lifestyles and value
differences.
o This includes; understanding the impact of
one’s personal attitude and behavior.
o Human awareness is not fulfilling unless
one seeks opportunities to understand and
appreciate the differences and stimulates
among people.
 Intellectual Development
o Characterized by involvement in creative
and stimulating mental activities.
o One must seek and use available resources
to expand knowledge, improve skills and
share with others.
o Provides clarification of values through self-
realization resulting to understanding of
personal self-worth.
 Financial Development
o Recognition of the interdependence of
personal/financial planning and external
economic resources.
o Given the interdependence, a concern for
realistic establishment of goals within
individual financial restrictions is vital.
o Financial wellness provides for the
development of skills through education
and career to achieve financial stability and
security.
 Life Planning
o Characterized by an attitude of satisfaction
with one’s life plan.
 o Choice of occupation or employment
preparation, and occupational health.
o It involves the development and maturation
of satisfying life-long relationships and
family structure.
o It provides satisfaction through
relationships, family, and career.
 Social Development
o Recognition of interdependence of
individuals with others, society, and nature.
o Provides self-confidence through
relationships and interaction with the
environment.
 Spiritual Development
o Continuous search for meaning and
purpose of life.
o A meaningful and purposeful life includes a
realization of self as one interacts with and
relates to a higher power, the forces of
natures, and/or the expanse of the
universe.
o It provides for development and
internalization of a personal belief system
based upon a set of values and ethical
standards.
LECTURE 2: SOCIAL VALUES
Social Values
 Behavior a person sees from you.
 Standards which individuals and social groups
employ to define personal goals and essentially
shape the nature and form of social order in a
collective i.e, what is acceptable and not
acceptable, what ought or not to be, what is
desirable, or not desirable.
 Qualities, attitudes, and standards that individual
and groups use to guide their actions.
 Has implicit and explicit conceptions about the
desire and actions of a subject within the social
fabric of society.
Values
 A value, on a personal level, can be understood as
a set of beliefs and attitudes that you express,
based on certain principles considered positive
and important, which give meaning and direction
to your life. In a fact, a value is something that
gives real significance to your life.
Types of Social Values
 Respect – It allows a person to recognize, accept,
appreciate, and values the qualities of other’s and
their rights.
 Honesty - Telling the truth, being decent, modest,
respectfully, and fair.
 Justice – Being equitable and giving each
individual what’s awe to them.
 Tolerance – Accepting and respecting the ideas,
opinions, and attitudes of others, even if I don’t
agree.
 Goodness – The tendency to do good.
 Freedom – Power to act according to one’s own
criteria, within the limits established within society.
 Love – Value that motivate a person to care,
respect, and commit to the well-being of others
without expecting a benefit in return. It means
steeping outside of ourselves to meet the other
and love them as they are
 Education – One of the most important values,
because other values can be taught. Education
involves the correct formation of people both
intellectually, emotionally, and morally.