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Understanding Culture,
Society, and Politics
Activity Sheet
Quarter 1 – MELC 6
How Society is Organized
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Introductory Message
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Quarter 1, Week 6
I. Learning Competency
1. Analyze the forms and functions of social organizations.
This lesson explores our membership in social groups, and brings us to the topic
of social structure, or the organized aspects of social life. At a smaller level, social
structure refers to the interrelationships between particular social groups in a society
such as kinship and barkada. In the broader sense, it refers to the interrelationships of
the social institutions of a society.
Social Group is a unit of people who interact with some regularity, and who
identify themselves as one unit. It is a collection of people interacting together in an
orderly way based on shared expectations about another’s behavior.
1. Primary groups- those which are small but intimate, direct access and
interaction with each other, emotional bond (i.e. close friends and family).
2. Secondary groups- formed to perform a specific purpose, members
interact for the accomplishment of purpose, usually formal and impersonal
(i.e. becoming friends with one’s seatmate in a Math class).
3. In-groups- those groups in which one belongs and those which elicit a
sense of loyalty from the individual (i.e. being part of the women’s
basketball team allows one bond with teammates and join pep rallies to
support the team).
4. Out-groups- those groups in which one does not belong and those which
elicit sense of antagonism from the individual (i.e. being part of the
women’s basketball team gives one a sense of antagonism toward the
men’s basketball team as the latter gets more funding despite a bad
performance during the last season).
5. Reference groups- are those that provide an individual with a set of
standards to check against and to know if one is doing well or where he or
she needs improvement (i.e. neophyte scientist considers his superiors as
reference groups).
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Social institutions – “consists of all the structural components of a society
through which the main concerns and activities are organized, and social needs are
met”. Some examples of social institutions are the following:
Guide Questions:
1. What are the different social groups in your barangay? Name them.
2. How do these groups affect how we think and behave?
Activity 2. Survey-Checklist
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Directions: Answer the following survey questions by writing YES or NO on a separate
sheet of paper.
Questions Yes No
1 Have you been treated at a health center or hospital in the last six
months?
2 Do you have a brother or sister enrolled in elementary school?
3 Do you have a copy of your birth certificate at home or school?
4 Do you live with your parents or grandparents or relatives?
5 Do you have a religious item at home?
6 Have you already met a local government official?
7 Have you shared a food item with your neighbor?
8 Are you a member of community-based youth organization?
9 Have you bought anything form a sari-sari store?
Based on the survey, complete the table below by answering the guide questions.
1. What kinds of institutions were represented in the survey?
2. How do these institutions affect your life?
Institutions Roles
Activity 3. Poster-Slogan
Directions: Make a poster-slogan about the importance of family. You may use a short-
sized bond paper for this activity.
(Poster-Slogan)
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A human society is a group of people involved in persistent social interaction or a
large social grouping having the same geographical or social territory, typically
subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Human
societies are characterized by patterns of relationships (social relations) between
individuals who share a distinct culture and institutions. A given society may be
described as the sum of such relationships among its constituent members.
Society is made up of social groups. A social group consists of two or more people
who identify and interact with another people. People who make up a group share
experiences, loyalties and interests (i.e. couples, families, barkada, clubs,
businesses, neighborhoods, etc.)
There are two main types of social groups. The primary group is a small social group
whose members share personal and lasting relationships. The secondary group is a
large and impersonal social group whose members pursue a specific goal or activity.
Living in a society implies that we are governed by a set of rules. Some rules may
be imposed while others are negotiated.
Institutions evolve over time as a result of the changing relationship among groups
in a society.
V. Reflection
Directions: Supply the appropriate words to complete the thought of each phrase below.
Write your answers on a separate paper.
* Reflection
Answers may vary.
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