CONTENTS CONTENT STANDARD PERFORMANCE MELCS WEEK

STANDARD
The learners The learners *Discuss the nature,
demonstrate an 1. acknowledge human goals and perspectives
understanding of: cultural variation, social in/of anthropology,
1. human cultural differences, social sociology and political
variation, social change, and science
differences, social political identities
change, and political 2. adopt an open and
identities critical
2. the significance of attitude toward different
studying culture, social, political, and
society, and politics cultural
3. the rationale for phenomena through
studying observation and
anthropology, political reflection
science, and sociology 3. appreciates the value
of
disciplines of
Anthropology,
Sociology, and Political
Science as social
sciences
1. culture and society 1. appreciate the nature *Analyze the concept,
as anthropological of aspects and changes
and sociological culture and society from in/of culture and society
concepts the
perspectives of
anthropology
 and sociology
2. perspectives 2. demonstrate a holistic *Explain the importance
in/approaches to the understanding of culture of cultural
study of culture and and relativism in attaining
society (i.e., society cultural
comparative, understanding
historical,
structural, functional,
interpretive, critical)
1. the human origins 3. values cultural *Analyze the
and the capacity for heritage and significance of cultural,
culture express pride of place social,
2. the role of culture without political and economic
in human adaptation being ethnocentric that symbols and practices
3. processes of can still be used and
cultural and developed
sociopolitical
evolution
1. how individuals 1. identify norms and Explain the context,
learn culture and values to content, processes, and
become competent be observed in consequences of
members of society interacting with socialization
how individuals learn others in society, and
culture and become the
competent members consequences of
of society ignoring
these rules
2. how individuals 2. assess the rules of *Analyze the forms and
should behave as part social functions of social
of a political interaction to maintain organizations
community stability of everyday life
and
the role of innovation in
 response to problems
and
challenges

1. cultural, social, and 1. analyze aspects of *Explain the forms and

political institutions as social functions of state and
sets of norms and organization non-state institutions
patterns of behavior 2. identify one’s role in
that relate to major social
social interests groups and institutions
3. recognize other forms
of
economic transaction
such as
sharing, gift exchange,
and redistribution in
his/her own
society

*Examine the functions

and importance of
education in the society
*Examine the concept,
characteristics and
forms of stratification
systems using
sociological
perspectives
3. social and political 1. evaluates factors Explain government
inequalities as causing programs and initiatives
features of societies social, political, and in addressing social
and the global cultural inequalities e.g. local,
community change national, global
the agents/ 2. advocate how human Suggest ways to
institutions, societies should adapt address social
processes, and to such inequalities
outcomes of cultural, changes (local, national and
political, and social global
change
Examine human
responses to emerging
challenges in
contemporary societies