Understanding the Self
Renz David Navarro
Lesson 2: Sociology
Assessment:
1. A 2. A
Lesson 3: Anthropology
EXERCISE
Analysis on Issue: Identify some cultural issues in your community and complete the table below.
Cultural Categories Existing Issues
The wearing of traditional The events or occasions in Most people in the Facilitating
dress or regalia. which traditional clothes community are not familiar events such as festivities
are to be worn are small in with
numbers.
People take little to no
interest in wearing them as
they do not cope with the
current trend.
The use of indigenous The number of times by
language or vernacular. which local dialects are
used is diminishing.
The destruction of cultural The condition of local
or historical heritage. tourist spots or
monumental sites are
deteriorating.
The national cultural pride Netizens, specifically of this
and identity. generation, have
established their virtual
identity based on the
culture that dominates the
one that is of their origin.
The John/Jane Q. Public of
this contemporary
generation refuse to invest
their time on any of their
cultural traditions that
have long been around
BEED – 1B
3. A 4. B 5. A
Possible Causes of Issues Proposed Solution
community
their respective and competitions that
traditional clothing. showcase the traditional
clothes worn by each
representative of every
group.
Modernization paved the Organizing social
way for cultural trends to gatherings or celebrations
influence the society. that require traditional
clothes as the dress code
for the said events.
English and Filipino Organize a public forum
languages are being within the community to
employed in everyday discuss the number of
discourse. disconcerting issues and
conclude it with a
consensus which can be
used as precursors to the
prospective solution.
The community’s The head of a Local
neglection and the lack of Government Unit (LGU)
support provided by the must implement a
head of the community’s mandate that will preserve
municipality to maintain the historical or cultural
the best possible state of heritage of the community.
any of the cultural or
historical sites.
Communities that suffer
this kind of quandary
Foreign cultures have been should call upon the people
preying on the naiveté of a in charge to instigate the
virgin generation resulting mind of the young ones
to the decline of the i.e., students to engage
cultural progress of the themselves in numerous
victim community. By cultural activities which will
forcing the receding culture entail them to express their
into submission, its abundant ideas and
progress of growth opinions of their respective
continues to remain culture and its historical
stagnant. background; which may
 since the time of their then be used as an
conception and instead, opportunity to employ
engage in cultural trends of their creativity and
foreign cultures which withheld talents in their
dominantly colonizes the arsenal. Programs and
former. contests are cases in point
through which the
proposition discoursed can
be systematically put forth
into a course of sequent
actions.
Rebellion and struggle for The shrinking of one’s Lack of social interaction Emphasizing camaraderie
self-determination. perception into their own and self-reflection. and broad-mindedness to
perspective and sole develop a holistic point of
understanding of life. view.
The assimilation of Lack of enculturation People have little to no Develop progress in one’s
traditional self into a willingness to learn about education of what culture
dominant culture. their own and other is and the importance it
cultures. serves in their identity and
sense of responsibility.