UNDERSTANDING

CULTURE
SOCIETY
and
POLITICS
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 the way of life of groups of people, meaning the
way they do things.
 Is the patterns of learned and shared behavior and
beliefs of a particular social, ethnic group.
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 Is generally defined as an organized group or

groups of interdependent people who share a
common territory, language, and culture, who
act together for collective survival and well-
being.
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 Is the way that people living in groups make

decisions in everyday life. the term politics
refers to the way that countries are governed,
and to the ways that governments make rules
and laws.
 Ex. Philippine government
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 Is a socially-constructed characteristics of being male or
female.
 Serves as a guide on how males and females think and
act about themselves, the way they interact with others
and how they perform their various roles in the society.
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Spaniards
Japanese
Americans
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SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS

 Is a social standing or class of an individual

or group. It is often measured as a
combination of education, income and
occupation.
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 In the Philippines, three types of social classes are identified
 UPPER
 MIDDLE
 LOWER CLASSES
 EXCEPTIONALITY

 Refers to the state of being intellectually gifted.

 Also those having physically or mentally
challenged conditions concerning personality or
behavior and communication. (disability)
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ETHNICITY

 Is a category of people who identify with

each other, usually on the basis of a
presumed common genealogy or ancestry or
on similarities such as common dialect or
history.
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RELIGION

 Is an organized system of ideas about the

spiritual sphere or the supernatural, along
with associated ceremonial or ritualistic
practices by which people try to interpret or
influence aspects of the universe beyond
human control
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NATIONALITY

 Is the legal relationship that binds a person

and a country.
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NORMS- are the unwritten rules and standards
of behavior shared by the members, the
behavior that the society expected a person to
act.
Ex. The action and behavior of boys and girls
NORMS OF DECENCY VS.
CONVENTIONALITY

DECENCY- is commonly exhibited on the type

of clothing a person wears in a specific
occasion, behavior, appropriate words and
gestures that convey politeness
CONVENTIONALITY- are belief and
practices that are acceptable to certain cultures
but not to others.
Ex. Bagobo inhabitants of davao bury their
dead within their neighborhood.
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FOLKWAYS
MORES
LAWS
TABOOTS
 FOLKWAYS- is a traditional behavior or
way of life of a particular community.
-ito ay mga kagawian ny pamumuhay, pagiisip
at pag-akto.
Ex. Pagmamano, paggamit po at opo,
bayanihan, harana, at pamamanhikan
 MORES- is the standard of the society that
has a big sanction if violated.
Ex. Imprisonment
-rape
-use of drugs
LAWS- A system of rules that are created and
enforced through social or governmental
institution to regulate behavior.
TABOO- Something that is not acceptable to
say, mention, or do: something that is taboo.