Lesson 1: Knowing About Human Cultural and Social Variations

UNDERSTANDING CULTURE SOCIETY AND POLITICS
LESSON 1:
Knowing about Human
Cultural and Social
Variations
MS. APRIL JOYCE N. ARCEO

GRADE 12 - UNDERSTANDING CULTURE SOCIETY AND POLITICS
CULTURE
Culture refers to that complex
whole which includes knowledge,
beliefs, arts, morals, laws, customs,
and any other capabilities and
habits acquired by man as member
of a society. (Edward H. Taylor)
TWO TYPES OF CULTURE
MATERIAL NON-MATERIAL
CULTURE CULTURE
composed of
composed of tangible
intangible things
things like food,
such as habits, ideas,
tools, dress,
religion, language and
accessories and others.
behavior.
CULTURAL VARIATION
 refers to the differences in
social behaviors that cultures
exhibit around the world. In the
Philippines differences in social
behaviors are influence with
cultures in a specific places and
tribes
RELIGION
ETHNICITY
NATIONALITY
CULTURAL VARIATION

RELIGION
 It is an organized system of
ideas about the spiritual
sphere or the supernatural
ETHNICITY
 It is the expression of the set of
cultural ideas held by a distinct
ethics or indigenous group.
NATIONALITY
 It is the legal relationship that
binds a person and a country
CULTURAL VARIATION IN
DRESS STYLE
THAILAND
“CHUT THAI”
PHILIPPINES
“BARO’T SAYA”
INDONESIA
“KEBAYA”
CULTURAL VARIATION IN
DANCE
MALAYSIA
“ZAPIN”
PHILIPPINES
“TINIKLING”
SOCIAL DIFFERENCES
It refers to the situation where people are
discriminated based on economic status,
social characteristics and qualities. These
may include race, ethnicity, gender, and
professions. In spite of these differences
people continue to do their responsibilities
as members of society
THESE ARE THE COMMON SOCIAL DIFFERENCES
AMONG PEOPLE IN THE WORLD:
GENDER & SOCIO-

GENDER ECONOMIC
ROLES CLASS
ETHNICITY
RACE
PROFESSION
CAN YOU GUESS THE SYMBOLS?
MALE TRANSGENDER FEMALE
SEXUAL
ORIENTATION
INTERSEX BISEXUAL
Is Gender and Sex the same thing?
What is your SEX?
What is your
GENDER?
Are you
Heterogeneous?
Are you
Homogeneous?
Are you Bisexual?

SEX GENDER
Male or Female Masculine or Feminine
Biologically Socially/Culturally
Determined Determined
Not affected by culture Affected by culture
Doesn’t change Changes over time

MALE

FEMALE

LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL
A woman who Men attracted A person who
is emotionally, emotionally, is attracted to
romantically, or romantically, two sexes, but
sexually and/or sexually not necessarily
attracted to to men. simultaneously
other women. or equally
TRANS- QUEER INTERSEX
GENDER
People are A person who Is a set of
those whose is attracted to medical
psychological multiple conditions that
self differs genders. feature
from the social congenital
expectations anomaly of the
for the physical reproductive
sex they were and sexual
born with. system.
GENDER ROLES
It refers to attitudes and
behaviors that the society
expect a person based on
his/her sex.
MALE FEMALE
 Working is for men  Only females clean
 Men do “dirty the house
jobs” such as  Cooking is a
construction and woman’s job
mechanics.  Women need to stay
 Men tell their home and care for
wives what to do. the household and
children
SOCIO-ECONOMIC CLASS
 The high income, the middle income and
the low income class
 It refers to the category of persons who
have more or less the same socio-
economic privileges
 Upper class
 Middle class
 Lower class
ETHNICITY
 It refers to the ethnic group
who have common culture,
language and history.
ATA MAASAI
Philippines Africa
BAGOBO MAORI
Philippines New Zealand
RACE
 It refers to the group of
people who shared inherited
physical characteristics such
as skin color, facial features
and body structure
PROFESSION

SOCIAL CHANGE
 It refers to any significant alteration
over time in behavior patterns and
cultural values and norms.
 This change is brought about by
modernization and the impact of
globalization that resulted to
cultural change among Filipino
people.
EXAMPLE - FILIPINO WAY OF COURTSHIP:

EXAMPLE – HARVESTING RICE

POLITICAL IDENTITIES
 It refers to political
position based on the
interests and perspective
of social groups with
which people identify
ACTIVITY 1
Direction: We are Culturally Varied Directions:
Describe the human groups below and fill in the
columns below for your answer.

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UNDERSTANDING CULTURE SOCIETY AND POLITICS

MS. APRIL JOYCE N. ARCEO

GRADE 12 - UNDERSTANDING CULTURE SOCIETY AND POLITICS

GENDER & SOCIO-

MALE TRANSGENDER FEMALE

What is your SEX?

Are you Bisexual?

Not affected by culture Affected by culture

Doesn’t change Changes over time

GRADE 12 - UNDERSTANDING CULTURE SOCIETY AND POLITICS

GRADE 12 - UNDERSTANDING CULTURE SOCIETY AND POLITICS

GRADE 12 - UNDERSTANDING CULTURE SOCIETY AND POLITICS

GRADE 12 - UNDERSTANDING CULTURE SOCIETY AND POLITICS

GRADE 12 - UNDERSTANDING CULTURE SOCIETY AND POLITICS

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