Understanding

Culture,
Society and
Politics
PRAYE
 Lesson Objectives
At the end of the session, learners are expected to
1.Articulate observations on human cultural
variation, social differences, social change, and
political identities.
2. Acknowledge social, cultural and political
identities.
3. Value the social and cultural backgrounds of
students as acting subjects or social actors.
 Energizer

“Double this,
Double that”
 PRE-ASSESSMENT
ACTIVITY
Instruction: Get one whole sheet of paper. Without looking the internet
or any books, list everything you know about the words given below. The
more entry, the higher the grade.(10 mins)
___1. What is CULTURE based on your own understanding? Describe it
as many as you can.
___2. What is SOCIETY based on your own understanding? Describe it as
many as you can.
3. ___What is POLITICS based on your own understanding? Describe it
as many as you can.
 UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY AND
POLITICS of Culture, Society,
Introduction: The Understanding
and Politics
UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY AND
POLITICS
What is CULTURE?
Culture
It is defined as the custom beliefs,
social forms, and traits that defines
a specific racial, religious or social
group
Introduction: The Understanding of Culture,
Society, and Politics
Batangas’ Culture is known
for: DIALECT
Introduction: The Understanding of Culture,
Society, and Politics
Batangas’ Culture is known
for:
Introduction: The Understanding of Culture,
Society, and Politics
Batangas’ Culture is known
for:LOMI KAPENG BARAKO
UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY AND
WhatPOLITICS
is CULTURE?
Culture
Material Culture- it is a type of culture that are
created by human person or is tangible.
Examples are food , clothing and technology.
Non- Material Culture-it is a type of culture that
are being learned or observed by human.
Examples are religions, folk behavior, gestures
and customs
UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY AND
WhatPOLITICS
is SOCIETY?
Society
• Comes from the latin
word”socius” which means
comrade,companion or friend
• Pertains to a group of
individuals involved in social
interaction or sharing the same
geographical or social territory
UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY AND
WhatPOLITICS
is POLITICS?
Politics
• Comes from the Greek word
“Politika” which means affairs
of the cities
• Refers to achieving and
exercising positions of
governance over a human
community.
 Group Activity
Group activity.
Instruction: Give one community and describe a its culture, society and
politics.
For example:
COMMUNITY/REGION:BATANGAS
 
1.Desribe its culture? – Dialect: Ala, eh!
2.Describe its Society? – Barako
3.Describe its Politics?- Government: Democracy
Why understanding
culture, society and
politics is important?
 Cultural
Variations
and Social
Differences
in Gender
 Cultural Variations and Social Differences in Gender
Sex refers to biological differences that distinguishes
humans and other animals into two main categories:
male and female.
Gender encompasses all the social, cultural,
psychological characteristics that a culture
assigns to males and females
Gender role which is defined as culturally-
assigned tasks and activities to sexes
Cultural
Variations and
Social
Differences in
Socioeconomic
Class
 Cultural Variations and Social
Differences in Socioeconomic Class
● Socioeconomic class is another way of

categorizing members of society.

● Different societies consider different ways of

determining socioeconomic class.

Socioeconomic class refers to a category that groups people
with the similar economic, social, cultural, and political
status.
 Cultural Variations and Social
Differences in Ethnicity and Religion
Ethnic group refers to a specific group of people having certain similar

characteristics and a distinct cultural identity, which distinguish them

from other groups in the community or society. Tagalog, Ilocano, Ifugao,

and Kapampangan are all examples of ethnic groups.

Ethnicity is used to denote the shared culture of these groups, which

includes cultural heritage, language or dialect, religion, traditions and

rituals, norms, values, beliefs, and other practices.

 Cultural Variations and Social
Differences in Ethnicity and Religion
Race is a socially constructed category attributed to

people who share the same biological traits or

attributes.

Religion is a set of beliefs and ritual practices related to

symbols, which are considered as sacred.

Activity 
Directions:
1. Get one whole sheet of paper.
2. Write your name inside the circle.
3. Draw figure 1 on the sheet of paper.
4. Write the following information of yourself in the 4
spaces: a. gender b. socio-economic class c. ethnicity d.
religion

FIGURE 1
Assignment
Students will be asked to visit a mall or a public market and
observe how people inside the place to conduct
themselves individually and collectively.
The following questions serve as observation guide:
• What sort of people go to malls/ public market?
• What sort of things do they buy?
• What sort of interaction takes place between people at
different categories ( e.g. gender and age)?
 TO GOD BE
THE GLORY 
PRAYE