UNDERSTANDING

CULTURE, SOCIETY
AND POLITICS
 Learning Objectives:

1. Culture and society as anthropological and

sociological concepts
2. Perspectives in approaches to the study
of culture and society (i. e. Comparative,
historical, structural functional,
interpretative, critical)
Activit
Culture
Thailand
Neck Rings
Impaling
Indonesia
Living with the dead
Finger cutting
New Zealand
Hongi
China
Foot-binding
India
Dowry
Venezuela
endocannibalism
Kenya
Female circumcision
 Analysis
1.In your own perspective what do you think/ mean
by culture?
2.Why does culture vary from place to place?
3.Why do we need to have culture? It is necessary to
have culture? Explain.
Aspects of
culture
Culture is
shared
 Culture is
transmitted
among members
of society
Culture is
learned
Culture is social because it is the
product of behavior
 Culture varies
from society to
society
Culture is continuous and
cumulative
 Culture is
gratifying and
idealistic
 Material
nonmaterial &
Traffic law
Waving hand
Luneta Park
Language
Noli Me
Tangere
Pagmamano
Spolarium
 Material Culture
Physical or tangible objects
produced, shared, and utilized within
society
 Material Culture
Art and literature, weaponry, toys and
other objects
 Non-material Culture
Intangible properties and elements of
society that influence the patterns of
actions of its members
Non-material Culture
Language, beliefs, values,
attitudes, ideas, norms, and
folklore
 Functions of Culture
Culture provides us a guidepost or kind of map for all our
life activities. It defines the pattern of behavior for
individuals so that he acts according to the behavior
pattern prescribed and defined by culture. 7. Culture acts
as a means of social control through norms, folkway, and
moves laws.
 Ethnocentrism
Ethnocentrism is sometimes related to racism,
stereotyping, discrimination, or xenophobia.
However, the term "ethnocentrism" does not
necessarily involve a negative view of the others'
race or indicate a negative connotation.
 Acculturation
Acculturation is a process of social,
psychological, and cultural change that stems
from the balancing of two cultures while
adapting to the prevailing culture of the society.
 Enculturation
Enculturation is the process by which people learn the
dynamics of their surrounding culture and acquire values
and norms appropriate or necessary to that culture and its
worldviews. As part of this process, the influences that
limit, direct, or shape the individual include parents, other
adults, and peers.
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