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UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY, AND POLITICS ACTIVITY SHEET

The Understanding of Culture, Society, and Politics


I. Learning Competency
Analyze the concept, aspect, and changes in/of culture and society.
II. Background Information for Learners
Society is a group of people living together in a definite territory, having a sense of
belongingness, mutually interdependent of each other, and follows a certain way of life. It is a group
of people sharing a common culture. The focal point of society is man’s social behavior since his
behavior is greatly shaped by the society and culture where he belongs. Whereas, culture is a dynamic
medium through which societies create a collective way of life reflected in beliefs, values, music,
literature, art, dance, science, religion, ritual technology, among others.
Culture and society can be defined using anthropological and sociological perspectives.
There are three Anthropological Perspectives. The first one, the Evolutionist-
Intellectual Perspective, explains that death and belief in soul and the spirits play important roles.
The French Sociology School Perspective which is led by Emile Durkheim suggests that society
can sustain and reproduce by themselves. Lastly, the British Functionalist School Perspective
explains anxiety caused by the rationally uncontrollable happenings as the basic motivation for the
emergence of religious faith.
In Sociological Perspectives, the Symbolic Interactionism Perspective explains that
people attach meanings to symbols and they act according to their subjective interpretation of the
symbols. The Functionalist Perspective, also called Functionalism, believes that each aspect of
society is interdependent and contributes to society’s functioning as a whole. The Conflict
Perspective through Karl Max’s writing on struggles, shows competition for scarce resources and how
the elite control the poor and the weak.

III. Activity Proper


Activity 1. True or False
Directions: Read each item carefully. Write True if the statement is correct and False if the statement is incorrect.
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Write your answers on a piece of paper.
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_______________1. Society and culture is a complex whole.
_______________2. Cultural relativism mitigates ethnocentrism.
_______________3. There are risks to culture heritage.
_______________4. Man’s behavior is greatly shaped by the society and culture where he belongs.
_______________5. People live together always in a large-scale grouping.
_______________6. Tribe is an example of culture.
_______________7. Religion is an example of culture.
_______________8. Every person shares his or her culture to others.
_______________9. Culture is an organized body of conventional understanding manifested in art only.
______________10. Tylor’s theory was attacked primarily because it did not attribute the origin of religion to
the interference of supernatural powers.
Activity 2. Describing Cultural Characteristics
Directions: Explain in 2-3 sentences each characteristic of culture below. Copy the items and answer them on a
separate paper. (3 points Each)

1.Culture is everything. 5. Culture is adaptive.


2.Culture is learned. 6. Culture is maladaptive.
3. Culture is shared. 7. Culture is dynamic.
4. Culture affects biology.
RANDOLF A. DINEROS
Subject Teacher
Activity 3. Mind Challenge
Directions: Define culture and society using the perspectives of Anthropology and Sociology by filling
out the table. Copy the table and answer the items in your own words on a separate sheet of paper.
(3 points each)

Anthropological Perspectives Culture and Society


The Evolutionist-Intellectual
The French Sociology School
The British Functionalist School

Sociological Perspectives Culture and Society


Symbolic Interactionism
Functionalist
Conflict Theory

Remember
The importance of Anthropology to the study of culture and society is that it
provides a basis for understanding both our own and others. In Sociology, it enables us
to gain a better understanding of the social forces that shape your own life.
The different Anthropological perspectives on culture and society, the Evolutionist-
Intellectual Perspective, the French Sociology School, and the British Functionalist School
show the various factors in society and culture that gives definition, thus, affect the
people in the locality. On the other hand, the three types of Sociological perspectives,
Symbolic Interactionism, Functionalism, and Conflict Theory, explain how people interact
in their environment and how such interaction impacts culture and society.
Reflection
Directions: Supply the appropriate words to complete the thought of each phrase below.
Write your answers on a separate paper. (5 points each)
1. I have learned that culture is ________
2. I have learned that society is ________
3. I realized that the Anthropological and Sociological perspectives’ definitions of
culture and society are important to learn because ________
4. Studying the different perspectives on culture and society will help to ________

RANDOLF A. DINEROS
Subject Teacher

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