origins and dynamic of society

1. Origins and Dynamics of
Culture, Society and
Political Identities

2. •Define the concept of identity
•Describe how social backgrounds shape
views about society and the world
•Analyze social, political, and cultural
change
Objectives:

3. WHAT IS IDENTITY?

4. Is the distinctive characteristics
that defines an individual or is
shared by those belonging to a
particular group.

5. Example
•In a family one’s identity can be that of a
daughter, son, brother, or sister.
•He or she may also be known as a football
player, performance artist, et.
•Identity can also be influenced by other
factors such as sexual orientation and gender,
nationality.

6. Identities are not fixed. It is continuously
shaped and reshaped by the passage of
time, the person’s life experiences and his
or her interaction with other people in
society.

7. Example
•Young people, identify themselves
as sons or daughter but would
eventually become fathers and
mothers when they start their own
families.

8. Identities are important because the
shape individual and group behavior
as well as the person’s views about
other people and society.

9. Example
•One of the food taboos among
Muslims.
•Istambays

10. •Reflecting on the variety of identities
enables a person to appreciate his or
her similarities and differences with
other people, and avoid having
misguided notions or prejudices
about others.

11. •A holistic knowledge and
understanding of the characteristics
and overall identities of one’s self, of
other people, and of different groups
in society can lead to a better world.
One concrete way of achieving this is
through constant dialogue and
interaction with each other.

12. SOCIAL, CULTURAL, and
POLITICAL CHANGE are related to
the formation of individual and
group identities.

13. •People’s individual and collective
identities have oftentimes
transformed social order and
paved the way for lasting change.

14. Example
•When Filipinos first held elections in the
1990s, only Filipino males could vote and
participate in politics.
•The phenomenon of international
migration has also change Filipino
identities and beliefs.

15. When Filipino women became more
educated, they were enlightened
about their rights, particularly the
right to vote. Consequently the
framers of the 1935 Constitution
allowed women to vote by virtue of
a law

16. The outcome forever changed the
way women are regarded in society
as well as how political and social
changes have transformed Filipino
women’s identities.