2. INSTITUTE OF
PHILIPPINES CULTURE’S
STUDY ON PHILIPPINE
VALUES
Values are innate and
important human
concepts. Anthropologists
and sociologists define
values differently.
3. -John Macionis (2006) defines values
as culturally defined standards that
people apply to evaluate prestige,
goodness, and attractiveness and serve
as basis for social living.
John J. Macionis
Sociologist
4. Jaime C. Bulatao
Priest and psychologist
-Jaime Bulatao (1963) defines value as “an
object of a positive attitude” or “a goal or
vision of which motivates him to action.”
According to Hunt, Green, Espiritu, and
Quisumbing, (1998), values are important
motivators of behavior that indicate what
society considers as important. They also
provide the course of action that can be
taken when confronted with choices.
5. Father FrankLynch
Writer
Fr. Frank Lynch (1963)
Values are “standards used in the making of a decision.” They can be
classified as aims or goals toward something that an individual strives
for. They can also be defined as a belief, conviction, or structural
principles by which “statuses are distinct and unequal in prestige.” In
the Philippines, Filipino values have been shaped by different factors.
They are also influenced by the country’s history, traditions, and beliefs
through time.
-According to Lynch, some of the value systems in the Philippines
focus on principles, aims, and convictions of Filipino society. It must
be noted that one should not consider every value as uniquely Filipino
because there are notable differences in the individual values of
persons based on their social ranking and emphasis on life.
Lynch(1963, p. 3) argues that two Filipino value systems are considered
different from each other because of the “peculiar way in which the
individual values are weighted and combined in each system.”
6. Filipino values are considered as desirable conceptions but are
not uniquely found in the Philippines. Most of the Filipino
values discussed in this lesson contain certain elements in the
total value system of other countries and societies Filipino values
can be divided into many theme one theme expresses conditions
of human existence that is considered not only attainable but
highly desirable.
7. These are values that aim to attain a good life.
• Acceptance by one’s fellow for what one is, thinks oneself to be, or would
like to be, and be given the treatment due to one’s station;
• Economic security (e.g. freedom from debt)
• Movement to higher socioeconomic ladder
8. SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE
- It is the process of being included and respected by other
people. It is an act of accepting and embracing the person
without any discrimination or judgment.
9. SMOOTH INTERPERSONAL
RELATIONS(SIR)
-Filipinos are known for pleasantness in communicating
with other people. SIR define as “means being agreeable,
even under difficult circumstances, and of keeping quiet or
out of sight when discretion passes the word.
11. ECONOMIC SECURITY AND SOCIAL
MOBILITY
-Economic security means that Filipinos have the ability to
meet ordinary material needs without borrowing.
12. RECIPROCITY
-Reciprocity is an important value among Filipinos. It refers
to a situation when Filipinos ensure that every favor or
request received or asked must be returned.
