Understanding culture, society and politics -Lesson 2

1. UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY AND
POLITICS
GRADE 11

5. BLUFF
FACT

6. 1.Culture is a social customs
and ethical morality formed
in the bit-by-bit process of
cultural influence.

7. 2. Involving the rallies in
Luneta Park is an
example of Politics in
democracy.

8. Being rich and being
poor is an example of
cultural variation.

9. OBJECTIVES:
• Define and explain social, cultural, political change
• Identify common concerns or events within society on
the phenomenon of change
• Demonstrate positive attitude in adapting by reflecting
actions and evaluating possible consequence brought by
change.

13. ANALYSIS
• 1.What are the pictures all about?
• 2.What is the significant difference between the past and
the present?
• 3. Is it important to notice the changes in society? Why or
why not?
• 4.What are the possible causes of these changes?
• 5.As youth of this generation, what do you think is/are the
effect/s of these changes to the life of the people?

14. DISCUSSION
• KINDS OF CHANGES
-SOCIAL
-CULTURAL
-POLITICAL

15. DISCUSSION
• SOCIAL CHANGE
-is a transformation of social institution over
time having a profound effect on the society
-is the alteration of social interactions,
political institutions, stratification systems,
and elements of culture over time
EX: WOMEN’S RIGHT, LGBTQ+

16. DISCUSSION
• SOCIAL CHANGE
•Comes from the collective power of different communities
and societies, vision, ideologies or concepts that are being
widely spread
• The words of Jose Rizal , Mahatma Gandhi, Winston
Churchill and others have brought revolutions and caused
huge effect in the society.
• “You, as a social actor, must be wary, must be conscious
of the effect you are throwing onto the water that might
create a tidal wave of social change in the future.

17. DISCUSSION
SOURCES OF CHANGE IN SOCIETY
1.INNOVATION
(ex. eridication of slavery)
2. DIFFUSION
(ex: K-culture (eating kimchi, spicy noodles, adopting
Korean) expressions)
3. DISCOVERIES
(ex: for thousands of years ancient people believe in
Geocentric belief until Copernicus proposed the
Heliocentric Theory.

18. DISCUSSION
• CULTURAL CHANGE
•What is culture?
-Culture comes from the word “colore” which means to
cultivate
-Culture shows abilities, notions and forms of behavior
person have acquired as members of society
-CULTURE- refers to the acquired, cognitive and
symbolic aspects as existence
-SOCIETY- refers to the society organization of human
life, patterns of interaction and power relationships

19. DISCUSSION
• CULTURAL CHANGE
•Transformation of culture of the way people
live.
-Culture just like any other things in thisworld,
constantly changes but ironically resists these
inevitable changes
-These are various ways to work that
encourage the acceptance of new ideas into
a culture.

20. DISCUSSION
• Sources that lead to Cultural Change
1. Diffusion
2. Acculturation
3. Enculturation
• Other Sources
1.Physical Environment
2. Population Movement
3. War and Conquest
4. Technology

21. DISCUSSION
• POLITICAL CHANGE
-•When the rulers of the country lose power or when
the type of governance in the country changes
ØRulers have huge influence onto the politics of a
state
ØPolitical change- is part of the function of the entire
structure of a state.
ØEven external powers and influence can cause
political change.
ØEx: The so called “superpower” countries actually
affects to the Philippines.

22. DISCUSSION
• POLITICAL CHANGE
-•When the rulers of the country lose power or when
the type of governance in the country changes
ØRulers have huge influence onto the politics of a
state
ØPolitical change- is part of the function of the entire
structure of a state.
ØEven external powers and influence can cause
political change.
ØEx: The so called “superpower” countries actually
affects to the Philippines.

23. ABSTRACTION:
1.What does social, cultural, and political
change mean?
2.What are examples that shows
social change;
cultural change;
political change;
that is happening in the society?
3. How do these changes happen?
4. How important is it to adapt these changes
due to different influences?

24. APPLICATION:
Again, divide the class into three.
Each group will think of a concern or event
that they can observe in our society that
involves this phenomenon of change.
How will they respond to these changes?
 Social Change Group- Draw and Tell
 Cultural Change Group- Role Play
 Political Change Group-News Reporting

25. APPLICATION:
Processing Questions:
1. As a student, what is the best way to
adapt to situations brought by changes
in society?
2. How important is it for you to
evaluate the effects/consequences of
these changes?

26. ASSESSMENT
¼ Sheet of Paper.
Read and answer the questions carefully.
1. This refers to the transformation of social
institutions over time having a profound effect on the
society.
2. This refers to the transformation of culture or the
way people live.
3. Adopting the Korean is an example of _______
wherein we adopted some culture of korea and
considered as our own.
4. Changing the system from Martial Law to
Democracy is an example of ______ change.

27. ASSIGNMENT:
Create a slogan which encapsulates the idea of
social, political and Cultural change on a short
bond paper.
Rubrics:
Interpretation- 10pts
Neatness- 5pts
Use of language- 5pts
Total- 20 pts