This document discusses emerging challenges in contemporary society. It identifies some of the most pressing challenges as mental health issues, with over 20% of adults experiencing mental illness and over half not receiving treatment. Some of the objectives are to identify at least 3 emerging challenges and examine how they impact social norms and cultural practices. The document provides activities for students to analyze interconnections between challenges and how individuals, communities, and institutions can address them through education and community programs.

1. UNDERSTANDING
CULTURE, SOCIETY AND
POLITICS

2. Learning Competency:
The learner examines human
responses to emerging
challenges in contemporary
society.
.

3. 1 .identify at
least 3 emerging
challenges in the
contemporary
society;
Objectives:

4. QUESTION:
IWhat do you think are
the most pressing
challenges society is
facing today?

6. E

7. 01 02 03

15. MENTAL
HEALTH
ISSUES

16. 21% of adults are experiencing at least one
mental illness. ...
55% of adults with a mental illness have not
received any treatment.
5.44% of adults experience severe mental
illness.
Over 12.1 million adults (4.8%) have reported
serious thoughts of suicide.

17. 117,337,368 people
69.8 million adults in the
Philippines

18. QUESTIONS:
1.What do these pictures tell us?
2.Have you experienced or
encountered any of these
challenges?
3.How did you manage to cope up
with these issues?

19. TOPIC: Human
Responses to Emerging
Challenges in the
Contemporary Society

20. ACTIVITY:
1.Divide the class into groups.
2.Have each group pick up an issue and do
what is asked.
3.Each group must do the preparations in 5
minutes and take 5 minutes for the
presentation.
4.Each group presentation is rated as follows:

22. ANALYSIS:
Questions:
1.What were the issues being
presented by each group?
2.How do you think these emerging
challenges are interconnected?

23. Are there any underlying factors or root
causes that contribute to multiple challenges
our society is facing now?
3. How do you think emerging challenges in
contemporary societies impact social norms,
values and cultural practices? Are there any
changes or shifts that you have observed?

24. ABSTRACTION
Ask:
1. Which of the mentioned issues in our society was
personally experienced and how did you cope to such
challenge?
2. How can individuals, communities and institutions work
together to address these emerging challenges?
3. What role does education and awareness play in
responding to these emerging challenges?

25. Assessment
Briefly give your answer:
• Are there programs in your community
initiated by the government that have
effectively addressed or mitigated these
challenges? If yes, can you identify it?
• In the school, are there school activities
implemented to address some identified
challenges? What are those?

26. Research a case study or a real-life example
that will enhance your understanding on the
challenges in contemporary society. Have a
summary of that case study and write it in
your lecture notebooks. Be ready for a class
discussion of the said assignment next
meeting.
ASSIGNMENT