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Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics

The document defines several key social, political, and cultural concepts. It describes culture as encompassing an individual's way of life including food, clothing, housing, as well as non-material aspects like music, dance, and art. Society is defined as an organized group that shares a common territory, language, and culture to ensure collective survival. Politics refers to the theory and practice of government, where power is exercised through institutions like governing bodies. Norms are unwritten rules and standards that prescribe behaviors for specific roles. Conformity occurs when individuals internalize norms as part of their social identity. Deviance describes actions that violate laws or social norms, such

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Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics

The document defines several key social, political, and cultural concepts. It describes culture as encompassing an individual's way of life including food, clothing, housing, as well as non-material aspects like music, dance, and art. Society is defined as an organized group that shares a common territory, language, and culture to ensure collective survival. Politics refers to the theory and practice of government, where power is exercised through institutions like governing bodies. Norms are unwritten rules and standards that prescribe behaviors for specific roles. Conformity occurs when individuals internalize norms as part of their social identity. Deviance describes actions that violate laws or social norms, such

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Understanding

Culture, Society
and Politics
Ms. Mary Jane R. Remotigue
Culture
• Culture is generally defined as the
sum of an individual’s way of life,
ranging from the food he or she eats,
the clothes he or she wears, and the
house where he or she lives.
Culture
• Non-material things are the norms and
values as well as the intangible aspects of
his or her existence: music, dance,
poetry, and other forms of expressions
that showcase his or her creativity and
artistry.
Society
• Society is generally defined as an
organized group or groups of
interdependent people who share a
common territory, language, and culture,
and who act together for collective
survival and well-being.
Politics
• Politics refers to the theory, art, and practice of
government. The political institution is a
relatively stable cluster of statuses, general
norms, and role behavior, which are involved
in the acquisition and exercise of power and
decision-making in society (Turner, 1972).
Politics
• The government is a concrete example of a
political institution. It exercises power
especially in relation to governance and
decision-making.
• Power is manifested in the acquisition of
statuses and functions.
Gender

is the socially-constructed
characteristics of being male or female
(Eccles, 1987).
Socioeconomic status
• Socioeconomic status refers to the category of
persons who have more or less the same
socioeconomic privileges in a society.
o upper class- elite families
o new rich- humble beginnings and often experienced rags-to-riches
o traditional upper class- descendants of powerful elite families
o middle class - small business and industry
operators
ethnic group
• refers to people who collectively and
publicly identify themselves as distinct and
unique based on distinguishable cultural
features that set them apart from others, such
as language, shared ancestry, common origin,
customs, and traditions (Haviland, et. al.: 313).
Religion
- is an organized systems of ideas
about spirituality and the
supernatural
Exceptionality
• as used in this context, refers to the
state of being intellectually gifted
and/or having physically or mentally
challenged conditions concerning
personality/behavior,
Nationality
- is the legal relationship that binds
a person and a country. It allows
the state to protect and have
jurisdiction over a person.
Thank
you

Ms. Remotigue
Social, Political, and
Cultural Behavior and
Phenomena
Norms
• are often in the form of rules,
standards, or prescriptions that are
strictly followed by people who
adhere on certain conventions and
perform specific roles
NORMS
Norm of appropriateness

• Or decency is commonly
exhibited on the type of
clothing a person wears in
a specific occasion
NORMS
Norms of conventionality

▪ are beliefs and practices


that are acceptable to
certain cultures but can be
inimical to other cultures
Conformity
▪ is defined as the state of
having internalized norms
as part of the social
NORMS
Deviance
▪ Formal deviance includes actions that
violate enacted laws, such as robbery,
theft, graft, rape, and other forms of
criminality.
▪ Informal deviance refers to violations to
social norms that are not codified into law,
NORMS
Taboos
▪ related to food are also
manifestations of
deviancy
NORMS
NORMS
NORMS
ACTIVITY
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