K to 12 BASIC EDUCATION CURRICULUM

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL – CORE SUBJECT

CONTENT
Grade: 11 or 12 CONTENT PERFORMANCE STANDARD LEARNING COMPETENCY CODE
STANDARD
Core Subject Title: Understanding Culture, Society and Politics No. of hours/semester: 80 hours
4. recognize the common
Course Description: concerns or intersections of
anthropology,
This course uses insights from Anthropology, Political Science, and Sociology to develop students’ awareness of cultural, social sociology,
and political andand sensitivity
dynamics, UCSP11/12SPU-
political
to cultural diversity; provide them with an understanding of how culture, human agency, society and politics work; and engage science
them in thewith respect of the Ib-4
examination
country’s current human development goals. At the end of the course, students should acquire ideas about human cultures, to human
the phenomenon of
agency, society and politics;
recognize cultural relativism and social inclusiveness to overcome prejudices; and develop social and cultural competence change
to guide their interactions with groups,
communities, networks, and institutions.
5. identify the subjects of
inquiry and goals of UCSP11/12SPU-
CONTENT Anthropology, Political Ib-5
CONTENT PERFORMANCE STANDARD LEARNING COMPETENCY CODE
STANDARD Science, and Sociology

B.
A. Defining Culturefor
Starting points and
theSociety from the1.
understanding of culture and The learners The learners: the nature of
1. appreciate Theexplain
1. learners:
anthropological and UCSPC11DCS-Ic-
perspectives
culture, of and
society, politics and sociologysociety as demonstrate an
anthropology culture and society from the sociological perspectives on 6
1.Society as a group of people sharing aanthropological understanding of: perspectives of anthropology culture and society
common cultureand sociological and sociology
2.Culture
1. as a “‘that
Sharing complex
of social whole whichconcepts
and cultural backgrounds 1. human cultural 1. acknowledge human cultural 1. articulate observations on UCSP11/12SPU-
2. describe society and culture UCSPC11/12DCS-
encompasses
of students beliefs,
as actingpractices,
subjectsvalues,
or socialvariation, social 2. variation, social
demonstrate differences,
a holistic human cultural variation, Ia-1
Ic-7
as a complex whole
attitudes, laws, norms,
actors, agents, artifacts,
persons; symbols, 2. perspectives
(examples:differences, social change, and
understanding political
of culture and social differences, social
knowledge, and everythingclass,
gender, socioeconomic that ethnicity,social
a personin/approaches
change, to identities
society change, and political
learns and shares
religion, as a member ofthe study of political
exceptionality/non-exceptionality,and identities
society.” (E.B. identities
Tylor 1920 [1871]).culture and 3. identify aspects of culture UCSP11/12DCS-
nationality) 2. adopt
3. values ancultural
open heritage
and critical
and
and society Ic-8
3.Aspects of Culturesociety (i.e., attitude pride
express towardofdifferent
place without
2. a. Observations
Dynamic, Flexible,
about&social,
Adaptivecomparative,
political, and2. the significance social,ethnocentric
being political, and cultural 2. demonstrate curiosity and an
b. cultural
Shared & Contested
behavior and(given the realityhistorical,
phenomenaof studying phenomena through 4. openness to explore
raise questions thea
toward UCSP11/12DCS-
UCSP11/12SPU-
of social differentiation)structural-
(examples: food taboos, istambay, politicalculture, society, observation and reflection origins and
holistic dynamicsofof
appreciation Id-9
Ia-2
c. Learned through socialization
dynasties, elections)and politics orfunctional, 3. appreciates the value of culture and
cultures andsociety, and
societies
enculturationinterpretive, disciplines of Anthropology, political identities
3. d. Observations
Patterned social on interactionscritical)
social, political,and 3. the rationale for Sociology, and Political
5. become aware of why and
e. cultural
Integrated and at
change times unstable
(examples: txting, studying Science as social sciences UCSP11/12DCS-
f. Transmitted how cultural relativism
transnationalthrough
families, local public anthropology, mitigates ethnocentrism
Id-10
socialization/enculturation
services, youth volunteerism) political science,
g. Requires language and other forms of and sociology UCSP11/12SPU-
communication 3. analyze social, political, and
4. Definition of anthropology, political Ib-3
4.Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism as 6. cultural
identify change
forms of tangible
science, and sociology UCSP11/12DCS-
orientations in viewing other cultures and intangible heritage and
Ie-11
the threats to these

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C. Looking back at Human Biocultural and Social 1. the human Analyze key features of1. trace the biological and
UCSP11/12HBS-
Evolutionorigins and the interrelationships of biological,cultural evolution of early to
Ie-12
1. Biological and cultural evolution: from Homocapacity for cultural and sociopoliticalmodern humans
habilis (or earlier) to Homo sapiens sapiensculture processes in human evolution that
in the fossil record2. the role of 2. explore the significance ofcan still be used and
2. Cultural and sociopolitical evolution: fromculture in developed
hunting and gathering to the agricultural,human human material remains and UCSP11/12HBS-
industrial , and post-industrial revolutionsadaptation artefactual evidence in If-13
a. The Neolithic Revolution3. processes of interpreting cultural and
b. Early civilization and the rise ofcultural and social, including political and
the statesociopolitical economic, processes
c. Democratizationevolution 3. recognize national, local, and
specialized museums, and
archaeological and historical
sites as venues to appreciate
UCSP11/12HBS-
and reflect on the
If-14
complexities of biocultural
and social evolution as part
of being and becoming
D. Becoming a member of society 1. how individuals 1. identify norms and values to human
1. Enculturation/Socialization learn culture andbe observed in interacting1. explain the development of
a. Identity formation (identities, becomewith others in society, and theone’s self and others as a UCSP11/12BMS-
disciplines, and aspirations) competentconsequences of ignoringproduct of socialization and Ig-15
b. Norms and values members ofthese rulesenculturation
c. Statuses and roles (e.g. age, gender) society
2. Conformity and deviance
a. Social control (gossip, social 2. assess the rules of social
ostracism, laws and punishments) interaction to maintain 2. identify the context, content,
b. Forms of deviance (ritualism, stability of everyday life and processes, and
retreatism, rebellion, and innovation) the role of innovation in UCSP11/12BMS-
3. Human dignity, rights, and the common response to problems and consequences of
good challenges Ig-16
enculturation and
socialization

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2. how individuals 3. recognize the value of human 3. Identifies the social goals
should behave rights and promote the UCSP11/12BMS-
as part of a and the socially acceptable Ih-17
political common good
community means of achieving these
goals

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4. advocate inclusive citizenship
Ih-18

5. promote protection of
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human dignity, rights, and
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the common good

E. How society is organized 1. cultural, social, 1. analyze aspects of social

1. Groups within society: Primary and and political organization
Secondary institutions as
2. In-groups and out-groups sets of norms 2. identify one’s role in social 1. traces kinship ties and social
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3. Reference groups and patterns of groups and institutions networks
IIi-20
4. Networks behavior that
relate to major 3. recognize other forms of
F. Cultural, social and political institutions social interests economic transaction such as
1. Kinship, marriage, and the household sharing, gift exchange, and
a. Kinship by blood2. social redistribution in his/her own
Descent and marriagestratification as society
(unilineal, matrilineal, patrilineal, bilateral)the ranking of
2. describe the organized
b. Kinship by marriageindividuals UCSP11/12HSO-
nature of social life and rules
Marriage rules cross-culturallyaccording to IIi-21
governing behavior
(monogamy vs. polygamy, post-maritalwealth, power,
residency rules, referred marriageand prestige

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partners)
c. Kinship by ritual (Compadrazgo) 3. social and
d. Family and the household political 3. compare different social
Nuclear, extended, and reconstituted inequalities as
forms of social organization UCSP11/12HSO-
families (separated, transnational) features of IIj-22
according to their manifest
e. Politics of kinship (political dynasty, societies and the
and latent functions
alliances) global
community
2. Political and leadership structures
a. Political organization
i. Bands
ii. Tribes
iii. Chiefdoms
iv. States and nations 4. analyze social and political UCSP11/12HSO-
b. Authority and legitimacy structures IIj-23
i. Traditional
ii. Charismatic
iii. Rational

3. Economic Institutions
a. Reciprocity 5. analyze economic
b. Transfers organization and its impacts UCSP11/12HSO-
c. Redistribution on the lives of people in the IIa-24
d. Market transactions society
e. Markets and state

4. Nonstate institutions
a. Banks and corporations
6. differentiate functions of
b. Cooperatives and trade unions UCSP11/12HSO-
nonstate institutions in
c. Transnational advocacy groups IIb-25
society
d. Development agencies
e. International organizations

5. Education
7. evaluate how functions of
a. Functions of education in society UCSP11/12HSO--
education affect the lives of
(formal and nonformal) IIf-26
people in society

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i. Productive citizenry
ii. Self-actualization 8. promote primary education UCSP11/12HSO-
iii. Primary education as a human as a human right IIf-27
right

6. Religion and belief systems 9. conduct participant

a. Animism observation (e.g., attend,
b. Polytheism describe, and reflect on a UCSP11/12HSO-
c. Monotheism religious ritual of a different IIg-28
d. Institutionalized religions group; observe elections
e. Separation of church and state practices)

7. Health
a. Culture-specific syndromes and
illnesses (e.g., “bughat”, 10. recognize the practice of
”usog”/”buyag”) medical pluralism in light of UCSP11/12HSO-
b. Systems of diagnosis, prevention and cultural diversity and IIg-29
healing (e.g., traditional, western, relativism
alternative healing systems)
c. Health as a human right

G. Social and political stratification

a. Social desirables (wealth, power, 11. examine stratification from
UCSP11/12HSOI-
prestige) the functionalist and conflict
IIc-30
b. Social mobility system perspectives
i. Open (Class)
ii. Closed (Caste)
c. Social inequality
12. identify characteristics of the UCSP11/12HSO-
i. Access to social, political, and IId-31
systems of stratification
symbolic capital
ii. Gender inequality
iii. Ethnic minorities
iv. Other minorities (e.g., persons
with disabilities) 13. suggest ways to address UCSP11/12HSO-
v. Global Inequality (relationships global inequalities IIe-32
between states and nonstate
actors in the global community)

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H. Cultural, Social, and Political Change 1. identify new challenges

Sources of social, cultural, and political faced by human populations UCSP11/12CSC-
1. evaluates factors causing
change in contemporary societies IIh-33
social, political, and cultural
1. Innovation
change
2. Diffusion
3. Acculturation and assimilation
4. Social contradictions and tensions (e.g., 2. advocate how human
Inter-ethnic conflicts, class struggle, societies should adapt to such
armed conflict, terrorism, protests, changes
gender issues)
the agents/ 2. describe how human
institutions, societies adapt to new
UCSP11/12CSC-
I. New challenges to human adaptation and social challenges in the physical,
IIi-34
processes, and social, and cultural
change environment
outcomes of cultural,
1.Global warming and climate change
political, and social
J. 2.Transnational
Responding tomigration
social, political, and cultural
and Overseas
change change
1.Inclusive
Filipino Citizenship and participatory
Workers (OFWs)
governance
2.New forms of media and social networking 3. develop a plan of action for UCSP11/12CSC-
3.Social movements (e.g., community-based response IIj-35
environmentalism, feminism) to change

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Code Book Legend

Sample: UCSP11/12SPU-Ia-1

LEGEND SAMPLE DOMAIN/ COMPONENT CODE

Learning Area and

Understanding Culture, Starting points for the understanding of culture and society SPU
Strand/ Subject or
Society and Politics
Specialization
First Entry UCSP11/12
Defining Culture and Society from the perspectives of
DCS
Grade Level Grade 11 or 12 anthropology and sociology

Starting points for the Looking back at Human Biocultural and Social Evolution HBS
Domain/Content/
Uppercase Letter/s understanding of culture SPU
Component/ Topic
and society
-
Becoming a member of society BMS

Roman Numeral
Quarter 1st Quarter I
*Zero if no specific quarter
How society is organized HSO
Lowercase Letter/s
*Put a hyphen (-) in
Week Week one a
between letters to indicate
more than a specific week Cultural, Social, and Political Change Sources of social,
CSC
cultural, and political change
-
articulate observations on
human cultural variation,
Arabic Number Competency social differences, social 1
change, and political
identities

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