TOPIC OUTLINE AND GROUP ASSIGNMENT

Understanding Culture, Society and Politics

Group 5 c. Social inequality

Topic 1: Nonstate institutions i. Access to social, political, and symbolic capital
a. Banks and corporations ii. Gender inequality
b. Cooperatives and trade unions iii. Ethnic minorities
c. Transnational advocacy groups iv. Other minorities (e.g., persons with disabilities)
d. Development agencies iv. Global Inequality (relationships between
e. International organizations states and nonstate actors in the global
Learning Competency: differentiate functions of nonstate community)
institutions in society Learning Competencies:
1. examine stratification from the functionalist and
conflict perspectives
Topic 2: Education 2. identify characteristics of the systems of
Functions of education in society (formal and nonformal) stratification
i. Productive citizenry 3. suggest ways to address global inequalities
ii. Self-actualization
iii. Primary education as a human right Group 2
Learning Competencies: Cultural, Social, and Political Change
1. evaluate how functions of education affect the lives Sources of social, cultural, and political change
of people in society 1. Innovation
2. promote primary education as a human right 2. Diffusion
3. Acculturation and assimilation
Group 4 4. Social contradictions and tensions (e.g., Inter-ethnic
Topic 1: Religion and belief systems conflicts, class struggle, armed conflict, terrorism, protests,
a. Animism gender issues)
b. Polytheism Learning Competency: identify new challenges faced by
c. Monotheism human populations in contemporary societie
d. Institutionalized religions
e. Separation of church and state Group 1
Learning Competency: conduct participant observation (e.g., New challenges to human adaptation and social change
attend, describe, and reflect on a religious ritual of a 1. Global warming and climate change
different group; observe elections practices) 2. Transnational migration and Overseas Filipino Workers
(OFWs)
Topic 2: Health Topic 2: Responding to social, political, and cultural change
a. Culture-specific syndromes and illnesses (e.g., “bughat”, 1. Inclusive Citizenship and participatory governance
”usog”/”buyag”) 2. New forms of media and social networking
b. Systems of diagnosis, prevention and healing (e.g., 3. Social movements (e.g., environmentalism, feminism)
traditional, western, alternative healing systems) Learning Competency: describe how human societies adapt
c. Health as a human right to new challenges in the physical, social, and cultural
Learning Competency: recognize the practice of medical environment
pluralism in light of cultural diversity and relativism
OUTPUT FOR FINALS:
Group 3 1. develop a plan of action for community-based
Social and political stratification response to change
a. Social desirables (wealth, power, prestige) 2. others will be announced in no particular time
b. Social mobility system
i. Open (Class)
ii. Closed (Caste)