Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
as a Perspective in
Understanding the
SELF
Luisita Pielago-Estafia
At the end of the presentation, the students will be able
to
Biological Anthropology
Linguistic
Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
A JOURNEY TO THE EMERALD CITY
Philippines is a small island
(the world does not revolve around it)
“Culture is the acquired pair of glasses
through which we see life”
–Mbarek A. Morocco
Activity: The followings are familiar Filipino expressions or
“sayings” You are invited to take a closer look into these sayings by
using a “universal culture glass” . A universal culture glass is a
more objective way of looking at these ideas and ways of living
CONFRONT
you believe that your behaviors
are the right behavior
CONFORM
when you adapt your way to
behave, when you conform
COMPLAIN to the whole society
what happens is that you will
isolate yourself into social
bubbles of foreigners living in
segregation with the society
The challenge of becoming
culturally competent
Diversity is an inside job.
All of these truisms about the human species do not make people mean-spirited or cruel. It just makes us humans.
Csordas T. (1999) Self and Person. In bode (ed). Psychological Anthropology. Praeger. 331- 350
Geertz, C. (1973) The Impact of the Concept of Culture and the Concept of Man. 33-54 and Person, Time and Conduct in
Ingram, P.D. (2001). An Overview of Diversity Awareness. Penn State College of Agricultural Services, Pennsylvania