Northern Quezon College, Inc.

Brgy. Comon Infanta, Quezon 4336

I. STRAND: STEM and HUMSS (GRADE: 11)

II. COURSE CODE: UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY AND POLITICS

III. COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course uses insights from Anthropology, Political Science, and Sociology to develop students’ awareness of cultural, social and political
dynamics, and sensitivity to cultural diversity; provide them with an understanding of how culture, human agency, society and politics work; and engage
them in the examination of the country’s current human development goals. At the end of the course, students should acquire ideas about human cultures,
human agency, society and politics; recognize cultural relativism and social inclusiveness to overcome prejudices; and develop social and cultural
competence to guide their interactions with groups, communities, and institutions.

IV. COURSE CREDIT : 24 Units

V. TOTAL NUMBER OF HOURS : 80 hours/40 hours per week

VI. CORE VALUES : Service, Innovation, Integrity, Excellence and Professionalism

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VII. OBJECTIVES
GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the semester, the students can:

COGNITIVE DOMAIN:
1. Contextualize the study of Philippine society, culture and politics within a global perspective in the 21st century;
2. Stimulate insights, realization and learning experience that will be useful to prepare the learner to face the demands and challenges of the
21st century and to take advantage of the opportunities present in the community;

AFFECTIVE DOMAIN:
1. Acquire ideas about human culture, human agency, society and politics;
2. Recognize cultural relativism and social inclusiveness to overcome prejudices;

PSYCHOMOTOR DOMAIN:
1. Actualize one’s potentials, talents and commitment towards social change and national development;
2. Apply theories into practice;
3. Develop social and cultural competence to guide their interactions with groups, communities, networks and institutions;
4. Develop critical thinking and other skills that are expected from a 21st century learner-centered environment.

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VII. COURSE CONTENT
LEARNING
TIME LEARNING ASSESSMENT/
LEARNING OUTCOMES LEARNING OBJECTIVES LEARNING AREA/TOPIC METHODS/
FRAME ACTIVITIES EVALUATION
STRATEGIES
FIRST UNIT 1: BROAD SPECTRUM OF
QUAR CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY,
TER CULTURE AND POLITICS

1. articulate observations 1. acknowledge human CHAPTER 1: Starting points for

on cultural understanding society, culture
human cultural variation, variation, social and politics Lecture- Designing Presentation of
social differences, social differences, Understanding culture, society Discussion Joey Output
change, and political social change, and political and politics
identities identities  Social, cultural and political Creative
WEEK 2. demonstrate curiosity 2. adopt an open and being: journey in Making Outputs
1 & 2 and an critical discovering the self comic strip,
openness to explore the attitude toward different  One biological nature yet short skit Critical
origins and dynamics of social, political, and different in many respects Collaborative/ or meme Reflections
culture and society, and cultural Significance of studying culture, Cooperative
political identities phenomena through society and politics Learning
3. analyze social, political, observation and reflection Why study anthropology, Life-long
and 3. appreciates the value of sociology and political science Learning
cultural change disciplines of Assessment
Science, and Sociology Anthropology,
Sociology, and Political
Science as social sciences

1. explain anthropological 1. appreciate the nature of CHAPTER 2: Defining culture

and culture and society from and society
WEEK sociological perspectives the Our culture and society in the 21st
3&4 on perspectives of century
culture and society anthropology Relationship between culture and

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 2. describe society and and sociology society Problem-Solving Research Presentation of
culture 2. demonstrate a holistic Characters of culture on different Outputs
as a complex whole understanding of culture Ethnocentrism and cultural UNESCO
3. identify aspects of and relativism World
culture society Cultural heritage Heritage
and society 3. values cultural heritage Collaborative/ site
4. raise questions toward a and Cooperative
holistic appreciation of express pride of place Learning
cultures and societies without
5. become aware of why being ethnocentric
and
how cultural relativism
mitigates ethnocentrism
6. identify forms of tangible
and intangible heritage and
the threats to these
1. trace the biological and Analyze key features of CHAPTER 3: Looking back at
cultural evolution of early interrelationships of human biocultural and social
to biological, evolution
modern humans cultural and sociopolitical Human Biocultural and Social Lecture- Film- Critical
2. explore the significance processes in human Evolution Discussion viewing Reflection
of evolution that Biological and cultural evolution (Wall-e)
WEEK human material remains can still be used and Cultural and sociopolitical
4 & 5 and developed evolution Simulation Presentation of
artefactual evidence in  Hunting and gathering Collaborative/ Activity Outputs
interpreting cultural and society Cooperative
social, including political  Neolithic age- horticultural Learning E-fieldtrip Connect the
and and pastoral society dots
economic, processes  Neolithic revolution-
3. recognize national, local, agrarian/ agricultural
and society
specialized museums, and  Early civilization and the
archaeological and rise of the state

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 historical  Democratization
sites as venues to  Industrial society
appreciate Post-industrial society
and reflect on the
complexities of biocultural
and social evolution as part
of being and becoming
human
UNIT II: CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND
POLITICAL PRAXIS

1. explain the development 1. identify norms and CHAPTER 4: Becoming a

of values to member of society
one’s self and others as a be observed in interacting Becoming Kapwa in the Collaborative/ The Gift Critical
product of socialization and with others in society, and Philippine Society Cooperative Reflection
enculturation the Enculturation Learning V for
WEEK 2. identify the context, consequences of ignoring Socialization Vendetta
6 & 7 content, these rules Agents of socialization (Film- Community-
processes, and 2. assess the rules of social Both enculturation and viewing) based output
consequences of interaction to maintain socialization talk about
enculturation and stability of everyday life  Identity formation Focused-Group
socialization and  Norms and values Discussion Presentation of
3. Identifies the social goals the role of innovation in  Statuses and roles Game Output
and the socially acceptable response to problems and Conformity and deviance Design
means of achieving these challenges Social control
goals 3. recognize the value of Forms of deviance
4. advocate inclusive human  Conformity
citizenship rights and promote the  Ritualism
5. promote protection of common good  Retreatism
human dignity, rights, and  Innovation
the common good  Rebellion
Human dignity, rights and the
common good

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 1. traces kinship ties and
social
Networks
2. describe the organized
nature of social life and
rules governing behavior
3. compare different social
forms of social
organization
according to their manifest
WEEK and latent functions
8 & 9 4. analyze social and
political
structures
1. analyze economic
organization and its
impacts
1. analyze aspects of social
organization
2. identify one’s role in
social
groups and institutions
THIRD QUARTERLY EXAMINATION
3. recognize other forms of
economic transaction such
as
CHAPTER 5: How society is
organized
Organizing People and Society
Groups within society: primary,
secondary and Intermediate
In-groups and out-groups Lecture- Parokya ni 100 word
Reference groups Discussion Edgar’s essay
Networks song
Functions of social networks “Barkada”
Kinship, marriage and the Life-long
household Collaborative/ Learning
 Kinship by blood Cooperative Assessment
 Descent and marriage Learning Creating
 Kinship by marriage Board
 Marriage rules cross- Game
culturally: monogamy vs.
polygamy
 Post-marital residency
 Kinship by ritual
(compadrazgo)
 Family and the household
 Politics and kinship
Political and leadership structure
Political organizations: bands,
tribes, chiefdoms, states and
nations, and nation-states
Types of authority
Political legitimacy
CHAPTER 6: Cultural, social and
political institutions
Understanding Cultural, Social and
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 on the lives of people in the sharing, gift exchange, and Political Institutions Lecture- Round Critical
WEEK society redistribution in his/her Economic institutions Discussion Table reflection
10 & 2. differentiate functions of own Nonstate institutions Discussion
11 nonstate institutions in society  Banks and corporations
society  Cooperatives and trade
3. evaluate how functions unions Collaborative/ Building a Life-long
of  Transnational advocacy Cooperative map of the Learning
education affect the lives of groups Learning future city Assessment
people in society  Development and agencies of the
4. promote primary International Philippines
education  organizations
as a human right Education
5. conduct participant  Functions of education in
observation (e.g., attend, the society
describe, and reflect on a  Self-actualization
religious ritual of a  Primary education as a
different human right
group; observe elections Religion and belief systems
practices)  Social functions of religion
6. recognize the practice of
 Types of religion
medical pluralism in light
 Ecumenism and interfaith
of
dialogue
cultural diversity and
 Religious conflicts
relativism
Health
1. examine stratification CHAPTER 7: Social and political
from stratification
the functionalist and Poverty: Social and Political Designing a
WEEK conflict Stratification digital
12 & perspectives Defining the problem of poverty Lecture- poster Presentation of
13 2. identify characteristics of and social inequality Discussion (campaign Output
the Rural and urban poverty against
systems of stratification Poverty sector in the Philippines poverty)

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 3. suggest ways to address Programs in alleviating poverty
global inequalities Conditional cash transfer program Collaborative/ A peso a
Five Biggest Slums of the world Cooperative day
Other forms of social and political Learning
inequality: gender inequality
Ethnic minorities
Persons with disabilities
Global inequities
UNIT III: Challenges and
Opportunities in the 21st
Century

1. identify new challenges CHAPTER 8: Cultural, social and Lecture- Group Creative
faced by human political change Discussion collaborati presentation
WEEK populations Broad stokes of Social, Cultural on
14 & in contemporary societies and Political Change
15 2. describe how human Sources of social, cultural, and Quick Critical
societies adapt to new political change Collaborative/ bubble reflection
challenges in the physical,  Innovation Cooperative queries
social, and cultural  Diffusion Learning
environment  Acculturation and Video clips Oral reactions
3. develop a plan of action assimilation presentation
for Social contradictions and tensions on current
community-based response issues and Presentation of
to change events output

1. identify new challenges CHAPTER 9: New challenges to

faced by human population
WEEK in contemporary societies
16 & 2. describe how human
17 societies adapt to new
challenges in the physical,
human adaptation and social
change
New Challenges to Human
Adaptation and Social Change
Natural disasters

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 social and cultural  Earthquake Video clip
environment  Tsunami presentatio Oral recitation
 Typhoon n (Man by
Man-made problems: global Steve
warming and climate change Lecture- Cutts)
Other man-made problems Discussion
Global issues and development
goals Research
Transnational migration and on how the
Overseas Filipino Workers Collaborative/ governmen
(OFW’s) Cooperative t will Presentation of
Effects of transnational migration Learning address the Findings
of Filipinos issue of
Refugees, war and migration climate
Challenges and technological change
breakthroughs
Infographic Presentation of
s for outputs
Filipinos
1. develop a plan of action Create a community based CHAPTER 10: Responding to
WEEK for community-based plan as a response to social, political and cultural Lecture-
18 response to change change change Discussion
Inclusive citizenship and Research Research
participatory governance paper Defense
New forms of media and social Collaborative/
networking Cooperative
Social movements Learning
FOURTH QUARTERLY EXAMINATION

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IX. SUGGESTED REFERENCES:
Rhoderick V. Nuncio, PhD, Elizabeth Morales-Nuncio, PhD, Raychelle R. Artuz, MA. Understanding Society, Culture and Politics Books Atbp.
Publishing Corp. Barangka Drive, Mandaluyong City ©2016
Gerry M. Lanuza, Sara S. Raymundo. Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics. Published & Distributed by Rex Bookstore, Inc. Manila, Phils.
Philippine © 2016

Websites: www.google.com (free e-books) and www.youtube.com

X. COURSE REQUIREMENTS: Chapter Tests, Long Tests, recitations, and assignments/research works
XI. GRADING SYSTEM:

Prepared by:
MS. SHIELA MAE B. COMBALICER
Instructress
e- mail: shielamaecombalicer@yahoo.com.ph

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