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Understanding Society,
Culture and Politics
Second Quarter – Module 4
Government Programs and initiatives
In Addressing Social Inequalities

Author: Rinabel C. Borce

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 MODULE 4

Lesson 4:
Cultural, Social, and Political Change

Source: Picpedia retrieved from

https://www.picpedia.org/chalkboard/c/culture.html

What I Need to Know?

Our society changed through the test of time with factors such as onset
of information technology, globalization, modernization, and pandemic. Agents
of socialization, institutions and process involved come up with the outcomes
of cultural, social and political changes.

Studying the history to analyze and interpret the changes around us is

what upholds the future. This chapter will present the different agents,
institutions and processes brought by cultural, social and political changes
and how we can address and adapt to these changes.

The term capital is usually refers to financial value, but to Bourdieu,

capital has its three forms- social, political and cultural which significantly
contribute to social inequalities. (qipperschool.com)

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 Learning Objectives
At the end of the lesson, you should be able to;
1. explain the government programs and initiatives in addressing
social inequalities e.g. local, national, global

1.1 define cultural, social, political change and inequalities;

1.2 discuss government programs and initiatives

What I Know?

Information Slip:
Directions: Define cultural, social and political change. You may put your answer
inside the tables.

It is shared symbolic elements of society in particular society and

Cultural its ideas, customs, and art. ex. language, taboos.
Change

A structure of mutual relationship within a particular

Social social group.
Change

Involves public goodwill by obtaining political

Political policies.
Change

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 What’s In?

Social Change Theory Chart

Theory on Social Proponent Definition In Philippine Setting
give example to
Change
which government
can relate to these
theories.
Hegelian Theory of Georg Wilhelm Antagonism between self
Civil Society and common interest,
Friedrich Hegel
accumulating wealth and
(1770-1831) increasing poverty, and
expansion of war.
Conflict Theory Karl Marx (1818- The struggle between social
classes.
1883)

Kuhnian Thomas Kuhn People are continued to

utilize an apparently
“Paradigm Shift” (1922-1996)
unworkable paradigm until
a better one is invented and
accepted.
Heracletan Heraclitus In order to remain alive,
human must constantly be
(c.525 BCE-475)
changing.

Daoist Dao De Jing Water although soft and

yielding, will eventually wear
away stone. Change is
natural, harmonious and
steady, and imperceptible
or invisible.
Evolutionary Herbert Spencer Societies evolve from simple
to complex, from primitive to
Theory (1820-1903)
becoming more advance and
progressive.

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 What’s New?

LET’S HAVE AN ACTIVITY!

Causes of Social Change:

Directions: In what ways are these causes brought social changes and
what is the role of the government in improving these changes for the benefit of
our country? Write your answers inside the speech balloon.

Technology

Modernization Social
Causes Institution
of
Social
Change

Environment Population

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 What is It?

Sources of Cultural, Social and Political Change

• It is a method or technique to achieved desired ends.

• Sometimes disregard moral and legal standards in
Innovation reaching out goals.

• It is the tramsmission of cultural characteristics or traits

within sciety to others society.
• Viewed that all culture originated in one part of the world
Diffusion only and diffuse to other part of the world.

• Systematic cultural change of a particular society brought

by a new dominant society.
• This changewas brought by contact between individuals
Acculturation among socities.

• To which individual aquire political, economic, and

educational standards of the more dominant culture.
Assimilation • Individuals becomes integrated with the standard of culture.

• They describe qualities to social inerest of groups, social

Social
classes and social structures.
Contradiction • Society leaders should be more efficient and effective in
and Tensions
resolving this issues.

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 What’s More?

INDEPENDENT ACTIVITY
1. Complete the chart below.
Directions: Fill out the necessary data in the table below. What are the government
programs and initiatives to address the problems occured in the given sources of
Cultural, Social and Political Change?

Innovation, Diffusion,
Acculturation and Assimilation,
Social Contradiction and Tensions

Sources of Cultural, Local National Global

Social and Political
Change

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2. Info-graphics.

Directions: Based in your answer above, make an info graphics showing the
government programs and initiatives in addressing social inequalities in local,
national, global perspectives.

5 4 3 2 1

Design Organizatio Organization Organization Organization Organization

n and and and and and
consistency consistency consistency consistency consistency
is evident is enough is observed is observed is not
sometimes seldom evident
Content Appropriate Appropriaten Appropriaten Appropriaten Appropriaten
ness of ess of words ess of words ess of words ess of words
words used, used, used, used, used,
grammar grammar grammar grammar grammar
and and and and and
definitions definitions is definitions definitions definitions is
is evident enough is observed seldom not evident
sometimes
Presentation Main idea is Main idea is Main idea is Main idea is Main idea is
well well well well well
presented in presented is presented presented presented
the entire enough sometimes seldom is not
work evident
Impact Idea Idea Idea Idea Idea
presented presented presented presented presented
answered answered answered answered answered
the question the question the question the question the question
is evident is enough sometimes seldom is not
evident

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 What I Have Learned ?

1-2-3-4 Summary:

Directions: Summarize the lesson on sources of social change by organizing the main
idea and subordinate ideas for each. Follow the format below in writing your answer
in a separate sheet.

Title

What i knew before

reading

What interested or
What I learned Give examples
amaze me

Rubric for assessment

Elements Needed Excellent (5) Good (3) Fair (2)

Organization of ideas

Creativity

Presentation of ideas

Total (15)

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 Assessment

Essay Writing:

Directions: Read the questions carefully. Write an essay with 150 words to answer
the following question. You may write your answer in the space provide.

1. How should human societies adapt to changes in his surroundings?

2. What are the new challenges faced by human populations in Pandemic Crises?

3. Explain the government programs and initiatives in addressing social inequalities in

our local government unit.

Rubric for assessment:

Criteria 3 2 1

In 3-5 sentences, the student

In 3-5 sentences, the student In 3-5 sentences, the student answered
answered the question
Manner of answering answered the question directly, but the question indirectly, but leading to the
directly, thoroughly and
not thoroughly and coherently. closest answer.
coherently.

The specific concept is stated and The specific concept is stated but is not
Relevance N/A
directly connected to the answer. directly connected to the answer.

References:

Ederlina D. Baleña, Dolores M. Lucero, Arnel M. Peralta, Understanding Culture,

Society and Politics for Senior High, Educational Resources Corporation Cubao
Quezon City, 2016, pg. 166-173.

Online Resource:

Retrieved from: quipperschool.com

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 SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

Matching Type:
Directions: Match Column A and Column B by putting a connected line to each other.

Column A Column B

1. Hegelian Theory of Civil Herbert Spencer

Society
2. Conflict Theory Heraclitus

3. Kuhnian “Paradigm Shift” Thomas Kuhn

4. Heracletan Karl Marx

5. Evolutionary Theory Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

6. Cultural Change Systematic change of a particular society

brought by a new dominant society.

7. Social Change It is a method or technique to achieved

desired end.
8. Political Change Involves public goodwill by obtaining
political policies.
9. Innovation A structure of mutual relationship within
a particular social group.
10. Acculturation It is shared symbolic elements of society in
particular society and its ideas, customs,
and art. ex. language, taboos.

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 Development Team of the Module
Writer: Rinabel C. Borce

Internal Reviewer: Aaron S. Enano

Layout Artist: Ma. Gwendelene J. Corañez
Management Team:
Sheryll T. Gayola
Assistant Schools Division Superintendent
OIC, Office of the Schools Division Superintendent

Elisa O. Cerveza
Chief, Curriculum Implementation Division
OIC, Office of the Assistant Schools Division Superintendent

Aaron S. Enano
Education Program Supervisor – A.P.

Ivy Coney A. Gamatero

Education Program Supervisor – LRMS

Catherine C. Paningbatan
Learning Resource Librarian

For inquiries or feedback, please write or call:

Schools Division Office- Marikina City

191 Shoe Ave., Sta. Elena, Marikina City, 1800, Philippines

Telefax: (02) 682-2472 / 682-3989

Email Address: sdo.marikina@deped.gov.ph

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