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Cultural Social
practices FACES OF forces
THE SOCIAL
Anthropology Power Political Science
relation
UNDERSTANDING CULTURE,
SOCIETY AND POLITICS:
SOME KEY OBSERVATIONS
LEARNING COMPITENCIES
At the end of the chapter, you should be able to:
Knowledge • Articulate observation on human variations,
social differences, social change, and political
identities
• Demonstrate curiosity and an openness to
explore the origins and dynamics of culture
and society and political identities
• Trace the link between behavior and culture
through observation and analysis
• Analyze social, political, and cultural change
Skills/ Observations of a Mall as a Social World
Performance This activity aims to get you to think about the
Task familiar world that you see around you. You
will visit a local mall, and for an hour observe
how people inside the mall conduct
themselves individually collectively. The
following questions, serve as observation
guide:
• What sort of people go to malls?
• What sort of things do they buy?
• What sort of spots do they visit?
• What sort of interaction takes place
between people of different categories (e.g.,
gender and age)?
CULTURE, SOCIETY, AND POLITICS AS
CONCEPTUAL TOOLS