The document discusses a course that teaches about culture, society, and politics using insights from anthropology, political science, and sociology. The course aims to develop students' cultural awareness and sensitivity, and provide an understanding of how these topics work and influence human development goals.
The document discusses a course that teaches about culture, society, and politics using insights from anthropology, political science, and sociology. The course aims to develop students' cultural awareness and sensitivity, and provide an understanding of how these topics work and influence human development goals.
The document discusses a course that teaches about culture, society, and politics using insights from anthropology, political science, and sociology. The course aims to develop students' cultural awareness and sensitivity, and provide an understanding of how these topics work and influence human development goals.
The document discusses a course that teaches about culture, society, and politics using insights from anthropology, political science, and sociology. The course aims to develop students' cultural awareness and sensitivity, and provide an understanding of how these topics work and influence human development goals.
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Understanding Culture,
Society and Politics
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, networks, and institutions. PRE-ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY Instruction: Without looking to internet or any books, list everything Think you know about the words given below. Describe it as many as you can. and 1. What is CULTURE based on your own share: understanding?
2. What is SOCIETY based on your own
understanding?
3. What is POLITICS based on your own
understanding? CULTURE What does "CULTURE" mean? It is defined as the custom beliefs, social forms, and traits that defines a specific racial, religious or social group. CULTURE 1. Material Culture - it is a type of culture that are created by human person or is tangible. Examples are food, clothing and technology.
2. Non-Material Culture - it is a type of culture that are being
learned or observed by human. Examples are religions, folk behavior, gestures and customs. SOCIETY What does "SOCIETY" mean?
• comes from the Latin word "socius" which means
comrade, companion or friend • Pertains to a group of individuals involved in social interaction or sharing the same geographical or social territory. POLITICS What does "POLITICS" mean? •comes from the Greek word "Politika" which means affairs of the cities
•Refers to achieving and exercising positions of
governance over a human community. ASSESSMENT Instruction: GIVE ONE COMMUNITY AND DESCRIBE A ITS YOUR CULTURE, SOCIETY AND POLITICS. TURN! 1. DESCRIBE ITS CULTURE.
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