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    Module 2 Social Realities and Social Dynamics

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    This document discusses social realities, dynamics, and changes in culture, society, and politics. It defines several key social phenomena in Filipino culture like food taboos, "istambay", the "lagay system", and the "mañana habit". It also examines forms of social dynamics and changes over time, such as selfies, political dynasties, transnational families, youth volunteerism, and video gaming. The overall purpose is to demonstrate an understanding of cultural variation, social differences, and political identities within a sociological, anthropological, and political science perspective.

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    This document discusses social realities, dynamics, and changes in culture, society, and politics. It defines several key social phenomena in Filipino culture like food taboos, "istambay", the "lagay system", and the "mañana habit". It also examines forms of social dynamics and changes over time, such as selfies, political dynasties, transnational families, youth volunteerism, and video gaming. The overall purpose is to demonstrate an understanding of cultural variation, social differences, and political identities within a sociological, anthropological, and political science perspective.

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    This document discusses social realities, dynamics, and changes in culture, society, and politics. It defines several key social phenomena in Filipino culture like food taboos, "istambay", the "lagay system", and the "mañana habit". It also examines forms of social dynamics and changes over time, such as selfies, political dynasties, transnational families, youth volunteerism, and video gaming. The overall purpose is to demonstrate an understanding of cultural variation, social differences, and political identities within a sociological, anthropological, and political science perspective.

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    UNDERSTANDING CULTURE SOCIETY AND POLITICS

    Module 2: Social Realities and Social Dynamics


    I. Overview:

     This lesson will demonstrate an understanding of human cultural variation, social differences,
    social change, and political identities.

    II. Objectives:

     Discuss the nature, goals and perspectives in/of anthropology, sociology and political science.

    III. Content Outline:

     Please take time to read and understand this part because all graded activities and quizzes will be
    coming from these contents.

    SOCIAL REALITIES: BEHAVIOR AND PHENOMENON

    SOCIAL PHENOMENA

    ➢ Are the individual, external, and social constructions that influence a person’s life and
    development.

    ➢ Consider the Social behavior and phenomena below:

    ✓ Food Taboos – It is the act of prohibiting the consumption of certain food drinks. Some food
    may be prohibited during certain religious beliefs and period (Lenten season, Ramadan), at
    certain stages of life (pregnancy, sickness), or to certain classes of people (priests, infants).

    ✓ Istambay – A Filipino term for “standby”. This refers to a person who has nothing to do, or
    who is jobless or lazy or someone who does not make use of his time in productive and sensible
    activities.

    ✓ Lagay system – the act of giving bribes to fast-track or fix applications to get what one wants
    at the earliest and fastest possible time.

    ✓ Mañana habit – It refers to procrastination, the disposition of shelving off responsibility to


    another day, the tendency to escape from duty and obligation as much as possible – It is
    manifested in the expressions at saka na, mamaya na, or bukas na lang.

    ✓ Same-sex partnership/relationship – is a relationship between persons of the same sex and


    can take many forms, from romantic and sexual, to non-romantic homosexually-close
    relationship.

    ✓ Padrino system – or patronage in the Filipino culture and politics is the value system where
    one gains favor, promotion, or political appointment through family affiliation or friendship, as
    opposed to one’s merit.
    SOCIAL DYNAMICS: SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND CULTURAL CHANGE

    ➢ Consider the social, political and cultural change below:

    ✓ Selfieing – A photo that you take of yourself usually for use in social media. Selfie refers to a
    version of self-portraiture which predominantly takes the form of a photograph taken by oneself
    on a smartphone or webcam.

    ✓ Political Dynasty – A succession of rulers from the same family or line that maintains power
    for several generations.

    ✓ Transnational families – are families who live apart but who create and retain a ‘sense of
    collective welfare and unity, in short family hood”, even across national borders’ (Bryceson and
    Vuorela 2002).

    ✓ Youth volunteerism – as the rule of donating time and energy for the welfare of people in the
    community as serious responsibility rather than for any material or financial reward.

    ✓ Video gaming – a game played by electronically manipulating images produced by a computer


    program on a television screen or other display screen.

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