Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Subject 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.
Culminating Performance Standard:
Performance Task:
Highest Enabling
Strategy to Use in
Highest Thinking Skills
Performance standards Learning Competencies Developing the
to Assess
Highest Thinking
Skill to Assess
Content Standards
Content Assessment
Beyond KUD Beyond KUD Technique Enabling Teaching
Minimum Minimum RBT
Minimum Classification Minimum Classification WW QA PC Strategy Strategy
5. identify the
subjects of
inquiry and goals
of Anthropology,
Political Science,
and Sociology
B. Defining Culture, 1. The concepts of 1. appreciate the 1. explain
Society and Politics 1. culture, society and nature of culture anthropological
Society as a group of politics and society from and sociological
people sharing a common the perspectives perspectives on
culture 2. Culture as a 2. perspectives of anthropology culture and
“‘complex whole which in/approaches to the and sociology society
encompasses beliefs, study of culture,
practices, values, attitudes, society, and politics 2. demonstrate a 2. describe
laws, norms, artifacts, (i.e., comparative, holistic society and
symbols, knowledge, and historical, understanding of culture as a
everything that a person structuralfunctional, culture and complex whole
learns and shares as a interpretive, society
member of society.” (E.B. critical) 3. identify
Tylor 1920 [1871]), and is: 3. value cultural aspects of culture
a. Dynamic, Flexible, & heritage and and society
Adaptive b. Shared & express pride of
Contested (given the place without 4. raise questions
reality of social being toward a holistic
differentiation and ethnocentric appreciation of
competing interests) c. cultures and
Learned through societies
socialization or
enculturation d. Patterned 5. become aware
e. Integrated and at times of why and how
unstable f. Transmitted cultural
through relativism
socialization/enculturation mitigates
g. Requires language and ethnocentrism
other forms of
communication h. 6. identify forms
Ethnocentrism and of tangible and
Cultural Relativism as intangible
orientations 3. Politics as heritage and the
the art of government, threats to these
public affairs, compromise
and consensus, and power
C. Looking back at Human 1. human origins Analyze key 1. trace the
Biocultural and Social and the capacity for features of biological and
Evolution 1. Biological culture interrelationships cultural
and cultural evolution: 2. the role of of biological, evolution of
from Homo habilis (or culture in human cultural and early to modern
earlier) to Homo sapiens adaptation sociopolitical humans
sapiens processes in 2. explore the
in the fossil record 2. 3. processes of human evolution significance of
Cultural and sociopolitical cultural and that can still be human material
evolution: from hunting sociopolitical used and remains and
and gathering to the evolution developed artefactual
agricultural, industrial, and evidence in
post-industrial revolutions interpreting
a. The Neolithic cultural and
Revolution b. Early social, including
civilizations and the rise of political and
the state c. economic,
Democratization processes
3. recognize
national, local,
and specialized
museums, and
archaeological
and historical
sites as venues to
appreciate and
reflect on the
complexities of
biocultural and
social evolution
as part of being
and becoming
human
D. Becoming a member of 1. how individuals 3. recognize the 1. explain the
society 1. learn culture and value of human development of
Enculturation/Socialization rights and one’s self and
a. Identity formation become competent promote the others as a
(identities, disciplines, and members of society common good product of
aspirations) b. Norms and 2. how individuals socialization and
values c. Statuses and roles should behave as enculturation
(e.g. age, gender) 2. part of a political 2. identify the
Conformity and deviance community context, content,
a. Social control (gossip, processes, and
social ostracism, laws and consequences of
punishments) b. Forms of enculturation and
deviance (ritualism, socialization
retreatism, rebellion, and 3. Identifies the
innovation) 3. Human social goals and
dignity, rights, and the the socially
common good acceptable means
of achieving
these goals
4. advocate
inclusive
citizenship
5. promote
protection of
human dignity,
rights, and the
common good
E. How society is 1. cultural, social, 1. analyze 1. traces kinship
organized 1. Groups within and political aspects of social ties and social
society a. Primary and institutions as sets organization networks
secondary groups b. In- of norms and
groups and out-groups c. patterns of behavior 2. identify one’s 2. describe the
Reference group d. that relate to major role in social organized nature
Networks 2. Formal social interests groups and of social life and
organizations a. institutions rules governing
Bureaucracy b. 2. social behavior
"McDonaldization" of stratification as the 3. recognize
society ranking of other forms of 3. compare
individuals economic different social
F. Cultural, social and according to transaction such forms of social
political institutions 1. wealth, power, and as sharing, gift organization
Kinship, marriage, and the prestige exchange, and according to their
household redistribution in manifest and
a. Kinship by blood 3. social and his/her own latent functions
Descent systems political society
(matrilateral, patrilineal, inequalities as 4. analyze social
bilateral) features of societies and political
b. Kinship by marriage and the global structures
Marriage rules cross- community
culturally
(monogamy vs. polygamy,
post-marital
residency rules, preferred
marriage partners,
divorce) c. Kinship by
ritual (Compadrazgo) d.
Family and the household
Nuclear, extended, and
reconstituted
families (separated,
transnational) e. Politics
of kinship (political
dynasty, alliances)