Trends, Networks, and Critical Thinking in the

21st Century
Quarter 2: Week 7-Module 7
HUMSS – Trends, Networks, and Critical Thinking in the 21 st Century
Grade 12 Quarter 2: Week 7-Module 7
First Edition, 2020

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Development Team of the Module

Title of Module: The Neural and Social Networks
Author: Mario V. Mariano Jr., Teacher III

Layout Artist: Ernesto Ortiza Jr., Principal II

Content Evaluator: Anna Lissa Rebosa Patacsil, Master Teacher II

: Mario B. Paneda, Ed.D, EPS in Charge of Araling Panlipunan

Language Reviewer: Belen C. Aquino, PhD

Editor: SDO La Union, Learning Resource Quality Assurance Team

Management Team:

ATTY. Donato D. Balderas, Jr.

Schools Division Superintendent

Vivian Luz S. Pagatpatan, Ph.D

Assistant Schools Division Superintendent

German E. Flora, Ph.D, CID Chief

Virgilio C. Boado, Ph.D, EPS in Charge of LRMS

Mario B. Paneda, Ed.D, EPS in Charge of Araling Panlipunan

Michael Jason D. Morales, PDO II

Claire P. Toluyen, Librarian II
 Target

Social relationships, the ties people have with others, can enhance or
hamper quality of life, coherence, sense of personal worth, health and educational
and economic opportunity (World Health Organization, 1991). Yes, social
relationships do affect or influence every individual thinking process, in a way that
when we interact with every individual around us we use our thinking skills on
how are we going to be able to socialize and fit with their different characteristics
and deal with their different attitudes. Interactions with others too can affect how
we see the world, our view and our overall personality.

In schools, students can play an important role in improving and

strengthening the society. You, learners, must realize the importance of your
relationship to the school and the society. Appreciate the fact in the adage that
“United we stand, divided we fall”, that each of the components in the society works
together for the betterment of the community.

In your previous learning material, you have learned the difference of neural
and social networks as well as the linkage between self and the social network one
belongs to.

Now, for you to better understand your connections, relationships and

networks within the community, we will delve into how your thinking processes are
shaped by social relationships. We will also look into your roles within the society
for the betterment of your community.

After studying this module, you are expected to:

 demonstrate how thinking processes are shaped by social

relationships (HUMSS_MCT12-IIg-i-5);
 identify the significant roles students play within the community by
creating a social map of their relationships (HUMSS_MCT12-IIg-i-5)

SUBTASKS
 define thinking process and social relationship
 explain how social relationships affect thinking process
 demonstrate how their thinking process affected by the people
around them
 enumerate significant roles of students within the community
 create social map of their relationship
 Jumpstart

Are you now set to perform the activity, answer the questions, and read the
texts? If so, then you may now answer the questions included herein. Use another
sheet of paper for your answer.

ACTIVITY 1: IDENTIFYING WH’s. From the list of words below, choose the best
that answers the questions in the box or the clues in the box.

family, friends, peers, neighbors, teachers, personal, social media, television and
radio, newspapers, exchange, competition, conflict, cooperation, and
accommodation, behavior, view, personality,

Who are those people How will you interact

that may influence you? with those people who
Or may you influence? may influence you? Or
1. you may influence?
2. 1.
3. 2.
4. 3.
5. 4.
5.
YOU

What may change as you What may happen to

interact with these your interaction with
people? these people?

1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
4.
5.

Process Question:

1. From your activity above, what does the diagram show?

___________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________.
2. From your list, how do people affect you as a person?
___________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________.
3. Are these people the only ones that influence you? Explain.
___________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________.
 Discover

HOW SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS AFFECT THE THINKING PROCESS

Social relationship is broadly defined as the connections that exist between

people who have recurring interactions that are perceived by the participants to
have personal meaning. This definition includes relationships between family
members, friends, neighbors, coworkers, and other associates but excludes social
contacts and interactions that are fleeting, incidental, or perceived to have limited
significance (e.g., time-limited interactions with service providers like or retail
employees). As we talk to these people, it allows us to think on ways on how to
reply in the best possible way. Our relationship and interaction with other people
basically affect and shape the process of how we think, it is for the reason that our
behaviors are influenced and affected depending on whom we are interacting with.
Thus, we can say that social relationships greatly affect one’s thinking, behavior
and interaction.

Our world and the world of the future demand that all persons are
supported to become effective and skilful thinkers. Thinking validates existing
knowledge and enables individuals to create new knowledge and to build ideas and
make connections between them. It entails reasoning and inquiry together with
processing and evaluating information. It enables the exploration of perceptions
and possibilities. It also involves the capacity to plan, monitor and evaluate one’s
own thinking, and refine and transform ideas and beliefs. Thus simply, thinking
process is how we process information, it is how we use our mind to consider
something.

How then our social relationships affect the way we think or our process of
thinking? The following are the situations and illustrations of how social
relationships affect one’s thinking process:

A. Each person is born into a social and cultural setting—family,

community, social class, language, religion—and eventually develops
many social connections. The characteristics of a child's social
setting affect how he or she learns to think and behave, by means
of instruction, rewards and punishment, and example. This setting
includes home, school, neighborhood, and also, perhaps, local
religious and law enforcement agencies. Then there are also the
child's mostly informal interactions with friends, other peers,
relatives, and the entertainment and news media. How individuals will
respond to all these influences, or even which influence will be the
most potent, tends not to be predictable.

B. In addition to belonging to the social and cultural settings into which

they are born, people voluntarily join groups based on shared
 occupations, beliefs, or interests (such as unions, political parties, or
clubs). Membership in these groups influences how people think
of themselves and how others think of them. These groups
impose expectations and rules that make the behavior of
members more predictable and that enable each group to
function smoothly and retain its identity. The rules may be
informal and conveyed by example, such as how to behave at a social
gathering, or they may be written rules that are strictly enforced.
Formal groups often signal the kind of behavior they favor by means
of rewards (such as praise, prizes, or privileges) and punishments
(such as threats, fines, or rejection).

C. Many studies suggest that social relationships are also linked to

health. For example, meanings attached to marriage and relationships
with children may foster a greater sense of responsibility to stay
healthy, thus promoting healthier lifestyles (Nock 1998; Waite 1995).
Studies on adolescents often point to the meaning attached to peer
groups (e.g., what it takes to be popular) when explaining the
influence of peers on alcohol, tobacco, and drug use (Crosnoe, Muller,
and Frank 2004).

D. While social relationships are the central source of emotional

support for most people, social relationships can be extremely
stressful (Walen and Lachman 2000). For example, marriage is the
most salient source of both support and stress for many individuals
(Walen and Lachman 2000), and poor marital quality has been
associated with compromised immune and endocrine function and
depression (Kiecolt-Glaser and Newton 2001).

In relation to this examples illustrated above on the effects of social

relationship to the thinking process of an individual, it is best if we discuss
the types of social interaction since it is our way to develop relationships
with others and relate it on how our thinking process affected by each
interaction. It is also important to discuss these types of social interaction so
that you can assess yourself on how you interact within your society that
can make an impact to each individual. Knowing these types of interaction
will give you also an idea on what are your roles in the society or in the
community. So what are these types of social interaction? These are:

a) Exchange. It happens whenever people interact in an effort

to receive a reward or a return for the actions. This type not
only relating to tangible exchange of things but also
intangible elements like ideas, information and experiences
which may affect others. As you interact and exchange
ideas you influenced others way of thinking or vice versa.

SIGNIFICANT ROLES OF STUDENTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY

 Students must realize the importance of the relationship between an
individual and the society. Every person belongs to the society, and every student
is an important part of it. They cannot separate themselves solely from the
community. Even going to school ought to have connections or links with other
people. Students play an important role in improving and strengthening the
community.

Being a student, your main occupation is to study. But, being youthful and
energetic, you can engage in various forms of social work and things that may help
your community. The following lists are just some of your roles in the community:

a. take an active role in supporting your barangay’s campaigns and

programs like literacy campaigns or sports programs;

b. participate in drug eradication and alcohol control in the community

by not engaging to such acts;

c. willing and open-minded to aid a person in distress when calamity

comes; help in donations and other social work for the betterment of
the community;

d. help to raise fund for the poor and for charity works;

e. taking steps to plant trees and thus promoting awareness programs

on protecting tress and the importance of planting trees for the
coming generations, rather than felling trees;

f. stand as one against the negative aspects like corruption, violence,

terrorism and fight for the peace and security of the nation.

Explore

Activity 1: LIST DOWN PEOPLE WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR LIFE. It

could be your friends, family, teachers or any person. Write how they influence
your way of thinking and what life changes took place in your life.

PERSON HOW WHAT

It changes my viewpoint in
She keeps on reminding me
handling poverty and
how hard life is. She is always
family responsibility. It
sacrificing her time and
Example: gives me a clearer view why
strength just to provide for our
Mother I should have the
needs. She keeps on
determination to finish my
reiterating the importance of
studies to have a good life
education.
someday.
1.

2.

3.

4.

Activity 2: IDENTIFY AND REASON OUT. Identify your roles as a student with
the relationship given with the identified area. Explain also how you will be a
productive student in those areas.

RELATIONSHIP SOCIETY COMMUNITY SCHOOL

1. Individual

2. With your
peers

3. With your
family

4. With the
whole
population

Activity 3: FOLLOW THROUGH. Using the diagram below, being you at the
center, map your social relationships and give your important roles to them and
their roles to you.
 Deepen
At this point, you are required to demonstrate the skills you acquired
from the lesson and activities given. Your output from this activity will
show the extent to which you can apply what you have learned from the
lesson.

ACTIVITY 1: ESSAY. Answer the following questions.

1. What is social relationship? Give an example.

_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________.

2. What is a thinking process? Give an example.

_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________.

3. Differentiate social relationships from social networks.

_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________.
ACTIVITY 2: CREATING YOUR NETWORKS OF RELATIONSHIP. Make an essay
about your ideal society. It shall present the positive effects and negative effects of
social relationships in the thinking process as well as what must be done to
achieve your perfect and ideal society.

Rubrics for Scoring for Both Activity 1 And 2

Area of
5 Points 4 Points 3 Points 2 Points
Assessment

Present ideas Present ideas Present ideas

in in less below average Present ideas
IDEAS comprehensive comprehensive comprehensio vaguely and
and logical and logical n and logical poorly
manner manner manner
 Original Some of the Most of the All of the
ORIGINALITY concept and details were details were details were
not copied. copied. copied. copied.

NEATNESS and Less 50%

100% neat 75% neat and 50% neat and
COMPLETENES neatness &
and complete complete complete
S completeness

ACTIVITY 3: EXIT SLIP. What I have learned. Fill in the blanks inside the
table honestly. There are phrases written as your guide. Your answer will
reflect the level of your understanding and appreciation of the lesson.

The three new things I learned are:

1. _________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________.
3 2. _________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________.
3. _________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________.
The two things I don’t agree with are: ______ and ______ because
__________
1. _________________________________________________________________
2
______________________________________________________________.
2. _________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________.
One thing that I want to ask is:
1 _______________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________.

Gauge

Directions: Read carefully each item. Use a separate sheet of paper for your
answers. Write only the letter of the best answer for each test item.

I. Modified TRUE or FALSE. Write TRUE if the statement is correct. If

incorrect, rephrase the sentence to make it correct.
1. Social relationship affects one’s thinking process.
2. Our relationship and interaction with other people basically will not affect
and shape the process of how we think because our behaviors are
influenced and affected depending on whom we are interacting with.
 3. Social relationship does not affect only our thinking process but also our
physiological health.
4. The characteristics of a child's social setting affect how he or she learns
to think and behave, by means of instruction, rewards and punishment,
and example.
5. One of your role as a student is to take an active role in supporting your
barangay’s campaigns and programs like literacy campaigns or sports
programs;
6. Students are not important in the community because they are still
learners and they don’t know yet what they are doing.
7. Social relationships specifically defined as the connections that exist
between people who have recurring interactions that are perceived by the
participants to have personal meaning.
8. Students should stand as one against the negative aspects like
corruption, violence, terrorism and fight for the peace and security of the
nation
9. While social relationships are the central source of emotional support for
most people, social relationships can be extremely stressful.

10. Membership in groups influences how people think of themselves and

how others think of them by imposing expectations and rules that make
the behavior of members more predictable and that enable each group to
function smoothly and retain its identity.

II. Enumeration: Enumerate what are asked on each number.

1. Enumerate at least 3 situations that demonstrate how thinking processes

are shaped by social relationships.
2. Give at least 7 roles of a students within its community.

A. JUMPSTART

Accomodation 5.
Cooperation 4.
Conflict 3. 3. Behavior
Competition 2. 2. View
Exchange 1. 1. Personality

these people? people?

your interaction with interact with these
What may happen to What may change as you

YOU

5. Teachers
4. news papers 4. Neighbors
 1. Personal 1. Family

may influence you? Or may you influence?

with those people who that may influence you?
How will you interact Who are those people

B. GAUGE

1. TRUE
2. Our relationships and interactions with other people basically
affect and shape the process of how we think, it is for the reason
that our behaviors are influenced and affected depending on whom
we are interacting with.
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE
6. Students are important in the community even if they are still
learners.
7. Social relationships is broadly defined as the connections that exist
between people who have recurring interactions that are perceived
by the participants to have personal meaning.
8. TRUE
9. TRUE
10.TRUE
References
Printed:

Gaygaco, Sonia B. (2017); Through the Looking Glass: Trends,

Networks and Critical Thinking in the 21st Century; Great Books
Trading

Mangiduyos, Gladys P. (2017); Trends, Networks and Critical

Thinking in the 21st Century; Quezon City, Philippines: Rex Bookstore

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