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• What is culture defined as in the study material?


  A prevailing set of beliefs, values, customs, traditions, laws, etc.
• According to Campbell (2004), why do students identify with certain groups?


  To experience a feeling of belongingness and motivation.
• What does identity refer to?


  Distinct characteristics, traits, and attributes that set a group apart.
• What is cultural identity?


  The identity or feeling of belonging to a group, part of self-conception and self-perception.
• What does cultural awareness entail?


  The ability to recognize different beliefs, values, and customs based on an individual's origins.
• What is included in cultural background?


  Ethnic, religious, racial, gender, linguistic, or other socioeconomic factors and values.
• How is gender defined in the study material?


  As the personal traits and social roles of male and female members of society.
• What does sexuality refer to?


  The state of being either masculine or feminine.
• What is socio-economic status?


  The level of an individual’s social standing and financial position in society.
• How is socio-economic class defined?


  The status of every individual from sociological and economic points of view.
• What does social status refer to?


  A person’s standing or rank in the social ladder based on prestige, power, and popularity.
• What is economic status?


  A person’s place in society’s economic stratification based on wealth, property, and total assets.
• What does ethnicity refer to?


  The condition in which a social group belongs to a common national or cultural tradition.
• How is the term 'ethnic' defined?


  Large groups of people who have certain racial, cultural, religious, or other traits in common.
• Who are the Ibanags?


  An ethnic group numbering around half a million people in Cagayan and Isabela.
• What are food taboos?


  A prohibition against consuming certain foods.
• What are the dishes considered as taboos in the study material?


  • Any dish with dog or cat meat (illegal to slaughter for trade)
  • Meat from endangered animals (e.g., monkeys, tortoises)
  • Foods violating human dignity (not acceptable for consumption)
  • Pagpag (double dead meat)
• What foods are prohibited to others because of religion?

  • Muslims and some Protestants do not eat pork.
  • Dinuguan is also avoided by these groups.
• What does the standby (istambay) phenomenon refer to?


  A person who does not have work and hangs out on street corners.
• What is a political dynasty?


  Families whose members are engaged in politics and have been in the political structure for a long time.
• What does the 1987 Philippine Constitution state about the President's term?


  The President is limited to a single term and barred from re-election.
• What does Article II, Sec. 26 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution guarantee?


  Equal access to opportunities for public service and prohibits political dynasties.
• How long do the President, Vice-President, and Senators serve?


  They serve for a six-year term.
• How long do members of the House of Representatives serve?


  They serve for a term of three years and are eligible for re-elections.
• How many members are in the Senate and how are they elected?


  There are 24 members elected on a nationwide at-large basis.
• How are the seats in the House of Representatives allocated?


  80% are contested in congressional districts and 20% are allotted to party-lists.
• What is a selfie?


  A self-portrait photograph taken with a digital camera or camera phone.
• What does sociology study?


  The study of society and social interactions, including their origin and development.
• What does social organization include?


  The study of social groups, institutions, stratification, mobility, ethnic relations, and bureaucracy.
• What does social psychology tackle?


  Human behavior as a result of group life, personality formation, and collective behavior.
• What does social change study?


  Changes in society and culture.
• What does human ecology study?


  The behavior of a population and its relationship to social institutions.
• What does population study concern itself with?


  Population size, composition, change, and quality.
• What does sociological theory and method focus on?


  The application of sociological studies to solve human problems.
• What is anthropology?


  The study of humans' past and present.
• What does cultural anthropology study?


  Human cultures, beliefs, technologies, economies, and practices.
• What does physical anthropology focus on?


  The biological and behavioral aspects of human beings and their relationship to non-human primates.
• What does archaeology study?


  The ancient and recent past of humans through material remains.
• What does linguistic anthropology study?


  The relations between language and culture in relation to human biology.
• What does applied anthropology deal with?


  The application of anthropological facts, perspectives, and theories.