Mods 2

• Human Cultural Variation

  it refers to the differences in social behaviors that different culture exhibit around world.
• "culture - the beliefs, customs, arts, music, dress, language, food, and tools that characterize a particular group of people at a given time and place."
• Social Differences


  Differences in social behaviors, practices, and interactions between different social groups
• Human Cultural Variation


  Differences in social behaviors that different cultures exhibit around the world
• Political Identities


  The way individuals and groups define themselves and their relationship to the political system
• Human Cultural Variation

  • Religion
  • Ethnicity
  • Nationality
• Culture, Society and Politics differ from one place to another or from one community to another
• Social Change


  The transformation of social structures, institutions, and behaviors over time
• Religion

  Islam - 4 wives

  Roman Catholics - One marriage only
• Ethnicity Child Marriage

  male circumcision

  Kutkot

  Pokpok
• HUMAN CULTURAL VARIATION It refers to the differences in social behaviors that different culture exhibit around the world. What may be considered good etiquette in one culture may be considered bad etiquette in another. (globalsociology.pbworks.com)
• NATIONALITY SPITTING IS ILLEGAL IN SINGAPORE NO HIGH HEELS IN GREECE NO FLUSHING AFTER 10 PM IN SWITZERLAND
• SOCIAL DIFFERENCES 4 The differences among the individuals on the basis of social characteristics and qualities. Social differences are complex differences that includes class, roles, culture, age, ability, sex and etc. Social differences can create discrimination among individuals on the basis on their social characteristics.
• GENDER

  It is the socially-constructed characteristics of being male or female. • Serve as a guide on how males and females think and act about themselves.
• SEX

  • It is biological

  
  

  • It refers to a person based on their anatomy.

  
  

  • Bodies

  • Boy or Girl
• GENDER (LGBTQIA+)

  LESBIAN a woman who is emotionally, romantically, or sexually attracted to other women.
• Gay-men attracted emotionally, romantically, and/or sexually to men.
• BISEXUAL - a person who is attracted to two sexes or two genders, but not necessarily simultaneously or equally.
• Transgender - (sometimes shortened as Trans or TG) people are those whose psychological self ("gender identity") differs from the social expectations for the physical sex they were born with.
• QUEER/QUESTIONING-a person who is attracted to multiple genders. It is a general ferm referring to all non-heterosexual people.
• Intersex-intersexuality is a set of medical conditions that feature congenital anomaly of reproductive and sexual system.
• Asexual - A term used to describe someone who does not experience sexual attraction toward individuals of any gender.
• Ally - is someone who supports and educates themselves about and speaks out and advocates for LGBTQIA+ people and/or community.
• Pansexual people might refer to themselves as gender-blind, asserting that gender and sex are not determining factors in their romantic or sexual attraction to others.
• 4 ELEMENTS FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONCEPTS CULTURE, SOCIETY, AND POLITICS

  SOCIAL DIFFERENCES

  SOCIAL CHANGE

  
  

  POLITICAL IDENTITIES
• CULTURE

  Groups of people share a common set of values and beliefs. Is the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, encompassing language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts.
• CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURE 1. Culture is social because it is product of behavior.

  2. Culture varies from society to society.

  3. Culture is shared.

  4. Culture is learned.

  5. Culture is transmitted among members of the society.

  6. Culture is continuous and cumulative.

  7. Culture is gratifying and idealistic.
• Technology


  Refers to the application of knowledge and equipment to ease the task of living and maintaining the environment; it includes artifacts, method and devices created and used by the people
• Language


  Is known as the storehouse of culture
• Beliefs

  Refers to the faith of an individual
• Norms


  Societal expectations that mandate specific behaviors in specific situations
• Symbols


  Refer to anything that is used to stand for something else, it is something that gives meaning to the culture
• Language


  A system of words and symbols used to communicate with other people
• Norms


  Specific rules/standards to guide for appropriate behavior
• Values

  Culturally defined standards for what is good or desirable
• TYPES OF NORMS

  1. PROSCRIPTIVE NORM

  
  

  ➤ defines and tells us things not to do.
• COMPONENTS OF CULTURE NON MATERIAL CULTURE/Intangible Beliefs Values Rules Norms Organizations Language
• COMPONENTS OF CULTURE MATERIAL CULTURE/Tangible Tools Homes School Offices Factories
• SOCIAL DIFFERENCES

  The differences among the individuals on the basis of social characteristics and qualities.

  Social differences are complex differences that includes class, roles, culture, age, ability, sex and etc.
• Culture , Society and Politics differs from one place to another or differs from one community to other."