UCSP

• • GENERALIZED RECIPROCITY a form of transaction which utilizes gestures that expresses personal relationships than economic transaction
• FILIPINO TEXT MESSAGING PHENOMENON - the art of texting provides Filipinos a convenient vehicle with which to express themselves
• • JUDICIARY the one who interpret the laws
•   COOPERATIVES jointly owned enterprises
• Horticultural – they rely on cultivating fruits, vegetables, and plants.
• • BALANCED RECIPROCITY -the giver is expected to gain something in return
• FORMAL EDUCATION -usually takes place in the premises of the school; classroom setting with trained teachers non-teaching staff
• Cultural relativism – the practice that one must understood in the context of their locality; practice by assessing a culture by its own standards rather than viewing it through the lens of one’s own culture
• Counter Culture – A group that actively rejects the dominant cultural values and norms
• • ANCIENT -stratification on the basis of age, sex, physique, and economic position
• 1. CASTE SYSTEM -born into unequal groups depending on the status of their parents
• • Subculture – have a specific and unique set of beliefs and values that set them apart from dominant culture

  Examples: emos, hipsters, hippies, punks
• • ASWANG PHENOMENON Filipinos equate aswang with the country’s social evils-more of a symbolic social evil which harms the people rather than a real monster.
• • NEGATIVE RECIPROCITY  -practiced using deceiving ways to gain profit
• BANK -it is a place where people deposit or save their money
• 1. FILIPINO SOCIAL MEDIA PHENOMENON –Filipinos earned the title of “Social Networking Capital of the World.
• • Society – group of people that shares territory, interaction, and culture.
• EXECUTIVE -the one who implement the laws; responsible for the overall governance of the state
• NON-STATE INSTITUTION -International actors who are largely or completely autonomous from the state
• • Post-Industrial – spread of computer technology
• INFORMAL EDUCATION not studying in a school and do not use any particular learning method
• • UNIVERSAL -higher castes and lower castes, found in all the communities around the globe
• CONSEQUENTIAL -the members of a class have similar social chances but the social chances vary in every society.
• 1. CLASSLESS SYSTEM -some large nations have done their best to eliminate stratification
• HORIZONTAL MOBILITY

  • happens when one’s slight change in situations does not affect their social standing
• 1. UPWARD MOBILITY -one is able to upgrade, their social status or rise in rank.
• POLITICAL CAPITAL -refers to the trust, good will, and influence possessed by a political actor, such as politician
• • Political symbols & practices– Ex: banners, motto, flag, political dynasties, padrino system, Traditional Politicians
• SOCIAL MOBILITY

  • ability to rise in rank or improve one’s social status by gaining power, wealth and prestige
• 1. ESTATE SYSTEM -defined by control over land
• 1. CLASS SYSTEM -form of stratification allows for much easier up or down-moving; far the most open
• • MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN -comprehensive women’s human rights law  that seeks to eliminate discrimination
• Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act -law that institutionalizes free tuition and exemption from other fees in State Universities and Colleges (SUC’s), Local Universities and Colleges (LUC’s) in the Philippines
• SYMBOLIC CAPITAL -refers to the resources that one possesses which is a function of honor, prestige or recognition, or any other traits
• • Cultural symbols & practices – Ex: Baro’t Saya, Jeepney, Philippine Flag, traditional medical practices (albularyo), religious practices ( Misa de Gallo & Swaying at St. Claire of Obando, Bulacan), Culinary Practices, Child-rearing practices (pagmamano, paggamit ng ‘po’ at ‘opo’)
• SOCIAL CAPITAL -refers to the connection of individuals within the society
• • Agricultural – use technological advances to cultivate crops; there’s an increase of food supply
• 1. NON-FORMAL EDUCATION -takes place outside of the formal educational classroom setting to develop the skills of the learners
• • Industrial – use technology and machinery to enable mass production
• • Pastoral – they raised animals to provide milk, fur, and blood for protein.