Lesson 2

• Cultural Practices refers to the manifestation of a culture or sub- culture, especially in regard to the traditional and customary practices of a particular ethnic or other cultural group.
• Factors that causes Istamabay:

  The lack of access to education

  The inability of the government to fully address social problems

  The lack of socio-economic opportunities

  The close familial ties prevalent in Filipino culture
• Phenomenon of change that happens in the society:

  Lagay

  Padrino

  Political Dynasty

  Video Games

  Selfieng

  Volunteerism

  Transnational Families

  Same-Sex Partnerships

  Food Taboo
• New media such as social media changes our way of thinking that beauty is somehow important if only recognized through the numbers of likes, as this behavior called selfieng which occur among the youth.
• Nowadays, due to the invention of gadgets and internet, children tend to be computer addict playing video games instead of mingling and play outdoor games with their friends.
• They are typically characterized as families that have established their political or economic dominance in a particular place.

  Political Dynasty
• The use of a go-between or also known as padrino also happens in politics.
• People tend to sacrifice their rights in exchange for money, this is called lagay
• It is a voluntary act of an individual or group freely giving time and labor for community service.

  Volunteerism
• The “families where family members live some or most of the time separated from each other, yet hold together and create something that can be seen as a feeling of collective welfare and unity, namely 'familyhood', even across national borders”.

  Transnational Families
• It means refraining people from food and/or beverage consuming due to religious and cultural reasons.

  Food Taboo