Lesson 1

1. GE 2 ELECTIVE
PHILIPPINE POPULAR CULTURE
PRELIMINARY TERM LESSON 1

2. WARM UP!
1. What is the Title of the Ilocano Traditional Song for
Birthdays?
a.Paddakam
b.Padapadakam
c.Paddak paddakam
d.papadakam

3. WARM UP!
3. An Ilocano tradition wherein family members wash their
heads in a river or the sea after the burial of a loved one.
a.kulukol
b.gulgol
c.bisukol
d.binakol

4. WARM UP!
2. honoring-gesture" used in Filipino culture performed as a sign
of respect to elders and as a way of requesting a blessing
a.pagmamahal
b.Pag-galang sa nakakatanda
c.Pagmamano
d.pagpapasipsip

5. WARM UP!
4. Ilocanos say _______________to sent out spirits that might
harm them while they are in their way going to the place they're
not used to go
a. Intay dumayo
b. Dayu-dayu, bari-bari
c. Umaykan (name of the person)
d. Pekkel pekkel

6. WARM UP!
5. It is the dialect used by the Ilocos Region people as their
medium of speech
a. Iluko
b. Mother-Tongue
c. Ilokano
d. Ilocano

7. WARM UP!
6. “ Daya’ ” in Ilocano means?
a. “There” (pointing a specific place)
b. Cheating
c. Happenings like Birthdays or Celebrations
d. East

8. PPC/ PHILIPPINE POPULAR CULTURE/ PPOP
Is one of the courses that falls into the category of SOCIAL SCIENCES
The course will discuss how pop culture is present in everyday life: how it simultaneously
influences and is being influenced by the feelings, performances, and identities of the
Filipino people. Major discussions will focus on the new forms of arts, music, and
literature arising from opportunities and demands of mass audiences, markets, and
mass media and social, economic, and political contexts. The END GOAL of this course
is to ensure that the students will be equipped with the knowledge, understanding, and
appreciation of popular culture and utilize the same to improve their individual well-
being and in turn, become more proactive Filipino citizens.

9. PPC/ PHILIPPINE POPULAR CULTURE/ PPOP
Course Requirements
1.Written Outputs
2.Class Participation
3.Regular Attendance
4.Assignments
5.Prelim, Midterm and Final Exams

10. DEFINITION OF CULTURE

11. DEFINITION OF CULTURE
Etymology:
Latin Word
“Cultura” or “Cultus”
- Cultivation
- process of trying to acquire or
develop a quality or skill

12. Culture is a set of patterns of human activity within a community
or social group and the symbolic structures that give significance
to such activity.
• Customs
• laws
• dress
• architectural style,
• social standards,
• religious beliefs, and
• traditions.

13. PERTINENT MEANINGS OF CULTURE

14. 1. Culture as a social heritage.
Sociologist state simply Taylor’s definition
of culture as a social heritage or that
everything that is socially learned and
shared by members of the society.
Culture as a social heritage has two
implication.
It is complex
It is socially transmitted
PERTINENT MEANINGS OF
CULTURE

15. SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY /
MODELING
By Albert Bandura
ABS-ABM
• A
• R
• R
• M
ttention
etention
eproduction
otivation

16. Culture is the combination of shared values, norms, and beliefs of
people.

17. 2. Culture as a distinguishing factor.
Culture as a distinguishing factor. Sociologists
view culture as a specific or a distinctive way of
life of a group of people. The culture of the
Filipinos is distinctively Filipino in the same
manner that Japanese culture is distinctively
Japanese. It is easy, therefore, to distinguish
between the Filipinos and the Japanese based
on their cultural differences. Thus, any society
always possesses its own culture which is more
or less unique.
PERTINENT MEANINGS OF
CULTURE

18. 3. Culture as an established pattern of behavior.
Culture as an established pattern of behavior. Through culture,
individuals within a social group can interact with one another. Since
society is defined as a group of individuals interacting according to a
common pattern of thinking and doing.
PERTINENT MEANINGS OF
CULTURE

19. Culture as an explicit behavior. This behavior refers to the directly
observable regularities in the verbal and nonverbal behavior of the
individuals within a social group.
Example: Finger Heart, Peace Sign, Hand Signs
Culture as an implicit behavior. Consisting of the beliefs, values,
justifications, and standards commonly accepted by a society, it
serves as the basis for justifying the observed regular or typical
behavior of its members.
Example: Religion, prayers, rituals
PERTINENT MEANINGS OF
CULTURE

20. Culture is a pure abstraction.
Many anthropologists and sociologists do not recognize the material
aspect of culture since to them it is basically an abstraction, being the
totality of the mind any physical reactions and activities that
characterize the behavior of individuals comprising the social group.
CULTURE IS A PURE ABSTRACTION.

21. FUNCTIONS OF CULTURE

22. culture, as the central prerequisite for the survival of any society,
does specific functions, namely:
1. it provides the behavioral pattern,
2. it maintains the biological functioning of the group,
3. it gives meaning and direction to one's existence,
4. it offers ready Made solutions to his material and immaterial
problems, and
5. it develops his attitude and values and gives him a conscience.
FUNCTIONS OF CULTURE

23. Culture provides behavioral patterns.
A growing child need not rely on his instincts nor go through the
cumbersome hit-and-miss method of adapting himself to his
immediate environment. Unlike other animals, he has a ready-made
set of patterns awaiting him which he needs only to learn and follow.
His group has so defined every situation he is in that facilitates his
adjustment.
FUNCTIONS OF CULTURE

24. Culture maintains the biological functioning of the group.
Man is a biological being for he needs material things like food,
shelter, clothing, and medicine including of course the need for him
to reproduce. With culture, he is provided with a certain built-in
mechanism so he can ably survive. Specifically, through the
technology of his group, he is better directed to produce all that
satisfy his biological needs.
FUNCTIONS OF CULTURE

25. Culture offers ready-made solutions to man's material and
immaterial problems.
In order to survive, man has to cope with the complexities of life. He
has to adjust to his natural environment, his fellows and must have
the assurance of abundance, security, recognition, love,
achievement, and inner peace.
FUNCTIONS OF CULTURE

26. Culture develops man's attitude and values and gives him a
conscience.
The Filipinos value too much close family ties, damayan, bayanihan,
and all types of relationships that promote group unity and
cooperation as opposed to the highly individualistic attitude of the
Americans. This is understandable because this is what our society
has taught us to value.
FUNCTIONS OF CULTURE

27. FILIPINO CULTURAL VALUES

28. •“Balikatan" System – everybody shares the burden of helping the person who is
in need of assistance.
• "Bayanihan" System – oneness in accomplishing a task
• "Pakikisama" Conformity – unanimous of majority's decision so as to complete a
task.
• "Pakikiramay“ – This is sympathetic attitude to another person and it is
emphasized by the statement "di ka nag-iisa".
• "Compadre or Comadre" System – sense of friendship
• "Utang Na Loob” - Or The Sense Of Gratitude
• Desire for Socio-Economic Improvement – study to have sustainable future
• Hospitality Value – sense of entertaing guests
• Religious - Most Filipinos possess strong conformance of their religious belief
both in words and in deeds.

29. FILIPINO CULTURAL VALUES
• Fiesta Celebration – celebrating feasts of a certain place.
• Familism or Close Family Relations – sense of showing importance to your
family
• Fun Loving Trait – in times of calamities and other challenges in life, they
always have something to be happy about, a reason to celebrate.
• Resourcefulness – possibility of accomplishing such tasks
• Patience – Filipinos are known for their tenancy and strong determination
in every undertaking.
• Flexible or Magaling Makibagay - The ability of Filipinos to " ride-on" or
adjust to the norms of the other group just to attain smooth harmonious
relationship.
• Respect to Elders - A Filipino Filipino trait of Being courteous both in words
and deeds to other people.

30. That’s all for today!