The document provides an overview of understanding culture, society, and politics by defining key terms such as culture, society, and politics. It also discusses social, political, and cultural behaviors and phenomena, explaining that social phenomena influence personal development while political behaviors can be shaped by views and participation. The document aims to help readers recognize significant behaviors and phenomena in these areas and maintain curiosity and open-mindedness toward their origins and dynamics.

1. UNDERSTANDING
CULTURE, SOCIETY &
POLITICS
Renante A. Rogador
09264178636 / conan.rogador@gmail.com
Senior High School (SHS) Faculty Member
Social Sciences Department
Arellano University – Jose Abad Santos Campus

2. Guess a word
Gary graduated a year ago,.
Despite being blessed with
several job offers, he chose to
remain jobless and hang around
with his barkada. Together they
love to go around into the town
plaza especially at night.
Kapitan Sulpicio Tanpue is the
incumbent mayor of Kangkong City. His
son, Conrad is currently running for a
congressional seat of the district a
position occupied by his mother
Anastasia Tanpue for 3 consecutive
terms, who is also running for
governorship of their province.

3. Social, Political & Cultural
Behavior & Phenomena

4. Objectives Guide Questions
At the end of the lesson;
● recognize behavior and
phenomena in society which
are socially, politically, and
culturally significant, and
● demonstrate curiosity and
open-mindedness to explore
the origins and dynamics of
society, culture and politics.
● How should members of society
respond toward different
social, political, and cultural
behavior and phenomena?
● What is the proper attitude
toward different social,
political, and cultural behavior
and phenomena?

5. 3 Important terms to define
1 CULTURE
● is defined as the
customary beliefs,
social forms and
traits that defines a
specific racial,
religious or social
group.
2 SOCIETY
● comes from the word
“socius” which means
comrade, companion
or friend. Pertains to a
group of individuals
involved or sharing
the same
geographical or
social territory.
3 POLITICS
● comes from the Greek
word “politika”
which means affairs
of the cities. Refers to
achieving and
exercising positions of
governance over a
human community.

6. Social Behavior
& Phenomena
- are broad and complicated
sociological concepts. These
involved every event between
at least two individuals and
include all knowledge and
experiences a person acquires
in the entirety of his or her
lifetime.
Social phenomena
- are the individual, external and social
constructions that influence a person’s life
and development.

7. Political Behavior
& Phenomena
- in sociology, it
includes events through
which authority,
governance and public
opinion are put into
practice.
Political behavior
- of a person or a group may be
influenced by their political
views, ideologies and levels of
political participation. An
example of an act of political
behavior is the act of voting.
– are not only limited to public
offices as these also include how
institutions like schools,
churches or companies are ran
and governed.
Political phenomena

8. Cultural Behavior
& Phenomena
- also known as the bandwagon effect,
it is an event where certain individuals
behave a certain way merely because
other persons do as well.
Cultural phenomenon
– happens when something or
someone gains widespread
popularity. However it is noteworthy
that it is not the subject that is the
cultural phenomenon but rather the
process of becoming famous.

9. The Berlin
Wall
...is where we’ll like to
go next!