Romblon State University
Laboratory Science High School
Liwanag, Odiongan, Romblon
Course Syllabus
Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics
STEM/HUMSS/ABM
First Semester, AY 2021-2022
VISION, MISSION, GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
Vision
Romblon State University as a premier institution of higher education in the MIMAROPA Region for a globally competitive province of Romblon.
Mission
The University shall be committed to provide advanced education, higher technological and professional instruction and training in agriculture and fishery, forestry
science and technology, education, arts and sciences, and other relevant fields of study. It shall undertake research and extension services and provide progressive leadership in its
areas of specialization.
Goals
A. Quality education; globally competitive graduates.
B. Innovative and scientific approaches in teaching and learning.
C. Research competence and capability;
D. Community extension services; and
E. Values, attitudes, critical thinking and lifelong skills.
Objectives
At the end of the course, the students will be able to:
1. develop students’ awareness of cultural, social and political dynamics, and sensitivity to cultural diversity
2. understanding of how culture, human agency, society and politics work in a society
3. exam the country’s current human development goals
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Romblon State University
Laboratory Science High School
Liwanag, Odiongan, Romblon
Course Description:
This course uses insights from Anthropology, Political Science, and Sociology to develop students’ awareness of cultural, soc ial and political dynamics, and sensitivity to
cultural diversity; provide them with an understanding of how culture, human agency, society and politics work; and engage them in the examination of the country’s current
human development goals. At the end of the course, students should acquire ideas about human cultures, human agency, society and politics; recognize cultural relativism and
social inclusiveness to overcome prejudices; and develop social and cultural competence to guide their interactions with groups, communities, networks, and institutions.
Course Code: Understanding Culture, Society and Politics
Credit Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Course Requirements:
In order to pass this course, you must:
1) Read and understand each content in the Module.
2) Answer all the activities/quizzes presented in the Module.
3) Submit the required outputs on time.
4) Pass the Final Examination.
1. Outputs and written works. (70%)
a. The activities in every module will be graded as written works which comprise 70% of the total grade. Students need to answer all the activities in every module
before the retrieval.
2. Final Examination (30%)
a. The final examination will be conducted at the end of the semester. It will cover all the topics presented in every module. S tudents will be advised to be physically
present at school while following all health protocols during the examination. Further instruction will be provided before the examination.
Course Grading System
Final Output (Module) - 70%
Major Exam - 30%_
100%
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Romblon State University
Laboratory Science High School
Liwanag, Odiongan, Romblon
Course Outline
WEEK TOPICS LEARNING OUTCOMES MODULAR
Learning activities Assessment Tools
1. Self-preparation None
1 Orientation Gain familiarity with the different features of the 2. Material exploration
Module.
Sharing of Social and Share a demonstration about one’s social and 1. Receive the module from the professor/ Individual Activity
Cultural Backgrounds cultural background through either a video instructor. Product Oriented
presentation or a Photo Collage. 2. Attend to the Readings of Modules for Performance-Based
Week 1.
1. Define cultural identity, cultural 3. Accomplish the assessment tasks.
background, gender and sexuality, socio- 4. Submit required output for the week.
economic status, and ethnicity.
2. Articulate observations on human cultural
variation, social differences, social change,
and political identities present in your
society.
Observations on Social, Write a reflective essay about your observations
Political, and Cultural made of other’s social, political, and cultural
behavior and Phenomena behavior.
1. Observe other people’s social, political, and
cultural behavior.
2. Adopt an open and critical attitude
towards different social, political, and
2 cultural behavior and phenomena through
reflection and observation.
Definition of
Anthropology, Political Identify one particular ‘change’ (either societal,
Science and Sociology anthropological, or political) that occurs in your
society. Explain the effect this change has brought.
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1. Define anthropology, political science, and
sociology.
2. Recognize the common concerns or
intersections of anthropology, political
science, and sociology with respect to the
phenomenon of changes.
Society Make a written description of the society that you
belong.
1. Define and describe Society.
2. Identify the different types of societies.
3. Make observations about your
Culture Complete the chart showing Asian Culture based
3 on your own understanding.
1. Understand the nature, definition and
aspects of Culture.
2. Reflect on the kind of culture that one
belongs to.
3. Make observations of other’s culture.
Ethnocentrism and List down forms of tangible and intangible heritage
Culture relativism and the threats to these.
1. Define ethnocentrism and culture relativism.
2. Become aware of why and how cultural
relativism mitigates ethnocentrism.
Receive the module from the professor/ Activity
Biological and Cultural Identify one (1) existing theory of biological instructor. Product Oriented
Evolution evolution and give your personal belief. Attend to the Readings of Modules for Performance-Based
Week 2.
Cultural and Sociopolitical 1. Study the human origin and the capacity for Accomplish the assessment tasks
Evolution culture. Submit required output for the week.
2. Analyze key features of interrelationships of
biological, cultural and socio-political processes
in human evolution after reading Origin of
Species by Charles Darwin.
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Early Civilization, Rise of the Create a story map showing some changes from
State and Democratization early civilization to the present.
1. Study the development of early civilization.
2. Become aware of the changes that unfold from
early civilizations up to the present.
Enculturation/Socialization Write a reflective essay explaining your
development as a product of socialization and
enculturation.
1. Define enculturation and socialization.
2. Discuss the relationship between enculturation
and socialization.
3. Explain how a person acquire knowledge, skills,
attitudes, and values to become functioning
member of a society.
Conformity and Deviance Create a table showing the difference between
primitive society and modern society’s way of
social control, and its advantages and
disadvantages.
1. Study the various primitive and modern ways of
5 social control.
2. Define conformity and defiance.
3. Understand why people conform or defy the
rules of the society they belong.
Human Dignity, Human Gather pictures and create either a slideshow or a
Rights, and the Common photobook showing the difference between a
Good responsible and an irresponsible citizen in your
society.
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1. Demonstrate understanding about what a
responsible and an irresponsible member of a
society is.
Primary and Secondary Interview your family members and ask them about
Groups your role and responsibility as a member of that
In-groups and Out-groups primary group.
Reference Groups 1. Define primary group, secondary group,
ingroup and out-groups, and reference
group.
2. Compare and contrast the different
classifications of groups.
Social Networks Draw a lay out of your social network.
1. Define social network.
2. Analyze your own social network.
Kinship, Marriage, and the Make an essay about the importance of Blood 1. Receive the module from the professor/ Online Quiz
Household Kinship in the Filipino Culture. instructor. Product Oriented
1. Understand the nature of blood kinship. 2. Attend to the Readings of Modules for Performance-Based
2. Relate the concept of blood kinship in the Week 3.
Filipino culture. 3. Accomplish the assessment tasks
4. Submit required output for the week
.
Political and Leadership Produce a table of different forms of social
Structure organization according to their manifest and latent
function.
1. Understand the nature of social organization.
2. Discuss the manifest and latent function of a
social organization.
6 Economic and Non- Pick one existing economic and one non-
Economic Institutions economic institution in your municipality. Write a
report about its role in the society.
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1. Define economic and non-economic
institutions.
2. Give examples of economic and non-
economic institutions in your society.
3. Evaluate the roles of both economic and
noneconomic institutions in the society.
Compose a poem showing how functions of
Education education affect the lives of people in society.
1. Define Education and discuss its importance.
Religion Conduct participant observation (attend, or,
observe, or reflect on a religious ritual of a different
group) and create a journal of it.
1. Define Religion.
2. Understand that every sector has their own
ways in expressing their religious belief.
Health In the light of pandemic, propose ways on how
you, as a student, can help alleviate the spread of
the virus and other diseases.
1. Observe the current situation of the
Philippines during this pandemic.
Social Desirables Propose ways to address social inequalities in your 1. Receive the module from the Online Quiz
(Stratification) society. professor/ instructor Product Oriented
Social Mobility 2. Attend to the Readings of Modules for Performance-Based
7 Social Inequality 1. Define social stratification, social mobility, and Week 4
social inequality. 3. Accomplish the assessment tasks
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2. Identify characteristics of the systems of 4. Submit required output for the week
stratification.
3. Observe existing social inequalities in your
society.
Innovation Create a comic strip of societal changes. Show the
Diffusion problems encountered, how people adapt to these
Acculturation and changes, and how these changes are spread.
Assimilation 1. Define innovation, diffusion, acculturation,
8 Social Problems assimilation, and social problems.
2. Observe and analyze the changes that
occurred in your society.
3. Explain how people adapted to these
changes.
Global Warming and Cite at least three (3) human activities causing
Climate Change global warming and climate change, and propose
your own solution.
9 1. Define global warming and climate
change.
2. List effects of global warming and climate
change.
3. Address ways on how to reduce the effect
of global warming and climate change.
References: Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics: Workbook for Senior High School, Our Lady of Fatima University.
Prepared by: Reviewed by:
MARIEL JOYCE F. MAGAPI, LPT MR. ANDREW FAMERO, RN; MAED
Subject Teacher SHS Chairperson
Recommending Approval:
ALFREDO J. FRONDA, Ph.D.
Director, RSU-LSHS
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