Lesson 1: Understanding and

Appreciating the Interplay of

Culture, Society & Politics

TOPICS TO BE COVERED
Manifestations of human variations through cultural
diversity , social differences and political identities.
Common concerns or intersection of Anthropology ,
Sociology and Political Science with respect to the
phenomenon of social change.
Analysis of the interplay of social, political, and
cultural change.
Identify subjects of inquiry and goals of
anthropology ,political science and sociology.

OBJECTIVES
1. ARTICULATE AND ACKNOWLEDGE OBSERVATIONS
ON HUMAN CULTURAL VARIATION ,SOCIAL
DIFFERENCES ,SOCIAL CHANGE AND POLITICAL
IDENTITIES.
2. ADOPT AN OPEN AND CRITICAL ATTITUDE IN THE
ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND
CULTURAL PHENOMENA THROUGH OBSERVATION
AND REFLECTION.
3. APPRECIATE AND APPLY THE USE OF
TRANSDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVE IN
IDENTIFYING ISSUES THAT SHOW THE VALUE AND
INTERPLAY OF DISCIPLINE OF ANTHROPOLOGY,
SOCIOLOGY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE.

Guide Question:

What is the interplay of

culture, society & politics?

GROUP YOURSELVES

STARTER
Name ways in which we can divide
this class.
1.
2.
3.

Questions to ponder
How diversed are you as a class?
Why do you need to know others?
Why is labeling of people based on their
differences?
What are some of the driving forces of
culture change in the world today?

What are some of the manifestations

of human variations or social differences in
the bigger society? Name at least 3 by
writing your answers below:

1.
3.

2.

PICTURE ANALYSIS

SUNNI MUSLIMS

>Traditional/ conservatives

SHIITE MUSLIMS

>new strand

SKY CLAD

>Traditional/
conservatives

WHITE CLAD

>new strand

WHITE CLAD

SKY CLAD

WHITE CLAD

SKY CLAD

Satellite night
view
of
North Korea
and South
Korea

Social Science
a discipline that studies
the society and the
manner in which
people behave and
influence the world around us.

Culture
refers to that complex
whole which encompasses
beliefs, practices, values
attitudes, laws, norms,
artifacts , symbols,
knowledge
and everything that a person
learns and shares as a member
of the society

Cultural Diversity
is the variation in the way societies
organize themselves.

Social Differences
is based on unique social characteristics.
usually equated with
social stratification,this
describes the relative social
position of persons in a given
social group,category, geographical
region or other social unit.

Political Identity
Is the GOVERNMENTal
affiliation of a society.

Government
is the system by which a state
or community is controlled so
as to put order.

Guide Question:

What is the interplay of

culture, society & politics?