Understanding Culture, Society and

Politics
How can we become a part of
the Society?
 Encultura
-refers to -The
the lifelong process of
tion
process of being
social socialized
interaction into a
through which specific
people culture
acquire their Socializa
identities
and necessary tion
 Norms Values
Values are the
Norms are
criteria people
informal
use in assessing
understandings
their daily
that govern the
lives which
behavior of
account for the
members of a
stability of
society.
social order.
 Roles Status
defined by Max
refer to the Weber as the
characteristic esteem or
way of behaving “social honor”
of an individual given to certain
according to individuals or
his/her status. groups.
Achieved
Ascribed
What will happen
if citizens
oppose the norms,
values, roles and
even the status
of the society?
There will be a;
 defined as a
Devian behavior that
elicits a strong
ce negative reaction
from group members
and involves
actions that
violate commonly
held social norms
There will be a;
 Process of
Conform altering
one’s
ity thoughts and
actions to
adapt to the
accepted
behavior

Human dignity, rights, and
the common good
 Human An idea that
Dignit a person has
an innate
y right to be
valued,
respected and
treated well
 It is the legal,
There will be a;
 Human social, and
ethical
principles that
Right consider the
human person as

s deserving of
liberties and
protection by
virtue of human
dignity.

 It Aims to see
the possibility
of using
politics,

collective
Common action, and
active citizens
Good in realizing
freedom,
autonomy and
self government
for the self
interest of the
Enrichment
How Society is
Organized