Political Awareness as a

Determinant of Social Discontent

among Peasants in Barangay
Talipapa and Barangay
Cinco-cinco of Cabanatuan Nueva
Ecija

 Marasigan, Jose M.
Salto, Dianne D.
Samson, Maria Johanna Ilyssa P.
Tumaliuan, Ann Claire V.
Uson, Nichole John O.

Introduction:
The researchers desire to study the political
awareness

as

determinant

of

social

discontentment of peasants/famers that will be

conducted in barangay Talipapa and barangay
Cinco-cinco of Cabanatuan Nueva Ecija. Peasants
that will be the main respondents were classified
into; land owning and non-land-owning.

 The main goal of the study is to determine the

extent of political awareness and level of social

discontent on specific issues that can be related
to the status of the life of peasants.
The research will include the factors of political

socialization that will be further arranged in order

to verify whether what factor affects the most.

Theoretical Framework:
Ritzers Conflict Theory (2005)
Paige Theory of Agrarian Revolution
Max Horkheimers Critical Theory

Research Paradigm:

Statement of the Problem:

1. What is the profile of peasants in terms of?
Age
Sex
Barangay
Educational Attainment
Religion
Income range
Classification

2. What is the level of political awareness of

peasants in Barangay Talipapa and Barangay
Cinco-Cinco in terms of the following issues?
Privatization
Subsidy
Monopoly
Tenancy

3. What is the level of social discontent of

peasants in Barangay Talipapa and Barangay
Cinco-Cinco in terms of the following issues?
Privatization
Subsidy
Monopoly
Tenancy

4. What is the order of efficacy of the

factors of socio-political socialization
relative to the respondents level of socialpolitical discontentment?

5. Is there a significant relationship between the

level of political awareness and level of social
discontent of peasants in terms of?

Privatization
Monopoly
Tenancy
Lack of Subsidy

Research Methodology:
Quantitative Study
Descriptive Design
Quota Sampling Method
Survey and Interview

Statistical Treatment:
Mean
Standard Deviation
Percentage Analysis
T-test
Pearson R.

Summary of Findings:
Majority of the respondents were 40-50 years old with a
percentage of 33%.

Majority of the respondents were males with a

percentage of 76%.

Majority of the respondents attained the elementary level

in education with a percentage of 42%.

 Majority of the respondents were Catholic with a

percentage of 95%.

Majority of the respondents have the annual income range

of 30,000 pesos to 50,000 pesos with a percentage of 51%.

Majority of the respondents were non-land owner with a

percentage of 69%.

 The level of political awareness of the respondents on

privatization is moderately aware with 2.37 mean.

The level of political awareness of the respondents on

monopoly is not aware with 1.32 mean.

The level of political awareness of the respondents on

tenancy is moderately aware with 1.76 mean.
The level of political awareness of the respondents on
lack of subsidy is moderately aware with 2.37 mean.

The level of social discontent of the respondents on

privatization is discontented with 4.03 mean.

The level of social discontent of the respondents on monopoly

is slightly discontented with 3.28 mean.

The level of social discontent of the respondents on tenancy is

slightly discontented with 3.18 mean.

The level of social discontent of the respondents on lack of

subsidy is discontented with 3.62 mean.

 The factor that affects the most of the

respondent was peer group or organization
ranking 1 with 1.72 mean rank.

The political awareness and social discontent

on privatization and monopoly is not significant
with Pearson correlation of .017 and .090. The
political awareness and social discontent on
tenancy and lack of subsidy is significant with
Pearson correlation of .327** and .242* .

Conclusion:
Most of the peasants living in Brgy. Talipapa
and Brgy. Cinco-cinco was moderately aware of
the issues of privatization, tenancy and also
lack of subsidy. This is due to the continuous
arising of inequalities in the society produced
by

not

only

capitalists

government actions.

but

also

some

 The peasants responded discontented and

slightly discontented as their level of social
discontent in terms of the issues laid down by
the

researchers.

Related

to

Horkheimers

critical theory, the society with its existing

problems made peasants to be discontented

 Based on the result of the study, the issues on

Tenancy

and

Lack

of

Subsidy

have

significant

relationship while the issue on Privatization and

Monopoly are not significantly related. Therefore,
the relationship of Political Awareness and Social
Discontent among peasants depend on the issues
that they are facing.