1. Understanding
Culture, Society
& Politics
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2. “Society as a
group of
people sharing
common culture “

3. At the end
of the
lesson
OBJECTIVES
1. Define society.
2. Enumerates
the elements, types
and characteristics
of society.
Guide
Questions
1. What is society?
2. What is the significance of
studying society?
3. What are the elements,
types and characteristics of
society?

4. - from Latin word
“societus” meaning
companionship
- refers to a group of people sharing a
common culture within a defined
territorial boundaries.
(Palispis 2007)

5. Significance
of
Studying Society

6. Representation
of our Identity

7. Characterize
the
totality of
a territory

8. Symbol of
political
independence

9. Avenue for economic interdependence

10. Elements of
Society
1. Mutual interaction of individuals
2. Mutual inter relationships
between individuals
3. A pattern of system
4. Reciprocal awareness is the
most important ingredient
5. Common propensity…”we”
feeling
6. Like mindedness
7. Implications of
differences/diversities/variations
8. Interdependence
9. Cooperation

11. Characteristics of Society
 Composed of people
 Mutual awareness, continuous reciprocal
interaction and inter relationship among
members
 Likeness and differences
 Members have cooperation and share
common interest.
 Desires are satisfied and interests fulfilled
with joined efforts promoting solidarity and
social cohesion.
 Responsibilities held by means of division of
labor and delegation of authority.
 Members shows a pattern of interdependence
necessary to meet social needs.
 Dynamic, changes takes place abruptly and
gradually.
 Has its own way of social control (formal or
informal)
 Each society has its distinct culture, its
expression of human behaviour like attitudes,
judgements, morals

12. Types of Society
Foraging
Pastoral
Agricultural

13. Types of Society
Agricultural
Industrial
Post-Industrial

14. Tribal Society Agrarian Society Industrial Society
- Common territory and
language but nomadic
in nature
- Blood relationship (family)
and kinship are the only
interconnected social
institutions
- Endogamy marriages
within the tribe
- Political organization are
not defined as all people
are considered to be
equal as they virtually
have no property.
- Religion is not developed
among these people in to a
complex institution
(believed in spirits)
- Dominant economic
activity was agriculture
- Characteristics of rural
communities
- Minimal division of
labor
- Family plays an
important role
- Sense of unity “we”
feeling
- Social control through
informal means
- Simplicity, homogeneity
and closeness nature
-Emergence of modern
family
-Manufacture and
services are the dominant
economic activities
- Multiple roles
-Impersonal relationships
-Class is more important
than caste
-Social mobility feasible
-Women are economically
and socially more
independent