K to 12 Senior High School Core Curriculum – Understanding Culture, Society and Politics Curriculum Guide

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Published on 2018 September 25th

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This material is a curriculum guide of K to 12 Senior High School Core Curriculum – Understanding Culture, Society and Politics for Grade 11 and 12
Objective

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K to 12
Grade 11, Grade 12
Starting points for the understanding of culture, society, and politics Defining Culture and Society from the perspectives of anthropology and sociology Looking back at Human Biocultural and Social Evolution Becoming a member of society How society is organized Social and political stratification Cultural, Social, and Political Change Sources of social, cultural, and political change New challenges to human adaptation and social change Responding to social, political, and cultural change
Educators
Articulate observations on human cultural variation, social differences, social change, and political identities Demonstrate curiosity and an openness to explore the origins and dynamics of culture and society, and political identities Analyze social, political, and cultural change Analyze social, political, and cultural change Recognize the common concerns or intersections of anthropology, sociology, and political science with respect to the phenomenon of change Identify the subjects of inquiry and goals of anthropology, political science, and sociology Explain anthropological and sociological perspectives on culture and society Describe society and culture as a complex whole Identify aspects of culture and society Raise questions toward a holistic appreciation of cultures and societies Become aware of why and how cultural relativism mitigates ethnocentrism Identify forms of tangible and intangible heritage and the threats to these Trace the biological and cultural evolution of early to modern humans Explore the significance of human material remains and artefactual evidence in interpreting cultural and social, including political and economic, processes Recognize national, local, and specialized museums, and archaeological and historical sites as venues to appreciate and reflect on the complexities of biocultural and social evolution as part of being and becoming human Explore the significance of human material remains and artefactual evidence in interpreting cultural and social, including political and economic, processes Explain the development of one’s self and others as a product of socialization and enculturation Identify the context, content, processes, and consequences of enculturation and socialization Identifies the social goals and the socially acceptable means of achieving these goals Advocate inclusive citizenship Promote protection of human dignity, rights, and the common good Traces kinship ties and social networks Traces kinship ties and social networks Describe the organized nature of social life and rules governing behavior Compare different social forms of social organization according to their manifest and latent functions Analyze social and political structures Analyze economic organization and its impacts on the lives of people in the society Differentiate functions of nonstate institutions in society Evaluate how functions of education affect the lives of people in society Promote primary education as a human right Conduct participant observation (e.g., attend, describe, and reflect on a religious ritual of a different group; observe elections practices) Medical pluralism in light of cultural diversity and relativism Examine stratification from the functionalist and conflict perspectives Identify characteristics of the systems of stratification Suggest ways to address global inequalities Describe the organized nature of social life and rules governing behavior Compare different social forms of social organization according to their manifest and latent functions Identify new challenges faced by human populations in contemporary societies Describe how human societies adapt to new challenges in the physical, social, and cultural environment Describe how human societies adapt to new challenges in the physical, social, and cultural environment Develop a plan of action for community-based response to change Identify aspects of culture and society Raise questions toward a holistic appreciation of cultures and societies Become aware of why and how cultural relativism mitigates ethnocentrism Identify forms of tangible and intangible heritage and the threats to these Describe the organized nature of social life and rules governing behavior Compare different social forms of social organization according to their manifest and latent functions Analyze social and political structures Analyze economic organization and its impacts on the lives of people in the society Differentiate functions of nonstate institutions in society Evaluate how functions of education affect the lives of people in society Promote primary education as a human right Conduct participant observation (e.g., attend, describe, and reflect on a religious ritual of a different group; observe elections practices) Recognize the practice of medical pluralism in light of cultural diversity and relativism Examine stratification from the functionalist and conflict perspectives Identify characteristics of the systems of stratification Suggest ways to address global inequalities -

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