socpol

Socrates

- founder of western philosophy

- credited w/ laying the fundamentals of modem western Philosophy

- Socratic Irony/ socratic questioning

- I only know that I know nothing

Plato

- founder of an academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the western world

- love is a serious mental disease

Aristotle (of Stagira)

- the man who knew every thing

- we are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then is not an act, not habit

Rene Descartes

- father of modern philosophy

- rigorous philosophical analysis to arrive at truths than basing on dogmas

- Rationalization

Rationalization

method of understanding the world based on the use of reason as the means to attain knowledge

Martin Luther

- Modern Period marked the growing triumph of scientific method over religious dogma theological thinking

- led the protestant movement which eroded the power of the Roman Catholic

- Faith alone would bring salvation

George Simmel

- structuralist

- German sociologist known for creating social theories that fostered an approach

- to studying society that broke the scientific methods used to study natural world

structuralist

focuses on urban life and form of the metropolis

Karl Heinrich Marx

- father of scientific socialism

- advocated the use of scientific methods to uncover the deep structural tendencies that underlie great social transitions

- Believed in the power of scientific reason to know nature and society and human beings.

Max weber

- Founding Father of sociology

- Pioneer of Interpretative Sociology

- rationalization refers to essentially disenchantment of the world

- people refuse to believe in myths and superstitious beliefs

- People became dependent on Science to order their lives

- Bureaucracy will curtail human freedom

Walter Lippmann

- American writer, reporter, and political commentator

- first to introduce the concept of cold war

- Coined the term "Stereotype" in the modern psychological meaning, and critiquing media democracy in his newspaper column and several books.

Culture

- product of social interactions

- ideational and it implies conformity

- very adaptive such that it is always changing and evolving

- dictates a community on what is acceptable and not

- imposes imitations & parameters

Social Organization

formation of a Stable structure of relations inside a group which provide a basis for order patterns relationships for new members

Customs & Traditions

Practice belief, or anything lots of people do generation to generations or any thing which and nove done from

Religion

belief in and worship of Superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God of God

Arts and literature

visual object works experience or written consciously created through expression of skill or imagination

Language

method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way

Forms of Government

government is the system by which a state or community is controlled

Economic System

means by which countries and governments distribute and trade good quality services. resources

TORRE DE MANILA (47-floor high rise condo)

found to disrupt the skyline behind the Jose Rizal monument in Luneta Park

BANAUE RICE TERRACES (Exceptional Feat of Ancient Engineering)

farmers from this region went abroad for a higher salary

SAN SEBASTIAN CHURCH architectural style

gothic revival only all-steel church in East Asia 1998 and 2010 World Monuments Watch A massive conservation project on San Sebastian Basilica

LAS CASAS DE ACUZAR by Jose L. Acuzar

- The 57 year-old chairman of NSJBI proudly points to Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar in Bataan as the realization of his dream of entirely improving the way people see housing

- known for relocating Spanish-era heritage houses and buildings from various parts of the Philippines

- RA 1066 "National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009"

FILIPINOS THEMSELVES

- Filipinos are slowly becoming XENOCENTRIC

- The true heroes of their nation, who do things to honor their country, are unheard

- some do not pause and pay respect to the national anthem. We may lose a great deal of our culture and identity

PHILIPPINE SETTING: SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP

1987 Philippine Constitution, Section 1 Art IV Those who are citizens of the Philippines at the time of the adoption of the constitution:

> Those whose father and mother are citizens of the Philippines;

> Those who were born before January 17, 1973, of Filipino mothers, who elect Philippine citizenship upon reaching the age of majority, and

>Those who are naturalized in accordance with the law

NATURALIZATION

1. less than twenty-one years of age on the day of the hearing of the petition

2. must have resided in the Philippines for a continuous period of not less than ten years

3. He must be of good moral character and believe in the principles underlying the Philippine Constitution and must have conducted himself in a proper and irreproachable manner during the entire period of his residence in the Philippines in his relation with the constituted government as well as with the community in which he is living.

4. He must own real estate in the Philippines worth not less than five thousand pesos,

5. He must have enrolled his minor children of school age, in any of the public schools or private schools recognized by the Office of Private Education of the Philippines

Residence Visa for the Philippines

;egally married with a Filipino citizen, you may apply for the permanent Resident Visa (13A) as stated of the Philippine Immigration Act of 1940, Section 13

> Notarized letter of application by the Filipino spouse

>Accomplished and Notarized General Application Form

>Copy of the birth certificate of the Filipino spouse, authenticated by the PSA

>Authenticated copy of the Marriage Contract by the PSA or Philippine Embassy abroad (if you got married abroad)

> Immigration Clearance Certificate

> Copy of the foreigners passport showing the date of arrival and Visa(Balik-Bayan Stamp)

> Certification of a savings bank account with the minimum of 10,000 US$

> Pay about 20,000 (for application and approval

SOCIALIZATION

- individual becomes a functioning and participating members of society, contributing to its growth and development in any form of manner

- lifelong process of learning and relearning

- entails acceptance and understanding of social norms, expectations, beliefs

Norms

informal understandings that govern the behavior of members of a society

Values

criteria people use in assessing their daily lives which account for the stability of social order

STATUS

social position in a group or an individual's position in the social culture.

ASCRIBED

Acquired without effort (sex, gender, age, race, ethnic origin)

ACHIEVED

Earned by working hard

ENCULTURATION

- Practice of LEARNING THE REQUISITES OF THE CULTURE OF ONE'S SURROUNDINGS TO ADOPT VALUES AND BEHAVIOR NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE IN A GIVEN CULTURE

- EXCHANGE OF CULTURAL FEATURES WITH FOREIGN CULTURES

- Successful _____ results in competencies in language, values and rituals of the culture

PERSONA NON GRATA

"an unwelcome person"

Family

first society that individual becomes part of

Peer Groups

absorbs a portion of the family's influence. The new role models of the individual

Church or Religion

major influence on the individuals NOTION OF MORALITY AND ETHICS

School

formal agency of weaning children from home and further INTRODUCING THEM TO THE SOCIETY

Workplace

act as school of life or REALITY with 1 RULE: YOU CANNOT PLEASE EVERYBODY!

Mass Media

- "WE CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT THE INTERNET"

- makes our life more interesting through TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION

Human dignity

- SHOULD ALWAYS BE HONORED

- BASIC RIGHT ITSELF

- UNIVERSALLY RECOGNIZED and NOT SUBJECT TO ANY RESTRICTION

- ALL INDIVIDUALS DESERVE TO BE TREATED WITH DIGNITY

UNITED NATIONS IN ITS UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

- DECEMBER 10, 1948

- All rights were further emphasized by (blank) as a COMMON STANDARD FOR ALL NATIONS

DE LEON 200

CLASSIFICATION OF RIGHTS OF A PERSON

NATURAL/UNIVERSAL RIGHTS

- rights independent of the laws or customs of a particular culture or government (the right to life, the right to emigrate)

CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS

- rights enumerated and protected by the constitution (fundamental rights and principles of the state policy guarantees human rights and freedoms such as the right to life and liberty, prohibition of unjust arrest and detention, prohibition of forced labour and slavery, the privacy (Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Assembly)

POLITICAL RIGHTS

rights of people to participate in the governance

(Right to citizenship, the Right to vote and the Rights to information)

CIVIL RIGHTS

personal liberties given to individual due to his/her status as a citizen of a particular country the right to choose one's residence to leave it whenever one pleases, within the limits prescribed by law, and to return to his place of residence, except in the interest of national security, public safety, and health (Right to TRAVEL)

SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL RIGHTS

rights of a person to ENJOY LIFE ECONOMICALLY AND SOCIALLY (Rights to own a property)

THE RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED

rights GRANTED TO A PERSON ACCUSED of committing a crime (Right to presumed innocent of a crime until proven guilty)

10 Basic Rights of Accused Persons in Criminal Proceedings

1. Presumption of Innocence

2. Freedom from Self-Incrimination

3. Right to a Hearing and Effective Remedy

4. Swiftness of Justice

5. Access to Counsel and Other Assistance

6. Equal Fighting Chances

7. Transparency

8. Proportionality of means

9. Impartiality and Non - Discrimination

10. Protect the dignity of the accused

STATUTORY RIGHTS

rights provided by the statute or a particular law (Right to received minimum wages Right to work for only 8 hours a day)

CONFORMITY

- Robert Merto (1957)

- Observance of the norms, and thus, makes the person accepted in a group or society

- Acceptance of cultural goals and the legitimate approved means of achieving them.

DEVIANCE

acts that violate the standards of conduct, expectations, or social norms of a group or society (Sexual Deviants, Drug Addicts)

SOCIAL CONTROL

MEANS TO DETER OR MINIMIZE CASES OF DEVIANCE

- PLANNED OR UNPLANNED (OSSIP & SOCIAL OSTRACISM)

-PERSUASIVE OR COERSIVE (LAWS & PUNISHMENTS)

TYPES OF SOCIAL CONTROL

INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL

FUNCTIONS OF SOCIAL CONTROL

INTERNAL

SELF CONTROLLED

EXTERNAL

OUTSIDE FACTORS

DISCIPLINE

- SITUATION IN WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL SUPPRESSES HIS OR HER BASE DESIRE

- HAPPENS WHEN ONE USES REASON TO IDENTIFY THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION REGARDLESS OF ONE'S NEED

- ONE TRIES TO ALIGN HIS OR HER VALUES TO ONE'S GOAL, AND DO WHAT IS THE BEST

ASPIRATION

STRONG DESIRE FOR ADVANCEMENT, STRIVING AFTER SOMETHING HIGHER THAT ONE'S SELF

INNOVATORS

WHO SUBSCRIBE TO CULTURALLY-APPROVED NORMS BUT CHANGE THEIR WAY OF APPROACHING IT, THUS INNOVATING ON THE APPROVED NORMSRITUALIST

RITUALIST

INDIVIDUALS WHO REJECTS CULTURALLY APPROVED NORMS BUT STILL PERFORM THE SOCIALLY-ACCEPTED ACTIONS TO OBSERVE THEM

RETREATISTS

REJECTS BOTH THE APPROVED NORMS AND THE SOCIALLY-ACCEPTED WAYS OF COMPLYING WITH THEM

REBELS

ALTER THE STATUS QUO AND IMPOSE COMPLETELY NEW SOCIAL PLATFORM SET-UP

Hindus

acknowledge multitudes of gods and goddesses

Buddhists

say there is no deity.

new Age followers

believe they are God.

Muslims

believe in a powerful but unknowable God.

Christians

believe in a God who is loving, forgiving and approachable