Core Concepts: Values, Core Filipino Values, and Social Institutions

Definition of Values

• Direction in life; like street signs guiding toward a destination.

Values

• For Psychologists: what makes something desirable; motivates choice and goal pursuit.
• For Sociologists: goals of personal behavior in social interactions; important for group welfare.

Two Kinds of Values

• Absolute Moral Values
• Cultural Behavioral Values

Absolute Moral Values

• Absolute and universal; no one is exempt; upheld throughout life.
• Examples: Love; Respect for the dignity of man; Love of truth; Justice; Peace; Respect for property; Family solidarity; Respect for life, freedom, work.
• Universal because based on universal human nature.

Cultural Behavioral Values

• Inner personal responses/incentives prompting action;
• Modes of conduct of a group/society.
• Changeable and internal; emerge from within; fulfill more immediate goals.
• Customs and traditions expressed and transmitted in interpersonal relationships.

Western vs Filipino Culture

• Western culture: open, clear, frank interpersonal relationships.
• Filipino culture: hiya, pakikisama, utang na loob.

Value of a Teacher

• Teaching is a crucial societal role; educators influence learners and shape lives.
• Teachers who commit to teaching hold specific values that motivate dedication to others.
• Teachers have a responsibility to foster values.

The Core Filipino Values

• Maka-Diyos
• Maka-Tao
• Maka-Kalikasan
• Maka-Bansa

Maka-Diyos

• Expresses one’s spiritual beliefs while respecting others" beliefs.

Maka-Tao

• Sensitive to individual, social, and cultural differences.

Maka-Kalikasan

• Caring for the environment and using resources wisely.

Maka-Bansa

• Pride in being Filipino; rights and responsibilities of a Filipino citizen.

Lesson 3: Me, My Family and the Social Institution

• Important parts of society: Family, School, Religion, Peers, Mass media