PHILIPPINE CULTURAL SYSTEM

Philippine Culture Material Culture Communication Component State of Culture Damaged Culture Major Problem of Product History Key Factors Technology

Philippine Culture Members= A

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Culture- full range of learned human behavior patterns; complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, law, morals, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of a society.

What constitutes the cultural

system of a society? It is the interaction of different elements of culture.I. Material Culture- refers to the physical tools objects, resources, and spaces that people use to define their culture homes churches goods school neighborhood.II. Non-material culture- non physical ideas that people have about their culture, including beliefs, values, rules, norms, morals, language, organizations, and institutions.

A. COMMUNICATION COMPONENT= 1. Symbol 2. LanguageB. BEHAVIORAL COMPONENT= 1. Norms 2. Mores 3. Laws 4. ValueC. COGNITIVE COMPONENT= 1. Ideas 2. Knowledge 3. Belief 4. Value

State of Philippine Culture the Philippines- is innately rich in culture. However, the nation has been suffering with the disease that is an “absence of a strong and sovereign national culture’’ since the 19th century, when Western invasion was at its peak. For the most, the country has been trapped between local tradition and modernization since then.

State of Philippine Culture Philippine- tribes have retained some of the older traditions of oral storytelling, and art from such as rattan weaving, and textile weaving. Filipino music has synthesized the best of its Spanish and America past although unique folk dances such as tinikling and singkil continue to be popular.

Character/State of the Philippine Cultural System

State of Philippine Culture

Damaged Culture: A New Philippines? by James Fallows

ON FILIPINO FRIENDSHIPS: “total devotion to those within the circle, total war on those outside”.

“Practically everything that is public in the Philippines seems neglected or abused”

Tradition of political corruption & cronyism, extremes of wealth & poverty, tribal fragmentation.

FILIPINO DIASPORA “Many Filipinos become ashamed of being Filipinos and tend to think that the culture of foreigners is more superior to their own”.

CULTURAL LANDSCAPE “Various ethnicities, languages and dialects emerged in different parts of the country. Linguistic difference is the primary criterion for ethnic identity.

Major Problem and Challenges

COLONIZATION- Spaniards and Americans greatly influenced the current character of our country’s cultural system clothing, arts, values, music, language, religion, and literature.

MEDIA- because of media, so many Western ideas have infiltrated the Filipino culture.

Key Factors/Conditions Responsible for the Current

Character/State of the Country’s Cultural System

TECHNOLOGY-has made interaction with others countries easier; and hence, the mix of their culture with ours.

IMPORT-DEPENDENT & EXPORT ORIENTED

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