PHILIPPINE CULTURE

Members : Aba los ,Eun ice

A lmonte , A lqueenEdqu iban , I vanah

Gab ion , J ane l l ePa lad , Bunny

Sanchez , She ra ldS i son , Le id i J ayn

Yamzon , J u l i e

C U LT U R E

• 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 . M a t e r i a l C u l t u r e• refers to the physical objects,

resources, and spaces that people use to define their culture

homes

tools

churches

goods

schoolneighborhood

II. Non-material culture• nonphysical ideas that people have about

their culture, including beliefs, values, rules, norms, morals, language, organizations, and institutions

A. COMMUNICATION COMPONENT

1.Symbol

2. Language

II. Non-material culture

B.BEHAVIORAL COMPONENT

1. Norms

2. Mores

3. Laws

4. Rituals

II. Non-material culture

C. COGNITIVE COMPONENT

1. Ideas

2. Knowledge

3. Belief

4. Value

Character/state, major problems & challenges of the Philippine cultural

system

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.

Pertierra, Raul. "Culture, Social Science, and the Conceptualization of the Philippine Nation State" Kasarinlan: Philippine Journal of Third World Studies [Online], 12 14 Apr 2010

State of Philippine Culture

Philippine tribes have retained some of the older traditions of oral storytelling, and

art forms such as rattan weaving, woodcarving, and textile weaving.

Filipino music has synthesized the best of its Spanish and American past although unique folk dances such as tinikling and

singkil continue to be popular.

http://thephilipppines.ph/tag/philippine-culture/

State of Philippine CultureDamaged 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…”

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/1987/11/a-damaged-culture-a-new-philippines/7414/

Major Problems and Challenges

This is from The Socio-Cultural Situation in the Philippines by Nestor Castro, PhD (UP Diliman).

“The situation of the Philippines is not too different from that of other countries in Southeast Asia. It is confronted by many socio-cultural challenges, such as rapid population growth, poverty, ethnic and

religious conflicts, and other social problem.”

Major Problems and Challenges

1. FILIPINO DIASPORA“Many Filipinos become ashamed of being

Filipinos and tend to think that the culture of foreigners is more superior

to their own”.

Major Problems and Challenges

2. CULTURAL LANDSCAPEVarious ethnicities, languages and dialects

have emerged in different parts of the country. Linguistic difference is the primary criterion for ethnic identity.

Major Problems and Challenges

3. PRODUCT OF HISTORYThe distinction between the “ethnic majority” and the “ethnic minority” is a product of the Philippines’ colonial past.

Major Problems and Challenges

4. OVERPOPULATION & POVERTY

-Traced back to the elite-dominated power structure compounded by the lack of economic planning and political

foresight

Key factors/conditions responsible for the

current character/state of

the country’s cultural system

Spaniards and Americans greatly influenced the current character of our country's cultural

system.

C O L O N I Z AT I O N

clothing

language

values

music

arts

religion

literature

Because of media, so many Western ideas have infiltrated the Filipino culture.

M E D I A

Technology has made interaction with other countries easier; and hence, the mix of their

culture with ours.

T E C H N O L O G Y

IMPORT-DEPENDENT & EXPORT ORIENTED

FIN.