Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VII-Central Visayas
Division of Bohol
CONG. PABLO MALASARTE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

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DISCIPLINE AND IDEAS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES

First Quarter

SUBJECT: DISCIPLINE AND IDEAS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES

GRADE: 11
SEMESTER: First Grading
DATE: JANUARY 6-7, 2025
PREPARED BY: Ma. Rosario C. Jaictin
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Week 1-2 Chemistry, biology, earth sciences and physics are example of what categories of human knowledge? 1
*Differentiate the nature and functions 1 A. Natural Science C. Humanities
B. Social Science D. Applied professions
of Social Science disciplines with the
natural sciences and humanities
Which of the following is an example of a formal form of culture? 2
1 a. City Ordinance on smoking ban c. Club invitation for an audition
b. Greeting older people good morning d. Celebrating the debut of a classmate
A female student insists to wear a black sleeveless shirt to school. Can she claim this as her right to exercise her personal 3
1 culture? Why or why not?
a. Yes, because this is her cultural identity
b. Yes, because this allows her creativity
 c. No, because she belongs to a school that has regulations and norms she should follow
d. No, because she will be suspended

All of the statements describes social change. Which one DOES NOT? 4
1 a. Social change always happens
b. Social change stops when population decreases
c. Social change is often controversial
d. Social change can be intentional or unplanned
Which of these is a negative effect of bureaucracy? 5
1 a. Efficient transaction in the government agencies
b. People are treated like machines to produce instead of being humane
c. Many people go to urban areas
d. Generation of more jobs that discourages workers

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Week 3-4 Identify which of the items is considered a cultural taboo? 9
1 a. Wearing of colourful dress in a wedding
*Explain the major events and its b. Serving pork to a muslim visitor
contribution that led to the emergence c. Use of gay lingo
of the social science disciplines d. None of the above
Which of the following could be a the negative effect of political dynasties in our country? 11
1 a. Misuse of funds are commonly unreported
b. Hiring of employees related to the supervisor
c. People are able to look for the best candidates during election
d. There is proper accounting in the use of public funds

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Week 5 Explain how changes in cultural elements are considered as social change.
1 a. Any change in the cultural elements is automatically also a social change
*Analyse the basic concepts and b. Change may either be a cultural or social change
principles of the major social science c. When changes in any elements of culture is already participated in or performed by people
theories: a. Structural-functionalism b. d. None of the above
Marxism c. Symbolic Interactionism
Week 6-7 How is sociology distinguished from anthropology? 12
a. Sociology studies societies while anthropology does not
*Apply the major social science b. Sociology focus on behaviour of people in a group while anthropology focus on people’s behavior from the past to the
theories and its importance in 1 present
examining socio-cultural, economic, c. Anthropology and sociology are the same
d. All of the above
and political conditions. a. Structural-
functionalism b. Marxism c. Symbolic 1 One of the following statements is true as regards to the common concerns or intersections of anthropology, sociology, and 11
political science –
Interactionism a. That anthropology, sociology and political science are all the same
 b. That anthropology, sociology and political science are studies of human biological characteristics
c. That anthropology, sociology and political science are not social sciences
d. That anthropology, sociology and political science are studies of social understanding

1 This theory states that society is made possible by cooperation and interdependence. 20
a. Cultural Relativism by Franz Boas
b. Structural-Functionalism
c. Conflict Theory
d. Socialism
This theorist says class conflicts (workers vs. capitalists) due to exploitation of limited resources. 21
1 a. Karl Marx
b. Paul Farmer
c. Marcel Mauss
d. Any of the above
Bronislaw Malinowski suggests the participant observation as a method of research. Which of these practices are an 22
1 example of it?
a. A group of sociologists discusses the effects of technology to the youth in a conference room.
b. A researcher went to the slums and looked at the behaviour of people in poverty
c. A senior high student volunteered in the red cross unit to observe the practices in the organization
d. All of the above
Subjective meanings that people impose on objects, events, and behaviors 23
1 a. Franz Boas – Cultural Relativism
b. Karl Marx – Conflict Theory
c. George Herbert Mead-Symbolic Interactionism
d. None of the above
This theorist states that members of each society must learn to adapt to their surroundings to outlast the prevailing
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a. Karl Marx c. George Herbert Mead
b. Herbert Spencer d. Franz Boas

This theory invokes the social processes rather than functions and interdependence. 18
1 a. Conflict Theory
b. Symbolic Interactionism
d. Structural Functionalism
d. None of the above
Texting is an example of___. 6
1 a. Political Change
b. Cultural Change
c. Social change
d. B and C
This is a branch of political science that allows one to value diplomacy and creation of networks between states or countries 13
1 a. International Relations
b. Archeology
c. Public Administration
d. Advertising and Business
When one tries to understand the present society relative to its past and studies remains and artifacts, one is interested in 14
1 a. History
b. Archeology
c. Political Theory
d. Linguistic Anthropology
Which of the following can be a form of an acculturation? 25
1 a. Philippine Flag
b. Maria Clara dress
c. Philippine Jeepney
d. Kalesa
Identify which is the most important element for enculturation to happen 27
1 a. Pictographs
b. Language
c. Visual arts
d. Following the behaviour of your parents
What differentiates an ethnic group from the indigenous people? 28
1 a. Ethnic groups are those of similar ethnicity and cultural background while indigenous people have a long standing history
in a territory
b. Ethnic groups and indigenous groups are the same
c. Ethnic groups live in urban areas while indigenous people live in rural areas
d. None of the above

1 What is acculturation? 17
a. Adapting a new culture that is mixed with your own culture
b. Adapting a new culture that came from another foreign place
c. Creating a new culture that is unique and not shared by anyone else
d. Discovering an old culture and reviving it to be part of your culture today
Culture is psychological and not biological; in this sense culture needs to be taught to nurture others and make them 15
1 productive members of society. Which cultural aspect is this?
a. Shared and Contested
b. Flexible
c. Dynamic and adaptive
d. Rigid

1 Culture in its entirety has various parts but is one interconnected body. One must learn about all its parts not only a few to 16
understand it. Which cultural aspect is this?
a. Flexible
b. Learned and Transmitted
c. Rigid
d. Integrated
1 Which of the following shows the unpredictableness of society? 29
a. the popularity of facebook in almost all people with internet access
b. the calamity that happens in a community
c. when society is constant and culture is preserved
d. A & B

1 Which of the following shows social stratification? 5

a. Noting that there are 15 boys and 12 girls in the classroom
b. The census in the barangay showed that there are 50 middle income families in the community
 c. A blog talking about the perks of living in a big city compared to living in a small town
d. None of the above

Choose which of the given statements exhibit an ethnocentric point of view 30

1 a. A boy joining his barkada to play basketball
b. A grandmother scolds her teenage granddaughter for wearing too sexy clothes.
c. A group of researchers immersed in an indigenous tribe to experience their practices
d. A little boy went to an all-boys school

Which of the following is considered a consequence of cultural relativism? 31

1 a. Racial discrimination
b. Bashing in the internet
c. Difficulty to set moral standards
d. None of the above

This is an argument that certain set of standards should be applied universally. It rejects the idea that certain things such as 17
1 morality and truth are subject to some conditions and limitations and all must be considered true and moral within its
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a. Ethnocentrism
b. Cultural Relativism
c. Socialism
d. Democracy
How is the introduction of cultural relativism able to balance man’s ethnocentric tendencies? 32
1 a. When people start to understand other people history and respect others’ point of view
b. When people are able to set laws and regulations that is relevant to the richest countries in the world
c. When the poor is able to reach success in life by comparing themselves to the rich lifestyles
d. When people start to read books about other cultures
How is tangible cultural heritage able to influence society? 33
1 a. Tangible heritage can be borrowed and brought home to show the family
b. Tangible heritage is a practice that can be passed on from generation to generation
c. Tangible heritage is a replica of the real happening of the past
d. Tangible heritage helps able to validate memories and important events
c. Banaue Rice terraces
d. Pottery-making techniques
How can one help manage the preservation of the intangible culture? 34
1 a. By protecting indigenous people who practices it
b. By preparation before a calamity or disasters
c. By placing additional security in the area
d. By giving tribes a better place to stay and teach them technology
While intangible and tangible cultural heritage are the different, how are they inter-connected? 35
1 a. Both can be seen or touched
b. One uses intangibles such as knowledge and practices to be able to build a tangible heritage
c. Intangible heritage is less important than tangible heritage
d. Intangible and tangible heritage is exclusively different from each other
Which of the following is an example of an intangible cultural heritage? 36
1 a. Pyramid of Giza
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c. Banaue Rice terraces
d. Pottery-making techniques
All of these define the Neolithic period. Which one DOES NOT? 37
1 a. Use of fire to be able to adapt to cold climate
b. Social stratification already appeared and made social divisions between slaves, farmers and rulers
c. Percussion Flaking and Hand Axes
d. Cave paintings takes longer time to finish

Which of the following human lineage first started the use of fire in their daily activities? 38
1 a. Homo Habilis
b. Homo Erectus
c. Homo Neanderthalis
d. Homo Sapiens
What marks the transition of man from Old Stone to New Stone Age? 39
1 a. Man is able to use fire to cook and use at night time for bonding
b. Man made simple art in caves
c. Man already used elements in the environment for his benefit such as tilling the land to produce food
d. Man used bifacial, sharper stones to be able to crack small nuts and bones
All are reasons of how man’s bipedalism helps him to learn culture. Which one is not? 40
1 a. Ability to see predators from afar and avoid it
b. Ability to carry with the free hands
c. Ability to travel in long distances
d. Ability for man to sit still in a stable chair
Which of the following is true about man’s capacity for culture? 41
1 a. Man can learn culture because of his thinking capacity
b. Man is able to learn culture because of his ability to walk and stand on two feet
c. Man’s opposable thumb
d. All of the above
What is percussion flaking as used during the Oldowan Industry of the old stone age? 42
1 a. Use of harpoon in order to kill animals for food
b. Use of hammer stone to produce a crude stone for butchering animals
c. Use of sharp pointed stone to be able to crack bones
d. None of the above
How are you able to describe man’s subsistence during the paleolithic period? 43
1 a. Foraging or Scavenging
b. Simple Agriculture
c. Cooking and preserving food
d. Use of water for irrigation
The first early civilization settled in_____. 44
1 a. Mesopotamia
b. Philippines
c. Sumer
d. Mesoamerica
All are features that can be seen in an early civilization. Which one DOES NOT belong here? 45
a. Jobs and Technology
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c. Cities and Government
d. Give money to pay taxes
Which of the following is true about state formation? 46
1 a. States form to be able to secure regional territories
b. States form because of diseases and famine
c. States from to create division in society
d. All of the above
Explain which of the following activities was able to show the educative aspect of museums 47
1 a. Students visit a local museum to feed their curiosity on colonial history
b. Shops were able to benefit from the tourists who bought souvenirs after the museum tour
c. Flights were booked by tourists to be able to visit a museum opening
d. None of the above

1 Which parenting style demonstrates a firm but reasonable way of caring? 48

a. Authoritarian parenting
b. Authoritative parenting
c. Uninvolved parenting
d. Permissive parenting

1 Which of the following is FALSE about learning culture? 49

a. Culture is learned through social interaction
b. Culture can be learned from the media
c. Culture is inherited and present during infancy
d. Culture may shape our personality through time

1 Which of the following is a negative socialization? 26

a. When one is given a reward after achieving a high score in the test
b. When one is grounded and the cell phone taken away because of going home late
c. When one is given more chores because he/she is good at cleaning
d. When one is not given any attention by the parents when he/she has followed rules in the house
While anthropology views and consequently defines deviant behavior as a result of some physical or psychological 24
1 attributes of human beings, sociologist however sees it as____.
a. A normal & natural phenomenon needed for a society to innovate and avoid being socially stagnant.
b. A result of conflict between two classes of society which needs to be controlled by the rule of law.
c. A natural occurrence by reason of man’s freewill to choose right from wrong.
d. A result of a strange phenomenon which subdue man to commit the same.
According to Merton’s structural strain theory, an individual who deals drugs in order to get rich would be called a/an: 50
1 a. conformist b. innovator
c. ritualist d. retreatist

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Ma. Rosario C. Jaictin Virginia V. Lustre

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