Lesson 2. The Filipino Character: A Sociological Context Flashcards
What are the 7 Strengths of Filipinos?
- Pakikipagkapwa-tao
- Family Orientation
- Hardwork and Industry
- Joy and Humor
- Adaptability, Flexibility, and Creativity
- Faith and Religiosity
- Ability to Survive
regards for others; filipinos are very hospitable; respecting our fellow human beings.
Pakikipagkwapa-tao
having a tight family connection; displays deep service to one another and genuine love for the family.
Family Orientation
having a strong desire to uplift their status by being hardworking and willing to take risks.
Hard work and Industry
source of strength despite having problems
Joy and Humor
they can endure, adjust, and survive, wherever and whatever situation they have.
Flexible, Adaptable, Creative.
strong and deep faith in God
Faith and Religiosity
all the strength combined resulted in the ___
Ability to Survive
What are the 7 Weaknesses of Filipinos
- Extreme Personalism
- Extreme Family Centeredness
- Lack of Discipline
- Passivity and Lack of Initiative
- Colonial Mentality
- Kanya-kanya Syndrome
- Lack of Self Analysis, Self Relection
giving too much regard to oneself instead of being objective
Extreme Personalism
prioritizing family ties rather than being fair and just towards everybody.
Extreme Family-Centeredness
spirit of negligence in fulfilling the exact role towards a certain concern.
Lack of Discipline
displays the absence of action
Passivity and Lack of Initiative
made up of two dimentions : (1) Lack of patriotism, active awareness and love for the Philippines (2) preference for things of foreign countries
Colonial Mentality
filipino demonstration of having a crab mentality
Kanya-Kanya Syndrome
king and queen in terms of failure in addressing a problem
Lack of Self-Analysis and Self-Reflection
considered a training ground for filipino children to learn the basic manner of addressing a person or a problem
Home Environment
where they extend their proximity in adapting and learning how to socialize and create new relationship
Social Environment
let them learn different values and characteristics such as warmth
Culture and Language
the use of english language is the result of american colonization and has remained widely used especially in the education system
History
taught filipino students, conformity and passivity by only following and being dependent on what is being instructed by the teachers.
Educational System
root of filipino optimism, it is where they understand that hardship is a part of human life.
Religion
produce often weakness as a people rather than strength.
Economic and Political Environment
tendency to produce escapist movies, soap operas, comics etc. Instead of confronting and solving their problems of poverty and oppression, they fantasize about their solutions instead
Mass Media
