REVIEW

Question 1

ROOTS OF THE FILIPINO CHARACTER

Answer 1

1. The family and home environment
2. The social environment
3. Culture and language
4. History
5. The educational system
6. Religion
7. The economic environment
8. The political environment
9. Mass media
10. Leadership and role models

Question 2

can be both difficult and rewarding at the same time.
The goal of every parent is to have the child grow up to be respectable and resourceful adult in society.

Answer 2

Child rearing practices

Question 3

Child rearing in the Filipino family is characterized by:

Answer 3

High nurturance
Low independence training
Over protection

Question 4

The Filipino child grows up in an atmosphere of love and affection. Providing the children with the opportunity, means and support to purse their goals.

Answer 4

High nurturance

Question 5

Some parents act on their own needs for power and use control and coercion to ensure that they remain the dominant forces in their children’s lives.

Answer 5

Over protection

Question 6

Attempts to maintain discipline come in the form of many ―no’s‖ and ―don’ts‖ and a system of criticism to keep children in line. Subtle comparison among siblings also are used by mothers to control their children.

Answer 6

Low discipline

Question 7

In a large family where we are encouraged to get along with our siblings and other relatives, we learn pakikipagkapwa-tao.

Answer 7

Family relations

Question 8

It may be attributed to the colonial times when the hierarchical structure of the family has been in prevalent place, where age and status demand high levels of respect, and the good of the family takes precedence over personal desires. This characteristic is still present despite modern times.

Answer 8

Family Orientation

Question 9

The Family and Home Environment is characterized by:

Answer 9

Child rearing practices
Low discipline
Family relations
Family Orientation

Question 10

It may be attributed to the colonial times when the hierarchical structure of family has been in prevalent place, where age and status demand high levels of respect, and the good of the family takes precedence over personal desires. This characteristic is still present despite modern times.

Answer 10

Family Orientation

Question 11

The social environment of the Filipino is characterized by a feudal structure with great gaps between the rich minority and the poor majority.

Answer 11

Social Environment

Question 12

The main components of the social environment are:

Answer 12

Social Structures
Social Systems

Question 13

Traits and corresponding behavioral patterns develop because they make one more likeable and enable life to proceed more easily.
 and openness to the outside which easily incorporates foreign elements without a basic consciousness of our cultural core

Answer 13

Culture and Language

Question 14

We are the product of our colonial history, which is regarded by many as the culprit behind our lack of nationalism and our colonial mentality. Colonialism developed a mindset in the Filipino which encouraged us to think of the colonial power as superior and more powerful.

Answer 14

History

Question 15

Aside from the problems inherent in the use of a foreign language in the educational system, it leads to other problems for the Filipinos. ―Filipinos develop a mindset that things learned in schools are not related to real
life.‖

Answer 15

Educational System

Question 16

is the root of Filipino optimism and its capacity to accept life’s hardships.

However, it also instills in the Filipino attitudes of resignation and a pre- occupation with the afterlife. We become vulnerable also to being victimized by opportunism, oppression, exploitation and superstition.

Answer 16

Religion

Question 17

Many Filipino traits are rooted in the poverty and hard life that is the lot of most Filipinos. Our difficulties drive us to take risks, impel us to work very hard, and develop in us the ability to survive. Poverty, however, has also become an excuse for graft and corruption, particularly among the lower rungs of the bureaucracy.

Answer 17

Economic Environment

Question 18

It is characterized by a centralization of power. Political power and authority are concentrated in the hands of the elite and the participation of most Filipinos often is limited to voting in elections. Basic services from the government are concentrated in Manila and its outlying towns and provinces. Political power is still very much concentrated in the hands of a few may lead to passivity.

Answer 18

Political Environment

Question 19

It means technology that is intended to reach a mass audience. It is the primary means of communication used to reach the vast majority of the general public. The most common platforms for media are newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and the latest is the internet. The tendency of media to produce escapist movies, soap operas, comics, etc., feed the Filipino’s passivity. Rather than confront our poverty and oppression, we fantasize instead. The propensity to use flashy sets, designer clothes, superstars and other bongga features reinforce porma.

Answer 19

Mass Media

Question 20

Filipinos look up to their leaders as role models. Political leaders are the main models, but all other leaders serve as role models as well. Thus, when our leaders violate the law or show themselves to be self-serving and driven by personal interest—when there is lack of public accountability—there is a negative impact on the Filipino.

Answer 20

Leadership and role models