UCSP

Question 1

They do not entail the exchange of cash for the rendering of service or provision of goods.

Ex. Churches, charities, universities, and etc.

Answer 1

Non-Market Institution

Question 2

In sociology, it is defined as the system of voluntary exchange among individuals based on the understanding that the giving of favor by one will be reciprocated in the future either to the giver or to someone else. In Economics, it is defined as an exchange of equal advantages.

Answer 2

Reciprocity

Question 3

Is giving something without the anticipation of an instant return.

Ex. You may buy a coffee for a friend one day, with the expectation that at some point in the future, they will do the same for you.

Answer 3

GENERALIZED RECIPORICITY

Question 4

Is giving out of something with the anticipation of immediate return.
Ex. Exchange gifts.

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BALANCED RECIPORICITY

Question 5

Occurs when the exchange of something already involves taking advantage of someone or the situation.
Ex. Selling much needed item at an inflated price.

Answer 5

NEGATIVE RECIPORICITY

Question 6

Is a social institution through which a society’s children are taught basic academic knowledge, learning skills, and cultural norms

Answer 6

Education

Question 7

Occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum.

Answer 7

Formal Education

Question 8

also follows a structured approach but occurs outside the formal schooling system, while informal education entails unstructured learning through daily experiences

Answer 8

Non-Formal Education

Question 9

is an organized system of beliefs concerning supernatural beings. This system of beliefs is exercised through rituals that are meant to influence facets of the universe which otherwise people can do nothing about.

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Religion

Question 10

Emphasized the role of religion as an agent of social cohesion. For him, the origin of religion is not supernatural but social. He pointed out that rituals are enacted simply to enhance the solidarity of the community as well as its faith. In short, religion provides the people a reminder of their common group membership, reaffirmation of their values and roles, maintaining morals and taboos. Religion also help transmit cultural heritage from one generation to the next.

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Emile Durkheim

Question 11

pointed out that religion also inspires division among those with differences in beliefs. For him, religion is a profound form of human alienation, the situation in which people lose their control over the social world they have created. Marx claimed that a dominant religion in any society is always the religion of the politically and economically dominant class, thus providing justification for existing inequalities and injustices.

Answer 11

Karl Marx

Question 12

belief that spirits may dwell in nature or human-made objects

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Animism

Question 13

belief in multiple gods

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Polytheism

Question 14

belief in a single, powerful deity

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Monotheism

Question 15

religious organization that claims the membership of everyone in society or even in several societies

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Ecclesia

Question 16

two or more established relatively tolerant religious organizations that claim allegiance to a substantial part of the population

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Church or denomination

Question 17

an exclusive and uncompromising religious organization, often, one that has split off from a denomination due to doctrinal reasons.

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Sect

Question 18

loosely organized religious movement and independent from the religious tradition of the surrounding society.

Answer 18

Cult

Question 19

Separation of Church and the State
* In the Philippines, this doctrine operates more as a restriction on the powers of the State or the government than on the Church.

Answer 19

true

Question 20

Separation of Church and the State

• The Philippine Constitution states that the “separation of the Church and State shall be inviolable” (Section 6, Article II).

Answer 20

true

Question 21

is a disease outbreak that occurs within a specific geographical area.

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Epidemic

Question 22

occurs if the disease spreads to multiple areas or the entire globe.

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Pandemic

Question 23

• Are experiences of discontinuities in states of being and perceived role performances.
• Ex. Allergies, Colds and Flu, Conjunctivitis (“pink eye“), Diarrhea, Headaches, Mononucleosis, Stomach Aches.

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Illness

Question 24

in the scientific paradigm of modern medicine, are abnormalities in the function and/or structure of body organs and systems.

Ex. Cancer, High Blood, Stroke, Alzheimer, Diabetes, and etc.

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Diseases

Question 25

In medicine and medical anthropology, a culture-bound syndrome, culture-specific syndrome, or folk illness is a combination of psychiatric and somatic symptoms that are considered to be a recognizable disease only within a specific society or culture

Ex. Kulam, Bangungut, buyag-buyag

Answer 25

Culture-Specific Illnesses

Question 26

A disease or condition that usually lasts for 3 months or longer and may get worse over time. Chronic diseases tend to occur in older adults and can usually be controlled but not cured. The most common types of chronic disease are cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and arthritis.

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Chronic Disease

Question 27

refer to a medical condition that occurs suddenly and lasts for a shorter period of time.
Ex. Chicken pox, cough and colds, measles, etc.

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Acute diseases

Question 28

• Among social institutions, is the most conspicuous, ubiquitous and overreaching in scope and coverage in the modern world.

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MASS MEDIA

Question 29

are channels of communication directed to a vast number of audiences within a society.

Answer 29

MASS MEDIA

Question 30

have enormous impact on the attitudes and behavior of people towards events and things that affect their day-to-day lives.

Answer 30

MASS MEDIA

Question 31

People react to issues presented to them by the media in the same way they are entertained and informed by channels.

Answer 31

MASS MEDIA

Question 32

Mass media is composed of print media (books, magazines, and newspapers, among others)

Answer 32

Print Media

Question 33

• Mass media may also come in the form of non-print media (television, movies, radio, Internet, and social media)

Answer 33

Non- Print Media