UCSP Flashcards
What are groups within society?
Groups within society refer to various categories and communities that form the building blocks of a society, based on shared characteristics such as ethnicity, religion, socioeconomic status, culture, or interests.
What are the types of social groups?
- Ethnic Groups: Defined by shared ancestry, language, or cultural heritage.
- Religious Groups: United by common beliefs, practices, and worship systems.
- Socioeconomic Groups: Based on wealth, income, or social class.
- Cultural or Interest Groups: Formed around shared values, traditions, or hobbies.
What are key features of social groups?
- Diversity: Societies consist of various overlapping and intersecting groups.
- Interaction: Groups interact through collaboration, competition, or conflict.
- Power Structures: Some groups hold more power or influence, leading to inequalities.
- Identity: Membership in a group often forms a key part of individual identity.
Why is it important to understand groups within society?
Understanding groups helps foster social cohesion, address inequality, resolve conflicts, and inform policy making.
What is kinship?
Kinship refers to the network of social relationships based on blood ties, marriage, or social bonds, shaping societal organization, cultural values, and resource distribution.
What are the types of kinship?
- Consanguineal: Based on blood relations.
- Affinal: Arises from marriage.
- Fictive: Socially recognized bonds without biological ties.
What are the functions of kinship?
- Organizes social roles and responsibilities.
- Facilitates economic cooperation.
- Preserves cultural traditions.
- Resolves conflicts within families.
- Forms political and social alliances.
What does authority and legitimacy examine?
It examines how power and authority are established, recognized, and exercised within a society, including sources of legitimacy.
What do economic institutions focus on?
Economic institutions focus on the systems, markets, and organizations that govern the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
What is the role of education in society?
The education system shapes beliefs, values, and the transmission of knowledge, impacting social mobility and cultural reproduction.
What is social stratification?
Social stratification refers to the hierarchical ordering of social groups based on wealth, power, status, and access to resources.
What does health as a human right entail?
The WHO constitution enshrines the highest attainable standard of health as a fundamental right of every human being.
What is traditional medicine?
Traditional medicine includes healing practices based on indigenous knowledge, used for health maintenance and treatment, commonly found in parts of Asia and Africa.
What is the separation of church and state?
Historically, church and state were synonymous, but as societies developed, they became separate entities, with legal frameworks ensuring this separation.
What does the 1987 Philippine Constitution state about church and state?
Article III Section 6 states that ‘The separation of Church and state shall be inviolable.’ Article III Section 5 guarantees the free exercise of religious profession and worship.
