Social Sciences Curriculum for Senior High School in the Philippines

Subject Title Grade Content Related Discipline Related Themes

level
1. Disciplines and 11 1. EMERGENCE OF THE 1. Anthropology
Ideas in the Social SOCIAL SCIENCES 2. Economics
Sciences (DISS) 3. Geography
(Prerequisite) 4. History
5. Linguistics
6. Political Science
7. Psychology
HUMSS_Discipline 8. Sociology and Demography
s and Ideas in the Social Sciences CG__1.pdf
2. DOMINANT APPROACHES 1. Structural-Functionalism
AND IDEAS 2. Marxism
3. Symbolic Interactionism
4. Psychoanalysis
5. Rational Choice
6. Institutionalism
7. Feminist Theory
8. Hermeneutical Phenomenology
9. Human-Environment Systems

3. INDIGENIZING THE 1. Filipino Social Thinkers

SOCIAL SCIENCES 2. Institute of Philippine
Culture’s study on Philippine
values
3. Sikolohiyang Pilipino
4. Pantayong Pananaw

4. SOCIAL SCIENCES IN 1. Professions

THE REAL WORLD 2. Applications and intersections
of the approaches in addressing
social problems
2. Disciplines and 12 1. Counseling 1. The Discipline of Counseling
Ideas in the Applied 2. Professionals and
 Social Sciences Practitioners in Counseling
3. Clientele and Audiences in
Counseling
4. Settings, Processes, Methods,
HUMSS_Discipline and Tools in Counseling
s and Ideas in Applied Social Sciences CG.pdf 5. Counseling services,
processes, and methods

2. Social Work 1. The Discipline of Social Work

2. Professionals and
Practitioners in Social Work
3. Clientele and Audiences in
Social Work
4. Settings, Processes, Methods,
and Tools in Social Work
5. Social Work services,
processes, and methods

3. Communication 1. The Discipline of

Communication
2. Professionals and
Practitioners in Communication
3. Clientele and Audiences in
Communication
4. Communication media channels
4. Importance of
Social Sciences 1. Functions of Applied Social
Sciences
2. Effects of Applied Social
Sciences processes
3. Understanding 11 1. Starting points for 1. Sharing of social and cultural
Culture, Society and or the understanding of backgrounds of students as acting
Politics 12 culture, society, and subjects or social actors,
politics agents, persons; (examples:
gender, socioeconomic class,
SHS
Core_Understanding Culture, Society and Politics CG.pdf
 ethnicity, religion,
exceptionality/non-
exceptionality, nationality)

2. Observations about social,

political, and cultural behavior
and phenomena (examples: food
taboos, istambay, political
dynasties, elections )

3. Observations on social,
political,and cultural change
(examples: txting , transnational
families, local public services,
youth volunteerism)

4. Definition of anthropology,
political science, and sociology

2. Defining Culture 1. Society as a group of people

and Society from the sharing a common culture
perspectives of 2. Culture as a “‘that complex
anthropology and whole which encompasses beliefs,
sociology practices, values, attitudes,
laws, norms, artifacts, symbols,
knowledge, and everything that a
person learns and shares as a
member of society.” (E.B. Tylor
1920 [1871]).
3. Aspects of Culture a. Dynamic,
Flexible, & Adaptive b. Shared &
Contested (given the reality of
social differentiation) c.
Learned through socialization or
enculturation d. Patterned social
 interactions e. Integrated and at
times unstable f. Transmitted
through
socialization/enculturation g.
Requires language and other forms
of communication
4. Ethnocentrism and Cultural
Relativism as orientations in
viewing other cultures

3. Looking back at 1. Biological and cultural

Human Biocultural and evolution: from Homo habilis (or
Social Evolution earlier) to Homo sapiens in the
fossil record
2. Cultural and sociopolitical
evolution: from hunting and
gathering to the agricultural,
industrial , and post-industrial
revolutions a. The Neolithic
Revolution b. Early civilization
and the rise of the state c.
Democratization

4. Becoming a member 1. Enculturation/Socialization a.

of society Identity formation (identities,
disciplines, and aspirations) b.
Norms and values c. Statuses and
roles (e.g. age, gender)
2. Conformity and deviance a.
Social control (gossip, social
ostracism, laws and punishments)
b. Forms of deviance (ritualism,
retreatism, rebellion, and
innovation)
3. Human dignity, rights, and the
 common good
5. How society is 1. Groups within society: Primary
organized and Secondary
2. In-groups and out-groups
3. Reference groups
4. Networks

6. Cultural, social 1. Kinship, marriage, and the

and political household
institutions a. Kinship by blood
Descent and marriage
(unilineal, matrilineal,
patrilineal, bilateral)
b. Kinship by marriage
Marriage rules cross-culturally
(monogamy vs. polygamy, post-
marital residency
rules, referred marriage
partners) c. Kinship by ritual
(Compadrazgo) d. Family and the
household Nuclear,
extended, and reconstituted
families (separated,
transnational) e. Politics of
kinship (political dynasty,
alliances)
2. Political and leadership
structures a. Political
organization i. Bands ii. Tribes
iii. Chiefdoms iv. States and
nations b. Authority and
legitimacy i. Traditional ii.
Charismatic iii. Rational
3. Economic Institutions a.
Reciprocity b. Transfers c.
 Redistribution d. Market
transactions e. Markets and state
4. Nonstate institutions a.
Banks and corporations b.
Cooperatives and trade unions c.
Transnational advocacy groups d.
Development agencies e.
International organizations
5. Education a. Functions of
education in society (formal and
nonformal) i. Productive
citizenry ii. Self-actualization
iii. Primary education as a human
right
6. Religion and belief systems a.
Animism b. Polytheism c.
Monotheism d. Institutionalized
religions e. Separation of church
and state
7. Health a. Culture-specific
syndromes and illnesses (e.g.,
“bughat”, ”usog”/”buyag”) b.
Systems of diagnosis, prevention
and healing (e.g., traditional,
western, alternative healing
systems) c. Health as a human
7. Social and right
political
stratification a. Social desirables (wealth,
power, prestige) b. Social
mobility system i. Open (Class)
ii. Closed (Caste) c. Social
inequality i. Access to social,
political, and symbolic capital
ii. Gender inequality iii. Ethnic
 minorities iv. Other minorities
(e.g., persons with disabilities)
v. Global Inequality
(relationships between states and
nonstate actors in the global
8. Cultural, Social, community)
and Political Change
Sources of social, 1. Innovation
cultural, and 2. Diffusion
political change 3. Acculturation and assimilation
4. Social contradictions and
tensions (e.g., Inter-ethnic
conflicts, class struggle, armed
conflict, terrorism, protests,
9. New challenges to gender issues)
human adaptation and
social change 1. Global warming and climate
4. Community change
Engagement, 2. Transnational migration and
Solidarity, and 10. Responding to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs)
Citizenship (CSC) social, political, and
cultural change 1. Inclusive Citizenship and
participatory governance
2. New forms of media and social
HUMSS_Commun 12 networking
ity Engagement, Solidarity and Leadership CG.pdf 3. Social movements (e.g.,
1. Concepts and environmentalism, feminism)
Perspectives of
Community 1. Importance of understanding
community dynamics and community
action
2. Definitions of community a.
Social sciences perspective b.
Institutional perspective c.
Civil society (e.g., people’s
 organization, civic
organizations, social movements,
LGBT, etc.) d. Local and
grassroots levels
3. Elements a. Structures (e.g.,
sociopolitical, economics, and
cultural, etc.) b. Dynamics and
processes (e.g., community power,
leadership, relationships, social
change)
4. Typologies (e.g., formal-
informal, ruralurban, local-
2. Community Action global, sectors, social spaces,
etc.)

1. Overview a) Community
engagement b) Solidarity c)
Citizenship
2. Purposes of Community Action
a) Major issues affecting poor
and marginalized communities b)
The role of the youth in
3. Core Values and community action
Principles of 3. Selected cases of community
Community-action action initiatives
5. Philippine Initiatives
Politics and 1. Human rights
Governance 2. Social justice
4. Methodologies and 3. Empowerment & advocacy
approaches of 4. Participatory development
community actions and 5. Gender equality
HUMSS_Philippin involvements across
e Politics and Governance CG.pdf disciplines 1. Partnership building with
HUMSS_Introduct local groups
ion to World Religions & Belief Systems CG.pdf 2. Community profiling
SHS
Core_Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person CG.pdf
 3. Needs assessment
12 4. Working with a core group of
leaders/ leadership development
1. The concepts of Participatory action planning
politics and 5. Resource mobilization
governance 6. Social action
7. Evaluation
1 The meaning of politics
2. Political 2 How politics can be studied
Ideologies 3. The meaning of governance

The basic tenets of the major

political ideologies (i.e.,
liberalism, socialism,
3. Power conservatism, etc.

1 Nature
2 Dimensions
3 Types
4. States, Nations, 4 Consequences
and Globalization
1 The State as different from the
Nation as a political concept
2 Globalization as a context of
5. Historical relations among nation-states
Background of
Philippine Democratic The evolution of Philippine
Politics politics, government, and
governance
6. The Executive

The role of the Philippine

President in relation to his/her
7. The Legislative powers
 The role and responsibilities of
the Philippine Senate and the
8. The Judiciary House of Representatives

The role and responsibilities of

the Philippine Judiciary
9. Decentralization
and Local Governance
Local Governance in the context
of the 1991 Local Government Code
(LGC) of the Philippines and
10. Elections and National-Local Government
Political Parties dynamics

The nature of elections and

11. Civil Society and political parties in the context
Social Movements of the Philippines

12. Citizenship Political participation outside

formal institutions

The traditional and modern views

of citizenship, i.e., the state-
13. Integration centric vs participatory notions
of citizenship

How the concepts/ideas learned in

class can be utilized in actual
experiences