LESSON 4: THE POLITICAL SELF

AND BEING A FILIPINO

 ACTIVITY: WHO IS A FILIPINO?
Cut out pictures or illustrations from magazines
and newspapers that show what being a Filipino
is about. Paste them below.
 Answer these questions in relation to the
pictures you have posted
1. How do the pictures remind you of your being a
Filipino?
2. Are you proud of being a Filipino? Why and why not?
3. How extensive are the effects of being Filipino in
your selfhood?
4. How to be a good Filipino?
5. What are the Filipino values and traits
6. What are the hallmarks or markers of our being a
Filipino?
Make an acrostic below which will describe
you, in relation to your being a Filipino
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• DISCUSS HOW BEING A FILIPINO AFFECTS
YOUR “SELF.” HOW CAN BECOMING A BETTER
FILIPINO INFLUENCE YOUR DUTY TO
BECOMING A BETTER VERSION OF
YOURSELF?
• VALUES (POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE) AND TRAITS
SET APART ONE NATIONALITY FROM THE
OTHER
Who is a Filipino?
 Filipino Values and Traits
• The Filipino Hospitality
• Respect for elders
• Close family ties
• Cheerful personality
• Self-sacrifice
• Bayanihan
• Bahala na attitude
• Colonial mentality
• Manana habit
• Ningas Kugon
• Pride
• Crab mentality
• Filipino time
 Filipino markers
• Proverbs or Salawikain (kung may tiyaga may
nilaga)
• Superstitions
• Myths and legends
• Heroes and Icons
 How to be a good Filipino
• Be an active Filipino Citizen
• Study the Philippine history
• Support local products
• Speak the Filipino language
• Do not spread fake news and be democratic in
engaging with dissent
 UNDERSTANDING POLITICS
• Kendall (1998) defines politics as a social
institution through which power is acquired
and exercised by people and groups.
• Politics is an important part of human
development because it promotes ideologies
about democracy, citizenship human rights,
freedom, family and other issues.
• Politics exists in all human societies
 Political self and Identity
• As an essential part of the self, the political self organizes
relevant information about politics. It constitutes knowledge
about the constitution government, and governance.
• The Political self helps in defining the structure and
functions of the government, in understanding the
relationship between the state and the citizens, and in
describing their rights, freedom, and obligations as citizens.
• Citizenship is a salient basis for political self
• Political self and identity are developed through
socialization
 The origins of the political self
1. The family has a hierarchical structure which
requires each member to perform role and parents
teach value and discipline. Each position carries a
set of rights and responsibilities where through this
hierarchy of positions, status and power are
ascribed.
2. Our Constitution recognizes the role of schools in
inculcating the youth the value of patriotism and
nationalism and in encouraging their involvement
in public and civic affairs of the country
 The origins of the political self
3. The church also helps shape the ideals of
citizenship and democracy through their
religious teachings, values and traditions.
4. Peers – equal distribution of power, rights
and priveleges
5. Media
 Theories of Political Self
1. Social Learning theory – a person can acquire
learning through observation and imitation.
Observation and imitation are important in a
process of political socialization – the lifelong
process by which individuals gain knowledge about
politics.
2. Cognitive theory – suggests that the mental
activities (knowledge, perceptions and ideas) of
individuals are important determinants of behavior
(political attitudes)
 Theories of Political Self
3. The theory of symbolic interaction suggests
that behaviors are products of
communication, meaning and symbols.
People give meanings to symbols and they
express these meanings through language
and communication.
4. The theory of political participation –
citizens' action or activities anchored in
politics.
1. Enumerate at least five functions of the
political self.
2. Explain the origins of the political self. Discuss
how the family, school, church, peer groups
ad media affect the development of the
political self.
3. Identify current political issues in the
Philippines and recount the circumstances
that led to the issues. As a citizen, what can
you do to prevent the issues from recurring?
• Watch the movie Dekada ’70 (2002). Write an
essay on the three most important things you
learned from the movie. What are your
insights and how are you going to apply your
insights in understanding and developing your
political self and identity as a Filipino?
• Lesson 4: The Political Self and Being Filipino
• ACTIVITY
• Who is a Filipino?
• Illustrate or show/upload pictures showing what being a Filipino is about.

• ANALYSIS
• Answer the questions below in relation to what you have posted.
• 1. How do the pictures remind you of your being a Filipino?
• 2. Are you proud of being a Filipino? Why and Why not?
• 3. Imagine that you were of a different nationality. What would change in
you aside from your citizenship and origin?
• 4. How extensive are the effects of being Filipino in your selfhood?