TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bernardo, Juanito Philip V., 
TI  - Understanding culture, society and politics
SN  - 9786214150557
U1  - 306 B52u 2016 
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Pasay City, Philippines
PB  - JFS Publishing Services
KW  - Culture
KW  - Society
KW  - Politics
KW  - Philippines
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Political science
KW  - Sociology
N1  - Includes bibliographic references; This book primarily covers the three major components, namely, culture, society and politics, for the students to have a modest understanding not just of all that surrounds the "what" of life but also of the "why and the how" of life (Friedrich Nietzshe) as lived in the world of humanity reflective of the person`s being rational, free and bodily  Culture -- Meaning of culture -- Characteristics of culture -- Cultural diffusion and assimilation -- Cultural relativism -- Inculturation -- University of culture -- Ethnocentrism and xenocentrism -- Cultural norms -- Values and beliefs -- Ambivalence of Filipino values -- Culture and language -- Characteristics of language -- Language and its functions -- Culture and technology -- Popular culture -- Culture shock -- Xenophobia -- Deconstructing some cultural practices -- Culture and LGBT community -- Culture and proliferation of malls -- Society -- Politics -- Selected readings in the state of the Filipino people
ER  -