UCSPOL Notes
- Kyrikiel
Lesson
1:
Human
Cultural
Variation
Human
Cultural
Variation
- It refers to the
differences
in
social
behaviors
that
different cultures exhibit around the world.
Race
- Refers to a
human
'
s
physical
characteristics
such as
bone structure and skin, hair, or eye color.
Ethnicity
- Refers to a
cultural
factors
such as nationality,
religion, language, and other aspects of culture
Nationality
- Identity that tied to being
part
of
a
nation
or
a
country
- Group of people who share the same history,
traditions and language and who inhabits in a
particular territory delineated by a political border
and controlled by a government
Ethnic
Groups
- Are
within
the
nation
these are
small
cultural
groups
that shares specific environment, traditions and
history that are not necessarily subscribed by the
mainstream culture
Social
Differences
Sex
-
Scientific
views
this as
different
from
gender
- Is
assigned
at
birth
based on a newborn's physical
and biological characteristics, such as chromosomes,
hormone prevalence and anatomy.
- Generally a newborn's sex is assigned male or female,
though some states and countries provides a third
option for those who are intersex
Gender
Identity
- A
person
'
s
emotional
and
psychological
sense
of their
gender, which may not align with the sex they were
assigned at birth.
Examples
of
Gender
Identity
●
Cisgender
- People whose gender
agrees
with
their
body
or assigned sex
●
Trans
and
gender
diverse
- People whose
gender
is
different
from
their
physical
sex
, including transgender people
●
Transgender
- Person whose gender identity or gender
expression
does
not
confirm
to that typically
associated
with
their
sex
assigned
at
birth
●
Genderqueer
/
non
-
binary
- Any gender identity that
sits
within
,
outside
of
across
or between the
spectrum
of
the
male
and
female
is
binary
★ Non-binary person -Mmight identify as
gender
-
fluid
,
transmasculine
,
transfeminine
,
agender
,
bigender
,
etc.
●
Intersex
- A person
born
with
reproductive
organs
,
hormones levels and/or sex chromosomes
that
isn
'
t
exclusively
male
or
female
Sexual
Orientation
-
One
’
s
innate
sexual
attraction
to other men, women
or others who identify as non-binary
Types
of
Sexual
Orientation
●
Heterosexual
- Inclined to be sexually attracted to a person
of the
opposite
sex
●
Homosexual
- Sexually attracted to the
same
sex
★
Gay
- Romantically and sexually
attracted to
male
★
Lesbian
- Romantically and sexually
attracted to
female
●
Bisexual
- Individuals who are attracted to the
same
and
opposite
sex
●
Asexual
-
Totally
incapable
of being attracted to any
sex
●
Polysexual
- Attracted to
multiple
types
of gender
identity
●
Pansexual
- Accommodate
all
types
of gender
Lesson
2:
Becoming
a
Member
of
the
Society
Socialization
- Refers to the
lifelong
process
of
social
interaction
through which people acquire their identities and all
necessary skills for survival in society
Enculturation
- Refers to the
process
of
being
socialized
t
o a
particular or specific culture
- Individuals learn the symbols, norms, values, and
language of their culture by observing and
interacting with various members of society
Agents
of
Socialization
●
Family
-
Fountainhead
of the socialization process
●
School
- Its purpose is to
transfer
subject
knowledge
and
teach
life
skills
.
- We also learn social skills through our
interactions with teachers, staff, and other
students.
