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FORCES THAT SHAPE

CONTEMPORARY VALUES

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Filipinosare cosmopolitan; they are both oriental

and occidental, so they are familiar and can adjust

easily with the ways of different people and

countries.

Aeta, Indonesian, Malaysian, Hindu, Arabian, and

Chineseare the foundation of the Filipinosoriental culture; the core of their moral and social

conscience and cultural identity.

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Spanish and Americancultures composed the

Filipinos occidental ways.

Spanish- influences found its way into our religious,

political, economic, and educational life, as well as into

our language, dress, and diet.

compadre system initiated the Filipino into

the practice of extended families.

Americansintroduction of a democratic system ofgovernment. They also popularized education as the

most essential channel for social mobility and imposed

the use of the English language.

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While the Filipinos adhere to the predominantly

gemeinschaftnature of society, they are pressed by

other forces to incorporate gesellschaftaspects into

it. Gemeinschaftsocial relations between

individuals, based on close personal and family

ties.

Gesellschaftsocial relations based on impersonal

ties, as duty to a society or organization.

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VALUES: INCONSISTENCY

AND CONFLICT

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Value Inconsistencyit reflects the cultural

diversity of society. This leads to a strained or

abnormal balancing act of how we view the world.

Valuesare not called full values unless they gothrough the cognitive, affective, and behavioral

processes.

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1. Cognitivesomething that ones values should

be chosen freely from alternatives after careful

thought.

2. Affectivea persons choice is prized andcherished, and the person publicly affirms it.

3. Behavioralif one values something, he or she

shows this in his or her actions, acts positivelyabout it, and does it habitually.

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FILIPINO VALUES

Four Basic Filipino Values

based on Jaime Bulatao:

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1. Emotional closeness and security in a familyit

is in this value where the family, including

extended family, give support to members of the

family.2. Approval from authority and of society

Filipinos have the desire to please and be

accepted by the authority.

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3. Economic and social bettermentFilipino value

of uplifting ones state in life. This can be considered

a positive value, but negates itself if one goes to the

extent of selling oneself and sacrificing other values.4. Patience, endurance, and sufferingthis value

shows the matiisin attitude among the Filipino. It

enables us to bounce back easily when tragedy

strikes.

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VALUES ADAPTED IN

PHILIPPINE CULTURE

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Sociologist Robin Williamidentifies ten values

which are central to the American culture. Since

the US controlled the Philippines as a colony, these

values where adapted in Philippine culture.

1. Equal Opportunitywhich means that society

should provide everyone with the opportunity to besuccessful.

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2. Achievement and Successencouraged by

competition so that a persons rewards reflect his or

her personal trait.

3. Material Comfortrefers to making money.

4. Activity and Workwe tend to prefer action to

reflection and try to accept hard work than accept

our fate.

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5. Practicality and Efficiencywhen what is

preferred as practical and not theoretical.

6. Progressthe preference for products which are

identified as the latest therefore the best.

7. Sciencethe recognition of the works of science

experts as the source of knowledge; at the same

time giving less attention to emotions and intuition.

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8. Democracy and Free Enterprisereflected during

elections, when we emphasize our needs and

choices.

9. Freedomthe belief that individuals should befree to pursue ones personal goals with little or no

interference from anyone else.

10. Racism an Group Superiorityindividuals rateothers according to sex, ace, ethnicity, and social

class.