POLITICAL
SELF
Learning Outcomes
▣Develop a Filipino identify.
▣Identify different Filipino values and traits.
▣Reflect on his or her selfhood in relation to his
national identity.
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“
It is a useless life that is not consecrated to
a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on
the field without becoming a part of any
edifice
-Jose Rizal
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The Political Self is influenced
Through the obligations and expectations associated with one’s
role as a member
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Understanding Politics
Let’s explore in unleashing more of your political self
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Understanding Politics
▣ Politics is a social institution through
which power is acquired and
exercised by people and groups
(Kendall, 1998)
▣ “Man is by nature a political animal”
(Aristotle)
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Understanding Politics
▣ Considered an important part of
human development because it
promotes ideologies about
democracy, citizenship, human
rights, freedom, family, health, and
other social issues
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Understanding Politics
▣ Exists in all human societies
▣ Serves as the mechanism by which
individuals develop power and
understand proper functioning of a
democratic society as a citizen
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citizenship
▣ Is the most basic identification with the nation
▣ Denotes the membership of a citizen in a political
society.
▣ As a citizen, a person enjoys full civil and political
rights, including protection inside and outside the
territory of the state
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Understanding Politics
▣ The political self organizes one’s
beliefs, attitudes, and affiliations and
aids in the processing of politically
relevant information
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Understanding Politics
▣ People use their political values and
belief systems to define themselves
as unique individuals of society
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POLITICAL SELF AND IDENTITY
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Political self and identity
▣ The political self organizes self-relevant
information about politics.
▣ It constitutes knowledge about the
Constitution, government, and governance
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Political self and identity
▣ The political self helps in defining the
structure and functions of the government,
in telling and understanding the relationship
between the state and the citizens, and in
describing their rights, freedom, and
obligations as citizens
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Political self and identity
▣ The political self exemplifies the ideals and
aspirations of the people, embodies the rules
and principles of the State, and determines
the status and power of the people.
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Political self and identity
▣ One important component of political self is
identity, the person’s understanding of who
and what he or she is.
▣ Citizenship becomes a salient basis for
political self
▣ The political self is often defined by
citizenship
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Political self and identity
▣ Citizenship is the most basic identification
with the nation and as such, is oriented
towards the state and its expressions in law
and policy
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Political self and identity
▣ From the social and psychological
perspectives, the individual’s claim to
citizenship means that the person relates
himself or herself to a group of others who
also see themselves as citizens of a larger
polity
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Political self and identity
▣ From the social and psychological
perspectives, the individual’s claim to
citizenship means that the person relates
himself or herself to a group of others who
also see themselves as citizens of a larger
polity
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Political self and identity
▣ The institutions which influence the values
of citizenship are the family, church, school,
media, government, and non-governmental
organizations
▣ The political self is also in part defined by
reference to other members in the political
group or community where one belongs
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Political self and identity
▣ The value component of identity
construction is shaped by societal agencies
that enter the life of the individual form
from childhood all the way through
adulthood (Diokno, 1997)
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Political self and identity
▣ The political self and identity are developed
through socialization, through the ways
people learn the knowledge, norms, values,
motives, and roles appropriate to their
positions in a group or community.
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Political self and identity
▣ Social interaction may significantly
influence a person’s understanding of
politics, and perhaps a person’s political
actions in the future.
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Political self and identity
▣ Through social interaction, people learn the
status, duties, rights, and power necessary to
interact successfully with other people in the
group or community
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Political self and identity
▣ Throughout life, as individuals meet new
people and join new groups, the political self
is influenced and modified by the opinions,
comments, and suggestions of other people
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The Origins of Political Self
(Family, Government, School, Church, Peer Groups, and Mass Media)
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FAMILY
▣ Authority is necessary in the development
of the political self and identity, which is
established by the father and the mother
▣ Children must be government; thus, there
must be some form of established status and
power in the family
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FAMILY
▣ The ordered positions and ascribed roles in
the family prepare children for several and
higher roles external to the family, in the
context of being a citizen of the state.
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FAMILY
▣ Aristotle considers the state as a natural
union of families, established for the
common good under a definite government.
Thus, the family makes the most
contribution to the child’s development of
political self
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FAMILY
▣ The first and foremost duty of parents is to
educate the children about basic values and
beliefs.
▣ The process of learning is imbued with
values and beliefs
▣ Morality underlies political values and
beliefs
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FAMILY
▣ The family directly and indirectly
influences a person’s political attitudes,
views, and beliefs
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GOVERNMENT
▣ The Philippine Constitution recognizes the
duty and responsibility of parents to educate
and train their children to become good,
useful, and worthy citizens of the country
and to prepare them for future
responsibilities
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GOVERNMENT
▣ The Philippine Constitution recognizes the
vital 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.
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SCHOOLS
▣ They have the responsibility in the formal
education and training of children
▣ Their responsibility is to teach moral,
spiritual, and political values that will help
the students to become patriotic and
morally upright citizens
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CHURCH
▣ They help share the ideals of citizenship and
democracy through their religious
teachings, values, and traditions.
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PEER GROUPS
▣ They encompass and emphasize the equal
distribution of pow
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MASS MEDIA
▣ This could be a key source of information
on politics, and thus may influence an
individual’s political values and beliefs
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