The Philippine Cultural Heritage

Family and society have come across many changes during our history. Every change that occurred has affected what many people would call the "Benchmark Family" (Scanzoni #7). This is considered the perfect family or the norm. The Family would consist of the husband that is the breadwinner and the wife who is responsible for raising the children, and taking care of the home (Scanzoni #4). Society has changed dramatically from the 19th century. These changes in turn have affected Family. Many factors through the years have been responsible for these changes. Feminism is a tremendous factor that is still having its effect on family and society today. Another factor is employment. Women in the workplace have changed family structure

Women gathered food in groups; they had their own societies for ceremonial activity. They raised their children together until the children were about six or seven, at which point boys generally were sent to spend time with male relatives to be taught their roles in life. Girls remained with their mothers, learning the roles that they would eventually endeavor (Finch 44).

Fossils grant us opportunity of understanding about species which no longer exist on Earth- that are extinct. The prehistoric remains inform us about plants and

Women: Women were in charge of the household. Raising children, chores, and staying in charge of husbands' businesses while they were away, etc.

Women were viewed inferiorly compared to men. They were expected to do all household chores, bear children, and obey their husband’s wish

Women were expected to do all housework at home and raise the children while men were

In every society, each person has some type of role that they have to fulfill. Whether they are at the top of the hierarchy or at the bottom, everyone had a job they had to do. Social hierarchy in terms of gender were much different in comparison to today. For instance in ancient Greece, men had more rights than women. Women had fewer rights and they were “unable to vote, own land, or inherit”.

Some ancient societies saw women as inferior to men. For example, in ancient China, philosophers such as Confucius taught that women were to look after the man and they should only be respected as a mother or mother-in-law. However, in civilizations such as India, where women had many privileges in the beginning. This did change in the Later-Vedic Age, though, as factors like polygamy got worse and deteriorated the position of women. In Rome and Greece, women were vital to a family's success in work as farmers and artisans. On

(B) - The recognizable remains of a plant or animal are known as fossils. Unlike artifacts, fossils are not made by man and instead come from living things. Those who study fossils are known as paleontologists. The word “fossil” comes from the Latin word “fossilis”, which means “found by digging”.

The most important duty to fulfill was being a housewife. This pertained to woman of al classes. Young women were informed that they were subordinate and inferior to man. Woman did not have any political power. Women played a very limited role in society. Women were seen, but not heard. Women were supposed to live up to the idea of being the ideal women. Every action a woman wanted to undertake had to be approved by a man. Husbands instilled in their wives specific views and beliefs. Women of different classes had different duties and obligations. A merchant’s wife worked for her husband’s business. The wife of a peasant helped the running and maintaining of the field. Wealthy women a like, had obligations to carry out. They performed chores related to the household, even though they had domestic

However women weren’t forced into this role, it has been shown that sometimes women would go out and fish or hunt for both necessity and personal choice. Equally, the men had to know how to prepare food and sow because they would be away from home for several days in a hunting party. (Forero, 2008) The family unit however was very interdependent on one another, which lead to stronger bonds. A household could consist of a mother, father, child, and both remaining grandparents.

Introduction: Fossils are defined as a physical trace or evidence of life from a prior geological time period which has been preserved. Examples of fossils include burrows, indentations or bite marks, footprints or other impressions, coprolites, hard animal body parts such as bone, shells or horns or mineralized plant remains embedded in stratified rock.

Then in society, men were portrayed as “dominant figures” and women were the “nurturers”. Men not only filled the fatherly role but they also usually earned the “breadwinning”, went to work all day, and financially provided for the wives and

Similarly, in my culture gender norms were placed upon males needing to “man up,” and women were seen to be housewives. However, my grandmother wasn’t necessarily your average “house wife.” Indeed, she had children, and cooked for her husband but she also was provider as well. Like I mentioned before she worked at a fabric factory, but later applied to work for a hospital as maintenance. Here was a young mother of four stepping outside of the stereotypical norm to work and ensure stability for her family. Exposure to the workforce was very much embedded into the her children’s lives. Seeing both parents provide towards the household demonstrated a sense of equality among both male and female. As previously noted, my grandparents wanted their children to succeed in life so my grandfather always advised them to do more than he ever could. With money being low and my mom being the oldest she was forced to get a job at twelve. My grandfather helped her receive her first job working at a swat meet. With one child making some money, and two parents working they were able to save enough money to buy a house in the 1980’s.

Looking back to the previous government systems in different periods in Philippine history, we can see that our present government system is somehow shaped and patterned from the previous systems that prevailed in our country. Pre – historically we have seen how they established their government and basically, we can say that it is far more primitive than the present system that we have. However, the basic principles like the consultation of the datus to the elders can somehow be seen in the present by the presence of political advisers where our president consults aside from the members of the senate and the congress. The barangay system