CS401A's Midterms: Phil. Pop Culture Module 03

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*is *defined as *a group of people within a society who possess the same socioeconomic status *(Britannica, 2019).

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A social class

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It has been studied extensively in social science, as it was covered by several philosophers

philosophers such as Thomas Hobbes, Karl Marx, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rosseau, and Max Weber, to name a few.

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social class

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is a large group of people who live along or below the poverty line.

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The lower class

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They are sympathetic to other people because of the community but are themselves victims of anxiety and depression, which push them to do dangerous actions

because “… desperate times call for desperate measures”

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lower class

(Money and Happiness,n.d.).

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collectively called the working class,

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The middle class,

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is the largest and most diverse group of people who lives along and beyond the poverty line.

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The middle class,

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Their income is sufficient to provide some — if not all — the basic necessities in life.

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middle class

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In most countries,
serves as the backbone of the economy, which lends to their capacity to do diverse labors.

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the middle class

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is a somewhat small group of people who live beyond the poverty line.

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The upper class

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They have the means to gain all the basic necessities in life — which leads them to invest more in their lives and live in luxury.

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upper class

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Many aspire to be like them, never realizing the tradeoff:
have the means to spend for their personal happiness but, in turn, make them apathetic and self-centered.

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upper class

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The most famous social class system is the

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Indian caste system

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The caste is divided into two (2) major groups, with one (1) group further subdivided into four (4) sections.

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Indian caste system

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is the highest religious position covered by Filipino women and homosexual men.

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The babaylan

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is the highest position that leads the barangay, where they were elected among the next caste.

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The datu

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was composed of the feudal lords who agreed to band with each other as an unbreakable alliance.

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The maharlika

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were the group of people that served under the maharlika as their vassals.

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The maginoo

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were simply the people who lived freely and in the service of the land.

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The timawa

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is the lowest major caste in the pre-colonial Filipino caste system.

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The alipin caste

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serve as workers of the land, similar to peasants in Western feudal classes.

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The aliping namamahay

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were the lowest of the low because they represent actual slaves.

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The aliping saguiguilid

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is an incentivized system wherein each casta pays taxes based on their racial heritage.

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The Casta system

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had base taxes; they paid the minimum amount of tax.

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Indios and Aetas

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which are the top three (3) classifications, were exempted from paying taxes

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The blancos,
insulares
Americanos
Peninsulares

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pay taxes, however, despite having mixed heritage.

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The **Mestizajes** | This is because not all members of the mestizaje contain Spanish blood.

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for example, were required to pay *double* the base tax due to their Chinese-Filipino heritages.

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The *mestizo de sangley*,

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were the first natural-born Filipinos with pure Spanish blood.

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The **insulares** | Hence, they were also called Filipinos.

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Some of them exemplified liberal thinking and empathy towards Filipinos.

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The **insulares**

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# **The Philippine *Casta*** are simply Spaniards born from the American colonies such as Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Cuba, to name some.

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**Americanos**

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# **The Philippine *Casta*** were Spaniards that came from the Iberian Peninsula, where Spain and Portugal are located.

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**Peninsulares**

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# **The Philippine *Casta*** They were exempted from paying taxes and held the most power and influence.

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**Peninsulares**

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# **The Philippine *Casta*** were a varied *casta *because they comprised four (4) mixed heritages, of which they had their own hierarchy.

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The **Mestizajes**

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# The **Mestizajes** was the highest of the four (4) because it is the intermarriage of a Filipino and a Spaniard.

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The ***mestizo de Español***

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# The **Mestizajes** paid no taxes since they had Spanish blood in them.

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The ***mestizo de Español*** | Any Filipino known to be a mestizo de Español

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# The **Mestizajes** was the term used here in the Philippines to classify either a mestizo de Español with Chinese blood, a mestizo de Sangley with Spanish blood, or someone with Spanish and Chinese blood.

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The ***tornatras***

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# The **Mestizajes** They were usually considered as the odd ones because their mixed heritages meant that their taxations were also confusing.

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The ***tornatras***

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# The **Mestizajes** were people with FIlipino and Bombay heritages. | (i.e., Indian)

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The ***mestizo de Bombay***

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# The **Mestizajes** paid no taxes since Indians were not part of the *casta*.

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he ***mestizo de Bombay***

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# The **Mestizajes** were people with Filipino and Chinese heritages.

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The ***mestizo de Sangley***

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# **The Philippine *Casta*** The lowest among the four (4), they paid fewer taxes from a Chinese standpoint but paid more than indios.

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The ***mestizo de Sangley***