Includes bibliography.

Contents: Sociology: its historical background, meaning and ares. -- Social imagination, relationship of sociology, social theories and epoch of the Philippine society. -- Social institution. -- Theories about the state, forms of government, leaderships style and Philippine politics. -- Stratification, social groups, movements, deviancy, conflict resolution, social exchange. -- The rural, the urban, the virtual and the tribal communities. -- Selected essays on the balanghay. -- The meaning of culture, mechanism and functions. -- Cultural concept, judging other cultures, modes and features. -- Organizational culture, culture shock, political culture, culture of silence and the culture of saving. -- The Filipino character and the emergence of women empowerment. -- Filipino belief system and cultural practices. -- Levels of human relation, origin and hierarchy of human love. -- The marriage, marriage impediments, vows, the solemnizing official. -- The family, multi-roles in the family, family structure based on the types, authority, residence and descent. -- The Filipino family, character affecting the family & duties of family members. -- Laws concerning marriage and family. -- The OFW phenomenon affecting the Filipino family. -- The population. -- The family planning, bioethical principle and reproductive health law.