International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) |Volume VI, Issue X, October 2022|ISSN 2454-6186
Jose Epimaco R. Arcega
Central Luzon State University, Philippines
Abstract: This study focused on exploring the values system among the taal families of San Jose City, Nueva Ecija Philippines. Taal families refer to the families who have been considered “natives” in the community. The study was under the qualitative case study approach and used a semi-structured in-depth interview to gather. The study used purposive sampling and gathered data from the nine (9) heads of the family of the selected taal families based on the criteria identified in this study. Three themes related to the convergence of values emerged. These include the evolution of the values system, sharing of cultures together with the community, and creating a lasting family legacy: The persistence of traditional values system in this study. This implies that instead of creating and adopting a new values system that will fit our environment today, respondents simply adopted the way of practicing traditional values in the kind of society we have today by practicing it in a new way. Major findings reveal that the values system did not change, it just evolved only to respond to the modernity of our society today so that their children will be able to adopt it easily in which the traditional way of practicing family values just converged to the kind of society we have today.
Keywords: values system, preservation, adoption, creation, convergence
I. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
In terms of defining the Filipino Family, our setup is by far unique from those of our neighboring countries because of the ways our culture has been shaped by the colonizers who came to our shores. Inside the Filipino family, there is presumably a mechanism that continuously preserves the traditions we have inherited from our ancestors such as ancient cultures, beliefs, ideals, and local values that are passed on through us from generation to generation. The family, after all, has been recognized as the foremost essential institution for the conservation of society. Yet in some ways, this same family setup is also subject to all kinds of assaults from different sources over time. This is the reason why society had established different agencies to protect the family.
Traditional Filipino family values are built on traditional values passed on from generation to generation, most of which were anchored on Catholic teachings which formed part of the heritage of the Spaniards. In some ways, these values were constantly reinforced and were seen as evident in Filipinas which give rise at times to American men choosing Filipinas as brides rather than finding their partners