Patterns Of Ethnicization

Edmar D. Bernadas KASPIL2 EK Mr. Fernando Santiago
PATTERNS OF ETHNICIZATION The Philippines is a country with different intricate cultural strains, intertwined with local ethnicization. It always amazed me how locals were able to maintain a delicate balance of ethnicity coming from different patterns. Up to the present, these different pre-colonial influences play a role in today’s modern culture. As mentioned in the text, ethnicization during the pre-colonial era began from the three linguistic groups: Negritoes, Indonesians, and Malays. This was according to Beyer’s popular Wave Migration Theory. Due to the different waves of people who came to the country, it is most probable that they bring in developments to the locals through economic, cultural and social aspects. In addition, the inter-mixtures of peoples and races, including Chinese, Indian, Japanese, and Indo-Chinese, led to new patterns and forms of ethinicity. Geographic separation, economic demands, and deliberate paradigm shifts must have contributed to the ethno-linguistic reformulation along smaller units. The movement, therefore, from simplicity to complexity continued as a pattern of development before the colonial era.
In no time, the cultures involving interactions between the original communities and the migrants led to cultural breakthroughs in which there were positive changes in different aspects of the country. New concepts were shown by the new settlements, having remarkable developments especially in the incipient and emergent periods.
Due to the different patterns of ethnicization, societies grow and they definitely were governed by internal processes distinct to themselves and relevant to their social needs. Because of this, political institutions, economic institutions, and socio-cultural processes were established. Indeed, patterns of ethnicization correspond to patterns of development. The rich cultural practices in the country can be highly attributed to the influences during the pre-colonial era.