Chapter I

INTRODUCTION
To develop a nation, one must ultimately develop its
people, for what is nation but most intrinsically its citizens. A
reform

agenda

thus,

at

its

heart,

requires

human

development reform agenda that ensures that basic human

needs are amply addressed by the government. Human
development refers to the improvement of the life quality of
the nations citizens. Institutions are the kinds of structures
that matter in the social realm: they make up the stuff of
social life. An institution is a relatively permanent structure of
social patterns, roles, and relations that people enact in
certain sanctioned and unified ways for the purpose of
satisfying basic social needs. The increasing acknowledge of
the role of institution is instructed in terms of easily seen or
implied rules. It is not a person or group, it is part of the
culture, a patterned segment of the way of life of a people.
There are six basic institutions that provided by Dr. Epitacio S.
Palispis in his book entitled Introduction to Sociology and
Anthropology there are following: the familial institution, the
educational institution, the economic institution, the political

institution, the recreational institution and lastly is the

religious institution.
Religious institutions play a significant role in society
globally,

nationally,

regionally,

and

locally.

This

is

the

institution that satisfies mans basic social need for a

relationship with God. It always includes moral and ethical
systems indicating the rightness or wrongness of both
external and conceptual patterns of behavior. Religion shapes
the attitude and values of individuals and societies in terms of
social behavior, economic activity and political involvement
and societies in terms of social behavior, economic activity
and political involvement, and in many few areas. Durkheim,
in his classical study, The Elementary Forms of Religious
Life, defines religion as a unified system of beliefs and
practices related to sacred things. He also stipulated that
religion divide the universe into two mutually exclusive
categories: the profane and the sacred. As a major social
institution, religion performs a number of functions in the
society. In many societies, religious values predominate in the
family, and the political and educational institutions. The

religious institutions seek to make the moral and social orders

more similar. They actively endorse certain economic policies
and they may even influence the government. They also offer
codes of conduct, promotes social solidarity in the community,
they also legitimize the established and dominant groups
within the society. It also served as a unifying and integrating
force among people of different historical origins and racial
backgrounds. It provides guidance and becomes a means of
social control. Religious institutions perform welfare and
recreational functions, in addition to meeting the spiritual
needs; they also attend to the temporal and bodily needs of
their members. Church, ecclesia, denomination, sect, religious
movements and the universal church are the examples of
religious institutions
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The research study aimed to found out the Role of three
selected religious institutions in the human development of its
members.
Specifically it sought to answer the following:

1. What is the demographic profile of the respondents in

terms of:
1.1 Age
1.2 Gender
1.3 Work
1.4 Membership
2. What are the role of three selected religious institutions
in the human development of its members in the
different aspects:
2.1 Physical Development
2.2 Intellectual Development
2.3 Personality Development
2.4 Social Development
2.5 Moral Development
2.6 Spiritual Development
3. What are the role of three selected religious in the
human development of its members in terms of pillars
of human development:
3.1 Equity
3.2 Sustainability
3.3 Productivity
3.4 Empowerment
3.5 Cooperation
3.6 Security
4. What are the other roles of religious institutions?
5. In which three selected religious institutions has a big
role in the human development of their members.

RESEARCH PARADIGM

Independent Variables
Dependent Variables

Human Development
Aspects

Physical
Development
Intellectual
Development
Personality
Development
Social
Development
Moral
Development
Spiritual
Development

Role of Three
(3) Selected
Religious
Institutions in
the Human
Development of
its Members

Human Development
Pillars
Equity
Sustainability
Figure1.
Relationships of Variable

The Research Paradigm illustrates the direct

relationship

of

the

independent

variables.

The

independent variables are the human development

aspects:

Physical

Development,

Development,

Personality

Intellectual

Development,

Social

Development,

Moral

Development

and

Spiritual

Development. The human development pillars: Equity,

Sustainability, Productivity, Empowerment, Cooperation
and Security. The dependent variable is the role of the
three selected religious institutions in the human
development of its members. In the course of study,
these variables are found out to be having a direct
bearing with one another.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The research study was deemed consequential for some
reason.
To the Individuals, Members and Respondent:
They will be endowed with greater light on the role of
religious institutions where they belong in their human
development.
To the Religious Institution or Religious Organization:

This

may serve as

guide

to

the other

religious

institutions that they have a vital role in the human

development of their members and in the society.
To

the

Non-Government

Organization

and

Other

Institution:
This may serve as guide to the NGO and other
institution that they have also a vital role in the human
development of the society. This will help them to innovate
their programs for the human development of the humanity.
To the Government and Local Government:
This may serve as guide to the government that they
have also dynamic role to the human development. The study
may provide certain roles of religious institutions that they
may adopt, enhance, innovate and intervene to the activities
of religious institutions in promoting the human development
of the humanity.
To the Community:

This study calls the attention of the community that the

religious institutions have its important role in the human
development. The community should also intervene in the
activities, programs of these religious institution in order to
promote human development and be one of the contributing
factors or institution to the human development.
To the Researchers:
This may serve as a baseline data by the future
researchers as they my use this as their reference for
analogous research study.
SCOPE AND LIMITATION
The main focus of the study revolved on the Role of
Three

(3)

Selected

Religious

Institution

in

the

human

development of its member.

The respondents were the three selected religious
institution namely The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day
Saints, Born Again, Roman Catholic. Since these religions are
existed and have big number of members
Lucena

in the city of

DEFINITION OF TERMS
The following words were formally defined by the
researchers for the better understanding of the readers:
Church

formally

organized,

highly

institutionalized religious organization

with established religious doctrine and

practices, as well as beliefs.
Denomination

denomination

has

no

official

or

unofficial connection with the state,

and any political involvement is purely
a

matter

of

choice

by

the

denomination leaders.
Economic Institution

this is the configuration of patterned

social

behaviors

material

goods

through
and

which

services

are

provided for the society. It involves

fundamentally
distribution,

the

production,

exchange,

and

consumption of commodities.
Educational Institution

this

is

basically

the

systemized

process of occurring informally in the

home and in the general cultural
environment, and formally im the
complex educational arrangements of
the society.

Human Development

the process of enlarging peoples

freedoms

and

opportunities

and

improving their well-being.

Institution

a configuration or combination of
behavior
plurality

patterns
and

satisfaction

of

shared

focused
some

by

upon
basic

a
the

group

needs.
Familial Institution

this is the system that regulates,

stabilizes, and standardized sexual
relations

and

the

reproduction

of

children.
Ecclesia

it extends itself to all members of a

society. It promotes the interest of the
ruling

classes

since

it

has

so

completely adjusted ethical system to

the political structure of the secular
society.

Recreational Institution

this fulfills the social need for

physical and mental relaxation.

Religion

unified

system

of

beliefs

and

practices related to sacred things.

Religious Institution

is the institution that satisfies mans

basic social need for a relationship
with God. It always includes moral and
ethical
rightness

systems
or

indicating

wrongness

of

the
both

external and conceptual patterns of

behavior.
Universal Church

this includes all the member of a

society within moral community. It is
fully a part of social, political, and
economic status quo and therefore
accepts
culture.

and

supports

the

secular

The Role of Three Selected Religious Institutions in

the Human Development of its Members

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the

Degree
Bachelor of Science in Public Administration

By:
Guaizo, Marlyn
Sulit, Givelyn
Magadia, Moroni Brigham L.

2016