Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction

Statement of the problem

Significance of the study

Scope and delimitation

Methods and procedures

Definition of terms used

The setting

Historical background

Physical characteristics

Population

Inhabitants and religion

Population literacy

Educational facilities

Recreation

Power and electrification

water supply

Tourist attractions

Health facilities

Business establishments

The badjao community

Economic life

Family structure

Kinship system

The usba and the waris

Love and respect

Social oraganization

The kawnan

Household structure

Pattern of authority

Husband's and wife's role

Family solidarity

Pagpiggit or thriftiness (pag-iimpok)

Sympathy

Teamwork

Leisure and recreational activities

Daily activities

Courtship, engagement and marriage

Divorce

Child rearing practices

Beliefs and practices

Beliefs in life after death

Animistic beliefs

The pag-duwan salamat (thanksgiving prayer)

The pag-timbang (weighing ceremony)

Mag-tobbok or (ear-piercing)

Pag-gunting or (baptism)

Pag-isalam or circumcision

Beliefs on illness, death and burial

other beliefs

Social control, value orientation, and political role

Social control

Social control through the supernatural

Changes in life-style

Changing in material culture

Stable and unstable social structure

Changes in customs and traditions

Changes in child rearing

Political rile and stucture