TY - BOOK AU - Obligacion,Maria Fe T. AU - Sanchez,Eff Justin H. TI - Batoeños social practices : : basis for development of cultural literacy materials N1 - Undergraduate Theses (BCAED) - Culture and Arts Education; Includes bibliographic references N2 - This study aimed to develop cultural literacy materials based on the social practices in Bato Camarines Sur. The paper investigated on the significant difference between the perceptions of young and elderly Batoeños on their social practices specifically, on courtship, wedding and deathwake. This research pushes to preserve and safeguard the intangible cultural heritages in promoting Bato's legacy. The respondents are the 198 youth and elder Batoeños. Quantitative research design, developmental descriptive analysis, and random sampling were the methodologies that being used. The researcher-constructed instrument is through survey questionnaires checklists. The statistical tools were percentage technique, weighted mean, T-test of independence, and rank ordering. In the study, findings along the perceptions of respondents in Batoeños' social practices, it shows that in courtship: harana and giving love letters; majority of elderly were strongly agree, but both youth and elders were perceived going dates; while wedding practices: pamamanhikan and bulungan, most elderly respondents were strongly agree, but both young and elders were perceived on throwing bouquet; and in death-wake: pagpag and giving abuloy, majority of elders were strongly agree, but both percepted funeral processions. The conclusion: perceptions of the young residents on Batoeños' social practices has no significant difference from the perceptions of elderly which revealed that the computed value for level of significance difference from youth is less than and accepted. The recommendation: the perceptions of youth respondents on Batoeños' social practices should be resolved and still improved through a compendium entitled "Kaliligno's Social Practices "which is the effective research output ER -