FUNCTIONS OF
COMMUNITIES IN TERMS
OF STRUCTURES,
DYNAMICS AND
PROCESSES
Structures of Communities
• SOCIAL STRUCTURE pertains to the interrelations of
behaviours, roles, and statuses which constitute a stable
network of social interactions and relations (Delos
Santos, 2017).
• refers to the shared relationships within the community.
The choices and actions of people in a community can
either contribute to its development or destruction.
• POLITICAL STRUCTURE is defined not just a by
the government, but also by groups, other
institutions, pressure groups, social movements,
and people as parts of the political landscape
(Delos Santos, 2017).
• the barangay is the first level where people
directly tell their concerns.
• The barangay and its leaders work hand in hand
for the betterment of the community.
•ECONOMIC STRUCTURE is a term
that describes the system of
production, distribution and
consumption in a community.
•The products, goods and services that
are available in a community can
greatly help its people.
Community Power
•Power in a community is the ability to
affect the decision-making process
and the use of resources, both public
and private, within a community
The eight sources of community
•a. Connections refer to the ability to
build helpful relationships with other
influential individuals, families and
organizations within a community.
The eight sources of community
•b. Power in number is the
support of the people in a
community.
The eight sources of community
•c. Rewards refer to the
ability to give money,
recognition, or gifts.
The eight sources of community
•d. Personal traits is an individual’s
creativity, charm, leadership
abilities or some combination of
these characteristics can foster
the respect and loyalty of others
The eight sources of community
•e. Legitimate power is
the position (office, title)
of the leader in an
institution or community.
The eight sources of community
•f. Expertise is the mastery
of knowledge, skill, and
talent, combined with
respect for the skill.
The eight sources of community
•g. Information refers
to the ability to keep
or share information.
The eight sources of community
•h. Coercion is the
attempt to influence
others using force or
manipulation.
FUNCTIONS OF COMMUNITY
•1. Production, Distribution,
consumption: The community
provides its members with the means
to make a living. This may be
agriculture, industry, or services.
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•2. Socialization: The community has
means by which it instills its norms
and values in its members. This may
be tradition, modeling, and/or formal
education.
FUNCTIONS OF COMMUNITY
•3. Social Control: The community has
the means to enforce adherence to
community values. This may be group
pressure to conform and/or formal
laws.
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•4. Social Participation: The
community fulfills the need for
companionship. This may occur in
a neighborhood, church,
business, or other group.
FUNCTIONS OF COMMUNITY
• 5. Mutual Support: The community enables
its members to cooperate to accomplish
tasks too large or too urgent to be handled
by a single person.
• Supporting a community hospital with tax
and donations is an example of people
cooperating to accomplish the task of health
care
Leadership
• Leadership is not oneshot deal. It undergoes
a process of influencing the people around
you. It is when a certain person gains the
confidence, trust, and support of others in
achieving a certain goal.
• A person who becomes a leader is a unique person. The
leadership style one leader practices may be different
from the other leaders.
9 LEADERSHIP STYLES
• Transformational Leadership is typically a
leader who inspires staff through effective
communication.
• This means that the leader has a great
impact on the life of his followers.
• This leadership style may help his/her
followers to change their ways of thinking,
feeling and doing.
•Transactional Leadership is a leadership
style when leaders offer an exchange;
they reward good performances, while
punishing bad practice. The leader gives
something to his members as a
consequence of their actions. If members
do well, then a reward awaits them but if
it is not, expect for a punishment.
•Servant Leadership prefers power-
sharing models of authority, prioritising
the needs of their team and encouraging
collective decision-making. The leader
chooses to be with the team and for the
team. He/she would not step one foot
ahead of his/her member. There is a
tendency that some of his/her members
would overpower him/her.
•Autocratic Leadership has significant
control over staff and rarely considers
worker suggestions or share power. This
means that the leader most of the time
dictates and will act as a boss to his/her
members without considering the
opinions of people around him. This
leadership entails mere obedience to the
leader
•Laissez-faire leadership is
characterized by their hands off
approach, allowing employees to
get on with tasks as they see fit.
This tells us that the leader will just
let his/her members to do their
tasks on their own with less
supervision.
•Democratic leadership is also known as
participative leadership. This means that
leaders often ask for input from team
members before making a final decision.
The leader considers the opinion, ideas,
and decision of the majority before
coming up with a final decision.
•Bureaucratic leadership is often
implemented in highly regulated or
administrative environments, where
adherence to the rules and a defined
hierarchy are important. The leader
always makes sure that the members
strictly observe or follow the rules or
prescriptions being implemented
•Charismatic leadership depends
greatly on the charm and personality
of the leader. The leader gets the
attention and trust of the member by
his/her look, appeal and personality.
Moreover, the leader creates an
impact right away by his/her
presence.
•Situationalleadership makes
use of different leadership
styles depending on the
situation he/she faces. The
leader is flexible in his
leadership style as he/she
encounters in an environment.
