A community study
process that engages the
IMPORTANC input of the community,
identifying people's
E OF passions and potential,
STUDYING can help generate
COMMUNITY momentum toward
organized action and
shared vision. To help
understand the forces that
affect the lives of people
in the community.
Definition, Communities are generally
Elements, defined by their common
cultural heritage, language,
and beliefs, and shared interests.
Approaches They may be classified as
in the SMALL, such as the small
place-based. community of a
Study of barangay or coastal village. –
Community Or LARGE such as a region,
state, or nation.
Elements Of Community
• The Sense of Community has four
components: membership, influence,
fulfillment of needs, and emotional
connection. The Sense of Community
is a key characteristic of successful
communities, successful meaning
active, engaged communities that
people want to visit, and where
members contribute on a regular
Arts & Culture. A
healthy community
7 Elements of a encourages a wide
Basic Needs. ...
Healthy Community variety of recreational,
historical, and cultural
opportunities.
Economy. ... Education. ... Environment. ...
Health. ... Neighborhoods.
A community is a place where people
work, live, and play. There are three
main communities in which people
live:
Rural,
Types of
Community Suburban,
Urban
Importance of Studying Community Dynamics
• It is important to study community
dynamics in the sense that people
understand these changes and
come up with action to these
changes. Being in community
awakens people to their own sense
of humanity and creates a deeper
understanding of what it means to
be person. We need others to
Rationale for
Community Action
Community action refers to forms of
collective mobilization where
individuals or groups come together
to identify their own needs and
determine their own forms of action
to meet those needs.
Purposes of community Action
•The purpose of
community action
are building community
and social capacity,
community resilience,
preventions,
maintaining and
DEFINITION
S OF
COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY- THE
WORD COMMUNITY
WAS DERIVED FROM
THE LATIN WORD
COMMUNIS, WHICH
MEANS “ COMMON”
OR SHARED.
COMMUNITY ACTION-
IS ANY ACTIVITY THAT AIMS TO INCREASE
THE UNDERSTANDING, ENGAGEMENT AND
EMPOWERMENT OF COMMUNITIES FOR
INTENTION OF GIVING SERVICE TO PEOPLE.
COMMUNITY DYNAMICS- THE CHANGES IN
THE COMMUNITY BROUGHT ABOUT BY
SOCIAL , CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL
EXPERIENCES WETHER IT IS POSITIVE OR
NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENT THAT IMPACTS
WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
EMPOWERMENT- ENABLE
THE PEOPLE
INDEPENDENTLY DECIDE,
PLAN-OUT AND TAKE
ACTION TO CONTROL THE
SITUATION THEY HAVE IN
THE COMMUNITY
NON-GEOGRAPHICAL
COMMUNITY- IT IS A
COMMUNITY FORMED BASED
ON NEEDS, IDEAS ,INTEREST
IDENTIFY, PRACTICES AND
ROLES IN SOCIAL
INTSTITUTIONS.
GEOGRAPHICAL- IT IS A
COMMUNITY WHERE
MEMBERS SHARE THE SAME
GEOGRAPHICAL VICINITY
SUCH AS VILLAGE, PROVINCE
OR NEIGHBORHOOD.
MICRO LEVEL- COMMUNITY-
A COMMUNITY WHEREIN
GROUP IS FORMED BASED
ON PERSONAL TIES.
SOCIAL CAPITAL- SOCIAL CAPITAL
IS POSITIVE PRODUCT OF HUMAN
INTERACTION. THE NETWORK OF
RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN
PARTICULAR SOCIETY TO FUNCTION
EFFECTIVELY.
Various Perspective In Community
•Social Sciences
Perspective
•Institutional Perspective
•Civil Society Perspective
•Local and Grassroots
SOCIAL SCIENCE PERSPECTIVE
• A COMMUNITY CAN ALSO BE DEFINED
BY DESCRIBING THE SOCIAL AND
POLITICAL NETWORKS THAT LINK
INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATION, AND LEADERS.
UNDERSTANDING THESE NETWORKS IS
CRITICAL TO PLANNING EFFORTS IN
ENGAGEMENT.
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF SOCIAL
SCIENCE IN THE COMMUNITY?
• SOCIAL SCIENCE TELLS US ABOUT THE
WORLD BEYOND OUR IMMEDIATE
EXPERIENCE AND CAN HELP EXPLAIN
HOW OUR SOCIETY WORKS, FROM THE
CAUSES OF UNEMPLOYMENT OR WHAT
HELPS ECONOMIC GROWTH, TO HOW
AND WHY PEOPLE VOTE, OR WHAT
MAKES PEOPLE HAPPY.
WHAT ARE THE 3 SOCIAL SCIENCE
PERSPECTIVE?
•THE INTERACTIONIST
PERSPECTIVE
•THE CONFLICT PERSPECTIVE
•THE FUNCTIONALIST
PERSPECTIVE
INSTITUTIONAL
PERSPECTIVE
• THE INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE SEEKS
TO MOBILIZE DIVERSE SOCIAL
INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING THE MARKET,
COMMUNITY AND STATE TO PROMOTE
PEOPLE’S WELFARE. ITS INSPIRED BY AN
IDEOLOGICAL POSITION THAT
ACCCOMODATES DIVERSE BELIEF AND BY
SOCIAL SCIENCE THEORIES THAT
HARMONIZE DIFFERENT SOCIAL
DEVELOPMENT APPROACHES.
