Community

Engagement,
Solidarity And
Citizenship
 Lesson 1 - Importance Of Understanding Community
Dynamics And Community Action

Community
 a group of people living in the same place or having a particular
characteristic in common. "the scientific community"
Similar:group, section, body, company, set, circle, clique, coterie, ring,
band, faction, gang, bunch

 a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes,

interests, and goals.
"the sense of community that organized religion can provide"
 some examples of an existing
community are Philippine
barangays, sitios, and cities.
 A sitio (Spanish for "site") in the Philippines is
a territorial enclave that forms part of a
barangay. Typically rural, a sitio's location is
usually far from the center of the barangay
itself and could be its own barangay if its
population were high enough.
Community Dynamics
 Community dynamics is the change and development
involved in a community that includes all forms of living
organisms
 Community Dynamics. Community dynamics are the
changes in community structure and composition over
time. Sometimes these changes are induced by
environmental disturbances such as volcanoes,
earthquakes, storms, fires, and climate change.
Communities with a stable structure are said to be at
equilibrium.
Community Action
 community action is putting
communities as the center of
service development and
service delivery.
Examples:

 1. Volunteering is a voluntary act of an

individual or group freely giving time and labor,
often for community service. Many volunteers
are specifically trained in the areas they work,
such as medicine, education, or emergency
rescue. Others serve on an as-needed basis,
such as in response to a natural disaster.
 2. Clean Up the Park. Pick up
trash at your local park, river,
or recreational area. While
you're at it, look for other
future service opportunities.
 3. Community Garden is a great
way to bond with your community
and provide healthy food. You
may be able to identify a sponsor
to help get your garden ...
 4. Distribute Food to Homeless
Shelters. After a food drive, find
volunteers to drive and distribute
donations to homeless shelters
around your state or county ...
5. Community Pantry

 Your local food bank might not have

the hands it needs to sift through
donations, organize food, and
restock the shelves. Find a time
to help around a giving ..
 6. Organize a Blood Drive.
Organizing a blood drive helps
those who need blood and can
lower blood pressure and the risk
of heart attacks for givers.
 Community service refers to volunteer
work that is usually organized by a
group within a specific community.
While community service is part of
public ...
7. Donate Clothes

 Encourage them to donate those unused

clothes to people in need. 23. Build
Little Free Libraries Around the
Community. Little Free Libraries let
your community ...
FEATURES OF COMMUNITY:
1.A community has a sociological construct or a set of interactions
or human behaviors that have meaning and expectations
between its members.

2.A community has fuzzy or imprecise boundaries, and has

stayed that way to this day people interact not only with fellows
within their village but also outside of it.

3. A community can exist within a larger community including

districts, regions, ethnic groups, nations, and other boundaries.

4. A community may move--move to find work for a living.

 Lesson 2 -
Understanding The
Different
Perspectives On
Community
A community as a
concept is not solid and
has different parts and is
therefore seen from
various viewpoints.
perspective
 a particular attitude toward or way of
regarding something; a point of view.
 "most guidebook history is written
from the editor's perspective"
different
academic
disciplines and
sectors.
It is then important to be
acquainted with the
different perspectives of a
community in order to
appreciate why certain
things are seen and done
differently when it comes to
community interventions.
1. Social Science
formed by shared
history, experiences,
geographies and
identities
common pattern of
behavior.
a.Gemeinschaft
- “community’
- community with a
tighter and more
cohesive social entity
brought about by “unity
of will.”
b. Gesellschaft
- “society” or
“association.”
- a group where
individuals participate
as members driven
solely by self-interest
 Interacting with friends and family,
being told to obey rules, being rewarded
for doing chores, and being taught how
to behave in public places are all
examples of socialization that enable a
person to function within his or her
culture.
2. Institutions
a society or
organization founded
for a religious,
educational, social, or
similar purpose.
 5 CORE
INSTITUTIONS:
a. Government Institutions
- it grants its citizens
liberties and rights
- has the power to lead
and govern
- create sweeping policies
and laws.
b. Economic Institutions
- the mechanism in which goods,
services, and money are
distributed
- goods are scarce and considered
to be finite
- look into specific actors’ needs
and wants
- availability of a specific good or
service being sought for.
 Well-established arrangements and
structures that are part of the culture or
society, e.g., competitive markets, the
banking system, kids' allowances,
customary tipping, and a system of
property rights are examples of economic
institutions.
c. Religious Institutions -
civilization is built
- communal experience; meaning
- activities are still tied to the
concepts and teachings of their
faith
- a constant reminder that
values and mores are grounded
on spiritually.
 Domestically established denominations
include the Philippine Independent
Church (Aglipayan); the Iglesia ni Cristo
(Church of Christ); the Members Church
of God International; and The Kingdom of
Jesus Christ, the Name Above Every
Name.
d. Educational
Institutions
- is to arm us with the
needed skills and
knowledge and values
- tools to plan our
future.
e. Family Institutions
- Families – “building
blocks” of our society
- center of every society
- it is where the community
and our society draw
strength from.
 Examples of the secondary
institutions of the family include:
the nuclear family (parents and
children) the extended family
(relatives of parents and children)
marriage.
3. Civil Society (CS)
nongovernmental organizations
and volunteer groups
fighting for solutions to social
issues that continue to worsen
the condition of the
disadvantaged sectors of
society
especially the poor.
- composed of people, structures
and systems endowed with
resources but is confronted with
social issues as well
- wants that those who are
affected by social problems must
organize and band together to
pursue and advocate for social
change.
 The sector includes self-help groups and
cooperatives; neighborhood associations and
community organizations; religious and
spiritual societies; professional associations;
business foundations; local philanthropies;
private voluntary organizations (PVOs) and
NGOs; and a wide variety of organizations of
workers, farmers ...
4. The Local and Grassroots
Level
- Community-Based Perspective
- Community
- setting for intervention
- target for change
- resource and agent
- established in the studies
This perspective,
according to McLeroy, et
al. (2003)
- requires vigilance in
assessing community
structures and processes
before any community
interventions
 A grassroots movement is one that uses
the people in a given district, region or
community as the basis for a political or
economic movement. Grassroots
movements and organizations use
collective action from the local level to
implement change at the local, regional,
national, or international levels.
- the goal of cultural
programs and
activities in the
grassroot level is to
enrich the cultural life
of rural communities.
Lesson 3 - 5
Functions Of
Community
 A community is a group of
people in the same geographic
area, under common laws, that
has a sense of fellowship,
belonging, and obligation to
the group.
 1. Production, Distribution,
Consumption
- The community provides its
members with the means to
make a living. This may be
agriculture, industry, or services.
 An example includes building
a car (production), shipping it
to its destination (distribution),
and having a consumer buy it
for their use (consumption).
 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.
 Interacting with friends and family,
being told to obey rules, being
rewarded for doing chores, and
being taught how to behave in public
places are all examples of
socialization that enable a person to
function within his or her culture.
 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.
Social Control Theory Examples
1. Using store security to deter criminal activity.
2. Punishment for deviant behavior, such as prison time
or financial penalties.
3. Rewards and positive consequences, such as public
acknowledgment, for abstaining from engagement in
deviant behavior.
 4. Social Participation
-The community fulfills the
need for companionship. This
may occur in a neighborhood,
church, business, or other
group.
 Social and community participation refers to
the active involvement of individuals within
their communities and broader society. It
encompasses various forms of engagement,
such as volunteering, attending community
events, joining clubs or organizations, and
interacting with neighbors and fellow citizens.
 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 dollars and
donations is an example of
people cooperating to
accomplish the task of health
care
 Another example of mutual support
is the Filipino bayanihan which is
mainly practiced whenever local
communities need to make a
collective effort to build schools, host
weddings and funerals among other
things.