Concepts & Perspective SOF Community

CONCEPTS &
PERSPECTIVE
S OF
COMMUNITY
CHARACTERISTICS
 LOCATION
 SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION
COMMUN DEFINITION
ITY  A group of individuals bound within a specific

geographic location
 A collective that identifies common traits,
goals, or customs
 A living social entity
SELF – HELP : individuals seek personal development without the help of
others
THE
COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP : the level of commitment and accountability
that an individual has for the community. BASICS OF
A
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION: Individuals can provide their own
COMMUNIT
Y
contributions through acts of volunteerism in projects and other communal
initiatives
INCLUSION : Echoes the need for the community to be compromising and

tolerant of the differences of its members. It is all about conciliation that
reaches beyond norms of collective understanding wherein the goal is to
reach social equity among its members
5. ACCESS AND EQUITY
 these are the goals that a commune must strive for to create
a better society.
 Imply the ease in which various individuals and groups can
attain the basic necessities and resources
 Push for a just allocation of goods and opportunities that is
without discrimination and prejudice toward people.
 Provide power and social protection among its citizens
through the continued improvement of its structures under
political, economic, sociocultural, technological, legal and
environmental aspects.
A. SOCIAL SCIENCE PERSPECTIVE
DEFINITI  Community is defined as a group of people in a

particular area interacting with each other. The
relationships in a society are considered necessary
ONS OF for effective community functions.

ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
COMMUN o PALEOLITHIC AGE – Hunter-gatherers
ITY
o MESOLITHIC AGE – Horticultural and
Agricultural
o NEOLITHIC AGE - Agrarian
SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
o Social stratification
o Social class
o Social mobility
o Religion
o Sexuality
o Deviance
POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE
o Communities are composed of citizens guided under one
constitution or government
o Nation sovereignty
o State territory
o Nation-state government
o Population
B. INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE
 Institutions are grand social structures that are made up by individuals
which, when viewed as a whole, exhibit patterns of behavior that create
conventions and norms in our society.
 Government institutions –laws and constitution
 Economic institutions – microeconomics / macroeconomics
 Religious institutions
 Educational institutions
 Family institutions
C. CIVIL SOCIETY PERSPECTIVE

 Is broadly understood as the combination of organizations,
establishments, and individuals that operate outside the influence of the
governmental institution.
 Community is linked by common interests and collective activity. Its
objective is to serve people
B. LOCAL AND GRASSROOTS PERSPECTIVE
 Institutions are grand social structures that are made up by individuals
which, when viewed as a whole, exhibit patterns of behavior that create
conventions and norms in our society.
 Government institutions –laws and constitution
 Economic institutions – microeconomics / macroeconomics
 Religious institutions
 Educational institutions
 Family institutions
C. CIVIL SOCIETY PERSPECTIVE

 Is broadly understood as the combination of organizations,
establishments, and individuals that operate outside the influence of the
governmental institution.
 Community is linked by common interests and collective activity. Its
objective is to serve people
A. COMMUNITY POWER
 Is the capacity of the community to exercise control
DYNAMIC over activities and seek ways to employ available
resources to establish a stronger and successful
community.
& B. LEADERSHIP
PROCESSES 

Effective communication
Development of social capital building
IN THE  Community engagement
SOCIETY  Collaboration
C. RELATIONSHIP
D. SOCIAL CHANGE
SOCIETAL A. Social Exchange & Rational Choice
Theory
DYNAMIC 

Completeness
Transitivity
S& A.
B.
Competition and Conflict
Cooperation and Accommodation
PROCESSE C. Social Change
S D. Community Structure, Process and

Dynamics
Concepts :
1. Social Status – is all about the dynamic of individual
identity relative to its social environment.
SOCIETAL 2. Role – is a set of defined and expected behavior or
STRUCTUR 3.
norms that is ascribed to a certain social status.
THEORITICAL PERSPECTIVES
ES 3. 1 Functionalism
3.2 Conflict Theory
3.3 Symbolic Interactionism
1. Social Structures
2. Political Structures
3. Economic Structures
DIFFERENT TYPES OF MARKETS
SOCIETAL a. Perfect Competition

b. Monopoly
STRUCTUR c. Oligopoly
ES d. Monopolistic Competition
e. Monopsony
4. Technological Structures
5. Environmental Structures

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CONCEPTS &

ITY  A group of individuals bound within a specific

INCLUSION : Echoes the need for the community to be compromising and

DEFINITI  Community is defined as a group of people in a

ONS OF for effective community functions.

COMMUN o PALEOLITHIC AGE – Hunter-gatherers

C. CIVIL SOCIETY PERSPECTIVE

C. CIVIL SOCIETY PERSPECTIVE

S D. Community Structure, Process and

SOCIETAL a. Perfect Competition

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