THE
COMMUNITY
IN VARIOUS
PERSPECTIVES
How do you view your
community?
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How do other
members of the
community view
their roles?
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How can community
members help each
other in viewing the
community through
social science lenses?
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The community can be
understood as a concept or
as a construct. It cannot be
seen and it cannot be
touched.
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Compare and contrast the definitions of
community using various perspectives,
e.g., social sciences, institution, civil
society, and local/grassroots level
(HUMSS_CSC 12-IIa-c-2).
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OBJECTIVES
Discuss Explore Evaluate
Discuss the Explore the Evaluate the
different various different
concepts of perspectives concepts of
community. of the the
community. community.
I-BARANGAY
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Identify one Select three Ask them to think
major issue or people to share of ways or
problem that their opinions, possible solutions
your local thoughts, or to solve the issue
barangay positions about or problem.
currently faces. the issue or
problem.
Major Issue or Problem:
______________________________________
People Opinion/ Solution
Thoughts
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WHO PLAYS MAJOR ROLES IN YOUR
BARANGAY’S COMMUNITY PLANNING AND
ACTION?
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WHOSE INTEREST
DO THESE
GROUPS OR
INDIVIDUALS
PROTECT?
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PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN YOUR COMMUNITY?
Tell me
something!
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VARIOUS CONCEPTS OF A COMMUNITY
● A community is composed of the considerations
and activities of individuals.
● It may not have a physical area, but can be
delineated by being a group of individuals with a
common interest.
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VARIOUS CONCEPTS OF A COMMUNITY
Community as a Social
Construct
The community is seen
as a set of continuous
interactions and human
behaviors that have
meaning and
expectations between
its members.
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VARIOUS CONCEPTS OF A COMMUNITY
Community as a Social
Construct
This involves actions
based on the shared
expectations, values,
beliefs, and meanings
among community
members.
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VARIOUS CONCEPTS OF A COMMUNITY
Community within
Communities
Some large communities
contain other smaller
communities within their
areas or their boundaries.
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VARIOUS CONCEPTS OF A COMMUNITY
Community as a Cultural
Concept
A community’s culture
may enable it to be
distinct from other
cultures. It allows the
community to have its own
identity and expand it
even to its neighboring
communities.
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VARIOUS CONCEPTS OF A COMMUNITY
Community as a Cultural Concept
Community is cultural
because it is a social
organization composed of
traditions and practices
learned by its members.
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PERSPECTIVES OF COMMUNITY
Social Science Perspective
A community can be
characterized by
depicting its social and
political systems which
bind people, community
organizations, and
leaders.
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PERSPECTIVES OF COMMUNITY
Institutional
Perspective
● Function
● Collaboration
● Integration
● Coordination
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PERSPECTIVES OF COMMUNITY
Institutional Perspective
A community is
comparable to a living
creature which is A community has
composed of diverse distinctive parts that
parts that function work to meet the
uniquely. community’s needs.
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PERSPECTIVES OF COMMUNITY
Civil Society Perspective
● Rights-based
● Organizations
● Groups, unions,
associations
● Activism
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PERSPECTIVES OF COMMUNITY
Civil Society Perspective
The civil society can
impact the activities of
chosen policy-makers
and businesses.
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PERSPECTIVES OF COMMUNITY
Grassroots
Perspective
● Small communities
● Sense of belonging
● Self: “I” and “me”
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PERSPECTIVES OF COMMUNITY
Grassroots Level Perspective
● Each individual has their own sense of community
that is beyond its definitions and essence.
● Individuals share a unique sense of belonging in
more than one community, affecting their social
roles.
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What are the various perspectives of a
community?
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IDENTIFICATION. IDENTIFY THE PERSPECTIVE
THAT BEST DESCRIBES THE STATEMENT BELOW.
1. A SOUND COMMUNITY HAS WELL-CONNECTED,
INTERDEPENDENT SECTORS THAT SHARE DUTIES
FOR RECOGNIZING AND SETTLING ISSUES.
Social science Institutional
Civil society Grassroots level
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2. A COMMUNITY CAN BE CHARACTERIZED BY
DEPICTING THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SYSTEMS
THAT INTERFACE PEOPLE, COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS, AND LEADERS.
Social science Institutional
Civil society Grassroots level
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3. PEOPLE HAVE THEIR OWN SENSE OF COMMUNITY
MEMBERSHIPS THAT IS BEYOND THE DEFINITIONS
APPLIED BY RESEARCHERS AND LEADERS.
Social science Institutional
Civil society Grassroots level
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4. THE NATURE OF COMMUNITY IS ADVANCING IN
REACTION TO BOTH MECHANICAL IMPROVEMENTS
AND MORE NUANCED CHANGES INSIDE SOCIETIES.
Social science Institutional
Civil society Grassroots level
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5. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE INVESTIGATION DONE
UTILIZING METHODS OUGHT TO PLAY AN DYNAMIC
PART IN TENDING TO REGIONS OF SOCIAL
CONCERN.
Social science Institutional
Civil society Grassroots level
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Test 2. Short Response
Enumerate one program that can be adopted by
your local barangay in the community and
provide a sentence that explains how this plan
can help make the community more progressive.
ANSWER:
1. CIVIL SOCIETY
2. INSTITUTIONAL
3. GRASSROOTS LEVELS
4. SOCIAL SCIENCE
5. SOCIAL SCIENCE
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● Community can be discussed based on different
views in social science lenses: community as a
social construct, community as a cultural concept,
and as a community within communities.
● Community as a sociological construct is a set
of interactions and human behaviors that have
meaning and expectations among its members. It
is not just an action, but actions based on shared
expectations, values, beliefs, and meanings
among individuals.
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There are communities within communities,
and these include districts, regions, ethnic groups,
nations, and other boundaries.
A community is cultural. That means it may be a
system of systems composed of things that are
learned instead of inherited from genes and
chromosomes.
There are various perspectives in which
communities can be explored: social science
perspective, institutional perspective, civil
society perspective, and grassroots level
perspective.
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