Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship Quarter 3 Week 2

1. DIFFERENT
PERSPECTIVES ON
COMMUNITY

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ACTIVITY 1
Modified TRUE or FALSE: Examine
the underlined word from the given
statements below. Write T if the
statement is True. If false, write the
correct word or words to make the
statement correct.

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ACTIVITY 1
________________ 1. One of the
importance in studying the
community is that the people see
an opportunity to understand the
policies within and values cultural
capital.

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ACTIVITY 1
________________ 2. The interaction
taking place in the community is
community dynamics itself.

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ACTIVITY 1
________________ 3. Changes in the
community can be brought about
by social, cultural and historical
experiences.

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ACTIVITY 1
________________ 4. Geographical
communities are formed based
on needs, ideas, interests and
identity, practices and roles in
social institutions.

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ACTIVITY 1
________________ 5. Macro-level
perspectives are focused on
pursuing common interests or
goals like forming a small
organization to hold an advocacy.

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ACTIVITY 1
________________ 6. Empowerment is
to raise awareness about certain
communal issues that needs to be
addressed.

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ACTIVITY 1
________________ 7. Community
Action is any activity that aims to
increase the understanding,
involvement and empowerment of
communities for the intention of
giving services to people.

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ACTIVITY 1
________________ 8. It is important to
identify the different needs of the
community that should be
addressed.

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ACTIVITY 1
________________ 9. People in a
community share something in
common.

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ACTIVITY 1
________________ 10. It is important
that engagement occurs so that
members will be able to involve
meaningfully in the activities that
they have created.

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POST TEST
1. F – Social Capital
2. F – Socialization
3. F – Environmental
4. F – Non-Geographical
5. F – Micro-level
6. F – Understanding
7. F – Engagement
8. T
9. T
10. T

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ACTIVITY 2
What is a community?
Choose some of the words
that would define your
understanding of what
community is based on the
pool of words given.

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RECAP
• Community is a social unit that
shares something in common.
• Socialization is an important
factor in community dynamics.

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WRITTEN WORK #2
Modified TRUE or FALSE: Examine
the underlined word from the given
statements below. Write T if the
statement is True. If false, write the
correct word or words to make the
statement correct.

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ACTIVITY 1
________________ 1. The interaction
taking place in the community is
community dynamics itself.

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ACTIVITY 1
________________ 2. Macro-level
perspectives are focused on
pursuing common interests or
goals like forming a small
organization to hold an advocacy.

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ACTIVITY 1
________________ 3. Changes in the
community can be brought about
by social, cultural and historical
experiences.

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ACTIVITY 1
________________ 4. One of the
importance in studying the
community is that the people see
an opportunity to understand the
policies within and values cultural
capital.

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ACTIVITY 1
________________ 5. Empowerment is
to raise awareness about certain
communal issues that needs to be
addressed.

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ACTIVITY 1
________________ 6. Geographical
communities are formed based
on needs, ideas, interests and
identity, practices and roles in
social institutions.

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ACTIVITY 1
________________ 7. It is important to
identify the different needs of the
community that should be
addressed.

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ACTIVITY 1
________________ 8. It is important
that engagement occurs so that
members will be able to involve
meaningfully in the activities that
they have created.

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ACTIVITY 1
________________ 9. Community
Action is any activity that aims to
increase the understanding,
involvement and empowerment of
communities for the intention of
giving services to people.

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ACTIVITY 1
________________ 10. People in a
community share something in
common.

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DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY
ACROSS DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
The Social Science Perspective
“community as a group of people in
a particular area interacting
together.”

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DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY
ACROSS DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
The following are
disciplines in social
sciences that related to
the idea of community:

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DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY
ACROSS DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
Anthropology
various aspects of humans, such as
their biology, behavior, culture and
social interactions.
how people adapt their ways of
living to different environments

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DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY
ACROSS DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
Economics
studies the production, allocation and
consumption of goods and services.
ultimate goal of economics is to
improve the lives of people, such that
their needs are satisfied.

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DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY
ACROSS DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
Political Science
various ways and means of allocating
power, influence, decision-making.
includes types of governments and
management systems, and how people in
small bands or informal groups make
decisions when they do not have recognized
leaders.

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DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY
ACROSS DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
Psychology
studies the human mind, brain, and
social behavior.
interaction between people and
interpersonal relationships.

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DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY
ACROSS DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
Sociology
study of society, social order, social
interactions, and culture.
It introduces the concepts of social
capital and communitarianism.

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DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY
ACROSS DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
Social Capital
defined as the networks of
relationship among people who live
and work in a particular society for
the effective functioning of the
community.

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DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY
ACROSS DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
Communitarianism
explains the connection between the
individual and the community.
Every person has a special role in one’s
society, and it’s part of human nature
to relate with other people in various
conditions or situations.

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DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY
ACROSS DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
Civil Society Perspective
This perspective views society as a
community of citizens linked by
common interests and collective
activity.

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DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY
ACROSS DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
Local and Grassroots Perspectives
This perspective highlights
volunteerism.
Members of communities may involve
themselves in various programs or
activities. The community uses self

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DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY
ACROSS DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
Local and Grassroots Perspectives
The community uses self-
organization and encourages the
local citizens to contribute to the
community by taking responsibilities
and actions.

40. IMPORTANCE OF
COMMUNITY
ACTION

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COMMUNITY ACTION
Community Action is any activity
that aims to increase the
understanding, engagement and
empowerment of communities for
the intention of giving services to
people.

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KEY POINTS OF COMMUNITY ACTION
Understanding
• Raise an awareness about certain communal
issues that needs to be addressed.
• People develop the feeling of involvement
once they truly comprehend the situation
within.
• They come together to support advocacies
that will overcome community needs and
difficulties.

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KEY POINTS OF COMMUNITY ACTION
Engagement
• Once issues are assessed properly and people
in the community understand the needs, they
work collaboratively to act on it.
• The main goal of engaging in the community
is to improve the partnership and coalitions
among the community.
• It is important that engagement occurs so
that members will be able to involve
meaningfully in the activities that they have
created.

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KEY POINTS OF COMMUNITY ACTION
Empowerment
• Enable the people to independently decide,
plan-out and take action to control the
situation they have in the community.
• This means, initiative and decisions come from
internal group organized for the benefit of
everyone.
• It is also necessary that the community can
provide significant networks and linkages that
will genuinely serve the advocacies that they
have built.

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WRITTEN WORK 1
Make a short essay and ponder on
the statement above. Do you agree
that individuals and families shape
the behavior in the social system?
Why? Why not?
Rubric:
Focus – 30 Content – 30
Organization – 20 Mechanics - 20

46. THANK YOU
Mr. Billy Joe N. Mendoza
Subject Teacher
Armenia Integrated School