This document discusses the key elements and structures that compose communities, as well as the dynamics and processes that drive interactions within communities. It addresses societal structures like social status, roles, and theoretical perspectives including functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism. It also outlines societal dynamics such as social exchange, competition, cooperation, and mechanisms of social change. Students will be assigned a group activity where they analyze a news article in terms of its reflection of community elements, perspectives, and potential social impacts.