6. 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.
7. What do you think are
the concepts of
community?
8. 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.
• This involves actions based on
the shared expectations,
values, beliefs, and meanings
among community members.
9. Various Concepts of a
Community
Community within
Communities
• Some large communities
contain other smaller
communities within their areas
or their boundaries.
10. 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.
11. 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.
15. Perspectives of Community
Social Science
Perspective
• views community as composed of
people interacting with one another,
sensitive to each other’s emotions,
as well as interest and
subjective points of view.
• describes community as a
group of people in a
particular area interacting
together.
16. Perspectives of Community
Institutional Perspective
• views community in 3
different dimensions:
• It is an existing establishment or
physical space where members of
the community go for a certain
purpose.
• It is the institutional community as
social model.
• Composed of the ways people act,
interact with each other, react,
and expect each other to act and
interact.
17. Perspectives of Community
Local and Grassroots
Perspective
• highlights volunteerism. Members
of different communities may
involve themselves in various
programs or activities. Definitely
uses self-organization and
encourages the local citizens to
contribute to the community by
taking responsibilities and actions.
18. Perspectives of Community
The Civil Society
Perspective
• stresses the idea of forming
a group, foundation, or
organization serving society.
This perspective views
society as a community of
citizens linked by common
interest and collective
activity.
19. Perspectives of Community
The Civil Society
Perspective
• Examples include people’s
organization, civic
organizations, and social
movements.
• This is considered effective model of
community since a sense of
belonging is achieved due to the
collaboration of shared interest and
identities in serving the humanity.
20. Perspectives of Community
The Civil Society
Perspective
• People’s organization
People’s organizations (POs),
unlike NGOs, are established by
and represent sectors of the
population like small farmers,
artisanal fisherfolk, slum dwellers
and others. POs take a wide
variety of forms and exist at
various levels.
SOURCE: P2P Foundation
21. Perspectives of Community
The Civil Society
Perspective
• Civic Organization
Civic Organization means a non-
profit group primarily established for
educational, charitable, or community
welfare purposes.
SOURCE: GENIEAI.CO
22. Perspectives of Community
The Civil Society
Perspective
• Social Movements
Social movements are the core of
social change. Social movements are
joint efforts by citizens, groups
and communities bound by similar
goals who organize themselves to
act and overcome their condition,
tackle social issues together or
resist domination.
SOURCE: UNICEF SBC GUIDANCE
23. Perspectives of Community
The Civil Society
Perspective
• LGBTQ
refers to a broad coalition of
groups that are diverse with
respect to gender, sexual
orientation, race/ethnicity, and
socioeconomic status.
SOURCE: NATIONAL INSTITUTES
OF HEALTH
24. REFERENCES:
• https://www.slideshare.net/RayedEscatron/various-perspectives-in-community
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK64810/
• https://www.sbcguidance.org/understand/social-movements
• https://www.genieai.co/define/civic-
organization#:~:text=Civic%20Organization%20means%20a%20non,charitable%
2C%20or%20community%20welfare%20purposes.
• https://wiki.p2pfoundation.net/People's_Organizations
• The Community in Various Perspectives - QUIPPER
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igorot_people
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