This document discusses community dynamics and community action. It begins by explaining that studying community allows us to understand our own socialization and how we perceive reality through daily social interactions. It then states that community action aims to increase understanding, engagement, and empowerment of communities to provide services. Finally, it discusses that understanding issues, engaging communities, and empowering people to take control are important aspects of community action.

1. Community Dynamics and
Community Action
MODULE 1

2. Take time and look at the photo…

3. COMMUNITY
The study of community
entails us to understand our
very own community life. It
gives us the idea on how to
perceive reality by becoming
involve in the day-to-day
process which is socialization.
In the interaction process,
people grasp the challenges of
the contemporary community

4. COMMUNITY
Using the imaginative yet rational
ideals of social sciences, we sought
to investigate how socialization may
impact the dynamics within the
community whether it has improved
or worsened the present condition.
We are geared towards explaining
the importance of studying
community dynamics and
community action using the social
sciences perspectives by building
framework in dissevering basic
information in the following

5. OBJECTIVES
Explain the importance of studying
community dynamics and
community action in relation to
applied social sciences and the
learner’s future career options.
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6. VOCABULARY
WORDS

7. Community
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• The word community
was derived from the
Latin word communis,
which means
“common” or “shared”.

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

9. Community Dynamics
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• The changes in the community
brought about by social, cultural
and environmental experiences
whether it is positive or negative
development that impacts within
the community.

10. Empowerment
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• enable the people to
independently decide, plan out
and take action to control the
situation they have in the
community.

11. Non-geographical Community
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• it is a community formed
based on needs, ideas,
interests, identity, practices,
and roles in social
institutions.

12. Geographical Community
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• It is a community where
members share the same
geographical vicinity such as
a village, province or
neighborhood.

13. Micro-level Community
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• A community wherein a
group is formed based on
personal ties.

14. Social Capital
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• Social capital is a positive
product of human
interaction. The network of
relationships within
particular society, to function
effectively.

15. LET’S PAUSE FOR A WHILE!
Do the following Activity
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16. Can you remember different activities in
your locale? Name at least 2 activities
related to each structure.

17. Let’s ponder on…
1.Was there some difficulty in writing down activities in
different structures? Why do you think so?
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2.Were the activities diverse in each structure? Why? Why
not?
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18. Lesson 1:
The Community
We Live In!

19. Individuals having significant interaction
within a specified area becomes one of the
contributory factors in forming community.
The word community was derived from the
Latin word communis which means
“common” or “shared”.
What is Community and Why is there
a Need in Studying this?

20. It may share a certain sense of place whether it
is geographical area or through a virtual space.
Geographical community is a community
where members share the same geographical
vicinity such as a village, province or
neighborhood.
Non-geographical community is a community
formed based on needs, ideas, interests,
identity, practices, and roles in social institutions
such as at home, all work, in government,

21. Communication and relationships are
imperative in building community. As
people communicate and interact,
relationships foster. It develops pattern
by which adopted in the environment.

22. Communities may also be in two levels:
Micro-level community, a group is
formed based on personal ties. This
may include groups formed for pursuing
common interests or goals like forming
a small organization to hold a fund-
raising activity such as concerts.

23. At macro-level, large group affiliation is
formed such as national communities,
international communities, and virtual
communities. Companies and corporations
may develop various programs that would
include different members across the
country. They will work on meeting certain
objectives and expand on the
aspect of community involvement.

24. Mores, values, and identity is a
commonality that form culture. Hence, the
interest of social sciences focused in the
study of communities.

25. The following are the
importance of studying community:
1. It motivates people to work together – people
feel a sense of community and recognize the
benefits of their involvement.
2. It encourages social, religious, or traditional
obligations for mutual help.

26. The following are the
importance of studying community:
3. People see a genuine opportunity to better
their own lives and for the community.
4. It understands policies promoting community
participation that values social capital.

27. The following are the
importance of studying community:
5. Community participation could be understood
as the direct involvement of citizenry
in the affairs of planning, governance, and overall
development programs at local or
grassroot levels.

28. Understanding community life makes us
value the things we have on a daily basis,
social encounter constructs reality and
affects some changes within – this is
Community Dynamics.

29. Have you noticed some recent
changes in your community?
Kindly share it to the group?

30. ModifiedTRUEorFALSE:
Examinetheunderlinedwordfromthegiven
statementsbelow.WriteTifthestatementisTrueandF
ifthestatementisFalse.Iffalse,writethecorrectword
orwordstomakethestatementcorrect.
POST-ASSESSMENT:

31. ________________ 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.
F
Social Capital

32. ________________ 2. The interaction taking
place in the community is community
dynamics itself.
F
Socialization

33. ________________ 3. Changes in the
community can be brought about by social,
cultural and historical experiences.
F
Environmental

34. ________________ 4. Geographical
communities are formed based on needs,
ideas, interests and identity, practices and
roles in social institutions.
F
Non-geographical

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

36. ________________ 6. Empowerment is to
raise awareness about certain communal
issues that needs to be addressed.
F
Understanding

37. ________________ 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.
F
Engagement

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

39. ________________ 9. People in a
community share something in common.
T

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

41. Lesson 2:
Importance of
Community Action

42. Amid the corona virus scare in the whole
country, there have been various organizations
who have continuously given their efforts to at
least lessen the impact in education.
One of which is ERDA Foundation Inc., a non-
governmental and non-profit organization which
has been in service for not less than 45 years
dedicated to helping the poor but deserving
Filipino children have access to education.

43. Read and study the short text below.

44. 1. Is ERDA can be considered as community
Action?
Why?
2. Is it possible that individuality in the
community
create social capital?
Let’s ponder on and write:

45. What is 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.

46. 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.

47. What is the issue here?

48. 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.

49. How communities get involved in
this issue?

50. 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.

51. How communities act to the issue?

52. Hence, the study of community action is
imperative in the field of social sciences and
other related disciplines as it lays on the
foundation that individuals and families – as
basic unit, are embedded in different social
structures that shape the behaviors in the
system.

53. Having knowledge in community action
makes an individual understand better
by being aware in the environment,
have meaningful engagement and
accept empowerment to create
significant impact.

54. LET’S PAUSE FOR A WHILE!
Do the following Activity

55. Read the corresponding texts.
Analyze the current situation and
express your ideas on how to
understand, engage
and empower your own
community amidst the challenges.

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astateofcalamityevenifithasnorecordedcaseofthenovelcoronavirus
diseaseCOVID19asofMonday,March16.Theprovincialgovernment passed
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asaproactiveresponsetothelocalized COVID-19transmissioninthe
country.Thisdeclarationacknowledged the Sorsoganons'righttohealth
andsafety andtoinstillhealth consciousnessamongthem,especially the
mostvulnerable. Accordingtotheresolution,"atleast15%oftheforecasted
affected populationbasedonscience-based projectionareinneedof
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diabetes,kidneyproblems,heartdiseases,andotherpre-existing
conditions.

57. Understandi
ng
Engagement
Empowerme
nt

58. CONGRATS EVERYONE!
GOOD JOB!