CESC_LAS_2.3.4.

MELC: Differentiate typologies of communities.

Objectives:
1. Identify the different types of communities.
2. Describe and give examples of each type of community.
3. Differentiate formal and informal communities.
4. Differentiate urban and rural communities.

 COMMUNITY ▪ A group of people who occupy a common contiguous territory, possessed of a common set of
traditions associated with their living together in that territory, and served by a set of local institutions in which
the people are conscious of their common interest.

TYPES OF COMMUNITY
1. Formal communities
2. Informal communities
3. Urban communities
4. Rural communities
5. Global communities
6. Sectoral communities
7. Social Space communities

1. FORMAL COMMUNITIES - Engage in joint activities and discussion, help each other, and share information with
each other; they care about their standing with each other.
Examples of formal communities
▪ Ecovillages ▪ Co-housing communities ▪ Co-ops communities ▪ Religious communities

2. INFORMAL COMMUNITIES - Consists of a set of personal relations, social networks, common interest and
emotional sources of motivation.
Examples of formal communities
▪ Academic communities ▪ Recreation communities ▪ Retirement communities 

3. URBAN COMMUNITIES - Large in terms of land area & population, advanced in science & technology, with
favorable physical environment and & diverse cultures, and the people are engaged in various occupations.
Characteristics of urban communities
▪ Advancement in science and technology ▪ Many business establishments, recreational centers, educational and
religious institutions ▪ People are crowded ▪ Social heterogeneity ▪ Class extremes ▪ Greater pollution ▪ Many
crimes are committed ▪ Family ties tend to be weak ▪ Limited space ▪ Greater impersonality among neighbors ▪
Higher standard of living ▪ Shortage of employment ▪ Informal settlers are rampant ▪ A lot of hazards and
dangers ▪ Greater number of separation of spouses and live- in arrangements ▪ Major occupations are industrial,
administrative and professional ▪ Divisions of labor and occupational specialization are very much common 23

4. RURAL COMMUNITIES - Usually produce their own food for subsistence

Characteristics of rural communities
▪ Greater personal interaction ▪ Deep, long-term relationships ▪ Generally, peace and order exists ▪ Mutual give
and take affairs ▪ Emphasis of shared values ▪ Vernacular is usually spoken ▪ Wider area ▪ Influence of blood
relationships in decision making ▪ Homogenous type of culture ▪ Belief in supernatural and superstitious beliefs ▪
Relationship is more personal and informal ▪ Less pollution ▪ Few establishments and institutions ▪ Few goods
and services

5. GLOBAL COMMUNITIES - It is the international aggregate of nation-states.

Examples of Global communities
▪ “World Community” ▪ Common point of view towards issues of human rights, global warming and climate
change, peace and order, socio-economic conditions as well as disputed issues such as territorial conflict.
 6. SECTORAL COMMUNITIES - Include the voluntary sector or non-profit sector
Examples of Sectoral communities
▪ Voluntary, non-profit and non-governmental ▪ Also called third sector (in contrast to public and private sector)
▪ NGOs: Non-governmental organizations

7. SOCIAL SPACE COMMUNITIES - Based on social spaces. A social space is a physical or virtual space ▪ Physical:
social center, gathering place, town squares, parks, pubs, shopping malls 
Examples of Social space communities
▪ Virtual: online social media, websites 
Characteristics of social spaces
▪ People gather at information grounds for a primary purpose other than information sharing ▪ Attended by
different social types ▪ Social interaction is a primary activity ▪ Information occurs in many directions ▪
Information is used in alternative ways ▪ Many sub-contexts exist; together they form grand context 

Subject Code: LASTNAME_2.3.4.A

 Choose at least 2 among the types of community that you think you belong and give a narrative
statement(description) and situations(experience/occasion) that would prove your answer.