REVIWER IN COM ENG
community.
Typologies and Dimensions of
Communities
COMMUNITY MODALITY/
TYPOLOGIES
 Rural - territorial areas or
villages where there is a small,
low density, and homogenous
population.
 Urban - cities of big towns
where there is a large, highly
dense, and heterogeneous
population.
 Formal - associational society
pertains to human associations
that characterized by being
impersonal, formal, rational,
heterogenous, and
individualistically oriented.
 Informal – human associations
that are characterized by being
intimate, informal, caring,
homogenous, and group welfare
oriented.
Community Dimensions
Local community Dimensions - is
a term often used to denote a
geographically bounded community
such as territorial areas, village,
barangay, town, city, municipality,
province, region, or even an entire
country depending on the pointy of
reference.
Global Community Dimensions -
is a term used to characterize the
interconnectivity of people or
countries all over the world.
Modality of Community
Engagement
Transactional modality is a one-
way community project or activity
from the service providers to the
Transitional modality is two-way
community projects done through
the process of consultation and
collaboration between the service
provider and the community.
Transformational modality is also a
two-way community project
accomplished through an active
dialogue and critical reflectivity
facilitated by the process of
involvement and active participation
of the external agent and the
community.
Functions of Community based
on:
1. Dynamic in Social Sciences
• It is the forces or properties
that stimulate growth, development,
or change within a system or
process.
• It refers on changing social
relations and patterns in the current
structure.
Production-Distribution-
Consumption- examples: distribution
of crops, planting, buying of goods
Social Control-examples: , curfew
hours, alcohol ban Socialization –
providing assistance, livelihood
programs
2. Community Power Structures
• Legal Authoritative Decision
Makers - It is the kind of power that
one has over another by virtue of an
elected in government position or
office appointment that is based on
codified laws and regulations.
• Influencers - It is a kind of
power that a person possesses over
another by virtue of other people’s
positive perception of the former’s
competence and ability.
PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT:
1. Transparency and Trust
2. Inclusion and Demographic
Diversity
3. Openness and Learning
Community Engagement Models:
1. Community Building - under
this model, students conduct
research to assess or meet
community needs.
2. Community Education - under
this model, students research and
write curricula to educate particular
community members about social
issues or needed skills.
3. Deliberative Dialogue -
projects that intentionally bring
people together to build
understanding across differences.
Solidarity is an element of human
association that emphasizes the
cohesive social bond that holds a
group together, which is valued and
understood by all group members.
Farmers, for example, produce the
food that feeds the factory workers
who produce the tractors that allow
the farmers to produce the food.
societies. It comes from the
interdependence that arises from
specialization of work and the
complementarities between people
—a development that occurs in
“modern” and “industrial” societies.
Examples: When builders construct
houses to accommodate factory
employees who create the machines
that the building employees use to
build homes. The interdependence
of the members of advanced
societies keeps them connected
even as they grow larger and more
diverse.
Explain the importance of studying
community dynamics and community
action in relation to applied social
sciences and your future career
options.

Types of Solidarity
• Mechanical solidarity is the
social integration of members of a
society who have common values
and beliefs. These common values
and beliefs constitute a “collective
conscience” that works internally in
individual members to cause them to
cooperate.
Examples: People often have similar
lifestyles and are reliant on each
other for goods and services. This
type of solidarity is most commonly
found in small-scale societies, such
as hunter-gatherer tribes.
• Organic solidarity is social
cohesion based upon the
dependence individuals have on
each other in more advanced