Typologies of

Communities

Community
Engagement, Solidarity
and Citizenship
 Formal Community - characterized by
institutionally structured hierarchies, which
define the relationship between authoritative
and subordinate actors and groups.

Global Community - characterized by

Vocabulary List integration and interaction between
individuals and groups away from each other
in time or space or both.

Informal Community - seen to typically

operate through socio-cultural mechanisms
within the community structures.
Vocabulary List

Local Community - characterized by close social

integration and physical proximity. Moreover, it is defined
as a group of people sharing the same environment and
conditions such as intent, belief, resources, preferences,
needs and risks.

Rural Community - characterized as pastoral,

agricultural, and located along the periphery of
urban centers or in the countryside.
Vocabulary List

Typology - a classification according to

general type. In this module, this refers to the
types of community.

Urban Community - described as

industrialized and commercial centers
where population density is relatively
high compared to rural communities.
TOPIC 1: Formal and Informal Communities
The table details the differences between formal and
informal community. An example of a formal community is a
business firm, where people are assigned positions based on
their job descriptions and functions. One example of an
informal organization is a group of jogging enthusiasts who
meet once a week at the city park.
 Social Space is defined as a physical or virtual
space which members of the community visit or
where they stay. Some examples of social space
include the social center, online social media, or
other gathering spaces where people gather or
interact.
 Some social spaces are owned by the
government, such as town squares, parks, and beaches.
These are spaces generally open and accessible to
people. Private social spaces, on the other hand, are
owned and regulated regularly, such as shopping malls.
These social spaces may be used by community
residents for their gatherings or simple recreation
activities.
Task 1. Got to know the existing Leadership/ Power
Relation!
Can you give me the existing power
relation and social space of the following
community? Say FC- if it is a formal
community and IFC-for informal
community. Identify also if it is occupying a
public space or private space.

Source: Hulett, Matthew. “Philippine Army EOD,”

Fort Magsaysay, Philippines, Posted at dvidshub
on May 1, 2014.
https://www.dvidshub.net/image/1305565/philippine
army-eod
Task 1. Got to know the existing Leadership/ Power
Relation!
Can you give me the existing power
relation and social space of the following
community? Say FC- if it is a formal
community and IFC-for informal
community. Identify also if it is occupying a
public space or private space.

Source: Baiocchi, Stephanie. “The 7 Best

Facebook Groups for Inbound Marketers,” Impact,
March 8, 2019
https://www.impactbnd.com/blog/bestfacebookgrou
ps-for-inbound-marketers
Task 1. Got to know the existing Leadership/ Power
Relation!
Can you give me the existing power
relation and social space of the following
community? Say FC- if it is a formal
community and IFC-for informal
community. Identify also if it is occupying a
public space or private space.

Pelletiere, Nicole. “Philippines Crushes World

Record for Largest Zumba Class Ever to
Dance.”ABC News, July 27, 2015.
https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/philippinescrushe
s-world-record-larges
Task 1. Got to know the existing Leadership/ Power
Relation!
Can you give me the existing power
relation and social space of the following
community? Say FC- if it is a formal
community and IFC-for informal
community. Identify also if it is occupying a
public space or private space.

Source: Briones, Paul. “ Alberta Filipino Journal

Finds Its New Sanctuary At The Misericordia
Hospital.” Alberta Filipino Journal, December 15,
2017.
http://www.albertafilipinojournal.com/2017/12/albertaf
ilipino-journal-finds-its-new-sanctuary-at-
themisericordia-hospital/
 TOPIC 2: Rural-
Urban
Communities

may be
located in either rural or urban
areas. These areas have distinct
characteristics.
The following are the three general
characteristics of rural areas:

a. Population density is found to be low,

meaning few people populate the entire
community, and they tend to live far
apart from each other.
b. The area is situated geographically
distant from larger urban areas.
c. Each area typically specializes in a
particular form of livelihood, such as
farming.
 Characteristics of urban
areas are as follows:

a. There is higher
population density, with
more diverse subgroups
(ethnic, racial cultural, age,
sexual orientation)
b. Various industries and c. A large portion of people d. Transportation is readily
businesses are found in the lived in rented apartments available although this may
areas. or homes. be costly

g. The large population

gives rise to close
e. Urban areas are highly
f. Traffic and noise levels interactions among many
developed with many
are high in these areas people as well as more
buildings and structures
intense political involvement
among citizens.
 There are also various sectors in different
communities. Community sectors are various
groups or subdivisions of the larger community
divided based on characteristics such as political,
economic, cultural, and religious beliefs.
The various sectors that exist in all communities may
be categorized according to the following sectors with
their inclusions:
1. Health 9. Religion

2. Education 10. Fraternal Organization

3. Law Enforcement 11. Community Activist Volunteer Groups

4. Government 12. Culture

5. Business 13. Housing Development
6. Youth 14. Sports Recreation
7. The Media 15. The Environment
8. Human Service 16. Agriculture
1. Health
- medical and mental health
professionals; pharmacists and
pharmacies; hospitals and
other in-patient facilities,
clinics, non-traditional health
practitioners; public health
agencies and systems.
2. Education

- public and private preschools, K-12

schools, colleges and universities,
school committees, school
administrators, teachers, other
educational institution employees;
parents, students, state board of
education; adult basic education
(ABE) and English as Second or Other
Language (ESOL) programs
3. Law Enforcement

- the local and state police,

the court system- judges,
probation officers,
prosecutors, court
appointed defense lawyers,
court-mandated program
for offenders.
 4. Government

- regional, provincial, state,

local, and tribal government
bureaucracies, agencies, and
officials, both elected and
appointed.
 5. Business
- from the self-employed
carpenter to the
multinational corporation
with a local facility.
 6. Youth

- youth themselves (generally viewed as

ages 18 and younger) and those who work
directly with them (youth violence
prevention and outreach programs, Big
Brother/Big Sister, Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs,
scouting, etc.) parents, human service,
culture, and sports/recreation sectors.
 - newspapers and
magazines, radio,
and TV, vast array
of blogs, videos,
online news, and
other materials
available on the
7. The Media internet.
 8. Human
Service
- non-profit professional and volunteer
organizations that provide free and
affordable services such as job training,
food, shelter, elder services, services for
individuals with physical or mental
disabilities, support and advocacy for
immigrants, among others.
9. Religion

- places of worship and their

members, religious organizations
(e.g. Knights of Columbus, CBCP)
of all faiths, may include the
hierarchy of a national church as
well (a Roman Catholic
archbishop, for instance)
 10. Fraternal
Organization
- the Lions, Masons, Rotary, Kiwanis,
and other local and national or
international service organizations,
college fraternities/sororities or
other local and national social clubs,
as well veterans’ organizations and
the like.
11. Community Activist Volunteer Groups

- individuals for or against political issue,

supportive of existing institutions (“Friends
of” the local park, a school playground
volunteer corps), oriented toward economics
(groups that volunteer to help non-profit and
small business owners with financial and
business plans), or more generally concerned
with the quality of community life (e.g.
organizers of community festivals)
 12. Culture

- artists such as musicians, dancers and

choreographers, writer, actors and directors,
designers and visual artists, as well as arts
organizations, theaters, orchestras, museums,
galleries, and those who work as support staff
in the arts- stagehands, cameramen,
electricians, set builders, etc. ; regular
consumers and supporters of the arts.
 13. Housing Development

- both public and private non-profit housing

agencies and organizations that provide rent
subsidies and/or affordable housing, as well
as developers who build market-rate and
upscale residential and commercial
properties.
-may include everyone from fair housing
advocates to those who own and/ or manage
urban real estate worth millions of pesos.
14. Sports and
Recreation

- sports clubs, town or county

recreation departments, amateur and
professional athletic associations,
public and private sports and
recreation facilities, gyms, coaches,
personal trainers, recreation leaders,
and camp directors, as well those who
participate in these groups as athletes,
spectators, or supporters.
15. The Environment
- individual environmentalists, international,
national, and local environmental
organizations, conservation land trusts,
recreational hunters and fishermen, rock
climbers and mountaineers, wildlife
biologists and botanists, ecologists, hikers,
canoers/kayakers, and other outdoor
people, hydrologists (water specialists),
those who make a living from a pristine or
carefully-managed environment.
 16. Agriculture

- confined to rural areas, may also

include dairy farmers,
cheesemakers, winemakers and
vineyards, and food processors
and packers, including all
consumers of the food produced.
 Rural
Task 2. A blast from my past visits!
Community
Let us be specific in describing a rural and urban
community that you had visited by illustrating that
specific community and by emphasizing in your
illustration at least three (3) prominent sectors
that you remembered in your visit. Make use of a
symbol e.g. cross at the roof of a church refers to
Catholic Church. Then, briefly explain the
characteristics of each community and the roles
played by each sector in the community that you
have drawn.
 Urban
Task 2. A blast from my past visits!
Community
Let us be specific in describing a rural and urban
community that you had visited by illustrating that
specific community and by emphasizing in your
illustration at least three (3) prominent sectors
that you remembered in your visit. Make use of a
symbol e.g. cross at the roof of a church refers to
Catholic Church. Then, briefly explain the
characteristics of each community and the roles
played by each sector in the community that you
have drawn.
Topic 3: Local and Global Communities
A local community is characterized by close social
integration and physical proximity. Moreover, a local
community is defined as a group of people sharing the same
environment and conditions intent, belief, resources,
preferences, and needs and risks. These factors may affect
the identities of the individuals as well as the community’s
degree of cohesiveness.
 In addition, a local community may consist of business
operators, public agency staff, residents with interactions
that may include sharing of resources, information, and
assistance. Commercial relationships may also be present
between local businesses and consumers.
 The global community, on the other hand, is a system
characterized by integration and interaction between
individuals and groups away from each other in time or space
or both. The word “global” refers to the nation of the world
considered closely connected by modern telecommunication,
though they are economically, socially and politically
independent (Sebastian, 2009, and dictionary.com)
 The domains and certain aspects of the local and
global communities intertwine. Establishments, programs,
and other events that started in the local setup may
eventually grow to have a global presence, such as the
Jollibee fast food chain.
 Proposed plans and programs in the local
community, when implemented successfully, may
reach the global community, and gain traction there
as well such as outreach activities, programs during
calamities etc.
Task 3. What I want to share to the World!
What program do you plan to propose in your local
community and in what ways can you promote this globally?
This could be part of our culture, beliefs, innovations, people
etc. These could also be part of practices that we can do as
outreach programs or to eliminate damages from any state of
calamity-poverty, natural/typhoons etc. Think of how the
program you are about to propose may benefit people
nationally and internationally.
MY Community Map!
From the lesson we have learned about the different
communities. How about your community, what type of
community is it? How will you describe your own community?
What are the prominent community sectors present in it?
Express your thoughts by making a community map. Please
be guided with the rubric below and the identified ten out of
sixteen community sectors. This will serve as one of your
performance tasks.
Make a community map which would reflect the following elements:
a. Describe your community in a way that you show its location, if it is a rural or
urban community and its characteristics.
b. Out of the sixteen (16) community sectors, choose at least ten (10) prominent
sectors in the community.
c. Give the names of your specific example e.g. If you are living in Magsaysay St.,
Almedras-Cogon, Sorsogon City and you have chosen education as your specific
community sector, give the name of your example such as Sorsogon National
High School.
d. Make use of a symbol e.g. cross at the roof of a church refers to Catholic
Church