THE ELEMENTS OF A

COMMUNITY
Prepared by:
Alpher Hope B. Medina
COMMUNITY IS NOT THE SAME THING AS
HUMAN BEING
HOWEVER, IT HAS DIFFERENT PARTS THAT
APPLY TO SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS AND
CULTURE RATHER THAN INDIVIDUAL
BEING
WE USE ELEMENTS BECAUSE………
 THESE ARE ANALYTICAL CATEGORIES
MADE BY US HUMAN BEINGS, RATHER
THAN BEING BASED UPON OBSERVABLE
PARTS
THE 6 ELEMENTS (DIMENSIONS) OF
COMMUNITY INCLUDES
*TECHNOLOGICAL
*ECONOMIC
*POLITICAL
*INSTITUTIONAL (SOCIAL)
*AESTHETIC VALUE AND
*BELIEF-CONCEPTUAL
 TECHNOLOGICAL ELEMENTS OF
COMMUNITY

• The technological elements of a community are its capital,

its tools, and skills, and ways of dealing with the physical
environment. It is the interface between humanity and
nature.
IT’S THE LEARNED IDEAS, AND BEHAVIOR
WHICH ALLOWS HUMAN TO INVENT, USE
AND TEACH OTHERS ABOUT TOOLS.
TECHNOLOGY IS MUCH A CULTURAL
DIMENSION AS BELIEFS AND PATTERNS OF
INTERACTION;IT IS SYMBOLIC.
TECHNOLOGY IS CULTURAL
 IN TECHNOLOGICAL ELEMENT, ECONOMIST CALL
IT AS “REAL CAPITAL” –SOMETHING VALUABLE
THAT IS NOT PRODUCED FOR DIRECT
CONSUMPTION BUT TO BE USED TO “INCREASE
PRODUCTION (THEREFORE MORE WEALTH) IN THE
FUTURE; INVESTMENT
TECHNOLOGICAL ELEMENT INCLUDES:
*LANGUAGE
*PHYSICAL TOOLS
*FACILITIES

TECHNOLOGIES MIGHT BE INTRODUCED BY THE

MOBILIZERS MAY BELONG TO MEDICINE (CLINIC
AND MEDICINE) AND HEALTH (CLEAN, WATER,
HYGIENE)
 PONDER WELL:
1.GROUP THE CLASS INTO 5
2. MAKE AN ADVERTISEMENT ABOUT ANY
TECHNOLOGIES MENTIONED IN THE TOPIC (6MINS.
PREPARATION)
3. PRESENTATION OF ADVERTISEMENT.
4. JUDGE COMMENTS:

RUBRICS:
CONTENT-10 PTS.
CLARITY OF VOICE- 4PTS.
EXECUTION & GROUP ORGANIZATION – 6PTS
TOTAL: 20 POINTS