Concept of Community

The Community

◎ Community - People with

common interests living
◎ together in the same place.

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Sociological Concept of a Community

➢ The family is the smallest

unit of the society which is
composed of the immediate
and non-immediate
members.

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➢ An individual can form a family,
➢ a family can form a community,
and a community can form a
nation.

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The Community

◎ It also shares significant elements of

common life as shown in their
manners, customs, traditions, and
modes of speech.

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 The Community
◎ Community is understood more in

two ways ( Manalili ,2014):

 Where people reside in relating to the
concept of ancient settlement

 Group of individuals who live near and

interact with each other
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 According to the Bible, the Community

◎ Genesis 1:27 (NIV) “So God created mankind

in his own image, in the image of God he
created them; male and female he created
them.”

◎ Man and woman were put together in the

Garden of Eden to watch and rule over
everything. Concentrates on the Lord and His
relationship with His creation.

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Concept of a Community

➢ A community is composed of
different families who live in the
same place and share the same
interest and cultures

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➢ Another concept is that the
activities of a family that are also
being conducted by a community
includes the sharing of common
resources, working for the
common good, and building
harmonious relationships

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➢ These central qualities of a
family are also the basic
building blocks of any
community

➢ It is believed that stronger

➢ families develop stronger
➢ communities.

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◎ The justifications for such set values of
communities are necessary in explaining
their actions and responsibilities

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◎ Community Development = Change in Values
◎ These changes may be a result of innovation
in technology or social hierarchy
◎ Examples of Values:
◎ Solidarity, Commitment
○ Mutuality, Trust

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◎ Types of Communities
◎ Since then, it has been recognized that people can belong
to different types of communities

◎ These types of communities may include:

a. Communities of Place- This is where people are linked
in a geographical sense
◉ Ex: neighborhood, town, workplace, etc.

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Communities of Memory-

People here may technically be

considered as strangers but share or
are linked by a morally significant
history

Example: Going to church and

Seeing and greeting the same prople

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every time they gather or meet
Communities of face-to-face
personal interaction-

In this type of community people are

governed by sentiments of trust,
cooperation, and altruism

● Example: friends, families, etc.

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Communities are considered the
power house of the socieity

“In union there is strenght”

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Thank you very much !

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