Community dynamics

Lesson 2
 Prior
Knowledge
“Community Typologies”
 What is Typology?

A system used for putting things into

groups according to how they are
 1. Urban
Communities
Are cities or big towns where there is
large, high- dense, and heterogeneous
a

population. There is not much open

space in urban areas for vegetation,
but space is maximized to build public
and private infrastructures.
 2. Rural
Communities
Are territorial enclaves or villages where
a small, low- density, and homogeneous
there is

population. There are lots of open spaces for

vegetation and the natural environment. The use
of available land is often dictated for agriculture,
and if the community is near the cost, nearby
waters are used for fisheries.
“Community Dynamics”
Community
Dynamics
 It refer to the changes that occur in
the community power structures and
community population composition
over time.
Community Power
AreStructures
hierarchical interrelationships that
govern the interaction of individuals
among each other within a localized
group setting.
Example:In a village or a barangay, the
community power structures can be observed in
the hierarchical interrelationship between the
barangay chairperson and his or her constituents,
between the elite and the financially poor
members of the community, or between the adult
and young members of the community.
Example:
In such interrelationships, it is usually
the barangay chairperson, the elite, and the adult
members of the community who are considered
dominant – such that they have power over their
aforementioned counterparts.
 But such hierarchical
interrelationships can change
over time,
Community Population
Composition
Refers to common demographic variables that
describe the size, distribution, and
characteristics of the population such as age
structure, sex composition, educational level,
marital status, economic status, employment
status, and ethnicity classification.
“Factors Affecting Changes in
Community Power Structures”
 1. is a kind of power that one has over
Authority:
another by virtue of an elected position or an
appointment that is based on codified laws and
regulations. This is often referred to a formal
power structure.
 In this community power structures change
case:
when the person in authority also changes. This
happens in times of change in leadership due to
elections or revolutions, retirement or
resignation from office service, or suspension or
removal from office, which requires the person
in authority to be replaced by another person.
 2. is a kind of power that a person
Influence:
possesses over another by virtue of other
people’s positive perception of the former’s
competence and ability. This is often referred to
as an informal power structure.
“Factors Affecting Changes in the
Composition of People in the
Community”
1. Fertility:
refers to the actual reproductive
performance that can be expected of a person,
couple, group, or population during a woman’s
childbearing years, normally defined as 15-49
years of age.
 2. refers to the demographic process
Mortality:
relating to deaths, often summarized by death
rates, survival rates, and life expectancy.
Because;
decrease in death rates, an increase in
survival rates, and longer life expectancy are
indicators that people in the community are
healthy due to increased access in food and
nutrition, public health services, and social
services.
 3. refers to the process of moving from
Migration:
one place to another. It could also be the
movement across a specified boundary for a
considerable period of time and for various
reasons in order to establish a temporary or even
permanent abode.
 It can be Internal/
External:
Internal –wherein the movement of people is
within the same geographical area or region.
External – wherein the movement of people is
from a national boundary to another