Target

Awareness and appreciation of the different types of

communities help students, researchers and agents of social
change to focus and deepen their analysis of a particular
community.

These guide them in identifying which particular community

matches their research interest or political advocacy.
This module differentiates the types of communities.
After going through this module, you are expected to:
• Differentiate the typologies of communities.
Three General Types of Community

1. Geographic Community or Neighborhood

- this type of community focuses on the physical boundaries that makes it distinct and
separate such as rivers and a street. It has diverse populations with individuals or groups
occupying different physical spaces each with special attributes such as religion, economic
status, etc.

Community of Identity
This community has common identifiable characteristics or attributes like culture,
language, music, religion, customs and others.

2. Community of Interest or Solidarity

This community incorporates social movements such as women’s rights, environments,
peace and human rights. Individuals may be connected to their community of interest at the
local and international levels. It may also be formal or informal or both.
3. Intentional Community
This community refers to individuals that comes together voluntarily
and support each other. Members may share the same interests or
identity or geographical location.

Mainstream classifications/types of communities

1. Formal-informal typology- emphasizes leadership and power

relations in the community.
Formal communities are characterized institutionally structured hierarchies.
-institution driven, interrelationships within community are defined
and delineated by these functions.
Informal communities- said to be less rigid, typically operate through socio-
cultural mechanism within the community structure.
Interrelationship thrive through loose connections, such as social
networks and personal relationships.

The formal-informal typology simplistically base its categories on the function of

the institutions, formal and informal, in characterizing communities.
2. Rural-Urban Typology- communities based on the distinction in terms
of development, industrialization, ecological conditions, and life style.
Rural communities- are characterized as pastoral, agricultural,
and located along periphery of urban centers or in the countryside.
Communities are less modernized and the lifestyle is slow and
idyllic.
Urban communities- are described as industrialized and
commercial centers. Population density is relatively high. Sketched as
technological, modern, and cosmopolitan.

3. Local-global typology focuses on the scope and breadth of

communities with respect to the geographic dimensions and the reach
of its other dimension. (economic, socio-political, economic, and
cultural)
Local community is a group of individuals interacting within a
shared, a global community stretches beyond the frontiers of a
local community, transcending national, supranational, and
regional demarcations.
 Global communities are not concerned with
biographical boundaries. They consist of individuals
and groups who share values, beliefs, preferences,
needs, risks, interests, and other attributes beyond
physical, cultural, and politico-geographic borders.
COMMUNITY SECTOR is broad set of community-based
organization that voluntarily and autonomously
function beyond government or state.

FIVE IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS OF COMMUNITIES

FUNCTIONS EXPLANATION
Production-Distribution-Consumption Communities provide their members livelihood
through the use of resources (e.g. land, industry, services) and the
system of exchange embedded therein such as trade and commerce.

Socialization Communities have processes that the shape social

behavior by instilling to their members norms, values, knowledge,
skills, and attitudes. This is done through mechanisms of
FIVE IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS OF COMMUNITIES

FUNCTIONS EXPLANATION

Production-Distribution-Consumption Communities provide their members

livelihood through the use of resources (e.g. land, industry,
services) and the system of exchange embedded therein
such as trade and commerce.

Socialization Communities have processes that the shape social

behavior by instilling to their members norms, values,
knowledge, skills, and attitudes. This is done through
mechanisms of transference such as child rearing,
education, traditions, and practices.
FIVE IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS OF COMMUNITIES

FUNCTIONS EXPLANATION

Social Control Mechanism within communities, such as social pressure or

formal institution, regulates the conduct and behavior of
community members.

Social Participation Communities thrive through the association and involvement

of their members. These are exemplified in the groups and
organizations within communities such as religious groups
associations, businesses, and neighborhoods.

Mutual Support Communities offer their members interactions that

encourage cooperation and solidarity.
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