COMMUNITY

TYPOLOGIES
Group 2
 LET'S PLAY "POSE AND PAUSE"!
Mechanics:

1. Divide the class into groups of five members each.

2. Appoint a leader who will be assigned to instruct and monitor the members throughout
the game.
3. All leaders from each group will pick from a list of scenes they have to illustrate. Each
of these scenes represents a type of community.
4. Each group will be given two minutes to discuss how they will pose for a picture to
recreate their assigned scenario. When the time is up, everyone freezes. Every leader of the
group shall take turns to explain to the class about the picture they are portraying.
5. The most creative and realistic group will receive a reward.
 INTRODUCTION
Take a look around your community.

• What do you think is the type of community in which you are living?
• Besides your community’s location, have you wondered about the practices,
interests, and circumstances that help form this community?
• Are there any community action initiatives present in your community? What are
the places in your community where people often socialize with others?
COMMUNITY
A community is a network of human relationships connected either by
norms, religion, values, or identity.
 COMMUNITIES CAN BE CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO
THE FOLLOWING MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS:

• By Location

- communities that are bound by geography

 COMMUNITIES CAN BE CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO
THE FOLLOWING MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS:

2. By Practice

- communities made for people participating in the same activity or profession

 COMMUNITIES CAN BE CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO
THE FOLLOWING MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS:

3. By Action

- communities with a common goal using collective power in creating social

change
 COMMUNITIES CAN BE CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO
THE FOLLOWING MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS:

4. By Interest

- communities for people sharing a common interest, hobby, or passion

 COMMUNITIES CAN BE CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO
THE FOLLOWING MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS:

5. By Circumstance

- communities for people united by a common situation or challenge

 TYPES OF
COMMUNITIES
RURAL AND URBAN
COMMUNITIES
 RURAL COMMUNITY

often referred to as the countryside or

farmlands, can be located in pastoral and
agricultural lands where interactions are
within familiar residents with a shared way of
life and beliefs.

Banaue Rice Terraces on the mountains of

Ifugao
RURAL COMMUNITY
The population is fewer, and the spaces are
vast. Cultural practices are preserved in small
communities, and people maintain a stable
interaction with community members.

Lake Sebu in South Cotabato, Mindanao

 URBAN COMMUNITY

are developed cities with large populations.

There are advanced technologies and
architectural structures like skyscrapers and
towers that can be found in these
industrialized areas.

Metro Manila
URBAN COMMUNITY
Different modes of transportation are essential in
cities. Significant economic growth also takes
place in urban communities. Despite the bigger
population and closer proximity among
community members than those in rural areas,
interactions are more distant and impersonal
given the diversity of lifestyles and beliefs.

Manila Light Rail Transit System

 FORMAL AND
INFORMAL
COMMUNITIES
 FORMAL COMMUNITY
• Established organization with definite identities goals
• Usually interact through formal communication
• Relationships are intentionally formed and are defined
between authority figures and subordinates
• Roles for each citizen to fulfill and rules to be followed
• Examples are religious institutions, universities, civic
organizations, and other formal institutions

Business corporation
INFORMAL COMMUNITY
• Formed through sociocultural mechanisms
• Opposite of formal communities, as they do not have a defined
organizational structure and set of rules
• May include people sharing the same interests, hobbies, passion,
or advocacies
• The relationships formed are spontaneous and motivated by shared
community identity
• Examples are neighborhood communities, friendships, youth
groups, support groups, and volunteer organizations
• Other examples may include fan-based communities, gaming
communities, and music or art communities.

Activists Group
 LOCAL AND
GLOBAL
COMMUNITIES
LOCAL COMMUNITY
Local Communities are shared among people living in the same place. They
focus on cultivating their own resources and ensuring member’s well-being
from local perspective.

Local Community
Indigenous Community Neighborhood
Cooperatives
 GLOBAL COMMUNITY
Global communities can be
anywhere in the world as long as
members share the same values,
beliefs, interests, advocacies,
environmental campaigns, and promotion of
and other identities beyond
physical, cultural, and politico-
geographic factors.
They focus on addressing world issues by
encouraging different nations and
communities to participate. Some of these
issues include human rights advocacies,
social, political, and economic growth of
communities, among many other goals of
improving communities worldwide.
 GLOBAL COMMUNITY
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

• The ASEAN collaborates with Southeast Asian countries

in achieving economic growth, social progress, and
cultural development. They also aim to maintain peace,
active collaboration, and continued assistance among
member states.
GLOBAL COMMUNITY

ASEAN ASEAN
 GLOBAL COMMUNITY
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

The WWF works in nearly 100 countries in

promoting the conservation of forests, oceans, and
wildlife. It aims to protect and sustain these natural
resources for the benefit of future generations.

World Wildlife Fund

GLOBAL COMMUNITY
United Nations (UN)
The UN is a recognized international
organization that aims to maintain
international peace and security, protect
human rights, assist communities through
humanitarian aid, promote sustainable
development, and uphold international
laws.

United Nations
 VIRTUAL
COMMUNITIES
AND SOCIAL
SPACE
 VIRTUAL COMMUNITY
Virtual communities are also
examples of global communities.
Virtual communities are defined as
social networks formed through the
internet and function through social
media and different online
platforms.
VIRTUAL COMMUNITY
These online communities exist to
share content, information, and
knowledge to anyone in the world
through photos, videos, and blogs.
The most popular social media sites
known today are some examples of
virtual communities.
SECTORS
Sectors refer to organizations, institutions, and initiatives that deliver particular
services to community members.
• The government sector is run by the state and facilitates the
implementation of rules and regulations in the country. It also delivers
essential services to different communities
• The private sector refers to organizations that voluntarily and
independently function beyond and outside of the government.
SECTORS
The private sector is usually non-profit organizations, donors, and volunteers
that extend their help through participating in different advocacy initiatives.
3. The business sector includes self-employed individuals, business owners,
enterprises, and corporations that profit in delivering goods and services to
society. The business sector contributes primarily to the economic development
of a community.
SECTORS
4. The religious sector covers the churches, sects, and all the other faith-based
organizations and communities. Composed of priests, ministers, pastors, and
other religious or spiritual leaders and their members, this sector maintains the
spirituality of communities. Their community activities involve ministry,
fellowship, and missionary or voluntary work.
SECTORS CAN ALSO BE IDENTIFIED BASED ON
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND SPECIALIZED ROLES:

• The health sector is composed of doctors, nurses, pharmacists,

psychologists, and other medical-allied professions.
• The law enforcement sector is composed of the police, lawyers, judges,
and other related professionals.
• The education sector consists of teachers, researchers, school
administrators, and other professionals working in the academic field.
SECTORS CAN ALSO BE IDENTIFIED BASED ON
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND SPECIALIZED ROLES:

4. The youth sector is composed of organizations, networks, and relationships

that are run by and for the youth members of the community. Adolescents and
young adults engage in causes that benefit society. The youth sector also
focuses on developing the skills of the younger generation and discusses timely
issues relating to them.
SOCIAL SPACE
A social space is a physical or virtual place that people in the community use for social
interaction. Social spaces are created by adapting to the needs of the community. These are
often located in convenient and accessible areas.

Social spaces serve a daily function to the community where these provide places for
socialization and expression of needs.

Virtual social spaces can be online social media sites and other platforms that virtual
communities use to communicate.
SOCIAL SPACE

Park Shopping mall Town square/plaza

 QUICK RECAP!
Characteristics of communities:
• By location - communities that are bound by geography
• By practice - communities made for people participating in the same
activity or profession
• By action - communities with a common goal using collective power in
creating social change
• By interest - communities for people sharing a common interest, hobby, or
passion
• By circumstance - communities for people united by a common situation
or challenge
 QUICK RECAP!
Types of communities:
• Rural Community - often referred to as the countryside or farmlands, can
be located in pastoral and agricultural lands where interactions are within
familiar residents with a shared way of life and beliefs.
• Urban Community - are developed cities with large populations. There are
advanced technologies and architectural structures like skyscrapers and
towers that can be found in these industrialized areas.
 QUICK RECAP!
3. Formal Community - are established organizations with recognized identities
and definite goals.
4. Informal Community - are formed through sociocultural mechanisms.
5. Local Community - are shared among people living in the same place.
6. Global Community - can be anywhere in the world as long as members share
the same values, beliefs, interests, advocacies, and other identities beyond
physical, cultural, and politico-geographic factors.
 QUICK RECAP!
7. Virtual Community - are defined as social networks formed through the
internet and function through social media and different online platforms

Sectors refer to organizations, institutions, and initiatives that deliver particular

services to community members.

A social space is a physical or virtual place that people in a community use for
social interaction.
QUIZ TIME!

• Close all your notes

• Bring out a sheet of 1/2 lengthwise
• Write your name and number your paper 1-20.
Direction: Write your answers only. Wrong spelling is wrong.

1. _______ are shared among people living in the same place.

2. A community that does not follow a set of rules or a certain standard is called ________.
3. ________ is a recognized international organization that aims to maintain international
peace and security, protect human rights, assist communities through humanitarian aid,
promote sustainable development, and uphold international laws.
4. ________ are established organizations with recognized identities and definite goals.
5. ________ is a characteristic of a community wherein people share a common interest,
hobby, or passion.
6. _________ is a characteristic of a community wherein people are united by a common
situation or challenge.
7. _________ can be anywhere in the world as long as members share the same values,
beliefs, interests, advocacies, and other identities beyond physical, cultural, and politico-
geographic factors.
8. _________ aims to protect and sustain these natural resources for the benefit of future
generations.
9. _________ is often referred to as the countryside or farmlands, can be located in
pastoral and agricultural lands where interactions are within familiar residents with a
shared way of life and beliefs.
10. ________ is a network of human relationships connected either by norms, religion,
values, or identity.
11. The most popular social media sites known today are some examples of _________.
12. ________ refers to organizations that voluntarily and independently function beyond and outside the
government.
13. ________ is run by the state and facilities that implementation of rules and regulations in the country.
14. ________ refers to organizations, institutions, and initiatives that deliver particular services to
community members.
15. The _______ is composed of organizations, network, and relationships that are run by and for the
youth members of the community.
16. The _______ is composed of the police, lawyers, judges, and other related professionals.
17. ________ are physical or virtual places that people in the community use for social interaction.
18. Give one type of sector.
19. Give one example of a formal community.
20. Give one example of an informal community.