FUNCTIONS OF COMMUNITY

1. explain the dynamics of your

community by recognizing the people
who build the community;
2. assess the structures of your
community, and
3. analyze the processes existing in
your community.
Vocabulary:
Aspects of Community- these include the structure existing in your community which
includes natural environment to the institutions made by man
Community Power- the capacity of the community to exercise control over activities and
seek ways to employ available resources
Influencer- the person with the most influence, who can lead others to achieve a goal or
accomplish a certain task
Leader- the person who has the responsibility of controlling or taking charge of a
particular group
Leadership-the process and qualities of command and decisiveness with regard to the
necessary actions that ensure the welfare of the community
Social change- the changes that occur in the social order of a society. These are related
to nature, social institutions, social behavior or social relations, cultural, religious,
economics, scientific or technological forces
 Understanding Community
through its Dynamics
Leaders are important figures that
will guide the members to carry
out the plans in pursuit of the
group’s objectives.
3 Power Dynamics of Community

1. Formal Power
2. Informal Power
3. Legal authoritative decision-
makers
Formal Power Structure they are
individuals from whose authority
is based on formal rules appointed
by the government.
Formal Power Structure they are
individuals from whose authority
is based on formal rules appointed
by the government.
They are appointed based on
qualifications, attitude and most
often, through the votes of the
residents.
In the Philippines, the government
provides several levels of leadership,
from the president and vice-
president, including other
government officials at the national
and in the local levels such as mayors,
congressmen, and governors.
Informal Power Structure. There
are also people who are appointed
because of their ability to lead,
direct or achieve without an
official leadership title.
They are popular to others as
influencers who can lead others with
the most influence.
Informal power comes, not from an
official position, but from the respect
and appreciation one has earned from
the members of a group.
This respect and appreciation allow
the individual to influence his or her
peers in a way that others within the
group cannot.
Examples:
managers, supervisors,
philanthropists, businessmen,
producers and even employees who
lead their group as likable and
charismatic leaders.
Legal authoritative decision-makers.
are individuals or bodies
whose authority is based on
formal rules and institutions
Legal authoritative decision-makers.
are individuals or bodies
whose authority is based on
formal rules and institutions
 They are appointed because of
their intelligence, reputations,
decision-making, dictation from
laws and policies and
connections.
Examples are the appointments
made by the president of the
country through his/her Powers of
Appointment as stated in the
constitution or with the consent of
the Commission on Appointments
like the heads of the executive
departments, board of members
and its leaders from any national
government-related institutions,
ambassadors, other public
ministers and consuls, etc.
The aforementioned (3) power
dynamics are part of individual
dimensions of community
which could be:
1. Interrelationship
2. Organization
1. Interrelationship- community leaders
are with direct relation with you
through familial relations, affinities or
feeling of kinship, and social network,
2. Organization- they could be part of an
institution or an association, that has a
particular purpose in our community.