Community

Engagement, Solidarity
and Citizenship
WEEK 2
 Different
Perspectives on
Community
 OBJECTIVES
1. explain the definition of community in
different perspectives;

2. appreciate different perspectives on

community; and

3. make a crossword puzzle about the different

perspectives on community.
 PERSPECTIVES
The Social Local and Grassroots
Science Perspectives
Perspective

Civil Society Institutional

Perspective Perspective
 The Social Science Perspective

- Social relations and human society.

- People interact with one another, sensitive to each
other’s emotions and subjective points of view.

“A community is a group of people in a particular

area interacting together.”
DISCIPLINES OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
ANTHROPOLOGY PSYCHOLOGY

POLITICAL SCIENCE

ECONOMICS SOCIOLOGY
ANTHROPOLOGY
- various aspects of humans (behavior,
biology, culture, and social interactions)
- how people adapt their ways of living to
different environments.
- understanding the situation through
interacting.
- connecting history with its present
condition, and eventually solving the
community concern.
 ECONOMICS
- production, allocation, and
consumption of goods and services.
- In any community, one finds various
forms of wealth distribution.
- Ultimate goal: improve the lives of
people, so their needs are satisfied.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
- various ways and means of allocating
power, influence, and decision-making.
-types of government and management
systems, how people in small bands or
informal groups make decisions when they
do not have recognized leaders.
- All communities have some form of
political system.
PSYCHOLOGY
- the human mind, brain, and social
behavior.
- diagnosis and treatment of mental
illnesses.
- interaction between people and
interpersonal relationships.
-help people understand their position in
society and support the development of
more active community members.
SOCIOLOGY
- society, social order, social
interactions, and culture.
- introduces the concepts of
social capital and
communitarianism.
 Connection between the
Networks of relationships individual and the community.
among people who live Every person has a special role
and work in a particular in one’s society, and it’s part of
society for the effective human nature to relate with
functioning of the other people in various
conditions or situations.
community

SOCIAL CAPITAL COMMUNITARIANISM

 PERSPECTIVES
The Social Local and Grassroots
Science Perspectives
Perspective

Civil Society Institutional

Perspective Perspective
 Civil Society Perspective

- Forming a group, foundation, or organization in service to society.

- People organization, civic organization, and social movements.

Considered an effective model of community since a sense of

belonging is achieved due to the collaboration of shared interests
and identities in serving humanity.
 Civil Society Perspective

- People come together regardless of location and

organize plans to render support and assistance to
society.

Examples: ABS CBN Foundation, Ayala Red Cross

Foundation, Boy and Girl Scouts of the Philippines, and
Caritas Manila.
 PERSPECTIVES
The Social Local and Grassroots
Science Perspectives
Perspective

Civil Society Institutional

Perspective Perspective
 Local and Grassroots Perspectives

- VOLUNTEERISM
- Members of communities may involve themselves in
various programs or activities.
- The community uses self-organization and encourages
the local citizens to contribute to the community by
taking responsibilities and actions.
 Local and Grassroots Perspective

- Members and other members identify the sources of concerns in a

local setting and determine ways to address these problems.
- Volunteers are mobilized in cooperation with government decision-
makers who will be accountable for their actions.
- The community also formulates programs for others and employs
actions according to the needs of the community.
 PERSPECTIVES
The Social Local and Grassroots
Science Perspectives
Perspective

Civil Society Institutional

Perspective Perspective
 Institutional Perspective

It views the community in three different dimensions.

First Dimension

Existing establishment or physical space where members of

the community go for a certain purpose.
 Institutional Perspective

Second Dimension

Institutional community as a social model.

Defined by networks and institutions where community
groups are formed in certain areas such as schools,
churches, or companies.
 Institutional Perspective

Third Dimension

Community is composed of the ways people

act, interact with each other, react, and expect
each other to act and interact.
 PERSPECTIVES
The Social Local and Grassroots
Science Perspectives
Perspective

Civil Society Institutional

Perspective Perspective