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Community Engagement,
Solidarity and Citizenship

NAIZE JANN S. TANOJA sentonesnj@gmail.com

DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON
COMMUNITY

Quarter 3 : Lesson 2
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

At the end of the lesson the students should be able to:

1. Explain the importance of learning about community.

2. Compare and contrast the definitions of community using the
social science, institutional, civic society and organic
perspectives.
3. Analyze functions of communities in terms of structures,
dynamics and processes.
4. Develop a sense of shared identity and willingness to
contribute to the attainment of the common good.
5. Recognize diversities in communities.
Sociology
Economics
Psychology
Community
Institutional
Grassroots
Communitarianism
Affective Model
Volunteerism
Social Model
Across:
2. This field is focused in the study of society, social orders, socialization and
culture.

3. One of the perspectives in community wherein it understands that community

is composed of the ways people interact with each other, react, and expect each
other to act and interact.

4. Institutional community is a _______ model as it is defined by its networks and

institutions.

8. The ultimate of this discipline is to improve the lives of others such that their
needs are satisfied.

10. Civil society perspective is considered as __________ model since because of

collaboration a sense of belonging is achieved.
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1. One highlight of civil society perspective wherein the members of the
community may involve themselves in various community activities.

5. It is most often associated with the study, diagnosis of mental illnesses.

6. It is described from social science perspective as a group of people interacting

together.

7. This community perspective uses self-organization and encourages the local

citizens to contribute to the community by taking responsibilities and actions.

9. It explains the connection between the individual and the community.

 TOWN HALL
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Group yourselves according to you city/ municipality or barangay residence
clusters.
2. For each cluster, select one “mayor”to head the town hall meeting.
3. Other members will act as community members whose task is to participate in
the meeting. The following matrix should be filled out as a group.
4. At the end of the town hall meeting, think of a problem and create a specific
plan of action (SPOA) to solve it, as guided by the template provided.
5. The mayor will appoint three outstanding community members who will be
tasked to lead the discussions on the SPOA and will also present the final SPOA
to the class alongside the mayor.
What are the How did the How can we Why do you
problems in your problem arise? solve these think it is
community? (ROOT CAUSE) problems? important for us
(PROBLEM) (SOLUTION) to solve the
problem?
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NAIZE JANN S. TANOJA sentonesnj@gmail.com