Community engagement

Community

A group of people a particular area interacting with one another

Social science has several discipline

• Anthropology

• Economics

• Political science

• Psychology

• Sociology

Anthropology

•this discipline examines the various aspects of humans, such as their biology,behavior, culture, and social interactions.

 

•it may also include how people adapt their ways of living to differentenvironments, such as determining ways to help a community solve health-relatedconcerns.

 

•this can be addressed by understanding the situation through interacting with thepeople in the community, connecting it's history with its present conditions, andeventually solving the community's concerns.

Economics

•this discipline studies the production, allocation, and consumption ofgoods and services

 

•in any community, one finds various forms of wealth distribution

 

•the ultimate goal of economics is to improve the lives of people, suchthat their needs are satisfied.

Political Science

•it encompasses the various ways and means of allocating power, influence, anddecision making.

 

•this includes types of governments and management systems, and how people insmall bands or informal groups make decisions when they do not have arecognized leader.

 

•all communities have some form of political system.

Psychology

•this discipline studies the human mind, brain, and social behavior.

 

•this extends to interactions between people and interpersonalrelationships

 

•psychology in general is most often associated with the study,diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness.

Sociology

Is the study of society, social order, social interactions, and culture.

Social capital

The networks of relationships among people who live and work in a particular society for the effective functioning of the community.

Institutional Perspective

Views the concept of community in three different dimensions

The first dimension

Presents the community as an existing establishment or physical space where its members go for a certain purpose. (e.g. companies, hospitals, or educational institutions)

Second Dimension

• This is defined by networks and institutions where community groups are formed in certain areas such as schools, churches, or companies, and members gather to meet their needs.

• people join clubs and associations to hone their skills, join religious organizations to deepen their faith, participate in media activities to improve their communicationskills, and meet with friends and family at restaurants to satisfy their hunger.

• some of the religious organizations based in the Philippines are the Catholic Church, the Agama Islam Society, Couples for Christ, and Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan.

Third Dimension

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

• EXAMPLES include institutions such as marriage or friendship, roles such as mother or police officer, status or class, and other patterns of human behavior.

• this dimension presents how people act in relation to each other. It includes their expectations assumptions, judgments, predictions, responses, and reactions.

• it perceives patterns of relationships, sometimes identified as roles and status, and the formation of groups and institutions that derive from those pattern

Civil society perspective

• stresses the idea of forming a group, foundation, or an organization in service to society. this perspective views society as a community of citizens linked by common interests and collective activity. examples include people's organizations, civic organizations, and social movements.

• this is considered the affective model of community since a sense of belonging is achieved due to the collaboration of shared interests and identities in serving humanity. groups of people come together regardless of location, and organize plans to render support and assistance to society.

• some examples of civic organizations in the Philippines are ABS-CBN Foundation, GMA Kapuso Foundation, Alagang Kapatid Foundation, and the likes. The human rights movement, on the other hand, is an example of social movement.

Local and Grassroots Perspective

• this perspective highlights volunteerism.

• members of different 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.

• Doctors and dentists in different communities come together to organize medical and dental missions, especially for families affected by calamities the youth, who are full of spirit and energy, are often excited to engage in outdoor activities. immersing themselves in farming and fishing and taking part in the planting of trees and crops will serve as meaningful experiences for them.