Q1 - CESC

community definition (Bartle, 2007)

a social contract

community is not merely a human settle but rather…. (Bartle, 2007)

a social organization that is characterized by shared expectations, values, beliefs, and meaning between and among individual members

traditional view

relates communities with geographical location, work, and social system

alternative view integrates the notion of ___ and applies the idea of ___

• social justice, human diversity, values, and ethics

• community building, community renewal, community assets, and strengths of ethnic & civil society

alternative view recognizes the ___ & acknowledges the

• interconnectivity of people and place-based strategies

• economic, environmental, social issues interdependently

community is generally defined by their….. (Murphy & Cunningham, 2003)

common cultural heritage, language beliefs, and shared interests

small community

barangay or coastal village

large community

region, state, nation

central link in understanding the community

the people

active involvement is also known as

community engagement

dominicans

committed to the cause of saving souls → being with the people

community as a shared political territory & heritage has the

traditional understanding of community

types of community as a shared political territory & heritage

• grassroots

• institutions

• central business districts and residential areas

grassroots communities

ordinary citizens

4 types of institutions

• government

• educational

• financial/economic

• religious

community as a network of interpersonal ties based on common interest

provides mutual support, sense of identity, sense of belongingness

example of community as a network

civil society organizations

types of civil society organizations

• NGOs

• faith-based

• indigenous ppl

• human rights movements

• foundations

community formed from profound sharing of spiritual/emotional connection

shared understanding on the basis of an experience of a common problem or bond

community formed from spiritual/emotional connection ex

people struggling from calamities

filipino worldview of community

no one stands alone; we are all interconnected and share a responsibility for one another’s pain and well-being

bayanihan

filipino cultural trait = communal unity

bayanihan was referred to as ___ by the spaniards

obra comun

kapwa

shared identity; central concept for understanding interconnectedness & interdependence among ppl

types of community

• geographical boundaries

• human relations

• functions

• sociak spaces

geographical boundaries

• urban

• rural

• suburban

• rurban

urban community

• cities

• fast-paced living

rural community

• province

• used for livelihood

• slow-paced living

suburban community

• residential or mix-used areas

• locate at city outskirts or within commuting distance of the city

• used for industrial communities

• ex. pampanga, bulacan, antipolo, laguna

rurban community

• possesses both urban & rural characteristics

• relocatees from urban slums are often located here

human relations

• gemeinschaft

• gesellschaft

gemeinschaft

• community

• small scale

• intimate

• often seen in rural settings

• tasks & personal relationships cannot be separated

gemeinschaft ex.

• neighborhoods

• church groups

• co-workers

• social clubs

gesellschaft

• society

• large scale

• impersonal associations

• often seen in urban settings

gesellschaft ex.

• government

• businesses

• corporations

• cities

• alliances

types of communities by function

• public sectors

• private sectors

• civil society organizations

public sector

used to denote the government and its agencies

private sectors

used to denote businesses and profit

civil society organizations (cso)

citizen grp that covers a broad range of non-governmental and non-profit organizations + promotes rights and participation

when civil societies are welcomed →

communities are safer, secure, prosperous

social spaces

physical or virtual areas where ppl gather and interact with one another

social spaces ex.

• sari-sari stores

• schools

• parks

• plaza

• churches

• markets

structures of communities in the philippines

• cultural

• politica;

• social

• economic

who said this quote

“Identity is the history that has gone into bone and blood and reshaped the flesh. Identity is not what we were, but what we have become what we are at this moment.”

Nick Joaquin

what is the meaning of joaquin’s quote

identity is not the being but rather the becoming

filipino identity can be compared to a

sapin-sapin → multi-layered and diverse

cultural structure refers to the

institutionalized patterns of ways of life that are shared, learned, developed, accepted by the ppl of the community

basis of filipino structures

• filipinos are spiritual beings

• language is non-sexist

• creation-centered

• priestesses who are also healers are natural institutions

• feeling people

• life is not taken for granted

• women are upheld

• holistic in its way of seeing

filipinos are said to be

spiritual beings

philippine language is said to be

non-sexist

the filipino structure is centered on

creation → cosmic religiousness (animism)

material culture refers to

physical objects, artifacts, spaces that ppl create and use to define their culture

ex of material culture

• IP fabric

• jeepney evolution

• PH banigs

• musical instruments

• pasiking

• maranao torogan

• bahay kubo

• churches

communal culture

allows people to be more expressive

meaning of IP

indigenous people

IP culture became suppressed bc of

establishment of artificial institutions, imposing of new language & religion, propaganda against IP, and suppression of women's leadership