Community Social Structure and Dynamics

Flashcards covering community social, cultural, political, and economic structures, as well as community dynamics and population factors based on Abenir and Alipao (2016).

According to Abenir and Alipao (2016), what are the four kinds of structures in a community?

1. Community social structure, 2. Community cultural structure, 3. Community political structure, 4. Community economic structure.

What is the definition of community social structure?

The rules and expectations that people develop in the community over time to help regulate and manage their interaction with one another.

In community social structures, what are 'Social institutions'?

Established patterns of belief and behavior that are centered on addressing basic social needs of people in the community.

How are 'Social groups' defined within community social structures?

They consist of two or more people in the community who regularly interact with one another.

What is 'Status' in the context of community members?

The position or rank a person holds in relation to other members of the community.

Distinguish between 'Ascribed status' and 'Achieved status'.

Ascribed status is assigned at birth or acquired in the course of one's life, while Achieved status is acquired based on merit or accomplishment.

What is a 'Role' in a social structure?

The obligations or behaviors expected from an individual based on one's status in life.

Define 'Community cultural structure'.

The institutionalized patterns of ways of life that are shared, learned, developed, and accepted by people in the community.

What are 'Symbols' in a cultural structure?

Shared words, gestures, objects, or signals which people in a community use to convey and develop recognizable meanings.

What is the function of 'Language' as a symbolic system?

It allows people to develop complex thoughts and record and explain new ideas.

How is a 'Norm' defined in a cultural context?

A specific cultural expectation on how to behave in a given situation.

What are 'Values' according to the community cultural structure?

Abstract standards in a community that define the ideal principles of what is good, just, and desirable.

What are 'Beliefs'?

Shared ideas of what is held collectively true by people in a community.

Define 'Rituals' within a community.

Established sacred or secular procedures and ceremonies that people in the community regularly perform.

What are 'Artifacts'?

Any objects or things that have special meaning for people in the community.

Define 'Community political structure' according to Abenir and Alipao (2016).

The established ways of allocating power and making decisions in running and managing community affairs.

What are the four elements of political structures?

1. Political Organization, 2. Citizenship Norms, 3. Power Relations, 4. Leadership Structure.

What does 'Community economic structure' pertain to?

Organized ways and means through which people produce goods and services, allocate limited resources, and generate wealth to satisfy needs and wants.

What is 'Physical Capital' in an economic structure?

Infrastructure (transport, roads, buildings, water, energy) and tools and technology (equipment, seeds, fertilizers, pesticides).

What is 'Financial Capital'?

Savings, credit and debt, remittances, pensions, and wages.

What is the 'Vulnerability Context' in community economics?

Insecurity in well-being caused by sudden shocks (conflicts, floods), seasonality (prices, employment), and critical trends (demographic, environmental).

What are 'Community Dynamics' according to Abenir and Alipao (2016)?

The changes that occur in the community power structure and community population over time.

What is 'Authority' in a community power structure?

A kind of formal power one has by virtue of an elected position, office, or appointment based on codified laws and regulations.

Define power based on 'Influence'.

Power a person possesses over another by virtue of other people's positive perception of the former's competence and ability.

What are the four attainments of influence mentioned?

1. Status (prominence/prestige), 2. Wealth (money/resources), 3. Expertise (specific knowledge), 4. Charisma (personal magnetism).

What are the three factors affecting changes in community population?

1. Fertility, 2. Mortality, 3. Migration.

Distinguish between 'Internal' and 'External' migration.

Internal migration is movement within the same geographical area or region; External migration is movement from one national boundary to another.