CESC 1ST PRELIM HIHI ౨ৎ (L1,L2,L3) :p

LESSON 1:

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, SOLIDARITY, AND CITIZENSHIP

Gains from understanding Community Dynamics

1.Provides benchmarking data

● Research

● Actual Pictures Videos (traffic,flood,dumpsite)

2. Provides Preliminary Project Planning Information

● community information and feedback needed for the conceptualization of a project design or plan.

● engineer/architect

3 Provides an idea of the community’s strengths and challenges

● guides the community-based project:

● MRF

● outreach programs

● transportation

The Definition of a Community

The Definition of a Community

Communities are generally defined by their common

● cultural heritage

● language

● belief

● shared interest

The Elements of a Community

The Elements of a Community

1. A community is a sociological construct

● a set of interactions or human behaviors that have meaning and expectations

● meaning - define/understand

● expectations

2. A community has fuzzy boundaries

● When we say a community has “fuzzy boundaries,” we mean its

limits or edges aren’t sharply defined.

3. A community can exist within a larger community.

● In a school, the science club is a community within the larger

student body.

● in a city: a neighborhood or cultural group (like Filipino - Chinese community in Manila)

● on social media:

• online sellers

• Santa Maria netizens - fan page

4. A community may move

● Geographical relocation: A community might migrate because of war, natural disasters, job opportunities, or climate change.

Think of diaspora communities or refugee groups that reestablish themselves in a new country while maintaining their cultural identity.

The Structure of a Community

1. Connections

2.Power in Number

3.Rewards

4.Personal Traits/Expertise

5.Legitimate Power

Connections

● capacity to create linkages and develop helpful relationships with powerful individuals, family, and organizations.

2. Power in Number

● The base, back-up, and support of the people in the community

• mas maraming member, mas marami ang pera na malilikom.

3. Rewards

● ability to provide awards, promotion, money, and gifts.

4. Personal Traits/ Expertise

● respect and loyalty based on charm, talents, and skills.

5. Legitimate Power

● leadership title

The Four Approaches in Applying the Term Community

1.First Group

2.Second Group

3.Third Group

4.Fourth Group

1.First Group

● Sociologists and Geographers

Sociologists

● they study society

Geographers

● they study places, spaces, and the relationship between people and their environment

2. Second Group

● Those working in Cultural Studies and Anthropology

● Anthropologists and cultural theorists study how communities construct identity, values, traditions, and belonging through stories, rituals, language, and everyday practices.

3. Third Group

● Those working in the Social Movement

● .Communities become active agents, organizing demonstrations, campaigns, mutual aid, and awareness-raising activities.

4. Fourth Group

● Those concerned about the influence of Globalization

● Some communities intentionally revive traditional practices, assert local values, or build hybrid identities that blend global and local elements—what scholars sometimes call glocalization.

LESSON 2:

• COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, SOLIDARITY, AND CITIZENSHIP

• UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON COMMUNITY

COMMUNITY

● Various viewpoints

The Social Science Perspective

● Pattern of behavior - nagbabago yung behavior depende sa mga nakakasalamuha natin.

• starts with family

• peers, church, school

Community-based Perspective

1.Setting for intervention projects intervention may concern to education. health, and other services

• education - day care center

• health - health center, medical missions

2. Target for change policy - (curfew and noisy)

3. Resource community ownership and participation

• school - teachers and staffs

• gov. officials

• homeowners

• as an agent

• needs

4. As an Agent resources for regular needs

• without them hindi mag ffunction yung isang group of community

The Ecological Perspective

Psychological Perspective (norms, values, attitudes)

Behavior - Social influences

• society

• family

• government

• other group of people

The Sectoral Perspective

● Group of individuals

● Roles and interest

• 1. teachers - to teach

• 2. doctors - to give medication

• 3. politicians - to be guide for the community

The Civil Society Perspective

Nongovernmental organizations and Government group (NGO)

• rotary club

• government ground? - gabriela, jeepney drivers, motorcycle.

Classification of Community

1.Rural-Urban

2.Local-Global

3.Physical Space-Virtual Social Space

🌾 Rural elements:

● Strong social ties, agricultural activities, slower pace of life.

● less populations

🌾 Urban elements:

● access to insfrastructure, technology, education, and employment opportunities

● higher population

🌾 Peri-Urban

Often found in peri-urban areas — zones where rural and urban landscapes meet and interact.

🌾 Local - Global

● These communities are rooted in a specific place (local) but are connected to broader global networks.

• A local environmental group in the Philippines collaborating with climate activists in Europe and Africa.

LOCAL

inside the country

GLOBAL

outside the country

Physical Space

places where people gather in person.

Virtual Space

where people form relationships and communities online.

Types of Communities

1.Geographic Community

2. Community of Identity

3. Community of Interest or Solidarity

4. Intentional Community

Geographic Community

• physical boundaries

• river

• street

• economic status

Community of Identity

• culture

• language

• music

• religion

• custom

Community of Interest or Solidarity

• social movements

• formal or informal

Intentional Community

• group of people - share the same interests and identity or geographical location