CSC 12 Q3 0102 PS_The Community in Various Perspectives- Edited.pptx

Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship
General Academic Strand | Humanities and Social Sciences
Lesson 1.2
The Community in Various
Perspectives

How do you view your
community?
2

How do other
members of the
community view
their roles?
3

How can community
members help each
other in viewing the
community through
social science lenses?
4

The community can be
understood as a concept or as a
construct. It cannot be seen and
it cannot be touched.
5

Learning
Objectives
6
● Discuss the community as a social construct.
● Explore the various perspectives of the
community.
● Evaluate the different concepts of the
community.

Various Concepts of a Community
● A community is composed of the considerations and
activities of individuals.
● It may not have a physical area, but can be delineated
by being a group of individuals with a common
interest.
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The community is seen as
a set of continuous
interactions and human
behaviors that have
meaning and expectations
between its members.
8
Community as a Social Construct

This involves actions based
on the shared expectations,
values, beliefs, and
meanings among community
members.
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Community as a Social Construct

Some large communities
contain other smaller
communities within their
areas or their boundaries.
10
Community within Communities

A community’s culture may
enable it to be distinct from
other cultures. It allows the
community to have its own
identity and expand it even
to its neighboring
communities.
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Community as a Cultural Concept

Community is cultural
because it is a social
organization composed of
traditions and practices
learned by its members.
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Community as a Cultural Concept

Perspectives of Community
● Methodological
● Inquiry-based
● Data-driven
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Social Science Perspective

A community can be
characterized by depicting
its social and political
systems which bind people,
community organizations,
and leaders.
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Social Science Perspective

● Function
● Collaboration
● Integration
● Coordination
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Institutional Perspective

● A community is comparable to a living creature which
is composed of diverse parts that function uniquely.
● A community has distinctive parts that work to meet
the community’s needs.
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Institutional Perspective

● Rights-based
● Organizations
● Groups, unions, associations
● Activism
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Civil Society Perspective

The civil society can
impact the activities of
chosen policy-makers and
businesses.
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Civil Society Perspective

● Small communities
● Sense of belonging
● Self: “I” and “me”
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Grassroots Perspective

● Each individual has their own sense of community
that is beyond its definitions and essence.
● Individuals share a unique sense of belonging in more
than one community, affecting their social roles.
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Grassroots Level Perspective

Lesson 1.3
Community Dynamics and
Actions

Have you been
observing changes in
your own community?
22

In our modern world
today, do you think the
lives of everyone have
improved?
23

Do you think it is
possible that every
member will progress?
24

As a community, we need to
know if all the needs of
members are met.
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25

Studying community
dynamics will help us in
knowing how to improve
our communities.
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Learning
Objectives
27
● Understand the definition of community
dynamics, its forms, purposes, and
approaches.
● Understand the definition of community
action, its forms, purposes, and
approaches.
● Recognize the interplay between
community dynamics and community
action.

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Community Dynamics
The term dynamics refer to a
pattern or process of change, or
growth, or activity.
Community Dynamics

29
Community Dynamics
Involves understanding:
● Needs of the community
● Involvement of members in
decision-making
● Social networks
● Services and policies
Community Dynamics

30
Community Dynamics
The critical approaches in
exploring community dynamics
and its processes focus on:
● Community power relations
● Leadership
● Social change
Community Dynamics

31
Community Power Relations
This is the community’s
capacity to have control of
their own activities and
resources, and their ability to
exercise decision-making.
Community Power Relations

32
Leadership
In a community, its leaders
must be able to lead the
members in carrying out
their shared objectives.
Leadership

33
Social Change
This can be characterized by
alterations of cultural attitudes,
values, behavior, or social
organization.
Social Change

34
Community Actions
These are collective
activities done by
members of a
community that aim
to address the needs
of its members.

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Community Actions
This is the process of
working collaboratively
with a community through
volunteering and civic
involvement.
Community Engagement

36
Community Actions
The sense of responsibility
and accountability to one’s
community
Solidarity

37
Community Actions
Membership and
fulfillment of duties to
one’s own community
Citizenship

38
Community Dynamics and Actions
Studying community dynamics will assist in devising community
action initiatives that provide solutions to their problems.

39
Career Options in Applied Social Sciences
Applied Social Sciences
They aim to address different
social issues in a progressive
way that fits the present-day
society.

40
By applying psychological
principles and communication
skills, they encourage and
strengthen individuals to
overcome challenges and
reach their fullest potential.
Guidance Counselors

41
They organize communities and
promote empowerment and
liberation of people, especially
those who are oppressed or
marginalized.
Social workers

42
They provide access to accurate,
reliable, fair, and relevant
information that benefit all
communities. They also protect
and practice freedom of
expression.
Communicators, Journalists,
and Media Personnel

Lesson 1.4
Shared Identity and the
Common Good

Have you ever thought
about how the things
you do can create an
impact in the general
scheme of things?
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Do you think a random
act of kindness toward
one person can create a
significant effect on
society?
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45

Do you think it is true
that social problems
exist because people
are too individualistic
rather than concerned
with the common good?
46

Through a shared
identity, communities
can unite toward the
common good in which
everyone benefits.
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Learning
Objectives
48
● Understand the concept of shared
identity, its characteristics, and its
benefits.
● Explain the concept of the common good
and its characteristics.
● Recognize the characteristics of a good
citizen contributing to the common good.

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Shared Identity
Shared identity or collective
identity is defined as a sense of
belonging common to a group
or a community.
Shared Identity

50
Shared Identity
“an individual’s cognitive, moral, and emotional connections with
a broader community, category, practice, or institution”
(Polletta & Jasper 2001)

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Shared Identity
It can be referred to as the
sense of belonging to a state
or a nation.
National Identity

52
Shared Identity
It influences how a person
shares feelings with a group of
people, becomes aware of their
differences, and recognizes
their similarities.
National Identity

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Facets in the Formation of Collective Identity
The process of forming collective identity involves:
● Cognitive definition
● Active relationship
● Emotional investments

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Sets the framework on
individuals’ and groups’ goals,
means, and environment of
action
Cognitive Definition

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The relationship created
between individuals and
groups involved
Active Relationship

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The recognition of
emotions expressed
among participants
Emotional Investments

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Benefits of Shared Identity
● Encourages generosity
by finding commonalities
with other people
● Increases a sense of
unity and cooperation or
collective agency among
members of a
community

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● Increases one’s motivation and
overall well-being because of its
associated fulfillment
● Allows communities to
effectively communicate and
collectively respond to the
challenges that affect them

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● Increases group empowerment
and collective efficacy
● Empowerment results resilience
and collective well-being
● Results in social transformation

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Characteristics of a Good Citizen
● willing to volunteer, help, or teach
those who have less access to
education and information
● promotes the welfare of
minorities and marginalized
● shows political morality by having
the willingness to challenge and
demand change from the leaders
and the government

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● shows solidarity where their fellow
citizens’ interests are similar to
their own
● treats people equally and protects
others’ rights against violation
● advocates for freedom from any
form of stigma and discrimination

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● chooses to do their part to
the community instead of
being free riders, or those
who just benefit without
contributing
● communitarian rather than
individualistic in their goals
and beliefs

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● willing to bear costs and carry
unequal burdens for the sake of
the common good
● willing extend social support when
fellow group members experience
adversity

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● Helps in protecting the
environment, preventing climate
change, and developing
sustainable energy sources

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