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Lesson 1
Community Dynamics
& Community Action
Most Essential Learning Competency
Explain the importance of studying community
dynamics and community action in relation to
applied social sciences, and the learners’ future
career options
01
The Community
We Live In!
What is Community?
Why is there a Need of
Studying this?
COMMUNITY
Derived from the Latin word communis which
means “common” or “shared”.
A dynamic social grouping whose members
settle in a specific geographical space, submit
to a common political institution, engage in
socio-economic activities and share common
cultural views.
Communities may also be in two levels:
A. MICRO-LEVEL COMMUNITY
group is formed based on personal ties.
B. MACRO-LEVEL COMMUNITY
large group affiliation is formed such as
national communities, international
communities, and virtual communities.
3 Types of Communities namely:
1. GEOGRAPHICAL COMMUNITY
it is basically a group
Of people occupying a
definite physical space
within which the
People do their social
Activities &
functions.
2. COMMUNITY OF IDENTITY
representing various kinds of differentiations
such as gender, ethnicity or physical abilities.
3. COMMUNITY OF INTERESTS
composed of people sharing common
interests like artists, pet lovers, sports
enthusiasts, musicians, among others.
Importance of studying community
It motivates people to It encourages social,

work together religious, or traditional
obligations for mutual help.
People see a genuine opportunity to better their

own lives and for the community
Importance of studying community
It understands policies promoting community

participation that values socialcapital.
Community participation could be understood as the

direct involvement of citizenry in the affairs of planning,
governance, and overall development programs at
local or grassroot levels.
● consist of the structures that function and interact
with each other creating a process that bring changes
to the community as manifested in the ways of life of
the people.
● The changes in the community are brought about by
social, cultural and environmental experiences whether
it is positive or negative development that impacts
within the community.
These people bring with them different norms that
further complicate the already diverse social
environment. Migrations make it difficult for a
community to progress into one cohesive social
organization.
Migration – refers to the movement of a person

from one geographical location to another. It can
be internal in which change of residence happen
within the country or external in which a person
migrates to another country.
● includes various activities aimed at empowering
people towards becoming active contributors to the
community building a process. Community actions
may come in different modalities.
● is any activity that aims to increase the understanding,

engagement and empowerment of communities for the
intention of giving services to people.
3-key points in grasping the definition
more meaningful:
Understanding
Raise an awareness about certain
communal issues that needs to be
addressed.
People develop the feeling of
involvement once they truly
comprehend the situation within.
more meaningful:
Engagement
Once issues are assessed properly and
people in the community understand
the needs, they work collaboratively to
Act on it.
The main goal of engaging in the
community is to improve the
partnership and coalitions among
the community.
more meaningful:
Empowerment
enable the people to independently
decide, plan-out and take action to
control the situation they have in the
community.
This means, initiative and decisions
come from internal group organized
for the benefit of everyone.
imperative in the field of social sciences and
other related disciplines
it lays on the foundation that individuals and
families – as basic unit, are embedded in
different social structures that shape the
behaviors in the system.
Activity #1.1 : Importance of
Community Action
Amid the corona virus scare in the whole country, there
have been various organizations who have continuously
given their efforts to at least lessen the impact in
education. One of which is ERDA Foundation Inc., a non-
governmental and non-profit organization which has been
in service for not less than 45 years dedicated to helping
the poor but deserving Filipino children have access to
education. Read and study the short text below.
Let’s ponder on and write:
1. Can the community facilitate action for their

own community? What is your idea
about this?
2. Is it possible that we consider individuals

in the community as social capital?
Why? Why not?
Activity #1.2 : Reflect
“Individuals and families – as basic unit, are embedded in different social
structures that shape the behaviors in the system.”
1. Make a short essay and ponder on the statement above. Do

you agree that individuals and families shape the behavior in
the social system? Why? Why not?
2. Is it necessary to study community action along the field in

social science?Why?

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Lesson 1

It motivates people to It encourages social,

People see a genuine opportunity to better their

It understands policies promoting community

Community participation could be understood as the

Migration – refers to the movement of a person

● is any activity that aims to increase the understanding,

1. Can the community facilitate action for their

2. Is it possible that we consider individuals

1. Make a short essay and ponder on the statement above. Do

2. Is it necessary to study community action along the field in

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