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Community Dynamics.
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. People
adopt the changes and it has shaped their way of life.
Based on the book of (Melegrito et. al 2016), there are
various viewpoints in which a community comprises. One of
its components is called community dynamics wherein it
relates on the distinct perspective of academic and sectoral
orientation in social sciences.
Dynamic in Social Sciences
• It is the forces or properties that stimulate growth,

development, or change within a system or process.
• It refers on changing social relations and patterns in the

current structure.
Community Dynamics
• It is the process of change and development within

communities.
• The goal of this concept is to bring about positive social

change through community-based projects and programs.
Community dynamics
- is the change and development involved in a
community that includes all forms of living organisms
The dynamics of a community is determined by its
nature and structure and how it reacts with external or
internal forces. It is thus important to recognize the
characteristics and features of a community to understand
why it acts and reacts in a certain way.
Here are the following features of community:
1. A community has a sociological construct or a set of interactions or human
behaviors that have meaning and expectations between its members.
2. A community has fuzzy or imprecise boundaries, and has stayed that way to
this day people interact not only with fellows within their village but also
outsideof it.
3. A community can exist within a larger community including districts, regions,
ethnic groups, nations, and other boundaries
4. A community may move--move to find work for a living.
Importance of Community Dynamics
• This concept will help a person to work with community
and to think creatively and act strategically so that
community can achieve their goals.
• It promotes creative and sustainable projects that work to

raise the quality of living for that most vulnerable sector in
the community.
• Sociologist – they are concerned about the norms,
functions and planning of social policy of a specific
community.
Example: poverty, gender issues etc.
• Political Scientist – they are involved in the formulation

of policy and governance in the community.
Example: justice and political mobilization etc.
• Economist – they are involved in the designing the market
structures, human capital and trade.
Example: unemployment, prices of goods and services etc.
• Anthropologist- they examine biological, archaeological,

linguistic or sociocultural traditions in the community.
Example: social and cultural health issues, language etc.
• Demographers – they are concerned on analyzing the
population including birth and death rates in the community.
Example: local migration, teenage pregnancy rate etc.
Moreover, a community, in order to have its dynamics at play,
needs power actors to bring about its needed change. These power
actors should have the capacity to influence the decision-making and
distribution processes to get things done in a community. This reality
indicates that to work in a community or to undertake community
interventions is a challenging task. Finally, development work
requires understanding community dynamics and processes.
Importance of Community Action!
Based on the book of (Abenir and Alipao 2016), the word
community action is based on doing changes and
accomplishment for the improvement of the community
and its members. It is important for the members to be
engaged on the community development in which
community is action is present.
Action in Social Sciences
• It refers on the people coming together to tackle an issue,

support other people, or improve their local area.
• It involves people giving their time and other resources for the
common good, in a range of forms from volunteering to
community-owned services, and peer networks to community
organizing.
• Max Weber a renowned sociologist, emphasized that action is

social if the acting individual takes account of the behavior of
others and is thereby oriented in its course.
What is Community Action?
Community Action
- is any activity that aims to increase the understanding,
engagement and empowerment of communities for the
intention of giving services to people.
Community action
• It includes a broad range of activities and is sometimes described

as “social action” or “community engagement”.
• It pertains to the role of the community plays, the types of

activities involved, their scale and their integration within the
council.
• They involve greater engagement of local citizens in the planning,
design and delivery of local services in the community.
• It refers on accomplishment among the practitioners in attaining

social change in the community.
Purpose of Community Action
As cited in (Melegrito, et.al 2016), community action
is related with putting communities at the heart of
their own local services. Thus, involving communities
in the design and delivery of services can help to
achieve several objectives, including:
1. Building community and social capacity – helping the
community to share knowledge, skills and ideas.
2. Community resilience – helping the community to support

itself.
3. Prevention – a focus on early access to services or support,

engagement in design, cross-sector collaboration and
partnerships.
4. Maintaining and creating wealth – helping people into

employment or developing community enterprises.
Community Action in Social Sciences
• Community Development Specialist – this profession is all
about working alongside members of troubled communities,
inspiring them, supporting them, and offering them
guidance and opportunities for initiating social change and
making improvements to their own community.
Example: employment and skills training, supporting

indigenous people in the rural areas, urban planning
• Journalist – they are responsible in gathering information,
write news pieces, and present the news in an honest and
balanced manner.
Example: newspaper columnist, documentaries for news and

current affairs
• News Correspondent / Broadcaster – is a member of the
media who works in either radio or television. This individual
is usually responsible for passing along pertinent information
to the community.
Example: Television and radio correspondent

• Counselors- uses counseling methods to help people
manage and overcome mental and emotional issues. Their
duties include listening to patients, developing treatment
plans, and creating coping strategies.
Example: guidance and career counselor, marriage and

family planning
• Social Work- pertains planning, coordinating and
implementing support packages to help clients and their
families cope in difficult times and overcome dependencies.
Example: social services such as poverty alleviation, disaster

relief assistance
There are 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. They come together to support advocacies
that will overcome community needs and difficulties.
•  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.
It is important that engagement occurs so that members will be
able to involve meaningfully in the activities that they have
created.
• 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. It is also necessary that the community
can provide significant networks and linkages that will genuinely
serve the advocacies that they have built.

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Community Dynamics.

The changes in the community are brought about by social,

• It is the forces or properties that stimulate growth,

• It refers on changing social relations and patterns in the

• It is the process of change and development within

• The goal of this concept is to bring about positive social

• It promotes creative and sustainable projects that work to

• Political Scientist – they are involved in the formulation

• Anthropologist- they examine biological, archaeological,

• It refers on the people coming together to tackle an issue,

• Max Weber a renowned sociologist, emphasized that action is

• It includes a broad range of activities and is sometimes described

• It pertains to the role of the community plays, the types of

• It refers on accomplishment among the practitioners in attaining

2. Community resilience – helping the community to support

3. Prevention – a focus on early access to services or support,

4. Maintaining and creating wealth – helping people into

Example: employment and skills training, supporting

Example: newspaper columnist, documentaries for news and

Example: Television and radio correspondent

Example: guidance and career counselor, marriage and

Example: social services such as poverty alleviation, disaster

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