Community Sectors: Roles and Impact

• Community typologies classify communities based on shared characteristics like geography, social structure, function, or culture.
• Communities can be classified by major characteristics.

Classification by Major Characteristics

• Location means communities are bound by geography.
• Practice means communities are made for those participating in the same profession or activity.
• Action means communities have a common goal achieved with collective power for social change.
• Interest means communities have a common interest, hobby, or passion.
• Circumstance means communities are united by a common challenge or situation.

Types of Community Typologies

• Rural Community: located in non-urban areas with low population density.
• Rural communities depend on agriculture, fishing, and natural resources
• Rural communities have social structures that are close-knit
• Urban Community: located in cities or towns with high population density.
• Urban communities have advanced infrastructure and modern facilities
• Urban communities have diverse economic activities and job opportunities
• Urban communities have greater access to education, healthcare, and technology
• Formal Community: organized with specific rules and regulations. -Formal communities have defined leadership and membership criteria.
• Formal communities have structured interactions and established norms.
• Informal Community: formed naturally based on personal relationships and shared interests.
• Informal communities have flexible and voluntary participation.
• Informal communities have no strict rules, formal structures, or official membership.
• Local Community: a group of people living in a specific geographic area.
• Local communities share common interests, resources and social connections
• Local communities engage in local social, economic, and cultural activities.
• Global Community: worldwide interconnectedness of people and nations.
• Global communities are linked through technology, economics, and culture.
• Global communities share responsibility for global issues like climate change, and human rights.
• Global communities promote collaboration and a sense of global belonging
• Virtual Community: groups of people interacting online instead of in physical spaces.
• Virtual communities form around shared interests, goals, or activities.
• Virtual communities communicate via social media, forums, and online platforms.

Community Sectors

• Sectors refer to organizations, institutions, and initiatives that deliver services to community members.
• Government Sector provides public services and enforces laws.
• Private Sector: businesses and organizations run for profit.
• Business Sector produces and sells goods and services.
• Religious Sector promotes faith, values, and spiritual practices.
• Health Sector provides medical care and wellness services.
• Law Enforcement Sector maintains peace, order, and security.
• Education Sector offers learning and academic development.
• Youth Sector focuses on the development and empowerment of young people.

Social Spaces

• Social Spaces are areas where people interact and build relationships.
• Social Spaces can be physical and virtual environments
• Social Spaces can be shaped by cultural, social, and economic factors

Explore the diverse roles of private, government, and other sectors in a community. Differentiate their objectives and analyze how social spaces foster community bonds. Examine the influence of law enforcement and education on community well-being and development.