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CESC COMMUNITY DYNAMICS WEEK 2 Presented By: Ma’am Aiah Joise Fuentes COMMUNITY DYNAMICS Community Dynamics refers to the changes that occur in the community power structures and community population composition over time. FACTORS RESULTING TO COMMUNITY DYNAMICS Chan...

CESC COMMUNITY DYNAMICS WEEK 2 Presented By: Ma’am Aiah Joise Fuentes COMMUNITY DYNAMICS Community Dynamics refers to the changes that occur in the community power structures and community population composition over time. FACTORS RESULTING TO COMMUNITY DYNAMICS Changes in Community Power Structures – Authority and Influence 1. Authority – is a kind of power that one has over another by virtue of an elected position or an office appointment that is based on codified laws and regulations. 2. Influence – is a kind of power that a person possesses over another by virtue of other people’s positive perception of the former’s competence and ability. 3. Charisma – attainment of influence by virtue of having unique qualities of personal magnetism that people naturally follow, often with blind devotion.  Changes in the Composition of People in the community– Fertility, Mortality, Migration 1. Fertility – refers to the actual reproductive performance that can be expected of a person, couple, group, or population during a woman’s childbearing years. 03 2. Mortality – refer to the “demographic process relating to deaths, often summarized by death rates, survival rates and life expectancy”. 3. Migration – refers to the process of moving from one place to another. It could also be the movement across a specified boundary for a considerable period of time and for various reasons: personal, economic, sociocultural, political, or environmental in nature.  Changes in Community Power Structures – Pluralist, Elitist , Factional, Amorphous 1. Pluralist – in this type of community power structure, power becomes an attribute of an individual and it is widely distributed among the members of the community, hence making every member roughly equal in influence. Ex: ELECTING PUBLIC OFFICIAL AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS 2. Elitist – in this type of community power structure, power generally conforms to the system of hierarchical stratification and is associated with those who possess corporate wealth and/or prestige due to traditional or religious authority. EX: ARISTOCRATS  Changes in Community Power Structures – Pluralist, Elitist , Factional, Amorphous 3. Factional – in this type of community power structure, power resides in numerous interest groups that hold relatively equal power, but they are struggling to control or dominate influence in community affairs. EX: INTERESTS GROUPS FOCUSED MORE ON OUSTING ONE ANOTHER THAN RESOLVING COMMUNITY ISSUES. 4. Amorphous – this refers to a seeming absence of an identifiable power structure in some communities. People do not see the necessity for change and they lack initiative and direction.