Lesson 1 Concepts and Perspectives of Community.pdf

 PANALANGIN BAGO MAG-ARAL Mag-aaral 1: Panginoon, Ikaw ang bukal ng liwanag at karunungan. Tanglawan mo ng Iyong liwanag ang aming isipan upang maunawaan namin ang aming mga aralin. Mag-aaral 2: Bigyan Mo kami ng talas ng isip upang malaman namin ang dapat naming tandaan....

 PANALANGIN BAGO MAG-ARAL Mag-aaral 1: Panginoon, Ikaw ang bukal ng liwanag at karunungan. Tanglawan mo ng Iyong liwanag ang aming isipan upang maunawaan namin ang aming mga aralin. Mag-aaral 2: Bigyan Mo kami ng talas ng isip upang malaman namin ang dapat naming tandaan. Pagkalooban Mo kami ng tiyaga at sipag upang patuloy kaming magsikap sa aming pag- aaral. Mag-aaral 3: Pag-alabin Mo ang aming pagnanais na makamit ang karunungang kinakailangan namin sa buhay na ito. Amen  Lesson 1: Concepts and Perspectives of Community Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship  Lesson 1: Concepts and Perspectives of Community KEY CONCEPTS Civil society - a space separate from the state wherein citizens can pursue social change. Community dynamics - factors and influences that realize historical structural changes in and within the community Community action/ process - the process of eliciting change in the community through the process of forming social relationships for the common good Social change - the social transformation being aimed by community action evident in the alteration of social institutions, behaviors, and relations Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship  Lesson 1: Concepts and Perspectives of Community What comes to your mind when you hear the word community? Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship  Lesson 1: Concepts and Perspectives of Community What is community? Townsend and Hansen (2001) pointed out that communities are social groups defined by some claimed commonality of their members, such as national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, gender, or shared values. Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship  Lesson 1: Concepts and Perspectives of Community Elements of a sense of community The four components of a sense of community are membership, influence, integration, and fulfillment of needs, and shared emotional ties, as depicted in the diagram. https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Relationship-of-the-four- elements-of-sense-of-community_fig3_319312323 Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship  Lesson 1: Concepts and Perspectives of Community Carl Lorenz Cervantes Researcher, Lecturer, Psychologist Folk psychology and spirituality linktr.ee/sikodiwa Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship  Lesson 1: Concepts and Perspectives of Community https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5_gn2IYqhKE Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship  Lesson 1: Concepts and Perspectives of Community Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship  Lesson 1: Concepts and Perspectives of Community Sub-lesson 1: Definitions of Community What is the meaning of community in a social science perspective? Historically and politically, the understanding of the community can be traced to the community structure of ancient Greece called the polis or city- state. Outer walls protect this structure, and public spaces such as temples and government buildings are found within its walls. The polis was centered in the urban area and was surrounded by the countryside. Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship  Lesson 1: Concepts and Perspectives of Community Sub-lesson 1: Definitions of Community Sociologists understand the community with Gemeinschaft(community) and Gesellschaft(society) in terms of the institutional perspective. Gemeinschaft is characterized by the presence of a sense of what is common in terms of identity, norms, and relationships. Gesellschaft, on the other hand, is primarily formal, individualistic, impersonal, and transactional. From the institutional perspective, social institutions--such as the market and the state--driven by an ideological position, act to promote people's welfare. Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship  Lesson 1: Concepts and Perspectives of Community Gemeinschaft vs. Gesellschaft and Mediatization| Joshua Meyrowitz - Academia.edu Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship  Lesson 1: Concepts and Perspectives of Community Sub-lesson 1: Definitions of Community What is the definition of community in terms of a civil perspective? Civil society is the ecosystem that influences social change outside of social institutions such as the family, market, or government. Often referred to as the space where we act for the common good, civil society aims to connect poor or marginalized people with groups that can mobilize support to help. Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship  Lesson 1: Concepts and Perspectives of Community A grassroots or bottoms-up movement aims to elicit change in the community from its non-leading members through collective action. This is in contrast with the top-down approach, where a change in the community is elicited by the leadership or the establishment and is simply complied with by the rest of the community population. Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship  Lesson 1: Concepts and Perspectives of Community Describe a Positive Change in your Life :D Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship  Lesson 1: Concepts and Perspectives of Community Sub-lesson 2: Importance of Understanding Community Dynamics and Community Action The changes in the community are brought about by environmental, social, and cultural experiences. Whether it is a desirable or undesirable development that impacts the community. People adopt the changes and it has shaped their way of life. These changes are called Community dynamics. It aims to bring positive changes in all aspects of the community through community actions. There are also instances that which community dynamics affect or inhibit community action or positive change in the community. Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship  Lesson 1: Concepts and Perspectives of Community Have you noticed some recent changes in your community? Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship  Lesson 1: Concepts and Perspectives of Community Social Structure Showing how the interactions of the different community structure affects the people of the community (photo credit to manilachannel.com) Economic Political Structure Structure Cultural Structure Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship  Lesson 1: Concepts and Perspectives of Community As a HUMSS Student, What can you do to change your community, and the world? Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship  Lesson 1: Concepts and Perspectives of Community Community Action Community actions aim to engage, understand, and empower communities in delivering vital services to their members. Community action, however, for it to be effective, should consider community dynamics. Understanding the inner mechanisms of the community would help community organizers assess the factors that may realize and/or prevent community action and positive change from happening. In addition, knowing community dynamics would ensure that all sectors would engage and participate in such initiatives, and respective interests would be taken into account. Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship  Lesson 1: Concepts and Perspectives of Community Community action is any activity that increases the understanding, engagement, and empowerment of communities in the design and delivery of local services. It is about putting communities at the heart of their local services which involves helping the community to share, knowledge, skills, and ideas. Community action involves the different core values and principles which include human rights, social equality, gender equality, and participatory development. Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship REFERENCES: Benit-Gbaffou, C., & Katsura, O. (2014). Community Leadership and the Construction of Political Legitimacy: Unpacking Bourdieu’s ‘Political Capital’ in Post-Apartheid Johannesburg. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 38(5), 1807-1832. Cohen, G. (2011). Social Psychology and Social Change. Science, 334 (6053), 178-179. Kenny, M. (2023, March 8). Civil Society. Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/civil-society Sharan, M. (2004). Social Change and the Self-Concept. The Journal of Social Psychology, 92(2), 325-326. Sullivan, H. 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