CESC - Lesson 1 Community Dynamics and Community Action

Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship
COMMUNITY DYNAMICS
AND COMMUNITY ACTION
Lesson 1
The study of community entails us to
understand our very own community
life.
It gives us the idea on how to
perceive reality by becoming involve
in the day to day process which is
socialization.
In the interaction process, people
grasp the challenges of the
contemporary community life.
Using the imaginative yet rational
ideals of social sciences, we
sought to investigate how
socialization may impact the
dynamics within the community
– whether it has improved or
worsened the present condition.
THE COMMUNITY WE LIVE
IN!
What is Community and Why is there a
Need in Studying this?
The word community was derived from the

Latin word communis which means
“common” or “shared”.
It may share a certain sense of place
whether it is geographical area or through a
virtual space.
Geographical community is a community

where members share the same
geographical vicinity such as a village,
province or neighborhood.
Non-geographical community is a
community formed based on needs, ideas,
interests, identity, practices, and roles in social
institutions such as at home, all work, in
government, society, or the community at
large.
Communication and relationships are

imperative in building community.
As people communicate and interact,
relationships foster.
It develops pattern by which adopted in the
environment.
Communities may also be in two levels:

1. Micro-level community, a group is formed
based on personal ties. This may include
groups formed for pursuing common interests
or goals like forming a small organization to
hold a fund-raising activity such as concerts.
Communities may also be in two levels:
1. Macro-level community, large group affiliation is
formed such as national communities,
international communities, and virtual
communities. Companies and corporations may
develop various programs that would include
different members across the country. They will
work on meeting certain objectives and expand
on the aspect of community involvement.
Mores, values, and identity is a commonality

that form culture.
Hence, the interest of social sciences
focused in the study of communities.
The following are the importance of studying

community:
1. It motivates people to work together –
people feel a sense of community and
recognize the benefits of their involvement.

community:
2. It encourages social, religious, or
traditional obligations for mutual help.

community:
3. People see a genuine opportunity to
better their own lives and for the
community.

community:
4. It understands policies promoting
community participation that values social
capital.

community:
5. 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.
Understanding community life makes us

value the things we have on a daily basis,
social encounter constructs reality and
affects some changes within – this is
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.
IMPORTANCE OF
COMMUNITY ACTION!
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.
There are 3-key points in grasping the definition

more meaningful:
Understanding
Engagement
Empowerment
1.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.
1.Understanding
They come together to support
advocacies that will overcome
community needs and
difficulties.
2.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.
2.Engagement
It is important that
engagement occurs so
that members will be
able to involve
meaningfully in the
activities that they have
created.
3.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.
3.Empowerment
It is also necessary that the community can
provide significant networks and linkages
that will genuinely serve the advocacies that
they have built.
Hence, the study of community action is

imperative in the field of social sciences and
other related disciplines as 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.
Having knowledge in community action

makes an individual understand better by
being aware in the environment, have
meaningful engagement and accept
empowerment to create significant impact.
Reference
https://shsph.blogspot.com/2021/04/comm
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Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship

The word community was derived from the

Geographical community is a community

Communication and relationships are

Communities may also be in two levels:

Mores, values, and identity is a commonality

The following are the importance of studying

The following are the importance of studying

The following are the importance of studying

The following are the importance of studying

The following are the importance of studying

Understanding community life makes us

The changes in the community are brought

Community Action is any activity that aims

There are 3-key points in grasping the definition

Hence, the study of community action is

Having knowledge in community action

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