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• Community


  A dynamic social grouping whose members settle in a specific geographical space, submit to a common political institution, engage in socio-economic activities, and share common cultural views
• Types of Communities


  • Geographical Community
  • Community of Identity
  • Community of Interests
• Geographical Community


  A group of people occupying a definite physical space within, which the people do their social activities and functions
• Community of Identity


  Represents various kinds of differentiation such as gender, ethnicity, or physical abilities
• Community of Interests


  Composed of people sharing common interests like artists, pet lovers, sports enthusiasts, musicians, among others
• Community Dynamics


  The structures that function and interact with each other, creating a process that brings changes to the community as manifested in the ways of life of the people; the interactions may also cause changes in the structures themselves
• A community is a group of people who, since they share a common physical space, are bound to establish patterns of interactions, beliefs, and practices that lead to the formation of socio-cultural, political, and economic structures that influenced the everyday life of the people
• There are communities in which the absence of common social characteristics is very evident in the way of life of the residents, and they are often located in urban areas
• Economic opportunities in urban communities encouraged the migration of people from different provinces, although others came from nearby localities or barangays. These people bring with them different norms that further complicate the already diverse social environment
• Migrations, which refer to the movement of a person from one geographical location to another, make it difficult for a community to progress into one cohesive social organization
• Every community manifests a need to have one institution that will establish and maintain order within all forms of social interactions and relations
• Conflicting views about almost everything, which is just normal in a community of human beings, could cause problems to the inhabitants if there are no set of standards for behavior
• There is no guarantee that everyone will perfectly abide by those standards, which is why communities tend to complement their rules with corresponding sanctions for defiant behaviors
• Interactions within the community take different forms. These interactions are relative to socioeconomic status, gender, age, blood relationships, political and religious views, among others. And they are responsible for the many changes that occur in the community
• Economy


  It involves different activities intended to satisfy the needs of all the members of the community; a system is adopted to ensure the flow of goods so that the impact of any forms of deprivations may be prevented
• When the economic system works well, several changes in the community take place. People who generated much wealth will have much to spend and consequently will begin looking for things well beyond what is necessary like in-fashion clothes, gadgets, cars, among others. As time goes by and the economy continues to roll in upward trends, these wants will become an ordinary part of the community culture
• The roles of every individual member of the community are also affected by the directions the economy is taking. Farmers may turn into entrepreneurs, and their children may start dreaming of a life outside of the realm of the rural community. There will be a shift in the choice of career. Many people will be enticed by big paychecks that will afford them the many amenities of the modern lifestyle
• Improvements in technology help businesses to grow further with the introduction of more advanced machinery. However, because of these machineries, many people lost their jobs and the opportunity for a better life. And the search for fresh sources of livelihood led to the migration of people from the countryside to the urban areas and a great number tried their luck overseas
• Politics


  It provides the pattern of governance in a community; people choose leaders that adopt different leadership approaches that they see necessary to let the residents live the life they deserved; different leaders have different views on how a community should be governed and the system that they employ will have an impact on the different social structures affecting the entire community in the process; good leaders will cause the community to improve while the worse ones can result in the opposite
• Society and Culture


  Society is an interactive system composed of people within a particular geographic space; culture refers to the different principles, beliefs, and practices that shape the values and regulate interactions between people and within a group; education, religion, mass media, internal and external migration, and now social media are responsible for the endless process of cultural transformation
• A lot of information became within easy reach by people, most especially the young ones who are very active on the internet. In this process, many were exposed to different ideas and cultures, thus causing them to alter their views on many things like politics, gender equality, economy, jobs, arts, communication, entertainment, and even religion
• Community Action


  It includes various activities aimed at empowering people towards becoming active contributors to the community building process; it may come in different modalities
• Applied Social Sciences


  These are disciplines or occupations that utilize perspectives and theories developed by experts in various fields of social sciences for application to different situations in the daily lives of an individual or a community; considered under this category are professions in social work, counseling, journalism, economics, political science, and psychology
• Applied social sciences concern more with the application of perspectives and theories developed through several types of research conducted by practitioners in various fields in social sciences. Included in those theories are structural-functionalism, symbolic-interactionism, feminism, Marxism, rational choice theory, psychoanalytic, institutionalism, human-environment system theory, and many more
• Experts in the various fields in social sciences conduct research studies to arrive at the answer to questions surrounding certain social phenomena. The results of those studies are then utilized at the ground level by individuals whose job description is to work directly with people in varying capacities, social environments, and conditions
• Social Workers


  Social Work is a type of job that requires direct contact with people, helping them understand their issues so that, individually or collectively, they can find solutions to the problems of their community. In doing such a task, social workers must be equipped with knowledge on how to understand community problems and needs using perspectives and theories that will help in the processing of information gathered from the ground
• It is not easy to encourage people to work together for a common cause. It is just like "you need to speak their language and get a clear view of their daily life experiences" if you want your idea to work. If the issue of the community has to do with government policies, knowledge in political science and laws surely will be of big help
• Journalists


  Helping poor people understand their present conditions and bringing it up to the attention of the government are big challenges for journalists. Aside from presenting those issues through the news stories, many journalists produced documentaries that feature the plight of the people from the vulnerable classes. Journalists hope that by doing so, appropriate actions may be taken by authorities or sectors concerned
• Counselors


  Counseling is another discipline under the category of applied social sciences. There are different forms of counseling in which some require a certain level of professional intervention, and the others merely require familiarity with the issues at hand, like peer counseling
• Many students encounter counselors in the school who helped them deal with pressures originating from the social environment in the school. They also guide students who are having difficulty developing sound study habits. Another type of counselor works in the factories and offices conducting a program for employee development. They are also referred to as human resource specialists
• Some counselors work at the penitentiary to guide persons deprived of liberty undergoing the process of reformation. Persons convicted of a crime should be reformed so that when they return to the community, they will no longer go back to old ways. Instead, they should become responsible neighbors
• Non-Government Organizations (NGOs)


  NGOs advocate for the welfare of those in the vulnerable sectors like children, women, persons with disabilities (PWDs), and senior citizens. Others advocate for the environment and promote human interests like arts and other professions. NGOs are usually church-based and community-based