CESC 2

• Community


  Understanding the dynamics of the community means understanding the community's structures and processes, as well as the changes that it experiences over time
• Dynamism of the community


  Explained by Emile Durkheim's systems perspective
• Communities


  • Composed of interrelated processes that involve power, leadership, relationships, and social change
• System Perspective


  The social systems perspective considers change as a social process where the rules, norms, and beliefs of people shift due to social influence and group dynamics. In this perspective, how people behave in an organization is shaped by their social environment.
• Community Power


  The ability of the community to enact change in all aspects of community life. Community power is always tied to influence.
• Pathway: Politics


  1. Communities are able to partner with national or regional government agencies through their political leaders

  2. Anchored on timely and effective political strategies developed by community leaders
• Pathway: Politics


  • Barangays partake in nationwide, inter-community activities and training sponsored by national government agencies
• Pathway: Economy


  1. Communities have economic practices and partnerships that support their local economy

  2. Includes private-public partnerships, local economic activities (e.g., establishment of cooperatives), and engagement in small- and medium-scale enterprises
• Pathway: Economy


  • Communities with larger funding from local economic activities are expected to have a bigger budget for their programs and activities
• Pathway: Community Structure


  A community's structure, including its culture, history, and other social factors, could also influence its level of power
• Pathway: Community Structure


  • Communities that are historically known as "executive subdivisions" or "homes for the rich" are able to yield more community power than other types of communities
• Community Leadership


  All organized communities have leaders who are expected to provide their time and expertise so that the goals of the community can be reached. Without an effective community leader, the goals and vision of the community may not be met.
• Community Relationships


  The community is also composed of complex and dynamic relationships among its members. Relationships within the community allow us to engage in a variety of community functions and processes. Social relationships occur at the individual level; however, they may influence social change and other community processes.
• Social Change


  Social change refers to changes in a community's culture and processes over time through the influence of social interactions and relationships. A single interaction may impact big changes within a community, and this is reflected in many events in our recent history.