COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT,

SOLIDARITY, AND CITIZENSHIP

Grade 12 – Humanities and Social Sciences Strand

1st Semester School Year 2020-2021
 Opening Prayer
Dearest Lord,
Thank you for blessing us with another
learning opportunity. May this day be filled
with grace as we take a step further to
achieve our dreams. Help us to always
remember to be kind and humble. Give us
a chance to always be a blessing to other
people.
AMEN.
 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT,
SOLIDARITY, AND CITIZENSHIP

Ms. Jelene M. Pasia

Teacher
 Rules & Regulations

1. Put your audio on MUTE to avoid unnecessary

distractions.

2. Be ON TIME.

3. Always keep your CAMERA ON.

4. Observe PROPER DECORUM at all times.

5. Remember to always be RESPECTFUL.

6. Always be PREPARED.
Understanding
Community
Objectives
Compare and contrast the
01 definitions of community using
various perspectives

Recognize the sense of community to

develop a sense of shared identity and
02 affirm willingness to contribute to the
attainment of the common good.

Distinguish essential characteristics

03 of communities in terms of
elements and structures.
1. What makes you proud of your
community?

2. How does your community

contribute to the development of
your total well-being as a person?
 Community
Usually defined as:

● Shared political territory and heritage

● A network of interpersonal ties based on
common interest
● Profound sharing of spiritual and/or emotional
connection
Community as shared political territory and heritage
● Group of people living in the same geographical area
● Applied to the institutional and grassroots perspectives

○ Examples of institutions are educational, military,

government, and healthcare

○ Examples of grassroots include people living in

territorial enclaves (sitios), villages, or barangays
organized into groups called people’s organizations
(POs)
Community as a network of interpersonal ties based
on common interest

● Common interest provide mutual support, a

sense of identity, and sense of belongingness
for the members (Examples: sporting
community, business community, LGBTQ+
Community)
NETIZENS

Community as a network of interpersonal ties based on common interest

Community as a network of interpersonal ties based
on common interest

● The notion of community as a network of

interpersonal ties is often applied to civil society
perspectives.
Community as profound sharing of spiritual and/or
emotional connection

● This understanding of community pertains to a

sense of spiritual and/or emotional connection
to others, or communion with others on the
basis of an experience of a common problem
SENSE OF COMMUNITY
Four Elements of the Sense of Community

1. Membership
2. Influence
3. Integration and fulfillment of needs
4. Shared emotional connection
 Membership
● refers to the feeling of belongingness or to sharing a sense of
personal relatedness
● consists of five attributes

1. Boundaries
2. Emotional safety
3. Sense of belonging and identification
4. Personal investment
5. Common symbol system

Four Elements of the Sense of Community

 Influence

● sense of being important or of

feeling valued, wherein there is
a balance in the community.

Four Elements of the Sense of Community

Integration and fulfillment of needs

● feeling of fulfillment , which stems from

the personal investments that members
make.

Four Elements of the Sense of Community

 Shared emotional connection

● shared cultural and historical

heritage and the feeling that
common experiences will continue
to be shared in the future

Four Elements of the Sense of Community

 Community Structures

1. Community social structure

2. Community cultural
structure
3. Community political
structure
 Community social structure
● rules and expectations that people
develop in the community over time
to help regulate and manage their
interaction with one another

Community Structures
Elements of Community Social Structure

● Social Institutions
Elements of Community Social Structure
● Social Groups

PRIMARY GROUP SECONDARY GROUP

INFORMAL GROUPS FORMAL GROUPS

IN-GROUP OUT-GROUP
 Elements of Community Social Structure
● Status

ASCRIBED STATUS ACHIEVED STATUS

● Assigned at ● Acquired based on

birth/involuntarily merit or
acquired accomplishment in
one’s course of life.
Elements of Community Social Structure
● Role

Obligations or behavior expected from an

individual based on his/her status.
Community cultural structure

● institutionalized patterns of
ways of life that are shared,
learned, developed, and accepted
by people in the community

Community Structures
Elements of Community Cultural Structure
● Symbols and Languages
 Elements of Community Cultural Structure
● Norms
- Cultural expectations on how to
behave in a given situation.
FOLKWAYS MORES LAWS
 Elements of Community Cultural Structure
● Values and beliefs
VALUES BELIEFS

Define the ideal principle of Shared ideas of what

what is good, just, and people in a community hold
desirable. collectively as true.
Elements of Community Cultural Structure
● Rituals

Sacred or secular procedures and

ceremonies that people in the
community performs regularly.
Elements of Community Cultural Structure
● Artifacts

Objects that have special meaning

to the community.
 Community political structure
● people’s established ways of
allocating power and making
decisions in running and
managing community affairs

Community Structures
Elements of Community Political Structure

● Political Organizations
Elements of Community Political Structure

● Citizenship norms

“Shared set of expectations about the

citizen’s role in politics.”
Elements of Community Political Structure

● Power Relations

How different groups in the community

interact with and control other groups.
Elements of Community Political Structure

● Leadership Structure
Community Economic Structure

● pertains to various organized ways

and means through which the
people in the community produce
goods and services, allocate limited
resources, and generate wealth in
order to satisfy their need and
wants
Community Structures
 Elements of Community Economic Structure

● Capital assets: property or anything that is

owned and has economic value
● Vulnerability context: insecurity in the
well-being of individuals and households
 Elements of Community Economic Structure

● Business climate: attitudes, laws, regulations, and

policies of the government toward businesses, enterprises,
and business activities.
● Trade: small, medium, and even large-scale enterprises
& business activities
 3-2-1 Reflection

3 Things that I learned today

2 Interesting things that I

would like to learn more
about

1 Realization about today’s

lesson
 3-2-1 Reflection

• Your answers must be in Document

format.
• Use the font style and size: Arial – 12
• Put your name and section at the upper
left corner.
• Submit your output via email at 3:40 pm.
 GENYO ACTIVITY

Read p. 19 of your Community

Engagement, Solidarity, and
Citizenship book then using the
FORUM feature of GENYO, discuss
the differences between the two.
Thank you!