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SHS
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT,
SOLIDARITY AND CITIZENSHIP
First Quarter – Module 4:
TYPOLOGIES OF COMMUNITIES

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Community Engagement, Solidarity an Citizenship
Quarter 1 – Module 4: Typologies of Communities

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Regional Director: Gilbert T. Sadsad

Assistant Regional Director: Jessie L. Amin

Development Team of the Module

Writer: Ma. Liezl L. Eva

Reviewers: Ariel D. Dreu

Editor: Divina M. Diaz, Ph.D.

Fatima D. Doma

Illustrator:

Layout Artist: John Paul D. Figueras

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TITLE/ INTRODUCTION

Nice seeing you again! Welcome to the fourth module!

Thanks to you! I was able to know about the functions of my

community - its dynamics, structure, and process. That’ll be a big help

for me to truly discern if this is really my calling. But after knowing that

communities have different typologies, I am wondering if you would like

to go on a travel with me.

Let’s have a trip on learning about the typologies of community.

Pack in your bags and let’s go!

To get to know our community better, let us know first our targets!

OBJECTIVES

(Differentiate the Typologies of Communities) (HUMSS_CSC12IIIa-c-6)

In this module you will learn about how to:

1. distinguish between formal and informal types of communities;

2. make a community map of a rural and urban community; and

3. explain local and global communities and their relationship.

VOCABULARY LIST

Let us have first vocabulary list and pre-test for this module. Make

use of a separate sheet of paper in answering the pre-test.

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Formal Community- characterized by institutionally structured hierarchies, which define the

relationship between authoritative and subordinate actors and groups.

Global Community- characterized by integration and interaction between individuals and

groups away from each other in time or space or both.

Informal Community- seen to typically operate through socio-cultural mechanisms within

the community structures.

Local Community- characterized by close social integration and physical proximity.

Moreover, it is defined as a group of people sharing the same environment and conditions

such as intent, belief, resources, preferences, needs and risks.

Rural Community- characterized as pastoral, agricultural, and located along the periphery

of urban centers or in the countryside.

Typology- a classification according to general type. In this module, this refers to the types

of community.

Urban Community- described as industrialized and commercial centers where population

density is relatively high compared to rural communities.

PRE-TEST
Direction. Carefully read and analyze each question. Choose the correct answer from the

given options. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. A group where the flow of communication is restricted.

a. formal community

b. informal community

c. rural community

d. urban community

2. Each area typically specializes in a particular form of livelihood, such as farming.

a. formal community

b. informal community

c. rural community

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d. urban community

3. A group sharing the same environment and conditions.

a. social spaces

b. sectors of community

c. local community

d. global community

4. This sector of community includes newspapers, magazines and other available

materials that can be glanced from the internet.

a. human services

b. media

c. culture

d. sports and recreation

5. A sector of community that includes musicians, dancers, writers, actors, among

others.

a. human services

b. media

c. culture

d. sports and recreation

LEARNING
ACTIVITIES

Hi there! Are you done packing your bags? Let me first share

to you the things I researched about Formal-Informal as one

of the categories of community.

Let’s Read!

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TOPIC 1: Formal and Informal Communities

The table below details the differences between formal and informal community. An

example of a formal community is a business firm, where people are assigned positions

based on their job descriptions and functions. One example of an informal organization is a

group of jogging enthusiasts who meet once a week at the city park.

Formal Informal
The group is created as per official The group is formed according to the likes,
authority, fulfill certain goals or interests, and attitudes of the members
objectives
The group possesses a systematic The group has a loose structure, and the
hierarchical structure members join to satisfy their social needs
The position of the member defines Every member is important as any other
his/her importance in the group member
There is professional relationship There is a personal relationship among
among members members
The flow of communication is restricted The flow of communication stretches in all
due to the chain of command directions

Social Space is defined as a physical or virtual space which members of the community

visit or where they stay. Some examples of social space include the social center, online

social media, or other gathering spaces where people gather or interact.

Some social spaces are owned by the government, such as town squares, parks, and

beaches. These are spaces generally open and accessible to people. Private social spaces,

on the other hand, are owned and regulated regularly, such as shopping malls. These social

spaces may be used by community residents for their gatherings or simple recreation

activities.

Now that you know about the Formal-Informal Community typology,

let’s roam around our locality and identify whether certain communities

are classified as formal or informal and the type of social space they

are occupying.

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Task 1. Got to know the existing Leadership/ Power Relation!

Can you give me the existing power relation and social space of the following community?

Write FC- if it is a formal community and IFC-for informal community. Make sure also to

identify if it is occupying a public space or private space by writing your answer on a separate

sheet of paper.

Community Formal Social Space-

Community/ Public/Private
Informal Space
Community

1.

Source: Hulett, Matthew. “Philippine Army EOD,” Fort

Magsaysay, Philippines, Posted at dvidshub on May
1, 2014.
https://www.dvidshub.net/image/1305565/philippine-
army-eod

2.

Source: Baiocchi, Stephanie. “The 7 Best Facebook

Groups for Inbound Marketers,” Impact, March 8,
2019
https://www.impactbnd.com/blog/best-facebook-
groups-for-inbound-marketers

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3.

Source: Pelletiere, Nicole. “Philippines Crushes World

Record for Largest Zumba Class Ever to Dance.”ABC
News, July 27, 2015.
https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/philippines-
crushes-world-record-largest-zumba-class-
dance/story?id=32667050
4.

Source: Briones, Paul. “ Alberta Filipino Journal Finds

Its New Sanctuary At The Misericordia Hospital.”
Alberta Filipino Journal, December 15, 2017.
http://www.albertafilipinojournal.com/2017/12/alberta-
filipino-journal-finds-its-new-sanctuary-at-the-
misericordia-hospital/

Great! You have identified formal and informal communities

and the social spaces they are occupying. The second

category of community is according to location. All of

communities maybe located to rural or urban community.

Before we compare the two communities, let’s read first!

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Let’s Read!

TOPIC 2: Rural-Urban Communities

Communities may be located in either rural or urban areas. These areas have distinct

characteristics.

The following are the three general characteristics of rural areas:

a. Population density is found to be low, meaning few people populate the entire

community, and they tend to live far apart from each other.

b. The area is situated geographically distant from larger urban areas.

c. Each area typically specializes in a particular form of livelihood, such as farming.

Characteristics of urban areas are as follows:

a. There is higher population density, with more diverse subgroups (ethnic, racial

cultural, age, sexual orientation)

b. Various industries and businesses are found in the areas.

c. A large portion of people lived in rented apartments or homes.

d. Transportation is readily available although this may be costly

e. Urban areas are highly developed with many buildings and structures

f. Traffic and noise levels are high in these areas

g. The large population gives rise to close interactions among many people

as well as more intense political involvement among citizens.

There are also various sectors in different communities. Community sectors are

various groups or subdivisions of the larger community divided based on characteristics

such as political, economic, cultural, and religious beliefs. The various sectors that exist in

all communities may be categorized according to the following sectors with their inclusions:

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1. Health

-medical and mental health professionals; pharmacists and pharmacies; hospitals and

other in-patient facilities, clinics, non-traditional health practitioners; public health

agencies and systems

2. Education

- public and private preschools, K-12 schools, colleges and universities, school

committees, school administrators, teachers, other educational institution employees;

parents, students, state board of education; adult basic education (ABE) and English as

Second or Other Language (ESOL) programs

3. Law Enforcement

-the local and state police, the court system- judges, probation officers, prosecutors, court-

appointed defense lawyers, court-mandated program for offenders.

4. Government

- regional, provincial, state, local, and tribal government bureaucracies, agencies, and

officials, both elected and appointed.

5. Business

- from the self-employed carpenter to the multinational corporation with a local facility.

6. Youth

- youth themselves (generally viewed as ages 18 and younger) and those who work directly

with them (youth violence prevention and outreach programs, Big Brother/Big Sister,

Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs, scouting, etc.) parents, human service, culture, and

sports/recreation sectors.

7. The Media

- newspapers and magazines, radio, and TV, vast array of blogs, videos, online news, and

other materials available on the internet.

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8. Human Services

- non-profit professional and volunteer organizations that provide free and affordable

services such as job training, food, shelter, elder services, services for individuals with

physical or mental disabilities, support and advocacy for immigrants, among others.

9. Religion

- places of worship and their members, religious organizations (e.g. Knights of Columbus,

CBCP) of all faiths, may include the hierarchy of a national church as well (a Roman

Catholic archbishop, for instance)

10. Service/Fraternal Organization

- the Lions, Masons, Rotary, Kiwanis, and other local and national or international service

organizations, college fraternities/sororities or other local and national social clubs, as well

veterans’ organizations and the like.

11. Community Activist Volunteer Groups

- individuals for or against political issue, supportive of existing institutions (“Friends of” the

local park, a school playground volunteer corps), oriented toward economics (groups that

volunteer to help non-profit and small business owners with financial and business plans),

or more generally concerned with the quality of community life (e.g. organizers of

community festivals)

12. Culture

- artists such as musicians, dancers and choreographers, writer, actors and directors,

designers and visual artists, as well as arts organizations, theaters, orchestras, museums,

galleries, and those who work as support staff in the arts- stagehands, cameramen,

electricians, set builders, etc. ; regular consumers and supporters of the arts.

13. Housing Development

- both public and private non-profit housing agencies and organizations that provide rent

subsidies and/or affordable housing, as well as developers who build market-rate and

upscale residential and commercial properties.

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-may include everyone from fair housing advocates to those who own and/ or manage urban

real estate worth millions of pesos.

14. Sports and Recreation

- sports clubs, town or county recreation departments, amateur and professional athletic

associations, public and private sports and recreation facilities, gyms, coaches, personal

trainers, recreation leaders, and camp directors, as well those who participate in these

groups as athletes, spectators, or supporters.

15. The Environment

- individual environmentalists, international, national, and local environmental

organizations, conservation land trusts, recreational hunters and fishermen, rock climbers

and mountaineers, wildlife biologists and botanists, ecologists, hikers, canoers/kayakers,

and other outdoor people, hydrologists (water specialists), those who make a living from a

pristine or carefully-managed environment.

16. Agriculture

- confined to rural areas, may also include dairy farmers, cheesemakers, winemakers and

vineyards, and food processors and packers, including all consumers of the food produced.

So many concepts, don’t they? Let us reminisce first!

When was the last time you have visited a rural and an urban

community? What are the prominent sectors of community present

in that community?

Task 2. A blast from my past visits!

Get ready, Let’s do task 2!
Let us be specific in describing a rural and urban community that you had visited by

illustrating that specific community and by emphasizing in your illustration at least three (3)

prominent sectors that you remembered in your visit. Make use of a symbol e.g. cross at the

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roof of a church refers to Catholic Church. Then, briefly explain the characteristics of each

community and the roles played by each sector in the community that you have drawn.

Rural Community

________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
____________

Urban Community

____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

Great job! You have compared a rural and urban community by also
explaining how those prominent community sectors have an impact to
those community thru your illustration.
Now, let’s look at our destination and how far our plans will go from
our community to the global setting. After reading, let’s answer task 3.

Let’s Read!

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Topic 3: Local and Global Communities

A local community is characterized by close social integration and physical proximity.

Moreover, a local community is defined as a group of people sharing the same environment

and conditions intent, belief, resources, preferences, and needs and risks. These factors

may affect the identities of the individuals as well as the community’s degree of

cohesiveness.

In addition, a local community may consist of business operators, public agency staff,

residents with interactions that may include sharing of resources, information, and

assistance. Commercial relationships may also be present between local businesses and

consumers.

The global community, on the other hand, is a system characterized by integration

and interaction between individuals and groups away from each other in time or space or

both. The word “global” refers to the nation of the world considered closely connected by

modern telecommunication, though they are economically, socially and politically

independent (Sebastian, 2009, and dictionary.com)

The domains and certain aspects of the local and global communities intertwine.

Establishments, programs, and other events that started in the local setup may eventually

grow to have a global presence, such as the Jollibee fast food chain.

Proposed plans and programs in the local community, when implemented successfully,

may reach the global community, and gain traction there as well such as outreach activities,

programs during calamities etc.

Task 3. What I want to share to the World!

What program do you plan to propose in your local community and in what ways can

you promote this globally? This could be part of our culture, beliefs, innovations, people

etc. These could also be part of practices that we can do as outreach programs or to

eliminate damages from any state of calamity-poverty, natural/typhoons etc. Think of how

the program you are about to propose may benefit people nationally and internationally.

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(This activity is adopted from the same topic of the book entitled Community Engagement,

Solidarity and Citizenship for Senior High School of Ava Ann P. Semorlan, Ph.D. and

Adrian P. Semorlan, MPA, MHSS, Ed. D.)

Use the template in answering the activity. A sample is already written for you.

Local Community Program

Ex. Veggie Indoor Gardening - this is a projected program to be proposed in the

community where the main goal is to promote a healthy lifestyle through planting as well

maintaining vegetable plants in every home.

Benefit to the Local Community Benefit to the Global Community

 Promotes healthy lifestyle by  Promotes healthy lifestyle by exercising

exercising the body while gardening the body while gardening and consuming
and consuming the veggies they the veggies they grow.
grow.  They can make this as a hobby, according
 It could be a hobby for the entire to Kim Hayes, AARP on her article about
family. gardening it helps fight dementia and cure
 Some could also earn a living by loneliness .
selling vegetables. It shall help in  Some could also earn a living by selling
eliminating poverty in our community, vegetables. It shall help in eliminating
making the family work together for poverty in our community.
them to maintain indoor vegetables.  Making the family work together for them
 Makes the family more self-sufficient to maintain indoor vegetables.
especially during trying times. * Makes the family more self-sufficient

especially during trying times

Promoting to Global Perspective

 Modelling/ behavior and action to start at home and then seeks the help of local
community leaders to do the same.
 Submitting a letter/proposal to the local community leaders so that they could
make a resolution for it.
 Promotion thru internet, encouraging friends and their social networks to do the
same

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 Making others in the global community see the benefits of indoor gardening thru
the help of social media

Well done! You’ve learned of a program that could promote

positive social and go to global communities. Let’s now see

the things that you’ve learned from this module!

POST-TEST

A. Below are statements with jumbled words based on the previous discussion. Try to

remember each concept by looking into the jumbled words. Have fun!

1. __________________ CIASOL PASCE

- a physical or virtual space which members of the community visit or where they stay.

2. ___________________ CONMIMUTY CESTORS

- various groups or subdivisions of the larger community divided based on characteristics

such as political, economic, cultural, and religious beliefs.

3. ___________________ BANUR CONMIMUTY

- described as industrialized and commercial centers where population density is relatively

high.

4. ___________________ ABLGOL CONMIMUTY

- characterized by integration and interaction between individuals and groups away from

each other in time or space or both.

5. ____________________ RALFOM CONMIMUTY

- characterized by institutionally structured hierarchies, which define the relationship

between authoritative and subordinate actors and groups.

B. Read and analyze the statements below. Identify what is described in each sentence.

___________6. This group is composed of members who decided to join the group to satisfy

their social needs.

___________7. These are social spaces owned and regulated regularly.

___________8. This is the community where different businesses and industries are

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involved.

___________ 9. Community sector which includes places of worship and organizations as

part of the beliefs of the people in the community.

___________10. Community sector that includes dairy farmers, cheesemakers,

winemakers, food processors and the likes.

ASSIGNMENT

MY Community Map!

From the lesson we have learned about the different communities. How about your

community, what type of community is it? How will you describe your own community? What

are the prominent community sectors present in it? Express your thoughts by making a

community map. Please be guided with the rubric below and the identified ten out of sixteen

community sectors. This will serve as one of your performance tasks.

Make a community map which would reflect the following elements:

a. Describe your community in a way that you show its location, if it is a rural or urban

community and its characteristics.

b. Out of the sixteen (16) community sectors, choose at least ten (10) prominent sectors

in the community.

c. Give the names of your specific example e.g. If you are living in Magsaysay St.,

Almedras-Cogon, Sorsogon City and you have chosen education as your specific

community sector, give the name of your example such as Sorsogon National High

School.

d. Make use of a symbol e.g. cross at the roof of a church refers to Catholic Church

Rubrics for the Community Map

Category 4 3 2 1
Required The community All required All but 1 of the Several
Elements map includes all elements are required required
required included on elements are elements were
elements as the included on the missing
well as community community map
additional map
information

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Graphics- All graphics are All graphics Several Few graphics
Relevance related to the are related to graphics are are related to
topic and make the topic and related to the the topic.
it easier to most make it topic.
understand easier to
understand
Content - At least 8 5-6 accurate 4-3 accurate Less than 2
Accuracy accurate facts facts are facts are accurate facts
are illustrated illustrated on illustrated on are illustrated
on the the the community on the
community map community map community map
map
Attractiveness The community The The community The community
map is community map is map is
exceptionally map is acceptably distractingly
attractive in attractive in attractive messy or very
terms of design, terms of though it may poorly designed
layout, and design, be a bit messy
neatness layout, and
neatness
Mechanics Capitalization There is 1 There are 2 There are more
and punctuation error in errors in than 2 errors in
are correct capitalization capitalization capitalization
throughout the and and punctuation and punctuation
community map punctuation
Grammar There are no There is one There are two There are more
grammatical grammatical grammatical than two
mistakes on the mistake on mistakes on the grammatical
community map the community map mistakes on the
community community map
map

Source: Shane02, Gyeonggi-Suwon International School “Poster-rubric Ancient

Civilizations.” Published on February 10, 2012 at Slideshare.
https://www.slideshare.net/shane02/posterrubric-ancient-civilizations

Congratulations! You completed Module 4

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ANSWER KEY

Pre-Test
1. a
2. c
3. c
4. b
5. c

Task 1
1. FC/private space
2. IFC/public space
3. IFC/public space
4. FC/private space

Task 2
Illustrations of students may vary depending on the prominent community sectors
present in the rural and urban community that they drew.

Task 3
Answers may vary depending on the program that the learner would like to propose to
the local and global communities. An example is already written in the module.

Post-test
Task A
1. Social Space
2. Community Sectors
3. Urban Community
4. Global Community
5. Formal Community
Task B
6. Informal Community
7. Private social spaces
8. Urban Community
9. Religion
10. Agriculture

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REFERENCES:
1 Semorlan, A.A. and Semorlan, A. Community Engagement, Solidarity and Citizenship for
Senior High School. Quezon City: C&E Publishing, 2017.

2 Merriam Dictionary. “Meaning of Typology.” Accessed on July 20, 2020.

Accessed June 15, 2020, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/typology

3 Losabia, Kay. “Community Engagement, Solidarity and Citizenship.” Posted on 2018 at

Course Hero.
Accessed June 15, 2020, https://www.coursehero.com/file/32993211/Com-appt/

4 Hulett, Matthew. “Philippine Army EOD,” Fort Magsaysay, Philippines, Posted at dvidshub
on May 1, 2014.
Accessed June 17, 2020, https://www.dvidshub.net/image/1305565/philippine-army-eod

5 Baiocchi, Stephanie. “The 7 Best Facebook Groups for Inbound Marketers,” Impact, March
8, 2019.
Accessed June 17, 2020, https://www.impactbnd.com/blog/best-facebook-groups-for-
inbound-marketers

6 Pelletiere, Nicole. “Philippines Crushes World Record for Largest Zumba Class Ever to
Dance.”ABC News, July 27, 2015.
Accessed June 18, 2020, https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/philippines-crushes-world-record-
largest-zumba-class-dance/story?id=32667050

7 Briones, Paul. “ Alberta Filipino Journal Finds Its New Sanctuary At The Misericordia
Hospital.” Alberta Filipino Journal, December 15, 2017.
Accessed June 22, 2020, http://www.albertafilipinojournal.com/2017/12/alberta-filipino-
journal-finds-its-new-sanctuary-at-the-misericordia-hospital/

8 Shane02, Gyeonggi-Suwon International School “Poster-rubric Ancient Civilizations.”

Published on February 10, 2012 at Slideshare.
Accessed June 25, 2020, https://www.slideshare.net/shane02/posterrubric-ancient-
civilizations

Cover photo credit: Melody D. Legaspi (Rizal Integrated National School, Sorsogon City)

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