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Lesson Title: Defining Community in Various Perspectives
MELC: Define community using various perspectives (HUMSS_CSC12-IIa-c-2.
For this week, we will discover the essence of the community based on various perspectives.
There are various perspectives of community. Each perspective emphasizes a particular approach and treatment
in the study of communities. In this lesson, four perspectives will be discussed: the social sciences perspective,
institutional perspective, civil society perspective and organic perspective.
Why do we need to look into the various perspectives when dealing with the concept of communities?
It is because it is important to look at topics from multiple perspectives so that we are able to see the whole
picture, which better enables us to find the root cause of the problem and discover a solution that takes the needs and
feelings of everyone involved into consideration.
Learning Activity 1- R-Time (Review Time)
Directions/ Instructions: Picture It – The learners will be shown a picture and introduced to the story of “The Blind Men
and the Elephant.” Can you give your reactions to the picture shown?
This is a story of a group of blind men who have never come across an elephant before and who learn and
conceptualize what the elephant is like by touching it. Each blind man feels a different part of the elephant's body, but
only one part, such as the side or the tusk.
Learning Activity 2 – N-Time (New Knowledge Time)
Directions/ Instructions: Let’s View It!
1. What are your realizations from the story?
2. Do you think that the concept of community is similar to how the blind men perceived the elephant when they
touched it?
Short Discussion
The Nature of the Community
1. It is a sociological construct.
2. It has fuzzy boundaries.
3. It can exist within a larger community.
4. It may move.
A community is a “super organic organism or system“ made up of the thoughts, outlook and conduct of
individual human beings full of divisions and conflicts brought about by differences such as religion, ethnicity, gender,
access to resources, class, educational level, income level, ownership of properties, language, personality etc.
Community in Different Perspective
1. Social Science perspective – premised on the social dimension of individual life – the interactions, relationships and
bonds formed by individuals with other individuals and how these are manifested in the formation of organizations
within communities. It incorporates ideas and concepts gathered from fields of knowledge such as anthropology, social
psychology, sociology and political science to name a few.
Question: Define community based on this perspective.
2. Institutional perspective - The institutional perspective seeks to mobilize diverse social institutions including the
market, community and state to promote people's welfare. It is inspired by an ideological position that accommodates
diverse beliefs and by social science theories that harmonize different social development approaches.
Question: Do you consider your school to be a community?
3. Civil Society perspective – “Civil society” adherents see society as being largely comprised of voluntary civic and social
organizations and institutions that act collectively or individually on behalf of their larger community. ... The other end is
based on the importance of community.
Question: Cite at least one example of a civil society. Why is it sometimes called the third sector? Is it part of the State or
the Market?
4. Organic/Grassroot level – refers to local or grassroots groups within a particular locale that are driven and organized
because of community issues and concerns.
Question: Do you think that the presence of these grassroots groups manifests the government’s failure to address
community concerns? Defend with reasons.
Subject Code: LASTNAME_2.3.2.A
Learning Activity 3 – App-Time (Application Time)
Directions/ Instructions: Bring out the issues! – The learners will be asked to list various NGOs and POs that they know
of. Identify the issues of both. What do they have in common and how are they different?
NGOs (Non-Government NGO Issues POs (People’s PO Issues
Organizations) Organizations)
Subject Code: LASTNAME_2.3.2.B
Learning Activity 4 – A-Time (Assess Time)
Directions/ Instructions: Let’s Do This – The learners will be asked to come up with either an NGO or a PO that can
address the local issues in their locality.
NGO/PO Name:
NGO/PO Objective/s:
NGO/PO Program’s Name:
Rubric for scoring per Activity
Content 3
Organization 3
Engagement 2
Use of Language 2
Reflection – Reflect on this! – The students will be asked to comment on this quote below and share their
reactions/realizations virtually

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Learning Activity 1- R-Time (Review Time)

Learning Activity 2 – N-Time (New Knowledge Time)

Directions/ Instructions: Let’s View It!

1. What are your realizations from the story?

The Nature of the Community

2. It has fuzzy boundaries.

3. It can exist within a larger community.

Community in Different Perspective

Question: Define community based on this perspective.

Question: Do you consider your school to be a community?

Subject Code: LASTNAME_2.3.2.A

Learning Activity 3 – App-Time (Application Time)

Learning Activity 4 – A-Time (Assess Time)

NGO/PO Program’s Name:

Rubric for scoring per Activity

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