Understanding Local Networks
Understanding Local Networks
Understanding Local Networks
NETWORKS
RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN A LOCAL NETWORK
GLOBAL NETWORKS
STATE/COUNTRY
BARANGAY
HOUSEHOLD
BARANGAY
STATE/COUNTRY
GLOBAL NETWORKS
FOUR LEVELS OF SOCIAL SYSTEM
HOUSEHOLD/FAMILY
FOUR LEVELS OF SOCIAL SYSTEM
• HOUSEHOLD
consists of members of a nuclear or
extended family.
Members of the households get involve in
family affairs and family issues that require
collective decisions.
– Strong family ties– allows reciprocity,
loyalty, support, and interdependence
– Kanya-kanya Syndrome– inciting envy and
competitiveness
FOUR LEVELS OF SOCIAL SYSTEM
• HOUSEHOLD
rich source of social analysis where a local
network can draw different resources
imperative in addressing issues within a
community.
Connected to other households and to
larger social institutions.
FOUR LEVELS OF SOCIAL SYSTEM
BARANGAY/VILLAGE
FOUR LEVELS OF SOCIAL SYSTEM
• BARANGAY
made up of interdependent household
relationships within a village.
smallest administrative unit in the
Philippines.
no household within a barangay is
completely self-sufficient.
FOUR LEVELS OF SOCIAL SYSTEM
• BARANGAY
as a poltical unit, barangay council exerts
political authority over problems involving
barangay members.
kinship
sense of community– allows people to feel
obligated to help their neighbors who are
in need.
FOUR LEVELS OF SOCIAL SYSTEM
• BARANGAY
mirrors the social structure of the larger
society.
susceptible to external forces such as
changing political and economic
landscapes of larger societies and
international communities.
FOUR LEVELS OF SOCIAL SYSTEM
COUNTRY/STATE
FOUR LEVELS OF SOCIAL SYSTEM
• COUNTRY/STATE
comprises the entire nation
challenges and opportunities of a local
network are dependent on the kinds of
relationships that exist within a family and
a community.
FOUR LEVELS OF SOCIAL SYSTEM
GLOBAL NETWORKS
FOUR LEVELS OF SOCIAL SYSTEM
• GLOBAL NETWORKS
It is the connections and
communications from local to
international communities
Nowadays, digital and social media
strengthens this connection.
The dynamic relationship between local
networks and larger social networks
describes what a network society is.
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
How do local
networks influence
us?