CESC 12 FEBUARY 2024

TYPOLOGIES
OF
COMMUNITY
OBJECTIVE: STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN POWER STRUCTURED IN A
COMMUNITY.
Formal Communities are characterized by institutionally structured hierarchies, which

define the relationship between authoritative and subordinate actors and groups.

Communities that are typified through these features are driven by institutions, which

not only show the location of power relationships, but also assign community members

their specific roles and functions.

Interrelationships within the community are defined and delineated by these assigned

functions.
Formal Communities

FORMAL-INFORMAL TYPOLOGY
Theses emphasizes leadership and power relations in the community.
Informal communities are said to be generally less rigid compared

to formal communities.

These are seen to typically operate through socio-cultural

mechanisms within the community structure. Interrelationships thrive

through loose connections, such as social networks and personal

Informal Communities relationships.
 Local Communities is a group of

individual interacting within a shared

Local Communities
environmemt

Local-Global Typology
Focuses on the scope and breadth of communities with respect to its geographic dimensions and the reach of its other dimensions

Global Communities stretches beyond the frontiers of a local community

transcending national, supranational, and regional demarcations.

These are not constrained by geographic boundaries and these consists of

individuals and groups who share values, beliefs, preferences, needs, risks,

interests, identities, and other authorities beyond physical, cultural and

politico-geographic borders Global Communities

Rural Communities are characterized as

pastoral, agricultural and located are along the

periphery of urban centers or in the

countryside Rural Communities

Rural-Urban Typology
These are based on the distinction in terms of development, industrialization, ecological conditions and lifestyle

Urban Communities are described as industrialized and

commercial centers where population density is relatively high

compared to rural communities

These are also sketched as technological, modern, and

Urban Communities cosmopolitan

COMMUNITY -BASED
ORGANIZATION
Community-based organizations act within the
confines of a set of institutional arrangements.
These organizations do not necessarily
operate within a locale but may also extend
beyond national borders and project its
presence in regional, international, and global
bodies.
Their transnational character allows them to
network with organizations beyond the
domestic realm.
 1. PRODUCTION-
DISTRIBUTION- 2. SOCIALIZATION 3. SOCIAL CONTROL
CONSUPTION
Communities provide its Communities have processes
that shape social behavior by
Mechanisms within
members livelihood communities, such as
instilling to its members
through the use of its
norms, values, knowledge, social pressure or
resources (e.g. land,
skills, and attitudes. This is formal institutions,
industry, services) and done through mechanisms of
the system of exchange
regulate the conduct
transference, such as child
embedded therein such and behavior of
rearing, education, traditions,
as trade and commerce. and practices. community members.

FUNCTIONS OF A COMMUNITY
 4. SOCIAL PARTICIPATION 5. MUTUAL SUPPORT

Communities thrive through the Communities offers its

association and involvement of its
members. These are exemplified
members intense care
in the groups and organizations and is encouraged to
within communities such as take part in projects for
religious associations, businesses,
the community
and neighborhoods

FUNCTIONS OF A COMMUNITY
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