COMMUNIT Y

STRUCTURES
P R E PA R E D B Y :
ALPHER HOPE B. MEDINA
EMANATING FROM UNDERSTANDING THAT
A COMMUNITY IS A SOCIAL
ORGANIZATION, IT IS THUS PROPER TO
INVESTIGATE HOW A COMMUNITY IS
ORGANIZED WHICH SPECIFICALLY
PERTAINS TO ITS STRUCTURE
THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF
STRUCTURE IN THE COMMUNITY
1. COMMUNITY SOCIAL STRUCTURE
• Refers to the rules and expectation that people
develop in the community over time to help
regulate and manage their interaction with one
another.
• It consist of elements such as social institutions,
social groups, statuses and Roles.
SOCIAL INSTITUTION
E S TA B L I S H E D PAT T E R N S O F B E L I E F
A N D B E H AV I O R T H AT A R E C E N T E R E D
ON ADDRESSING BASIC SOCIAL NEEDS
O F P E O P L E I N T H E C O M M U N I T Y.

T H E T R A D I T I O N A L S O C I A L
INSTITUTIONS FOUND IN THE
C O M M U N I T Y A R E T H E F A M I LY,
R E L I G I O N , E C O N O M Y, E D U C AT I O N ,
G OV E R N M E N T A N D H E A LT H C A R E .
 SOCIAL GROUPS
C O N S I S T O F T WO O R M O R E
PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO
R E G U L A R LY I N T E R A C T W I T H O N E
A N OT H E R A N D C O N S I D E R
T H E M S E LV E S A S A S O C I A L U N I T.
SOCIAL GROUP IN THE COMMUNITY MAY BE
CLASSIFIED AS:

A. PRIMARY & SECONDARY GROUPS

B. FORMAL & INFORMAL GROUPS

C. IN & OUT GROUPS

 STATUS
R E F E R S TO T H E P O S I T I O N O R
RANK A PERSON HOLDS, IN
R E L AT I O N TO OT H E R M E M B E R S O F
T H E C O M M U N I T Y.
A S TAT U S C A N B E A S C R I B E D O R
A C H I E V E D S TAT U S .
• It is assigned at birth or is
involuntarily acquired in the
course of one’s life.
• Example of the ascribed A S C R I B E D S TAT U S
status are AGE, SEX, SOCIAL
CLASS OF ONE’S PARENTS,
RACE OR ENTITY.
 ACHIEVED
S TAT U S
IT IS REQUIRED ON THE BASIS OF
MERIT OR ACCOMPLISHM E NT IN
ONE COURSE OF LIFE.
E X A M P L E O F A C H I E V E D S TAT U S
ARE:
B E I N G A B A R A N G AY
CHAIRPERS O N, A SCHOOL TEACHER,
A L O C A L D O C TO R O R A
P S Y C H I AT R I S T, A N I N T R E P R E N E U R
O R A L B E I T N E G AT I V E LY E V E N A
T H I E F O R A D R U N K A R D.
 ROLE
 R E F E R S TO T H E O B L I G AT I O N S
O R B E H AV I O R S E X P E C T E D O N
A N I N D I V I D UA L O N T H E B A S I S
O F O N E ’ S S TAT U S I N L I F E .
THANK YOU!