Understanding the Self

and Society
 What did you feel doing the activity?
 Who among you go to church?
 Is there a hospital in your town?
 Where do we find the school?
Hospital?
What is community?
Is a group of people living in the same
place or having a particular characteristic
in common such as norms, religion,
values or identity.
Three Types of Community
 Urban
 Suburban
 Rural
Three Types of Community
 Urban Community
 Urban communities are cities.
 There lots of people living close together in a
small amount of space.
 There are not very much open space or natural
areas.
 Urban Community
 Transportation
- People often take the bus, train, taxis or walk
 Architecture
- Buildings in Urban communities are often

very tall
- Some of buildings are so tall they seem to
touch the sky ( Skyscrapers)
 Rural Community

 Rural communities are called “ the country” or

farmland.
 There are fewer people, more spread out from
one another.
 There is lot of open space and natural areas.
 Rural Community
 Transportation
- People usually must drive to places they need
to visit, because it is too far to walk.
- Sometimes the roads not paved, so people
need special vehicles like pick-up trucks.
- Farms have special types of vehicles , such as
tractors.
 Rural Community
 Architecture
- Buildings in Rural communities are more
spread out than in urban ones.
- It is not unusual to find only a few buildings
spread out over large distances.
 Suburban Community
 Suburban communities are usually close to, but
not in, cities.
 There are fewer people, than urban
communities, but many more than in rural
communities .
 Houses are often in neighborhoods and many
people have yards .
 There are many natural areas.
 Suburban Community
 Transportation
- People in the suburbs area often drive, but
sometimes walk or take the bus
- Sometimes people will take trains into the city
 Suburban Community
 Architecture
- Often, homes in suburban communities have
only one family living in them.
- Sometimes families are live in apartments.
They are not skyscrapers.
 Role Play
Each group play the real scenario and differences of
urban , suburban and rural community

Group 1: Urban Community

Group 2: Suburban Community
Group 3: Urban Community
Answer the following questions
 What is community?

 What is the difference between urban,

suburban and rural community?
 What transportation use in urban, suburban and
rural community?
 How to play?
Pass the ball with music. When the music stops,
the one holding the ball will answer question:

 What can you see in your community?

 Name some transportation use in your
community.
 What architecture can you see in urban
community? Suburban community? Rural
community?
How do you determine the
importance of community?
 Give the different transportations
and architectures in rural, suburban
and urban community.
 Homework:
 
 Write an essay about the
importance of health services in
your community.