COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT,

SOLIDARITY, AND CITIZENSHIP

 UNIT III
Elements and Typologies
of the Community
 Lesson 3
Societal Typologies

“We must become bigger than we have been: more

courageous, greater in spirit, larger in outlook. We must
become members of a new race, overcoming petty
prejudice, owing our ultimate allegiance not to nations but
to our fellow men within the human community.”
—Haile Selassie
Learning Objective:
• To understand how communities are categorized
Fundamental Queries:
• What are the different categories of communities?
• Who fits in which category of community?
• How are communities delineated?
Learning Competency:
• Compare and contrast typologies of communities
 Rural, Suburban, and Urban Communities
Classification of Communities According to Population, Space, and
Accessibility

URBAN SUBURBAN RURAL

Urban communities are
settlements that are highly
congested because of the
dense population that can
reach millions within a
limited space.
Suburban communities Rural communities are
are areas that tread located in the countryside.
between urban and rural The houses are far from
communities. These each other and the
settlements are located in density of people living
the outskirts of urban here is the least of the
areas and are less dense three.
than urban areas or are
composed of medium-
sized population.
 URBAN SUBURBAN RURAL
Due to the volume of Suburban areas are Because there are less
people, buildings and mostly filled with houses, people, markets and
other structures are near subdivisions, and private schools are far from
each other and economic estates rather than houses and access to
centers, schools, and factories and shops. them requires a long drive
leisure areas are very or different forms of
near factories, office transport.
spaces, and markets.
 URBAN SUBURBAN RURAL
Some people are living in Schools and markets are Livelihoods are mostly
high-rise buildings farther than in urban related to farming and
because of the limited areas. Buildings are low- livestock raising.
available space in the to mid-rise and people live
area. in houses with large living
spaces and usually with
yards.
Problems and Challenges for Each Community Type

URBAN SUBURBAN RURAL

• Pollution • Limited economic • Lack of access to basic
activity services
• High cost of living
• Underdeveloped
• High crime rate markets
 Formal and Informal Sectors
FORMAL SECTOR
This sector is composed of
establishments, businesses, and other
enterprises that are legal based on their
compliance to government requirements
such as licenses. Because they have
successfully attained all requirements,
they, alongside their workers and
customers, are continually being
supervised and protected by the
government and its policies. In exchange,
they follow regulations imposed by the
government and are also taxed by the
state.
INFORMAL SECTOR
Those who are part of the informal sector
lack the requirements and licenses from
the government. Because they fail to
register, they tend to disregard the
regulations and policies put up by the
government. As a result, their income
and real properties are not also taxed in.
Since they are not supervised, their
workers and customers, in the case of
business establishments, are also not
protected, thus limiting their bargaining
rights once they make a demand. This
sector is often described by economists
as the shadow economy because it
exists behind state supervision.
Examples of Actors in Each Sector

FORMAL SECTOR INFORMAL SECTOR

Private Businesses Underground Economy

•Multinational corporations •Freelance workers

•Corporate firms •Street vendors such as fish ball and

barbecue vendors
•Listed/publicly-traded companies