Lesson 4.1 Flashcards
Five considerations on how to setup a community
Place
People
Culture and Personality
Time
Larger Society
any system of social relationships, whether viewed as a group, community or a whole society, must bear some connection to the place in which its members must carry on their activities.
Ecology or the place as a setting factor
Some considerations in studying the community as a place include the following:
- Location
- Shape
- Size
- Communication &
Transportation
concerned with people as a population rather than interacting personalities.
Demography or People as a setting factor
considerations that have a direct bearing upon the behavior of a community as a social system and these factors influence not only the quantity but frequently the quality of social relationship.
Demography or People as a setting factor
Five Non-metropolitan communities
Small cities
Small towns
Towns
Rural communities
Very small towns
Legally organized entities usually with their own police department and other city departments
Small cities
Hichly Urbanized Cities (Population and Income)
Popuation = minimum 200,000
Income = 50M Php
Cities of this type have charters that explicitly prohibit their residents to vote for provincial officials
Independent Component Cities
Example: Cotabato, Dagupan, Naga, Ormoc, Santiago)
Cities which do not meet the preceding requirements are deemed part of the province in which they are geographically located.
Component Cities
A sub-national administrative unit comprising of several provinces having more or less homogenous characteristics, such as ethnic origin of inhabitants, dialect spoken, agricultural produce, etc. MAP
Region
The largest unit in the political structure of the Philippines. It consists, in varying numbers, of municipalities and, in some cases, of component cities. Its functions and duties in relation to its components cities and municipalities are generally coordinative and supervisory.
Province
Is a political corporate body, which is endowed with the facilities of a municipal corporation, exercised by and through the municipal government in conformity with law.
Municipality
The smallest political unit into which cities and municipalities in the Philippines are divided
Barangay
It is a subsidiary of the province, which consists of a number of barangays within its territorial boundaries, one of which is the seat government found at the town proper (poblacion).
Municipality