This document discusses different classifications and types of communities. It describes classifications as rural vs urban based on proximity to cities, local vs global referring to spatial social relations, and physical space vs virtual social space referring to technology-enabled nonphysical spaces. It then describes types of communities as geographic/neighborhood communities defined by boundaries, communities of identity with common attributes, communities of interest around social movements, and intentional communities where individuals voluntarily support each other. In closing, it notes that understanding community types helps with analyzing particular communities.

1. Group 1

2. Types of Communities
Guide Questions
What are the different classifications
and types of communities?

3. TOPICS TO BE COVERED
•Classifications of Communities
•Types of Communities

4. CLASSIFICATIONS OF COMMUNITIES
1.Rural Urban
This classifications is basically geographical in nature.
Rural areas are separated and away from the influence of
large cities and towns. It is known as the countryside,
farmland, or agricultural land. Urban areas , on the other
hard, are called cities or towns .

5. Rural
In a community away from the city with a
lot of open space and natural areas .
Urban
In the city with not much open
space and natural areas .

6. 2. Local-Global
The local-global community refers to “spatialized
needs social relations”. Global and Local are “not
spatial structured different representations of space
competing against each a process to determine the
society of that society”.(Guy cited in Shanyana and
Endofirepi, 2015)

7. 3. Physical Space-Virtual Social Space
A social space is either physical or virtual such as social
media or a center or gathering place where people physical
space refers to unlimited three-dimensional experience
which material objects are located. On the other hand,
virtual space refers to nonphysical spaces created by
developing technology (Zahi Alrayyes,2012).

8. Types of Communities
1. Geographic Community or Neighborhood
This type of community focuses on the
physical boundaries that make it distinct or
separate, such as a river or a street.

9. 2. Community of Identity
This community has common
identifiable characteristics or attributes
such as culture, which means language,
music, religion, customs, and others .

10. 3. Community of Interest or Solidarity
This community incorporates social movements
such as women’s rights, environment, peace, and
human rights. Individual may be connected to their
community of interest at the local and international
level. It may also be formal or informal or both.

11. 4. Intentional Community
This community refers to individuals that come
together voluntarily and support each other.
Members may share the same interests and
identity or geographical location.

12. Awareness and appreciation of
the different types of
Communities help researcher
and agents of social change to
focus and deepen their analysis
of a particular community.