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Understanding Local Networks

The document discusses the four levels of social systems - household, barangay, state/country, and global networks. It explains that households consist of family members who make collective decisions. Barangays are made up of interconnected households and are the smallest administrative unit in the Philippines. States/countries comprise entire nations. Global networks connect local communities internationally through digital media. Local networks influence people through strong or competitive family ties within households, a sense of community in barangays, and relationships across broader systems.

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Understanding Local Networks

The document discusses the four levels of social systems - household, barangay, state/country, and global networks. It explains that households consist of family members who make collective decisions. Barangays are made up of interconnected households and are the smallest administrative unit in the Philippines. States/countries comprise entire nations. Global networks connect local communities internationally through digital media. Local networks influence people through strong or competitive family ties within households, a sense of community in barangays, and relationships across broader systems.

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UNDERSTANDING LOCAL

NETWORKS
RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN A LOCAL NETWORK

 NETWORK– group of two or more people who


communicate by exchanging information and
sharing resources.
FOUR LEVELS OF SOCIAL SYSTEM

GLOBAL NETWORKS

STATE/COUNTRY

BARANGAY

HOUSEHOLD

BARANGAY

STATE/COUNTRY

GLOBAL NETWORKS
FOUR LEVELS OF SOCIAL SYSTEM

HOUSEHOLD/FAMILY
FOUR LEVELS OF SOCIAL SYSTEM

• HOUSEHOLD
 consists of members of a nuclear or
extended family.
 Members of the households get involve in
family affairs and family issues that require
collective decisions.
– Strong family ties– allows reciprocity,
loyalty, support, and interdependence
– Kanya-kanya Syndrome– inciting envy and
competitiveness
FOUR LEVELS OF SOCIAL SYSTEM

• HOUSEHOLD
 rich source of social analysis where a local
network can draw different resources
imperative in addressing issues within a
community.
 Connected to other households and to
larger social institutions.
FOUR LEVELS OF SOCIAL SYSTEM

BARANGAY/VILLAGE
FOUR LEVELS OF SOCIAL SYSTEM

• BARANGAY
 made up of interdependent household
relationships within a village.
 smallest administrative unit in the
Philippines.
 no household within a barangay is
completely self-sufficient.
FOUR LEVELS OF SOCIAL SYSTEM

• BARANGAY
 as a poltical unit, barangay council exerts
political authority over problems involving
barangay members.
 kinship
 sense of community– allows people to feel
obligated to help their neighbors who are
in need.
FOUR LEVELS OF SOCIAL SYSTEM

• BARANGAY
 mirrors the social structure of the larger
society.
 susceptible to external forces such as
changing political and economic
landscapes of larger societies and
international communities.
FOUR LEVELS OF SOCIAL SYSTEM

COUNTRY/STATE
FOUR LEVELS OF SOCIAL SYSTEM

• COUNTRY/STATE
 comprises the entire nation
 challenges and opportunities of a local
network are dependent on the kinds of
relationships that exist within a family and
a community.
FOUR LEVELS OF SOCIAL SYSTEM

GLOBAL NETWORKS
FOUR LEVELS OF SOCIAL SYSTEM

• GLOBAL NETWORKS
It is the connections and
communications from local to
international communities
Nowadays, digital and social media
strengthens this connection.
The dynamic relationship between local
networks and larger social networks
describes what a network society is.
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE

 Body of community knowledge that


emerges organically from lives, routines,
experiences, practices, and strategies of
community people.
 Communities’ knowledge and experience
can inform policy makers and state
leaders on what policies need to be
created and how these policies should be
implemented.
FOCUS QUESTION:

How do local
networks influence
us?

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