UNDERSTANDING

LOCAL
NETWORKS
RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN
A LOCAL NETWORK

NETWORK– group of two or more people who

communicate by exchanging information and
sharing resources.
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SYSTEM
GLOBAL NETWORKS

STATE/COUNTRY

BARANGAY

HOUSEHOLD

BARANGAY

STATE/COUNTRY

GLOBAL NETWORKS
FOUR LEVELS OF SOCIAL
SYSTEM

HOUSEHOLD/FAMILY
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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
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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.
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SYSTEM

BARANGAY/VILLAGE
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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SYSTEM

GLOBAL NETWORKS
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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.
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QUESTION:
How do local
networks influence
us?