Community Engagement and Solidarity: Understanding Community
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Understanding Community

  • The term "community" originates from the Latin word "communis," meaning "common" or "shared."
  • A community is a dynamic social grouping characterized by:
    • Shared geographical space
    • Common political institution
    • Socio-economic activities
    • Shared cultural views

Types of Community

  • Geographical community: a group of people occupying a specific physical space
  • Community of identity: based on differentiations such as gender, ethnicity, or physical abilities
  • Community of interests: composed of people sharing common interests (e.g., artists, pet lovers, sports enthusiasts)

Community Dynamics

  • Consists of interacting structures that create a process of change within the community
  • These interactions can also lead to changes in the structures themselves

Community Action

  • Encompasses various activities aimed at empowering individuals to contribute to community building
  • May take different forms or modalities

Applied Social Sciences

  • Disciplines or occupations that apply social sciences perspectives and theories to real-life situations
  • Includes professions such as social work, counseling, journalism, economics, political science, and psychology

Migration

  • The movement of a person from one geographical location to another
  • Can be internal (within a country) or external

Factors Influencing Modern Community Dynamics

  • Economy:
    • Involves activities to satisfy community needs
    • Adopting systems to ensure goods flow and prevent deprivation
  • Politics:
    • Provides a pattern of governance for the community
    • Leadership approaches impact social structures and community life
  • Society and Culture:
    • Interactive system of people within a geographic space
    • Influences community dynamics and social structures

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Learn about the concept of community, derived from the Latin word 'communis', meaning 'common' or 'shared'. Explore the characteristics of a community, including settling in a specific geographical space, common political institutions, socio-economic activities, and cultural views.

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