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What are the three types of communities mentioned in the text?
What are the three types of communities mentioned in the text?
Which type of community is composed of people sharing common interests like artists, pet lovers, and sports enthusiasts?
Which type of community is composed of people sharing common interests like artists, pet lovers, and sports enthusiasts?
What does community dynamics consist of according to the text?
What does community dynamics consist of according to the text?
What do Applied Social Sciences refer to based on the text?
What do Applied Social Sciences refer to based on the text?
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Which type of community represents differentiations based on factors like gender, ethnicity, or physical abilities?
Which type of community represents differentiations based on factors like gender, ethnicity, or physical abilities?
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What is the main focus of professions considered under the category mentioned in the text?
What is the main focus of professions considered under the category mentioned in the text?
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How do migrations affect the social environment of urban communities according to the text?
How do migrations affect the social environment of urban communities according to the text?
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Which of the following is a characteristic common to communities as defined in the text?
Which of the following is a characteristic common to communities as defined in the text?
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What is the impact of migration on community progress according to the text?
What is the impact of migration on community progress according to the text?
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In what way do urban areas differ in terms of common social characteristics from other types of communities according to the text?
In what way do urban areas differ in terms of common social characteristics from other types of communities according to the text?
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Study Notes
Community Definition
- A dynamic social grouping of people who settle in a specific geographical space, submit to a common political institution, engage in socio-economic activities, and share common cultural views.
Types of Communities
- Geographical community: a group of people occupying a definite physical space where they conduct social activities and functions.
- Community of identity: represents various kinds of differentiations such as gender, ethnicity, or physical abilities.
- Community of interests: composed of people sharing common interests like artists, pet lovers, sports enthusiasts, musicians, etc.
Community Dynamics
- Consists of structures that interact with each other, creating a process that brings changes to the community, manifested in the ways of life of the people.
- Interactions may also cause changes in the structures themselves.
Community Action
- Includes various activities aimed at empowering people to become active contributors to the community building process.
- Community actions may come in different modalities.
Applied Social Sciences
- Disciplines or occupations that utilize perspectives and theories developed by experts in various fields of social sciences for application to different situations in daily life.
- Professions include social work, counseling, journalism, economics, political science, and psychology.
Community Characteristics
- Communities establish patterns of interactions, beliefs, and practices that lead to the formation of socio-cultural, political, and economic structures that influence everyday life.
- Some communities lack common social characteristics, often located in urban areas, where economic opportunities attract people from different provinces, bringing diverse norms and complicating the social environment.
Migration
- Refers to the movement of a person from one geographical location to another.
- Can be internal (within a country) or external (to another country).
- Migration can make it difficult for a community to progress into one cohesive social organization.
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Test your knowledge on the different types of communities such as geographical community and community of identity. Learn about the characteristics and features of various social groupings that exist in society.
