M2.1: Community

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Ayen B.

Cards (7)

  • Community
    ➔ A group of people sharing common geographic boundaries and/or common values and interests.
    ➔ It functions within a particular sociocultural context.
    ➔ Physical environment varies from one community to another.
  • Community
    Defined by geographic boundaries within certain identifiable characteristics.
  • Community
    Made up of institutions organized into a social system with the institutions linked in a complex network having a formal and informal power structure and a communication system.
  • Community
    Common or shared interest that binds the members together exists.
  • Community
    Has an area with fluid boundaries within which a problem can be identified and solved.
  • Community
    Has a population aggregate concept. (Population continually increases)
  • CHARACTERISTICS OF A COMMUNITY
    ● Defined by geographic boundaries within certain
    identifiable characteristics.
    ● Made up of institutions organized into a social system with the institutions linked in a complex network having a formal and informal power structure and a communication system.
    ● Common or shared interest that binds the members together exists.
    ● Has an area with fluid boundaries within which a problem can be identified and solved.
    ● Has a population aggregate concept. (Population continually increases)