What is a Community?What is a Community?

Vocabulary/Word WallVocabulary/Word Wall AmalgamationAmalgamation ViableViable OrganizationOrganization AgrarianAgrarian City-StatesCity-States Nation-StatesNation-States ConversantConversant AggregationAggregation ConsciousnessConsciousness MoresMores SocietySociety CohesionCohesion Status quoStatus quo StagnantStagnant PropensityPropensity

PropensityPropensity NormNorm DeviateDeviate FactionsFactions HierarchyHierarchy SocializationSocialization PropagatePropagate CollaborationCollaboration IntuitiveIntuitive InheritedInherited SociologySociology AssociationAssociation DisenfranchisementDisenfranchisement

Definition of Community:Definition of Community:

A A communitycommunity is an amalgamation of living is an amalgamation of living things that share an things that share an environmentenvironment. .

a unified body of individuals a unified body of individuals a group of people with a a group of people with a commoncommon

characteristic or interest living together characteristic or interest living together within a larger society within a larger society

Question: Is our town a community?Question: Is our town a community?

The Context of CommunityThe Context of Community

The The LatinLatin root root munusmunus or or giftgift, brings into the , brings into the meaning of community the aspect of giving of meaning of community the aspect of giving of one's self to others. The balance between self-one's self to others. The balance between self-interest and shared-interests within and among interest and shared-interests within and among members of a group is the crucial factor in members of a group is the crucial factor in community formation. community formation.

The common goodThe common good – the whole is more – the whole is more important than the individual.important than the individual.

Examples:Examples: Charity, Community Service, Charity, Community Service, Volunteering, etc.Volunteering, etc.

Why Community?Why Community?

Herd mentalityHerd mentalityHunters & Gatherers – Hunting in packs Hunters & Gatherers – Hunting in packs

more successfulmore successfulDivision of Labor – SpecializationDivision of Labor – SpecializationSupportSupport

Agrarian CommunitiesAgrarian Communities

LivestockLivestockFarmingFarmingLeads to Sedimentary/stationary Leads to Sedimentary/stationary

communities.communities. Increase in population = Larger communityIncrease in population = Larger communityGreater division of laborGreater division of labor

““Shipwrecked” EvolutionShipwrecked” Evolution Formation of governmentFormation of government Dividing tasks – laborDividing tasks – labor Trade – Money (currency)Trade – Money (currency) Laws/Rules – Laws/Rules –

Implementing/enforcemeImplementing/enforcementnt

Shared culture (way of Shared culture (way of living…what is right or living…what is right or wrong, how to behave)wrong, how to behave)

Interaction with other Interaction with other communities – trade, communities – trade, socialization, war, etc.socialization, war, etc.

Community/SocietyCommunity/Society

Communities Communities ((GemeinschaftGemeinschaft ) share a ) share a “collective consciousness” or shared “collective consciousness” or shared norms/values, mores. A feeling of norms/values, mores. A feeling of togetherness exists.togetherness exists.

SocietiesSocieties ( (GesellschaftGesellschaft) share an ) share an instrumental goal. Ex: The Constitution is instrumental goal. Ex: The Constitution is the document/goal that binds the U.S. the document/goal that binds the U.S. together.together.

Deviating From the Deviating From the Norm/CommunityNorm/Community

Deviation From the Community to Deviation From the Community to Form Another CommunityForm Another Community

Authority figures, like parents, teachers, Authority figures, like parents, teachers, police, government enforce the community police, government enforce the community norms (rules, culture…)norms (rules, culture…)

Some (especially early adolescents) rebel Some (especially early adolescents) rebel against the existing community and form against the existing community and form their own, like skateboarders, punk their own, like skateboarders, punk rockers, etc.rockers, etc.

Community Community

Sense of CommunitySense of Community

Collective personalityCollective personality A balance between A balance between

keeping your keeping your individuality and your individuality and your desire to be part of desire to be part of the group = Sense of the group = Sense of communitycommunity

Respect yourself & Respect yourself & respect others = respect others = CommunityCommunity

How would you describe How would you describe your community?your community?