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    A community is a sociological construct that refers to interactions and shared behaviors, values, and meanings between individuals within a group. While a community often has a physical location, its boundaries are fuzzy as members may interact with those outside the community and move elsewhere. A community exists beyond just its current members and can change over time. Communities may be nested within larger communities and their members may be mobile depending on their way of life. Urban communities tend to be more complex with less clear boundaries than rural communities.

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    A community is a sociological construct that refers to interactions and shared behaviors, values, and meanings between individuals within a group. While a community often has a physical location, its boundaries are fuzzy as members may interact with those outside the community and move elsewhere. A community exists beyond just its current members and can change over time. Communities may be nested within larger communities and their members may be mobile depending on their way of life. Urban communities tend to be more complex with less clear boundaries than rural communities.

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    A community is a sociological construct that refers to interactions and shared behaviors, values, and meanings between individuals within a group. While a community often has a physical location, its boundaries are fuzzy as members may interact with those outside the community and move elsewhere. A community exists beyond just its current members and can change over time. Communities may be nested within larger communities and their members may be mobile depending on their way of life. Urban communities tend to be more complex with less clear boundaries than rural communities.

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    A community is a sociological construct that refers to interactions and shared behaviors, values, and meanings between individuals within a group. While a community often has a physical location, its boundaries are fuzzy as members may interact with those outside the community and move elsewhere. A community exists beyond just its current members and can change over time. Communities may be nested within larger communities and their members may be mobile depending on their way of life. Urban communities tend to be more complex with less clear boundaries than rural communities.

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    WHAT IS COMMUNITY?

    A Sociological Perspective
    By Phil Bartle, Ph

    I!tro"#ctio!$
    A %o&ili'er, a!i%ator or activist is a perso! (ho tries to %ove )activate, a!i%ate* a co%%#!ity+ The trai!i!g %aterial o! this (e& site is ai%e" at %o&ili'ers a!" their %a!agers, e,plai!i!g %etho"s o- %a.i!g a co%%#!ity %ove+ B#t (hat is a co%%#!ity?

    The Nat#re o- Co%%#!ities$


    /i.e %ost thi!gs i! the social scie!ces, co%%#!ity "oes !ot -it i!to a !ice !eat pac.age+ We #se the (or" a lot, &#t i! this trai!i!g it is i%porta!t to as. %ore serio#sly (hat it is+ 0irst, let #s !ote that a 1co%%#!ity1 is a co!str#ct, a %o"el+ We ca! !ot see a (hole co%%#!ity, (e ca! !ot to#ch it, a!" (e ca! !ot "irectly e,perie!ce it+ See elepha!t+ /i.e the (or"s 1hill1 or 1s!o(-la.e,1 a co%%#!ity %ay co%e i! o!e o- %a!y shapes, si'es, colo#rs a!" locatio!s, !o t(o o- (hich are ali.e+ More i%porta!tly, a co%%#!ity is !ot 2#st the people (ho are i! it+ A co%%#!ity #s#ally (as alrea"y e,isti!g (he! all o- its c#rre!t resi"e!ts (ere !ot yet &or!, a!" it (ill li.ely co!ti!#e to e,ist (he! all o- the people i! it have le-t+ It is so%ethi!g that is &eyo!" its very co%po!e!ts, its resi"e!ts or co%%#!ity %e%&ers+ A co%%#!ity %ay have %e%&ers (ho have te%porarily %ove" to other locatio!s+ They %ay (ish to eve!t#ally ret#r!, &#t !ot all "o+ A 1co%%#!ity1 i! so%e se!ses %ay !ot eve! have a physical locatio!, &#t &e "e%arcate" &y &ei!g a gro#p o- people (ith a co%%o! i!terest+ I! the trai!i!g %aterial here, ho(ever, the 1co%%#!ity1 (hich is the o&2ect o- a %o&ili'er3s atte!tio!, is #s#ally o!e (ith a physical geographic locatio!+

    A Co%%#!ity is a Sociological Co!str#ct$


    Not o!ly is the co!cept o- a co%%#!ity a 1co!str#ct1 )%o"el*, it is a 1sociological co!str#ct+1 It is a set o- i!teractio!s, h#%a! &ehavio#rs that have %ea!i!g a!" e,pectatio!s &et(ee! its %e%&ers+ Not 2#st actio!, &#t actio!s &ase" o! share" e,pectatio!s, val#es, &elie-s a!" %ea!i!gs &et(ee! i!"ivi"#als+ To #!"ersta!" ho( a co%%#!ity operates, a!" ho( it cha!ges, it is !ecessary

    to lear! a little &it a&o#t sociology the scie!ce+ The %o&ili'er is a! applie" scie!tist4 social scie!tist+ While a p#re scie!tist is i!tereste" i! ho( thi!gs (or., the applie" scie!tist is i!tereste" i! ta.i!g that .!o(le"ge a!" getti!g #se-#l res#lts+

    A Co%%#!ity has 0#''y Bo#!"aries$


    Whe! a! i"e!ti-ie" co%%#!ity is a little village, separate" &y a -e( .ilo%etres -ro% other villages, i! a r#ral area, its &o#!"aries appear at -irst to &e very si%ple+ That patter! o- h#%a! i!teractio! %ay &e see! as co!sisti!g o!ly orelatio!s &et(ee! the resi"e!ts livi!g i!si"e that locatio!, i!si"e that village+ B#t its resi"e!ts i!teract also (ith people o#tsi"e the village+ They %arry perso!s -ro% !ear a!" -ar, a!" %ay %ove or &ri!g a spo#se i! to live (ith the%+ At a!y o!e ti%e, those village resi"e!ts %ay have sisters, &rothers, co#si!s, pare!ts a!" e,te!"e" relatives livi!g else(here+ The &o#!"ary o- that co%%#!ity is !ot so precise+

    Co%%#!ities Ca! &e Withi! Co%%#!ities$


    There %ay &e co%%#!ities (ithi! larger co%%#!ities, i!cl#"i!g "istricts, regio!s, eth!ic gro#ps, !atio!s a!" other &o#!"aries+ There %ay &e %arriages a!" other i!teractio! that li!. villages o! &oth si"es o- !atio!al &or"ers+

    Co%%#!ities May Move$


    0#rther%ore, (here tech!ology is !ot &ase" o! local hortic#lt#re, the co%%#!ity resi"e!ts %ay &e physically %o&ile+ They %ay &e !o%a"ic her"ers (alWHAT IS COMMUNITY? A Sociological Perspective By Phil Bartle, Ph I!tro"#ctio!$ A %o&ili'er, a!i%ator or activist is a perso! (ho tries to %ove )activate, a!i%ate* a co%%#!ity+ The trai!i!g %aterial o! this (e& site is ai%e" at %o&ili'ers a!" their %a!agers, e,plai!i!g %etho"s o- %a.i!g a co%%#!ity %ove+ B#t (hat is a co%%#!ity?

    The Nat#re o- Co%%#!ities$ /i.e %ost thi!gs i! the social scie!ces, co%%#!ity "oes !ot -it i!to a !ice !eat pac.age+ We #se the (or" a lot, &#t i! this trai!i!g it is i%porta!t to as. %ore serio#sly (hat it is+ 0irst, let #s !ote that a 1co%%#!ity1 is a co!str#ct, a %o"el+ We ca! !ot see a (hole co%%#!ity, (e ca! !ot to#ch it, a!" (e ca! !ot "irectly e,perie!ce it+ See elepha!t+ /i.e the (or"s 1hill1 or 1s!o(-la.e,1 a co%%#!ity %ay co%e i! o!e o- %a!y shapes, si'es, colo#rs a!" locatio!s, !o t(o o- (hich are ali.e+ More i%porta!tly, a co%%#!ity is !ot 2#st the people (ho are i! it+ A co%%#!ity #s#ally (as alrea"y e,isti!g (he! all o- its c#rre!t resi"e!ts (ere !ot yet &or!, a!" it (ill li.ely co!ti!#e to e,ist (he! all o- the people i! it have le-t+ It is so%ethi!g that is &eyo!" its very co%po!e!ts, its resi"e!ts or co%%#!ity %e%&ers+ A co%%#!ity %ay have %e%&ers (ho have te%porarily %ove" to other locatio!s+ They %ay (ish to eve!t#ally ret#r!, &#t !ot all "o+ A 1co%%#!ity1 i! so%e se!ses %ay !ot eve! have a physical locatio!, &#t &e "e%arcate" &y &ei!g a gro#p o- people (ith a co%%o! i!terest+ I! the trai!i!g %aterial here, ho(ever, the 1co%%#!ity1 (hich is the o&2ect o- a %o&ili'er3s atte!tio!, is #s#ally o!e (ith a physical geographic locatio!+ A Co%%#!ity is a Sociological Co!str#ct$ Not o!ly is the co!cept o- a co%%#!ity a 1co!str#ct1 )%o"el*, it is a 1sociological co!str#ct+1 It is a set o- i!teractio!s, h#%a! &ehavio#rs that have %ea!i!g a!" e,pectatio!s &et(ee! its %e%&ers+ Not 2#st actio!, &#t actio!s &ase" o! share" e,pectatio!s, val#es, &elie-s a!" %ea!i!gs &et(ee! i!"ivi"#als+ To #!"ersta!" ho( a co%%#!ity operates, a!" ho( it cha!ges, it is !ecessary to lear! a little &it a&o#t sociology the scie!ce+ The %o&ili'er is a! applie" scie!tist4 social scie!tist+ While a p#re scie!tist is i!tereste" i! ho( thi!gs (or., the applie" scie!tist is i!tereste" i! ta.i!g that .!o(le"ge a!" getti!g #se-#l res#lts+

    A Co%%#!ity has 0#''y Bo#!"aries$ Whe! a! i"e!ti-ie" co%%#!ity is a little village, separate" &y a -e( .ilo%etres -ro% other villages, i! a r#ral area, its &o#!"aries appear at -irst to &e very si%ple+ That patter! o- h#%a! i!teractio! %ay &e see! as co!sisti!g o!ly orelatio!s &et(ee! the resi"e!ts livi!g i!si"e that locatio!, i!si"e that village+ B#t its resi"e!ts i!teract also (ith people o#tsi"e the village+ They %arry perso!s -ro% !ear a!" -ar, a!" %ay %ove or &ri!g a spo#se i! to live (ith the%+ At a!y o!e ti%e, those village resi"e!ts %ay have sisters, &rothers, co#si!s, pare!ts a!" e,te!"e" relatives livi!g else(here+ The &o#!"ary o- that co%%#!ity is !ot so precise+ Co%%#!ities Ca! &e Withi! Co%%#!ities$ There %ay &e co%%#!ities (ithi! larger co%%#!ities, i!cl#"i!g "istricts, regio!s, eth!ic gro#ps, !atio!s a!" other &o#!"aries+ There %ay &e %arriages a!" other i!teractio! that li!. villages o! &oth si"es o- !atio!al &or"ers+ Co%%#!ities May Move$ 0#rther%ore, (here tech!ology is !ot &ase" o! local hortic#lt#re, the co%%#!ity resi"e!ts %ay &e physically %o&ile+ They %ay &e !o%a"ic her"ers (al.i!g lo!g "ista!ces (ith their cattle+ They %ay &e %o&ile -ishi!g gro#ps (ho %ove -ro% ti%e to ti%e as the -ish are availa&le+ They %ay &e h#!ters (ho %ove to -ollo( the ga%e+ They %ay &e h#!ters (ho %ove to -ollo( the ga%e+ Ur&a! Co%%#!ities are Special$ I! #r&a! areas, a co%%#!ity %ay &e a s%all gro#p o- a -e( ho%estea"s o-

    people -ro% a co%%o! origi!+ That co%%#!ity i! t#r!, %ay &e part o- a !eigh&o#rhoo" co%%#!ity or a &arrio or other local #r&a! "ivisio!+ As the &o#!"aries &eco%e (i"er, there is %ore heteroge!eity )"i--ere!ces i! origi!, la!g#age, religio! or other -eat#res that ca! -or% a co%%o! i"e!tity*+ It %ay &e i! t#r!, a part o- a (i"er %#!icipality, (hich i! t#r! %ay &e part o- a co!glo%eratio! co%prisi!g a large city+ I! ge!eral )(ith e,ceptio!s* a! #r&a! co%%#!ity has %ore -#''y &o#!"aries, is %ore "i--ic#lt to "e%arcate, is %ore heteroge!eo#s )varie", %i,e"*, %ore co%ple,, a!" %ore "i--ic#lt to orga!i'e #si!g sta!"ar" co%%#!ity "evelop%e!t %etho"s, a!" has %ore co%ple, a!" sophisticate" goals, tha! r#ral co%%#!ities+ .i!g lo!g "ista!ces (ith their cattle+ They %ay &e %o&ile -ishi!g gro#ps (ho %ove -ro% ti%e to ti%e as the -ish are availa&le+ They %ay &e h#!ters (ho %ove to -ollo( the ga%e+ They %ay &e h#!ters (ho %ove to -ollo( the ga%e+

    Ur&a! Co%%#!ities are Special$


    I! #r&a! areas, a co%%#!ity %ay &e a s%all gro#p o- a -e( ho%estea"s opeople -ro% a co%%o! origi!+ That co%%#!ity i! t#r!, %ay &e part o- a !eigh&o#rhoo" co%%#!ity or a &arrio or other local #r&a! "ivisio!+ As the &o#!"aries &eco%e (i"er, there is %ore heteroge!eity )"i--ere!ces i! origi!, la!g#age, religio! or other -eat#res that ca! -or% a co%%o! i"e!tity*+ It %ay &e i! t#r!, a part o- a (i"er %#!icipality, (hich i! t#r! %ay &e part o- a co!glo%eratio! co%prisi!g a large city+ I! ge!eral )(ith e,ceptio!s* a! #r&a! co%%#!ity has %ore -#''y &o#!"aries, is %ore "i--ic#lt to "e%arcate, is %ore heteroge!eo#s )varie", %i,e"*, %ore co%ple,, a!" %ore "i--ic#lt to orga!i'e #si!g sta!"ar" co%%#!ity "evelop%e!t %etho"s, a!" has %ore co%ple, a!" sophisticate" goals, tha! r#ral co%%#!ities+

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