Lesson 1: Defining Community

It is derived from the Latin word communitas which means “fellowship.”

 

It is composed of various classes, each performing roles and functions in pursuit of communal goals.

These are established rules that ensure the regular and predictable behavior of actors within a community.

These arise from voluntary shared agreements among individuals that generally also shape their behavior as a collective.

These are explicitly communicated, embodied in legally codified documents or artifacts.

These are practices, norms, traditions, culture, conduct, and belief systems of a community.

It conventionally refers to a political community of organized groups operating within the authoritative parameters of the state.

It is a form of collective behavior which springs largely from the attitudes and aspirations of its participants.

It refers to local or grassroots groups within a particular locale that are driven

and organized because of community issues and concerns.