community

community :

Thinkers   who talks about the concept of community :

  • F Tonnies(geminshaft and gesellshaft ) both are german terms geminshaft means community and gesellshaft means association , former one is characteristics  of simple or primitive societies while the latter one is characteristics of modern societies 
  • Durkheim (mechanical and organic solidarity )
  • Louis wirth
  • Robert Redfield
  • Macaiver 

Definition of community :

according to duncan mitchell:
  • community association of people 
  • interdependence  
  • governing body
  • ex: village 

characteristics of a community:

  • Group of people
  • Definite locality
  • Community sentiments and we feeling
  • Cultural similarity
  • Organized interaction
  • Permanence
  • Likeness 

Association is different from community in following aspects :

  • Artificial 
  • Involuntary
  • Temporary
  • Impersonal 
  • Laws 
  • Formal


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