What does “community” even mean? A definition attempt & conversation starter
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What does “community” even mean? A definition attempt & conversation starter
M. Scott Peck, author of The Different Drum: Community Making and Peace, defines “community,” as a group of people “who have learned how to communicate honestly with each other, whose relationships go deeper than their masks of composure, and who have developed some significant commitment to ‘rejoice together, mourn together,’ and to ‘delight in
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The etymology of the word community is from the Latin terms cum meaning “together” or “among each other” and munus, which indicates giving or a gift or exchange. Integrated into one word, community represents a form of exchanging or giving among and between each other. It suggests the development of relationship and the act of relating with each
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You can use these four factors to better understand the strength of community that a group has. All groups of people have the potential to be a strong community. But without clearly defined membership, an exchange of influence, fulfillment of needs, and a shared emotional connection, it's fair to assume that the strength of community amongst a
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