What does “community” even mean? A definition attempt & conversation starter
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What does “community” even mean? A definition attempt & conversation starter
Sociology generally defines community as a social unit that shares something in common, such as customs, characteristics, values, beliefs, or norms; no financial strings are attached.
Emily Lynn Paulson • Hey, Hun
Community is one of those words that means different things to different people. For clarity’s sake, I’ll share my definitions of the word. To me, community is as simple as a group of people helping each other out.
Marianna Gose Martinelli • What I Know About Community Building
Belonging gives us the confidence to take care of ourselves, others, our planet, and all the members of our ecosystem. Knowing this, it becomes clear that building a community is one of the most important, generous, and creative acts a human can aspire to.
Radha Agrawal • Home - BELONG: Find Your People, Create Community, and Live a More Connected Life
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 ea
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When it’s real, present and felt, community can be a source of social connection, belonging, shared purpose and meaning. More often – and increasingly, in the absence of other social safety nets – it’s invoked in the abstract as something we desire, or should be working toward.
Elle Hunt • I want community – but am I prepared to put the work in?
a community is more than just a group of like-minded people. it requires a shared emotional energy.