Community

Community development is fundamentally about identifying needs and finding organizations to meet those needs. The process is dependent on collective problem solving, self help and empowerment.

Description: Intimate, interacting, reciprocal relationships

Contracts, legal or rational notion, individualistic

Rapid development of resources: shift from pre-industrial to industrial. Crime, depersonalization, beauracratic, health depleats.

Health-Less likely to commit suicide-Unity decreases colds heart attacks stroke cancer depression-When individuals are isolated physical health problems develop

Our current society is:-Highly mobile they move frequently-Immigrants have less community ties-Couples interact more than single ppl-young ppl interact less than elderly ppl-Community layout effects communication (space and poarches foster community)Our contemporary society has less "Social Capital" and therefore less volunteers. However we are in need of more commmunity presence as families befom more fractred due to our fast paced living.

To Meet supply and demand of basic need

To transmit knowledge, values, and behaviour patterns

To create conformity to group norms

To create opportunity for co-operative activities

To bridge between families and beureaucratic services (EX. hospitals and sick children communities give support groups to parent)

With a contemporary community people can end up feeling less supported by the community.Therefore ppl feel as though they have little control in their environment; thus a low self image and hopelessness arises.Culture of silence is learned hopelessness.Which turns into self-destructive behavior.

Networks are beneficial therefore they have worth. This is a communities social fabric.

Relations with environment or institutions

Relations with other communities

Relations within community