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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
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.
General Definition:
-Demographic group
-Social interaction
-Common connection
-Location
-Commonalities (race/religion)
-place
-People who act together
Current Definition:
-Geographic community (location)
-Funcation/ Attribute (essential factor)
-Interest (common concern)
ALL OVERLAP
To bridge between families and beureaucratic services (EX. hospitals and sick children communities give support groups to parent)
To create opportunity for co-operative activities
To create conformity to group norms
To transmit knowledge, values, and behaviour patterns
To Meet supply and demand of basic need
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.
Health
-Less likely to commit suicide
-Unity decreases colds heart attacks stroke cancer depression
-When individuals are isolated physical health problems develop
Rapid development of resources: shift from pre-industrial to industrial.
Crime, depersonalization, beauracratic, health depleats.
Contracts, legal or rational notion, individualistic
Description:
Intimate, interacting, reciprocal relationships
Interest
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.
Assets and attributes
Change social values/policies to influence sectors
combinging sectors (networks)
designing/creating a program
fundraising for change
Marriage counselling
community watch
1-on-1
differs w. context (policies/practice)
consultant
frontline
Manager
Peer support
Specific area of SSW
Cross section Work
Education
Addiction
Child welfare
