Community, Community Dynamics and Community Action

A group of people who share something in common or a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as norms, religion, values, customs, or identity.

• Community

• Community Dynamics

Formed when two or more people come together to accomplish a specific task which is mainly socially geared.

• Formal groups

• Informal groups

Formed when people come together to accomplish specific goals and objectives.

• Formal groups

• Informal groups

An open swath of land that has few homes or other buildings, and not very many people. Population density is very low.

• Urban area

• Rural area

The region surrounding a city. An area with high density of population.

• Urban area

• Rural area

The people or nations of the world, considered as being closely connected by modern telecommunications and as being economically, socially, and politically interdependent.

• Global community

• Sectoral

It means relating to the various economic sectors of a society or to a particular economic sector.

• Global community

• Sectoral

These are physical or virtual space such as a social center, online social media, or other gathering place where people gather and interact.

• Sectoral

• Social space

Communities of people trying to bring about change.

• Interest

• Action

Communities of people in the same profession or undertake the same activities.

• Practice

• Place