A
community is a collection of people in a geographical area.
1)
As a collection of people with a particular Social
structure in a given area
2)
A collective group of people with a certain amount of
similar belonging(ness) to that particular group
3)
The daily activities of that community , work and non
work take place within the geographical area i.e it is self contained
4)
A set of people in a geographical area
An
example of a community
In a typical rural community the people tend to share the following characteristics
Relationships
tend to be close between members of the community
Common
interests which they feel bring them together
People
tend to adopt several roles i.e. (father, shopkeeper, Parish Councillor)
Simple
economy, normally based on agriculture
Mechanical
society – most people are very alike in attitudes and behaviour
Status
of parents has a basis on how an individual will be treated
Locals – Rural society is dominated by people who are born and bred
there and reflect certain local values.