D: Unit 4 AOS 1 - Community Flashcards
Community
People who share social relationships through being geographically close to each other and/or being in regular contact with each other
Exclusion
When a group or person has been left out or prohibited from participating in a community. Intentional or unintentional
Gemeinschaft (community)
Used to describe a social group in which people are closely tied by kinship and tradition
Gesellschaft (society)
Used to describe informal and impersonal relationships that exist
Inclusion
When a group or person is included and integrated into a group and made to feel a part of it
ICT
The equipment and machinery that is used to store or distribute information
Institution
An established structured pattern of behaviour, or a relationship that is accepted as an important feature of society
Sense of community
A concept that focuses on the experience of community, involving a feeling of belonging, connectedness
Network Society
A theory informed by Manuel Castells that explores how the use of ICT in industrialised cities has improved social networks and connections between people