Lesson 2
A Sense of
Community
Community Engagement, Solidarity and Citizenship
(SOC 3)
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Community Engagement, Solidarity and Citizenship-A sense of the community, Lecture notes of Humanities
It disscusses about the community on how community works in the society. Also, how community evolve in every living individual. It also describes the difference of groups inside on the community.
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Lesson 2
A Sense of
Community
Community Engagement, Solidarity and Citizenship (SOC 3)
“No man is an island”
By. John Donne No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were: any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee.
“No Man is an Island”
“No man is an island”
- (^) McMillan and Chavis (1976) – called this phenomenon the “ sense of community ”.
Understanding How
Community Works
“No man is an island”
- (^) “ Sense of community is a feeling that the members have of belonging, a feeling that members matter to one another and to the group, and a shared faith that members’ needs will be met through their commitment to be together” (McMillan,
Understanding How
Community Works
“No man is an island”
- (^) The feeling of belonging or of sharing a sense of personal relatedness.
- (^) Boundaries
- (^) Emotional safety
- (^) A sense of belonging and identification
- (^) Personal community
- (^) A common symbol system
1. Membership
“No man is an island”
- (^) It has a sense of matter.
- (^) Its basis is to work both ways , with members feeling that they are influencing the community and the community having influence over its members.
2. Influence
“No man is an island”
- (^) All communities, being made up of persons , have their unique story.
- (^) Members will have a history of experiences together while they are in a community.
4. Shared Emotional
Connection
Lesson 2 (Part 2)
Solidarity
Community Engagement, Solidarity and Citizenship (SOC 3)
Two Different Kinds
of Solidarity
“No man is an island”
- (^) Social cohesion (a social relationships which has existence of trust, mutual obligations, and respect in communities) and integration come from the homogeneity (similar in the same kind of nature) of individuals.
1. Mechanical Solidarity
“No man is an island”
- (^) It means that people need each other in an economic sense , so they hold together.
- (^) We depend on one another to keep our economy functioning , and this binds us together even though we do not hold the same values or beliefs.
2. Organic Solidarity
“No man is an island”
Mechanical Solidarity is found in less structurally complex societies. Organic Solidarity emerges in industrialized society.
“No man is an island”
- (^) It has with unanimity (agreement by all people involved) like-mindedness, accord, harmony, consensus/concurrence, cooperation, cohesion, fraternity, mutual support, formal accord.
Definitions of Solidarity
“No man is an island”
- (^) A feeling of unity between people who have the same interests and goals.
- (^) Example : Filipino solidarity during the EDSA Revolution is what gives us the credibility and power to make changes.