Community organizing was utilized by involving the poor and working class communities. He espoused that it was a contest for power and between those who have money and those who have people. Since the poor greatly outnumber the rich in most communities in the United States‚ his tactic of dividing the rich and the poor made it easy to choose sides. Alinsky knew that participation in the political process was key to securing his demands. He also used the concept of an organization for organizations
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THE CONCEPT OF COMMUNITY IS PROBLEMATIC. COMMENT ON YOUTH‚ CULTURE AND POSTCODE RIVALRY IN INNER CITY LONDON Community has been described and interpreted in different ways. It has been explained by different people in their own understanding and views. The concept of community could be associated with the beliefs‚ culture and interests. In this essay‚ the concept of community‚ what it is and the different types of community will be discussed. Also‚ the association between community‚ youth and
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Concept of Community 1 Running head: Concept of Community Concept of Community Abstract The purpose of this paper is to discuss the concept of community. The paper will explore the differences and definition between community and aggregate. The author will further discuss specific identification and description of an aggregate. The paper will conclude with the writer’s personal expression regarding this topic. Community vs. Aggregate Public health nurses and other care
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Sociology Assessment Task 1 Community: Football community How can some sociological concepts give me new insights into my community? The football community has numerous sociological concepts that are apparent. To accurately identifying these notions and theories is highly significant in understanding and interpreting the fundamental principles of an effective community. The concept Conspicuous consumption is a substantial factor in the football community as members such as players and
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they are pretty good‚ but they might just need a bit more elaboration. For example‚ in the first paragraph discussing about Gee’s article‚ you state that it “also describes what a discourse community is and defines its characteristics” (Dobias 7)‚ but I feel that in order to dive deep into the article and reach the heart of it‚ you might also want to say how Gee describes a discourse community. You could say that his article “also describes a discourse community as any group of people that uses
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HEALTHIER CITY and HEALTHIER COMMUNITY To compare with last few decades‚ now healthy communuties and healthy cities are more important issue. Many government‚ many associations and people try to answer this question “What is a healthy city?”. This question may be answered that a healthy city has regularly changing and developing social and physical environment. These social and physical environment can be explained enough food‚ clean water and air‚ adequate resources‚ good income
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Marilyn Arellano Social disorganization May 2‚ 2014 CJA/384 Instructor: Patrick Cote According to Thomas (1920) social disorganization is defined as‚ "The process by which the authority and influence of an earlier culture and system of social control is undermined and eventually destroyed” . The purpose of social disorganization theory is to help one understand why there are different crime rates in different communities. The theory believes the absence of community organization leads
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the Christian Bible and keep themselves separate from non-Amish communities. Their ideology is based upon rejection of pride‚ arrogance‚ and social and technological advances. They value strict adherence to God’s tenants‚ especially humility‚ self-control and simplicity (Sharpnack‚ Griffin‚ Benders‚ & Fitzpatrick‚ 2010). “The Amish are a group known for their simple living‚ deep respect for tradition‚ and focus on family and community relationships” (Holmes & Block‚ 2013‚ p. 371). These beliefs come
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Social disorganization theory attempts to describe the ways that social institutions fail to fulfill their constructive and order-maintaining functions in a particular area‚ especially in urban environments. When institutions such as schools‚ churches‚ families‚ businesses‚ and government fail‚ the individuals begin to suffer because of it‚ which results in them feeling powerless and a lack of purpose in life. In the end‚ this can start to develop some personality disorders in those individuals.
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A discourse community can be defined as a group of people who share knowledge of a certain topic‚ share similar backgrounds‚ and have a common goal. A lot of them also had unique ways of communicating with each other which outsiders could not understand. They give everyone something that makes them feel like they belong somewhere and are important too. Being in one of these communities is a good way to be a part of something with people who are easy to relate to and can help you grow fundamentally
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