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Typologies of Communities

There are three main types of communities: 1) Geographic communities defined by physical boundaries like rivers or streets with diverse populations. 2) Communities of interest united around social causes. 3) Intentional communities where people voluntarily come together based on shared interests or location. Communities can also be classified as rural-urban based on geographical location, local-global based on spatial networks, or physical space-virtual social space depending on whether interaction occurs in physical or online settings.

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Typologies of Communities

There are three main types of communities: 1) Geographic communities defined by physical boundaries like rivers or streets with diverse populations. 2) Communities of interest united around social causes. 3) Intentional communities where people voluntarily come together based on shared interests or location. Communities can also be classified as rural-urban based on geographical location, local-global based on spatial networks, or physical space-virtual social space depending on whether interaction occurs in physical or online settings.

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Typologies of

Communities
The Different Types of Communities
1. Geographic Community or Neighborhood
This type of community focuses on the physical
boundaries that make it distinct or separate, such as
river or a street. It has a diverse population with
individuals or groups occupying different physical
spaces and each with special attributes such as
religion, economic status, etc.
2. Community of Interest or Solidarity
This community incorporates social movements
such as women’s rights, environment, peace,
and human rights. Individuals may be
connected to their
community of interest at the local and
international levels. It may also be formal or
informal or both.
3. Intentional Community
This community refers to individuals
that come together voluntarily and
support each other. Members may
share the same interests and identity or
geographical location.
The Classifications of Communities
1. Rural – Urban
This classification is basically geographical in
nature. Rural areas are separate and away from
the influence of large cities and towns. It is known
as the countryside, farmland, or agricultural land.
Urban areas, on the other hand, are called cities
or towns.
Rural
Sociologists identify a rural community with the
following criteria:
1. It is relatively small in size.
2. It is nonmetropolitan; meaning it lies outside the
compass of a metropolitan area.
3. It is patently rural in character; that is, it “exists
in the midst of an agricultural area, an area which is
characterized as a “primary economy,’ or one which
is marked by other obvious nonurban cultural, social,
and ecological characteristics.”
An urban community is still more inclusive
than a rural community. At the center of an
urban community lies a medium-sized or
large-sized city, with which those in the
nearby town communities identify. In other
words, those who are outside the central city
identify with two localities. They may work in
the city and live nearby in a small town, or a
suburb alternatively, they may work outside
the city.
Urban
2. Local – Global
The local-global community refers to “spatialized
networks of social relations.”
Global and local are “not spatial structures but
different representations of space competing
against each other in a process to determine the
society of that society (Guy,2009 as cited in
Shanyana and Endofirepi, 2015).”
Guy (2009) further described global and local
communities as the opposite sides of distinction. This
distinction is used in communication as a code to
produce information about people and culture. The
challenge is to be cognizant of social realities and
regard local culture in the advent of globalization.
“Think globally, act locally” presses people to
consider the situation of the entire planet and to take
action locally, in their own communities and cities.
3. Physical Space-Virtual Social Space
A social space is either physical or virtual like an
online social media or a center or gathering place
where people interact. Physical space refers to
unlimited three dimensional expanses in which
material objects are located. On the other hand,
virtual social space refers to nonphysical spaces
created by the development of technology
(ZahiAlrayyes, 2012).

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