Community

Iqra Fraz
F16-0828
BS-IV
 Content
• What is community?
• Characteristis of community
• Classification of community
• Major types of community
 What Is Community?
• Community is the self-organized network
of people with common agenda, cause, or
interest, who collaborate by sharing
ideas, information, and other resources.

• Community is a group of people who help

each other, get the thing that they need
and want.
 Characteristics Of Community
• Naturality
• Similarity
• Permanence
• A particular name
• Concrete nature
• A definite locality
• Size of community
Classification Of Community
Community Of Action:-
A community witha goal to use collective
power to make change in the world.
Community Of Practice:-
A community for the people
participating in the same activity.
Community Of Place:-
A community for people united by
geography.
Community Of Interest:-
A community for people whom share
the same common interest.
Community Of Circumstances:-
A community for people united by
the common situation or challenge.
 Major Types/Forms Of
Community

Communities are basically categorize into three

major forms.
-Urban Community
-Rural Community
-SubUrban Community
Urban Communities
• Urban communities are cities.
• Urban community are often busy amd crowded.
 Main Features Of Urban
Communities
Urban Families:-
They have nuclear family systems.
Women equally participate in finance.
Family members are basically independent.
Transportation:-
Urban communities has many modes of
transportation like cars , buses , trains etc.
Occupations:-
An urban community has many types of businesses
that offers goods and services like restaurants,
apparel shops , drug stores etc.
Architecture:-
Buildins in urban areas are often very tall like
apartment buildings.
Population:-
Often there is large number of population living in
urban areas because of its day by day increasing
facilities.
Problems In Urban Community
Fiscal problem
Crowding
Traffic and transportation
Air pollution
Mental health problems
Street crimes
Rural Communities
There arw fewer people are there.
Lot of open space
Natural areas
 Main Features Of Rural
Community
Rural Family:-
They are more nuclear than extended families.
Husband and wife more or less have equal
authority.
There is strong dependence on family.
Rural Health And Nutrition:-
Health services are limited.
Malnutrition is observed in some areas.
Religion:-
Faith on the religion amd universal power is
found in the life of villagers.
Agriculture:-
Main occupation is agriculture which involves
dependence on nature. Nature gives the livelihood
to them.
 Importance Of Rural
Development
Rural development is a national necessity and has
considerable importance in country.
Rural development includes agricultural growth,
putting up of economic and social infrastructure,
public health, village planning etc.
Rural Community And Social
Structure
• Communities are small.
• Population density is low.
• Cultural advantages are few.
• Occupation of people are usually agriculture,
fishing and food gathering.
 Suburban Communities
• Suburban communities are usually close to, but not
in the , cities.
• There are fewer people than in Urbana
communities but more than rural communities.
• Houses are often in neighborhood and many
people have yards.
• Natural areas are alse present.
• Many people livees in apartment but buildings are
not as big as in urban areas.
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