In the article title “Community” by Mark Smith, Smith goes deeper in detail explaining what exactly is a community, what makes a community and what differentiates one community from another. The article begins by introducing the term community, bringing to your attention all the different definitions community obtains. Since the late 1800s community has meant something, but that meaning is every changing, only becoming more complex.
The article continues by introducing the point of a community being seen as a value. Initially the article brings up the point of our initial outlook on the word community in three different ways those being place, interest, and communion. Giving another perspective Smith introduces Cohen's argument on how he views …show more content…
Moving from California to Idaho was a big change as I grew up, but becoming apart of the Coeur d'Alene community was the best thing my parents could've ever given me. It allowed for me to grow up in a community I will forever call my home. Like any type of social system, communities are independent networks all unique from one another containing many different components. In the article title “Community” by Mark Smith, he brings up three points in which connects to the definition of community those being, all communities have something in common, community's generate people's sense of belonging, and living by each other doesn't technically make it a …show more content…
Cohen states “people construct community symbolically, making it a resource and repository of meaning and a referent of their identity (Cohen 1985: 118).” As we grow we are constantly changing into the person we are meant to be. The environment and community a child grows up in truly makes an impact on their lives. Sense of belonging is something all people strive to have, and a community it something that brings to them. Growing up in Coeur d'Alene the community it has brought upon me has made me the person I am today. Moving from the diverse state of California at age 8 to a small town like Coeur d'Alene Idaho, both possesing drastically different communities. I was able to find my sense of belonging in both, but in one more than the other. Belonging is something we all strive to have, being accepted from our peers, and thriving in a society. Being apart of the particular community of Coeur d Alene allowed for me to branch out into multiple communities. Allowing to find my sense of belonging with other members in activities and hobbies I enjoyed such as; being outdoors and playing sports. Each community has a meaning but that meaning isn't affected by the location in which you are in, communities can be found all around
The article continues by introducing the point of a community being seen as a value. Initially the article brings up the point of our initial outlook on the word community in three different ways those being place, interest, and communion. Giving another perspective Smith introduces Cohen's argument on how he views …show more content…
Moving from California to Idaho was a big change as I grew up, but becoming apart of the Coeur d'Alene community was the best thing my parents could've ever given me. It allowed for me to grow up in a community I will forever call my home. Like any type of social system, communities are independent networks all unique from one another containing many different components. In the article title “Community” by Mark Smith, he brings up three points in which connects to the definition of community those being, all communities have something in common, community's generate people's sense of belonging, and living by each other doesn't technically make it a …show more content…
Cohen states “people construct community symbolically, making it a resource and repository of meaning and a referent of their identity (Cohen 1985: 118).” As we grow we are constantly changing into the person we are meant to be. The environment and community a child grows up in truly makes an impact on their lives. Sense of belonging is something all people strive to have, and a community it something that brings to them. Growing up in Coeur d'Alene the community it has brought upon me has made me the person I am today. Moving from the diverse state of California at age 8 to a small town like Coeur d'Alene Idaho, both possesing drastically different communities. I was able to find my sense of belonging in both, but in one more than the other. Belonging is something we all strive to have, being accepted from our peers, and thriving in a society. Being apart of the particular community of Coeur d Alene allowed for me to branch out into multiple communities. Allowing to find my sense of belonging with other members in activities and hobbies I enjoyed such as; being outdoors and playing sports. Each community has a meaning but that meaning isn't affected by the location in which you are in, communities can be found all around