A community is a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common. .In the world there are different types of communities. From the ones in high school to career communities. High school communities for example, would be the popular kids, nerds, emo, etc. In the real world, career wise; the communities would be Doctors, Teacher’s, fast-food, etc. All these fall under the category of discourse community. A discourse community is a group of communicators…
this. Asi son las cosas.” This individual, a young 21 year old male, captured what most residents from low-income neighborhoods told me. He expressed resignation towards the strainful conditions that in his opinion were brought upon him and his community by “the system.” Given strains seem to be the prime argument of why low-income residents lack trust in government initiatives. This lack of trust is the reason they oppose and are wary of any systematic solution. Similarly a resident of Watts, a…
Introduction: A discourse is a system of socially constructed knowledge about an aspect of reality (Foucault 1977; Hall 1997; van Leeuwen 2005). The #DontClipTheirWings campaign is concerned with the discourse surrounding gender-differentiated parenting: the act of treating one’s children differently just because of their gender (Raley and Bianchi 2006). Although the dominant discourse has evolved significantly, gender-differentiated parenting remains to be a prevalent issue. The unequal…
Introduction What is a community? A community is a group of people that inhibit the same area or neighborhood; they are a group of people bond by social, religious, cultural, race, economic, ethnic and professional ties. Examples of that would be the church community, African American community, educational community, homeless community, homosexual community, business community, medical community, and the elderly community. This paper will highlight the workings of the organization Women…
would make my community safer and it would bring my community closer together. Also it would make people pay more attention to their surroundings. My first reason for a neighborhood watch is that it would make my community a lot safer. When people aren’t at home they want to be able to know that their house is safe and not liable to get broken into. So if just maybe two or three people who care about their community would unwillingly take time out of their day to make their community and safer…
that I do my part in helping others in my community. Many of us come from the same area, and have had family here for many years. I believe it is our responsibility as citizens to help better the community around us, not only for ourselves, but for future generations as well. Discovering service projects throughout the semester has assisted me in developing…
we use to continually improve our condition. We are given profound compassion by which we can relay our feelings and experiences to those around us. Humans have a dire need to be accepted, which drives the fortification of community. However, people strengthen their communities until they have a resolute identity, creating an intrinsic exclusiveness within social groups. Ostracism and a lack of understanding is at the epicenter of all human conflict. We become solely focused on protecting our…
Successful Supervision And Reentry” strategy number sixth, which is Supervise Offenders In Their Communities, seen to be the most promising strategy that allows and make offenders accessible to many opportunities to change their lives. Offenders have the opportunity to be accepted in their community once he or she is involved in rehabilitation programs, community service, Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities, Breaking the Cycle, Special Offender Services Program, Probationers in…
Community Policing While past incidences have affected police and minority relationships, the media has been no stranger in further causing distrust and fear. The role of the media needs to change by working with police to educate the public about the positive aspects involved in fostering positive relationships with local officers to truly affect change. Our police officers are the eyes and the ears of society to serve and protect citizens. However, the police do not have the resources to be…
was social engagement, me practicing social engagement was included in all three of my activities by me just being able to be social within the community. Rather it was within the community (ambassador), in leadership class when I had to hold conversations with the other classmates in the online community or just working and helping out in the community as…