Lecture 3Outline of Last Lecture I. What is community?II. Georg SimmelIII. Metropolis and Mental LifeOutline of Current Lecture IV. Money and TimeV. CommunityVI. Eroding/Fragmentation of CommunityCurrent LectureMetropolis and Mental Life: Money and Time-why is clock time impersonal? SOA 240 1st Edition-time based on need to accomplish business, not personal relations-how does money relate to the blasé attitude?-money becomes a common denominator of all values-hollows out core of things, their individuality, no specific valuePersistence of Community-why do we still care about and study community?-Bruhn argues...-community = emotional attachment to place-offers ideal guidelines for human relationshipsFailure of Early Connections-in early stages of socialization we learn to trust others, ourselves-TRUST = key factor in community-attachment failures in early life linked to..-health effects (heart disease, suicide)-poor social relations as adults-depressionCommunity Attachments-no single agreed upon definition of community-BUT.. commonly implies:-relationships between groups of people-usually in certain locale (place)These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.-beyond casual acquaintance-sharing of..-common goals, values, way of life that reinforces each other-creates positive feelings, mutual commitment and responsibility“Sense of Community”-four aspects of sense of community-sense of membership-influence-integration and fulfillment of needs-shared emotional connectionPredicting Sense of Community-strongest predictor = degree of neighboring (Prezzo 2001)-how emotionally connected are you to your neighbors-important complement to family support systems-enhances safety of older people-improves access to critical goods and servicesWarren’s Characteristics of Community-people, shared institutions and values, interaction, distribution of power, social systemEroding Community?-some argue that community began to erode around the 1960s-significant shift in values (esp. family values)-rising individualism due to transition from industrial age economy, birth control pill-reduction in trust in public institutionsFragmented Communities?-many scholars argue that communities are FRAGMENTED-le: gaps between sectors of cities and
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