Community

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#1 A social group within which people actually interact regularly in order to meet their personal needs, and which depends on the use of shared social values.

Such groups are primarily defined territorially. However, in modern times, non-territorial communities of practice and communities of values can develop.
PH6-L5
#2 Social group linked to community-centredness. PH’6-QH4t4
#3 Primal authority for conventions in society. sPH"6-G12
#4 See: secondary community.  
#5 See: wider society. sPH6-G5

 

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Last updated: 15-Jan-2014