Definitions for sense of community
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1. Sense of community

   Sense of community (or psychological sense of community) is a concept in community psychology, social psychology, and community social work, as well as in several other research disciplines, such as urban sociology, which focuses on the experience of community rather than its structure, formation, setting, or other features. The latter is the province of public administration or community services administration which needs to understand how structures influence this feeling and psychological sense of community. Sociologists, social psychologists, anthropologists, and others have theorized about and carried out empirical research on community, but the psychological approach asks questions about the individual's perception, understanding, attitudes, feelings, etc. about community and his or her relationship to it and to others' participation—indeed to the complete, multifaceted community experience. In his seminal 1974 book, psychologist Seymour B. Sarason proposed that psychological sense of community become the conceptual center for the psychology of community, asserting that it "is one of the major bases for self-definition." By 1986 it was regarded as a central overarching concept for community psychology (Sarason, 1986; Chavis & Pretty, 1999).In addition, the theoretical concept entered the other applied academic disciplines as part of "communities for all" initiatives in the US.Among theories of sense of community proposed by psychologists, McMillan & Chavis's (1986) is by far the most influential, and is the starting point for most of the recent research in the field. It is discussed in detail below.

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1. sense of community

   To feel like we are a valued member of the community with an accurate role and sense of purpose and a community where people socially interact each day.

   A sense of community is so important to us all, we require it to feel like we are contributing.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 24, 2021  

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sense of community in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sense of community in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of sense of community in a Sentence

1. Alvin Bragg:

   I just knew from that early age, there would be a better way to protect people's civil rights, and get a real sense of community based public safety, i know how to get to true public safety. And I can assure folks that arresting people for things that have absolutely nothing to do with public safety do not make it safer.

2. Michael Gardiner:

   It's shocking that it has happened to people like us that are just going out for a coffee, but it's beautiful to see everyone coming here. There's a real sense of community.

3. Michelle Brenner:

   The whole point of this is to spread that sense of community wherever we can through the comfort of lasagna, so, I don't want anybody to feel disincluded because reality is there are people out there who can't afford a dollar.

4. Chancellor Dorothy Leland:

   Events like this happen elsewhere, but not at UC Merced, which may be still small in student body but large in its sense of community -- yet, it has happened.

5. Brad Williams:

   We really want our restaurant to provide a sense of community for our customers, where family and friends can come together and share quality time with one another, but as we all know, technology increasingly demands more of our time and can be a big distraction, even while we’re eating. This got me thinking about what we could do to reduce this distraction during meals.

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sense_of_Community