Community

Karisma Amjad
Lecturer
Department of Social Work
Asian University of Bangladesh
• A community is a small or large social unit (a
group of living things) that has something in
common, such as norms, religion, values,
or identity. Communities often share a sense
of place that is situated in a given geographical
area (e.g. a country, village, town, or
neighborhood) or in virtual space through
communication platforms.
 Community
• According to Social Work dictionary –

Community is a group of individuals or families

that share certain values, services,
institutions, interests or geographical
proximity.
 Nature of Communities
1. Geographical or territorial Communities

2. Communities of identification and interest

3. Personal networks or an individuals

membership multiple communities
Elements or characteristics of
Community
1. Group of people
2. Definite location
3. Community sentiments
a. we- feeling
b. Role -feeling
c. Dependency feeling
4. Likeness
5. Permanency and particular name
6. Naturals
 Thanks
KARISMA AMJAD
LECTURER
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK
ASIAN UNIVERSITY OF BANGLADESH