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    A community is characterized by a group of people living together in a definite locality who feel a strong sense of belonging and share common language, culture, and traditions. Key characteristics include developing naturally over time, pursuing a variety of shared goals, and encompassing all aspects of social life within its territory.

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    A community is characterized by a group of people living together in a definite locality who feel a strong sense of belonging and share common language, culture, and traditions. Key characteristics include developing naturally over time, pursuing a variety of shared goals, and encompassing all aspects of social life within its territory.

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    CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMUNITY

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    A community is characterized by a group of people living together in a definite locality who feel a strong sense of belonging and share common language, culture, and traditions. Key characteristics include developing naturally over time, pursuing a variety of shared goals, and encompassing all aspects of social life within its territory.

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    A community is characterized by a group of people living together in a definite locality who feel a strong sense of belonging and share common language, culture, and traditions. Key characteristics include developing naturally over time, pursuing a variety of shared goals, and encompassing all aspects of social life within its territory.

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    CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMUNITY:

    Introduction

    Community can be better understood if we analyze its characteristics. These


    characteristics determine whether a group is a community or not.

    (1) A group of people


    A group of people is the most fundamental characteristic or first pre-requisites of
    community. When a group of people live together and share a common life and unite
    by a strong sense of community consciousness at that moment a community is
    formed.

    (2) A definite locality

    A group of people forms a community only when they reside in a definite territory.
    The territory need not be fixed forever like nomadic people may change their
    habitations. But majority community are settled and a strong bond of unity and
    solidarity is derived from their living in a definite locality.
    (3) Community Sentiment

    Community sentiment refers to a strong sense of awe feeling among the members or
    a feeling of belonging together. Because of common living within an area for a long
    time a sentiment of community or emotional identification is created among the
    members. This emotional identification of the members distinguishes them from the
    members of other community.

    (4) Naturality

    Communities grows spontaneously and naturally organised. It is neither a product of


    human will nor created by an act of government.

    (5) Permanence

    Community is always a permanent group because it involve individuals living within


    a definite territory. It is not temporary like that of a crowd or association.

    (6) Similarity

    As the members of a community live within a definite locality they lead a common life
    and share some common ends. Members similarity is observed in language, culture,
    customs, and traditions and in many other things. Similarities in these respects are
    responsible for the development of community sentiment.

    (7) Wider Ends

    Members of a community associate not for the realization of a particular end but for a
    variety of ends.
    (8) Total organised social life

    A community is marked by total organised social life. It means a community includes


    all aspects of social life. Hence a community is a society in miniature.

    (9) No Legal Status


    A community has no legal status because it is not legally recognise. It has no rights
    and duties in the eyes of law because it is not created by the law of the land.

    (10) Concrete Nature:


    As it refers to a group of people living in a particular locality we can see its existence.
    A community exists within society and possesses distinguishable structure which
    distinguishes it from others. Hence it is concrete in nature.

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