SOC 240 Study Guide - Final Guide: Social Capital, Gemeinschaft And Gesellschaft, New Urbanism
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Gemeinschaft: natural will rural community, strong identity with community . Gesellschaft: rational will urban community, relationships based on rational will. Social capital: positive: fraternities and sororities, benefit the individual as well as the individual, negative: gang, violent gang. Negative on individual and the community: bridging: connections to people outside of community, different groups. Horizontal network: forming community within your community, relationships such as schools. Vertical network: centered outside of your immediate community. Weak ties: relationships that don"t have emotional ties. Some would say it"s more important because relationships don"t get in the way of productivity. Mechanical solidarity: amish community, a community where the way of life is very same from one day to the next. Community is self-contained and doesn"t need a lot of interaction from the outside. Organic solidarity: more urban, industrialized community where people have specialized skills and depend on one another to survive. Community"s thrive on every person being able to fill a niche.
