Concept of community

The word "community" is derived from Latin and has been used in the English language since the 14th century. The word community is derived from the Latin communitas (meaning the same), which is in turn derived from communis, which means "common, public, shared by all or many" (encyclopedia).

A community is a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common such as norms, religion, values, or identity.

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2. What is community?

3. community The word "community" is derived from Latin and has been used in the English language since the 14 th  century. The word  community  is derived from the Latin  communitas  (meaning the same), which is in turn derived from  communis ,  which means "common, public, shared by all or many" (encyclopedia ). A  community is a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common such as norms, religion, values, or identity.

4. community It is a group of people who share the same things, such as: where they live, work and play. It is also a place where people solve problems together.

5. A community could be characterized by age group, ethnicity, gender, religion, location or profession.

6. Types of community A number of ways to categorize types of community have been proposed. One such breakdown is as follows: Location-based Communities : range from the local  neighbourhood, suburb, village, town or city, region, nation or even the planet as a whole. These are also called  communities of place . Identity-based Communities : range from the local clique, sub-culture, ethnic group, religious, multicultural or pluralistic civilization, or the global community cultures of today. They may be included as  communities of need  or  identity , such as disabled persons or   elderly  people.

7. Types of community 3. Organizationally based Communities : range from communities organized informally around family or network-based guilds and associations to more formal incorporated associations, political decision making structures, economic enterprises, or professional associations at a small, national or international scale . Communities are nested; one community can contain another—for example a geographic community may contain a number of ethnic communities.

8. Why do we need community in disaster management?

9. Why do we need community in disaster management? Role of community in disaster management is very important. They are given below: As it is the community which is going to face the disaster, it is very important that community should be part of the complete disaster management process in all three phases- pre, during, post. Community knows itself, its environment better. Many times, senior citizens are aware of incidences that have happened in the past, which others may not be aware of. When community is involved in DM planning process, it does not become responsibility of only govt , or any external agency. Community accepts it as their own responsibility and this feeling in community makes the process, response easier .

10. Why do we need community in disaster management? Also in case of any disaster, community itself acts as a first responder before the external help reaches to victims. So if the capacity building of community is done, community will be ready to face disaster and it will reduce the work load on external agencies coming to help. Community’s role can be in all three phases- training, plan, early warning, communication, shelter, search and rescue, food arrangements etc. can be planned better with help of youths, women etc. from the community .

11. Ethnic Community

12. Ethnic Community The term ethnic is derived from the Greek word “ethnos” (more precisely, from the adjective “ ethnikos ”). An ethnic community, or an ethnicity, is a category of people who identify with each other based on similarities such as common ancestry, language, society, Culture or  nation. It is a distinct category of the population in a larger society whose culture is usually different from its own. Such as Language, religion, folkways and mores, styles of dress, foods, occupational specialization, social values, and aesthetic standards .

13. The significance of ethnic community in Disaster Management

14. E thnic community in Disaster Management Ethnic community can consider the behaviors of communities and individuals when subjecting to disastrous situations along with the underline cultural aspects of them. The significance of ethnic community in Disaster Management are given below: With the help of ethnic community we can know their language, culture and other activities which helps in Disaster Management. Language : language helps to express ideas and enables communication with others which is effective in Disaster Management. Values : Values help us to evaluate people, objects and event in Disaster Management.

15. Ethnic community in Disaster Management Their adaptation power in the phase of disaster is different from other community. By knowing their adaption measure we can improve our survival power in disastrous event . They can guess the impact of disaster by their indigenous knowledge and take the measure for reducing the damage of property and life. For example, the Moken community in Thailand identified the signs such as unusual behavior of animals, birds and low tide as indications for a Tsunami from their traditional stories. Thus this community moved away from the sea towards protective areas ( Arunotai , 2008).

16. Ethnic community in Disaster Management Due to the generational transformation of cultural components such as knowledge, beliefs, values and norms, society’s values are preserved for the future that provide guidance to survive in Disaster Management

17. Occupational Community

18. Occupational Community An occupational community as a group of people who consider themselves to be engaged in the same sort of work. Occupational  communities represent bounded work cultures populated by people who share similar identities and values that transcendent specific organizational settings . Example of Occupational  communities are: U rban police officers Doctors Engineers etc.

19. Higher and lower community

20. Higher community The  higher class community is often made up of highly educated business and professional people with high incomes, such as doctors, lawyers, stockbrokers, and CEOs.  They live in exclusive neighborhoods, gather at expensive social clubs, and send their children to the finest schools. As might be expected, they also exercise a great deal of influence and power both nationally and globally .

21. lower community The lower class community is typified by poverty, homelessness, and unemployment. People of this class, few of whom have finished high school, suffer from lack of medical care, adequate housing and food, decent clothing, safety, and vocational training. The media often stigmatize the lower class as “the underclass,” inaccurately characterizing poor people as welfare mothers who abuse the system by having more and more babies, welfare fathers who are able to work but do not, drug abusers, criminals, and societal “trash.”

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