Community identity

The human identity is worn as a mask with shapeshifting capabilities and espionage. In the real world, this mask appears simplistic; however, the internet is an abstract space of node connections that streams a wild flurry of ideas, people, and identities. One’s mask does not need a definition to stand firmly in this chaos but merely need to express what is hidden beneath the mask: humanity. That is what it means to have the right to anonymity, the freedom of expression and the right to be protected

2008/09 Canadian Community Health Survey found that 19% of individuals aged 65 or over felt a lack of companionship, left out, or isolated from others (National Seniors Council, 2014). Social isolation is not the same as loneliness. It is a form of emotion that makes people depression. Social isolation impacts on seniors’ quality of life, mental and physical health. To reduce the social isolation is the way seniors are connected socially. For example, there are exercise programs and community-engaged art

1. “Imagined communities,” according to Anderson, are a form of speech communities created by the mass-production of shared media. They are “imagined” because members will never meet all other members face-to-face. The Morgan piece on speech communities begins by describing a music video, which itself begins with two rappers speaking on the phone in different languages in different countries. After a conversation, the two meet-up in person and begin the song. Morgan describes this as a speech

political body to help stabilize much of Europe. The Community provided external political structure that would provide the means necessary to create a stable economy and develop technologies, but in order to do so there would need to be a collective identity of Europe. As nation-states were trying to redefine their history and assert their independence it became a delicate balance between maintaining their own identity and joining in the Community that would impose new regulation but also provide

Sociology C167: Virtual Communities/Social Media Midterm In Christians Under Covers, Kelsy Burke discusses the social construction of evangelical sexuality online. Many components that she discusses has been laid out in works by Nancy Baym as well as Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann. Baym explains how virtual communities are made up of individuals who share values, beliefs, and culture; resources and support; and identities. Berger and Luckmann explain that reality is socially constructed through

Pizan’s and Simone de Beauvoir’s idea of community with the use of education to the question of individuality. For Christine, educating oneself on morality and ignorance is essential in shaping one’s individuality. Then for Simone, she uses education as a basis for debunking the unrealistic ideals and values placed on women; teaching women to create an identity for themselves. By defining individuality as the unique journey to awareness and difference, community becomes a central point of conversion

and religious affiliation are the two highest ranked identity makers for a vast majority of Nigerians than other indices such as state, national, ECOWAS and African identity”. His research revealed that “northerners are more inclined towards religious identification, and southerners are likely to rank ethnicity first, ethnicity was discovered to be the second highest ranked identity country-wide after religion, with state and national identity coming third and fourth, respectively” (Ellsworth, 1999)

Definitions of Self In Community in Sula and Song of Solomon        "In that place, where they tore the nightshade and blackberry patches from their roots to make room for the Medallion City Golf Course, there once was a neighborhood" (Sula 1). Toni Morrison begins the novel Sula with these powerful words, describing more than a physical place, but a spiritual place where a community once stood. She begins with the destruction of the community, ultimately beginning at the end because her novel

Community, what is community? How would you define it? Community can be defined as a geographic location in a way that a group of individuals live in the same area like a neighborhood, a city, a district, a town, or a country. In simplest terms, it is where you live. However, individuals can also feel a sense of community through the place where they grew up or where they often go and visit. It can also be a group of individuals who have certain characteristics in common such as religion, race or

differences. This can be differences in religion, age, gender, beliefs and many more things we come across in daily life. 2. Describe the community you live in. Highlight some of the variations you may observe in terms of: • Interests • Beliefs • Ages • Lifestyles • Personal, social and cultural identities. In the community I live in there are lots of variations of people. Most of the people who live on my street have children but there is also a lesbian couple and an American