THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF THE CONCEPT OF COMMUNITY IN THE CONTEXT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17770/lner2019vol1.11.4244Keywords:
local community, kinds of communities, population, organisationsAbstract
Various world-class research investigations increasingly focus on matters pertaining to the role of local communities. The research aimed to examine the theoretical aspects of the concept of community in the context of social sciences. The research results revealed that community studies was a relatively new field for academics in Latvia, which became relevant after common European Union priorities in community issues were defined. An essential feature of a community is common identity, a common sense of belonging to the locality, human relationships, the environment, culture and values. Most frequently, according to a survey of local residents, a community the respondents felt a sense of belongingness to was a territorial one. The research employed the following methods: monographic, descriptive, graphic, analysis, synthesis as well as a sociological method – questionnaire surveying.Downloads
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