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Ecology of Community - Coggle Diagram
Ecology of Community
Economic Factors
wages
employment opportunities close to home
poverty can impede a child's ability to learn, participate in the community in a healthy way, impact mental health and behavior
cost of housing, transportation, healthcare, education
poverty impacts how and frequency of socialization with others in the community
Physical factors
housing arrangement and design
Parks and play areas
noise
diversity
As a Support System
job assistance, housing assistance, food subsides
changing nature and configuration of families
providing open-space for recreation
macrosystem influences
Public agencies funded by tax money
Private agencies funded by donations and grants, membership fees, sales and other fees
combo agencies- both public and private to meet different needs
other services
Preventative
programs that seek to lessen the stresses and strains of life resulting from social and technological changes and to avert problems : parks, recreation, education
Supportive
programs that maintain the health, education, and welfare of the community : referrals, economic assistance, counseling, family preservation, senior citizens, child health and welfare, protective, child care, foster care adoption,
rehabilitative
programs that enable or restore people’s ability to participate in the community ; correction, mental health, special needs
Structure and Function
community ecology- the psychological and practical relationships between humans and their social, as well as physical, environment
Social control. The community has the means to enforce adherence to community values. This may be group pressure to conform and/or formal laws.
Social participation. The community fulfills the need for companionship. This may occur in a neighborhood, church, business, or other group.
Socialization. The community has means by which it instills its norms and values in its members. This may be tradition, modeling, and/or formal education.
Mutual support. The community enables its members to cooperate to accomplish tasks too large or too urgent to be handled by a single person. supporting a community hospital with tax dollars and donations is an example of people cooperating to accomplish the task of health care.
1.community ecology the psychological and practical relationships between humans and their social, as well as physical, environment
Community's Influence on Socialization
where children learn the expectations for the adults as well as themselves
Children observe, model and apprentice to become adults themselves
"Family-Friendly" Communities
education
child care
recreation
community safety
Citizen involvment
physical environment
employment opportunities
cost of living
neighborhood quality
Social and personal Factors
The neighborhood setting
Patterns of Community Interaction
size of the community
social diversity
shared norms
Valued types of social relationships
Gemeinschaft - communal, informal, intimate, trusting, friends, neighbors, kin
Geselleschaft - independent, contractual, formal, employees/employers, mistrusting
Community as a Learning Environment
libraries, farms, markets, museums, zoos, places of employment, people and their histories and context
Variety of school options