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Concept of Community

community in which Asenhat grew up could be defined geographically, by specific physical and legal boundaries, but it could also be mapped out through the social and psychological connections that drew individuals and individual units together to achieve common goals (Fellin, 1995, p. 31). The nearby town of Moca had been established as earlier units had gathered in a central location to create a community in which a complex system of division of labor, stratification, and cooperative competition had combined in an effective way (Fellin, 1995, p. 29). Moca and the community that had arisen around it was a competent, well integrated system that had adapted well to its overall environment and served as an effective interaction among the social units that comprised it.

This community served all five of the primary functions which define and justify the community system (Fellin, 1995, p. 34). First, the town and its surrounding area provided the system of production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services that allows a group of individuals to provide collectively for the basic daily needs of all its members. Moca was primarily a farming community, but its residents included shopkeepers, teachers, blacksmiths, and other workers whose various efforts each contributed to the overall work of the community.

Second, Moca provided socialization for its citizens, helping individuals to develop according to the culture of the community. Asenhat grew up in this environment, living there until she was 17, and the community formed her personality: shy, studious, committed to family and to the larger community, and valuing internal resources instead of material worth (Gonzalez, 1993, April 20, p. 1) (Systems Approach, p. 21). This socialization served her well in Moca and helped her to feel comfortable within her community.

Third, Asenhat's community provided the societal pressures required to maintain social control. T...

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