The changing nature of 'connectivity' within and between communities

社区内部和社区之间“连通性”性质的变化

• 批准号: AH/J501030/1
• 负责人: Gary Thomas
• 金额: $ 3.69万
• 依托单位: University of Birmingham
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2011 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FJ501030%2F1
• 关键词: changing; nature; connectivity; within; between

The ways communities are connected with each other and with the 'outside world' vary. In some groups strong internal bonds may exclude outsiders, while in others the connections enable a more inclusive approach to the world. Troubled communities tend to have more connections of the strongly bonded, exclusive kind. Structural and economic features of a society may affect the nature of connections within communities, and more work is needed on the effects of steep income gradients on the nature of communities locally as well as nationally. Community cohesion initiatives appear in many cases to have been successful, but further research is needed on the conditions that enable communities to develop cross-cutting forms of connectedness rather than strong, internal bonds. Social networking and other communication technology is enabling new kinds of 'virtual' community connections to form but these tend to reinforce existing kinds of community and may be restricted to particular kinds of user. People need to connect with others and to find identity in the connections they make; where opportunity for connection is weak, criminal offending is higher. Gangs may serve the purpose of giving identity where other forms of connection do not exist.

社区彼此之间以及与“外部世界”联系的方式各不相同。在一些群体中，强大的内部联系可能会排斥外人，而在另一些群体中，这种联系使人们能够以更具包容性的方式对待世界。陷入困境的社区往往有更多的紧密联系，排他的那种。 一个社会的结构和经济特征可能影响社区内部联系的性质，需要就收入梯度对地方和国家社区性质的影响开展更多工作。 社区凝聚力举措在许多情况下似乎是成功的，但需要进一步研究使社区能够发展跨领域形式的联系而不是强大的内部纽带的条件。 社交网络和其他通信技术正在使新类型的“虚拟”社区连接形成，但这些往往会加强现有类型的社区，并可能限于特定类型的用户。 人们需要与他人联系，并在他们建立的联系中找到身份;在联系机会薄弱的地方，犯罪率较高。在不存在其他形式的联系的情况下，帮派可以起到提供身份的作用。

项目成果

Intersectionality, diversity, community and inclusion: untangling the knots

交叉性、多样性、社区性和包容性：解开纠结

• DOI: 10.1080/13603116.2019.1645892
• 发表时间: 2019
• 期刊: International Journal of Inclusive Education
• 影响因子: 2.2
• 作者: Thomas G