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.

社区相互联系的方式以及“外界”的方式各不相同。在某些团体中，强大的内部纽带可能会排除局外人，而在其他群体中，联系可以使世界更具包容性的方法。陷入困境的社区倾向于与牢固纽带的独家形式建立更多的联系。 一个社会的结构和经济特征可能会影响社区内部联系的性质，并且需要对陡峭的收入梯度对当地和全国社区性质的影响进行更多工作。 在许多情况下，社区凝聚力举措似乎已经成功，但是需要对使社区能够发展跨切割形式的连接形式而不是牢固的内部纽带的条件进行进一步的研究。 社交网络和其他通信技术正在使新型的“虚拟”社区联系形成，但是这些倾向于加强现有的社区，并且可能仅限于特定种类的用户。 人们需要与他人建立联系，并在他们建立的联系中找到身份；在连接的机会很弱的地方，刑事犯罪更高。帮派可能有目的是在不存在其他形式的连接形式的地方给出身份。

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