Kristin Basmagy
5/11/2014
Corc 3208
Section 45080
The difference between a neighborhood and a community is something I never gave much thought about until this assignment. We all live in on a continent, which can be broken down to a country, which is then broken down (in the US of course) to a state, which can further be broken down to a city. After having a city to live in, it is again broken down to what neighborhood you live in, and last but not least, which community you belong to. Now most people, non-religious or who do not have a cultural identity, from my experience and research, do not belong to a community, they just live in a certain neighborhood. In the end though, most people live in a certain neighborhood because of a cultural, religious or even race based reason. The neighborhoods I will be writing about are both located in Brooklyn, NY. My neighborhood/community is Gerritsen Beach. The other neighborhood is Bay Ridge.
Gerritsen Beach Brooklyn is a small neighborhood located between Sheepshead Bay and Marine Park. Gerritsen Beach is a small peninsula, most people who live in Brooklyn have never heard of the neighborhood, as a matter of a fact before I moved here I had never heard of it. There is only one way in to the neighborhood and one way out. Gerritsen Beach was named after Wolphert Gerritsen, a Dutch co-founder of the New Netherlands Colonies. (Lanier, 92) In 1920, Gerritsen beach was founded to become a beach resort for middle class families. All of the homes built in the neighborhood were tiny beach bungalows; it was strictly a neighborhood for summer homes. Eventually owners of these summer homes enjoyed the time spent here and they began to winterize their homes. During the late 19...
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...ht the food back to feed our own people. We had to begin our own fundraisers, and contact the media to get our stories out there. The community came together. We were all working on each others homes, helping one another clean up, and taking care of each other’s pets. No one else was helping us; we had to help each other. We couldn’t be the victims, we had to become heroes and come out of this disaster together. From this point on the neighborhood became a community. Groups were formed to unite the neighborhood. It was all donations from the people of the community, each who had lost something, we wanted to help others who lost more. Although I still feel like an outsider in the community as a whole, I know that if anything, god forbid were to happen like this again, or even to just my family or I, I know that the community would be there to support us.
There are many examples of cities reforming itself over time, one significant example is Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. More than a hundred years after the discovery of gold that drew thousands of migrants to Vancouver, the city has changed a lot, and so does one of its oldest community: Downtown Eastside. Began as a small town for workers that migrants frequently, after these workers moved away with all the money they have made, Downtown Eastside faced many hardships and changes. As a city, Vancouver gave much support to improve the area’s living quality and economics, known as a process called gentrification. But is this process really benefiting everyone living in Downtown Eastside? The answer is no. Gentrification towards DTES(Downtown Eastside) did not benefit the all the inhabitants of the area. Reasons are the new rent price of the area is much higher than before the gentrification, new businesses are not community-minded, and the old culture and lifestyle of the DTES is getting erased by the new residents.
The Rose Garden Neighborhood is located in central San Jose, CA on the west side of central San Jose, CA. The Rose Garden Neighborhood is located west of Sunol-Midtown, north of Burbank, northeast of Winchester, and east of Cory neighborhood, and southeast of the City of Santa Clara. Rose Garden Neighborhood gets its name from the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden, a 5½ acre (22,000 m²) park with thousands of rose bushes. The San Jose Municipal Rose Garden is located at the intersection of Naglee and Dana St in San Jose CA, 95126.
Understanding communities and neighborhoods is not always an easy thing to do. Between the different types of power found in neighborhoods, the types of neighborhoods out there, the changes in neighborhoods there is a lot to look at when viewing a community or neighborhood. Hopefully this paper was useful in identifying some of those neighborhood aspects.
Many studies have shown that adolescents residing in low income or high crime neighborhoods are more likely to get involved with deviant behavior or committing criminal acts. (Deutsch, 2012) There are several neighborhood factors that affect the crime rates of the neighborhood such as overcrowding, low economic status, the neighborhood’s reputation and its residential instability. These may create a disorganized community, leading to distrust and cynicism among residents in the community. As a result, there would be a higher rate of opportunities for crimes and delinquency. (Kurlychek, 2011) Thus high rates of crimes and violence are more likely to occur at these areas.
Community service has now grown to be a way of bringing a community together. There is something important about doing good for others. Every community wants the people within it to be disciplined and work for change. Community service becomes easily assessable for it is the one of the best ways to teach a sense concern and sympathy to other individuals. Participating in community service, allows children and adolescents to become aware of good values and morals. Implemented values such as humility, gratitude, trustworthiness, genuineness and respect are some of the most vital virtues that one can obtain from helping the community. The importance of community service ultimately relies on how the provider distinguishes it. The more time individuals give doing community labor, the more
Community service has become a requirement for an eighteen year old student to get admitted in an university or to pursue a paying job. Although I am involved in many community service, I personally believe that it should not be a requirement. A student should desire to work voluntarily. He or she should not be forced to perform the community service to make their college application look better. There are several learners who are against volunteering. The high school students have various things to see and learn. They should be able to help others by their own choice. They should not perform it just to graduate. Pressurizing can lead to have short-tempered apprentices which is not good.
Conceptually Kurbin (2009) noted that there are a wide variety of things in which constitute a neighborhood, therefore making it quite difficult to conceptually define. Kurbin (2009) also noted that in terms of operationalization, neighborhoods are often measured in different measurements, thus making the boundaries of a city often difficult to track and measure. What constitutes a neighborhood and how a neighborhood should exactly be measured are issues associated with social disorganization theory that have yet to be fully resolved (Kurbin,
In all of the neighborhoods that I have lived in were all the same community, especially when it came to gang violence that as prevalent with the teenagers. Often times I would hear stories of teenagers being murdered due to being in “the wrong neighborhood”, or “the wrong gang.” If not murder, then they would go to prison for committing crimes.
How would someone define the word community? A community could be anything. If one were to listen to an everyday conservation, the word community, would probably be used very little. The word community has multiple meanings, ranging from communist or socialistic society (Emerson) to the quality of appertaining to or being held by all in common (Oxford).
I think a mentally healthy community would be filled with an abundance of resources and opportunities for everyone in need of assistance. Having accessibility to therapists, crisis lines, social services, physical therapy, correctional facilities, affordable health care, affordable housing, and mental hospitals would be a good step towards a mentally healthy community.
According to Meriam-Webster, community is defined as “a group of people who live in the same area (such as a city, town, or neighborhood)” and “a group of people who have the same interests, religion, race, etc”. Many people think of a community as a group of people interacting in a common location. However, to me, a community is a network of people with a common goal, agenda, or concern, individuals who collaborate with one another by sharing information, ideas and other resources. A community consists of individuals who look to form relationships overtime and help one another in their future aspirations. Furthermore, I believe there are three key aspects that define a community; geography, one’s identity and
There are various influences on everyone’s lives while growing up. I believe the greatest of these influences is the neighborhood you grew up in. I grew up in a quite large, welcoming neighborhood. While living in this neighborhood, I was outgoing and remarkably talkative. Making friends became second nature to me. Playing outdoors from sunrise to sundown playing sports or exploring the outdoors with my friends became a daily routine for me. I was outgoing, talkative, and active. I believe this is the result of the neighborhood I grew up in.
“People coming together as a community can make things happen”Jacob Rees-Mogg. This quote signifies that communities do not just happen, people have to work towards making it happen. A beloved community consists of different components that should make it unique. The community of Alpena is slow paced and not very intimidating. A community that I would choose to live in would be nice, calm, yet up to date. A good community has good people, and good leaders. Everyone has to work together and agree with each other. The people are what make a community, even though there will be disagreement sometimes, if you have the main qualities it should be a great place.
According to Lorenzini and Giugni, (2010) negative consequences of unemployment, however, might be compensated or at least reduced if young people dispose of certain external resources. For example, the help of the family in supporting them financially might prove essential. Similarly, being in a relationship with a partner and having close friends with whom one can talk to might help overcoming the psychological distress caused by unemployment. “Social integration may increase the individual’s ability to cope in a way that reduces mental health symptoms and prevents social exclusion” (Hammer, 2000). Social integration is understood as having a network of family and friends, but also as having contacts with them. In
Community engagement is the active participation of local residents and community groups in the decisions that affect their lives (Herefordshire Council, 2013). Therefore, community engagement should be about engaging in open communication to ensure the council understands the needs of the local community.