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1. Community
Shayla Wilson
Alma Escorcia
Jane capers
Kira Diner

2. Definition
• Community is a coming together of people
based on shared interests for the purpose of
interacting with community members and
strengthening relationships. Communities
support and protect life, provide interesting
experience, enhance learning, and bind
people together. Communities form a network
of resources for families at home, at work, and
at play.

3. Rural
• The rural neighborhood consists of families and open space where
physical boundaries are not well defined. The wildness of nature
gently merges with the yards and play spaces of children. One
major benefit of the rural neighborhood is the opportunity for
unlimited outdoor play.
• Most children love being outdoors and as adults some of our
fondest memories are of playing outside with friends and
neighbors. What do we learn by living in this type of community –
the rural neighborhood?
• In Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, Level 1 is the broadest. Some of
the elements of Level 1 are
food, air, water, activity, exploration, and manipulation. The rural
neighborhood provides quantities of these elements in a clean and
safe environment.

5. Purpose of Socialization
• Development of self-concept: A child growing • Empowering achievement: Living in a rural
up in a rural neighborhood lives separately from neighborhood exposes the child to the wonders of
the mainstream population. He or she spends nature and might inspire him or her to further study of
different elements such as air and
time alone or with family members and relates water, ecology, plants, or animals. Preserving open
to the natural world of the local flora and fauna. space could be a goal that the child develops.
The child can develop independence and self-
identity in this environment because he/she will • Learning social roles: Living in a rural neighborhood the
be problem-solving and making decisions while child socializes mostly with family and perhaps extended
playing outdoors. There are many opportunities family in the area. The child is often familiar with the
for the child to experience independence while local merchants which provides a sense of continuity in
exploring and investigating the rural the child’s life. Gender roles in a rural setting are not so
neighborhood. stereotypical. Women drive tractors and milk cows. Boys
and girls have similar chores such as raking leaves and
bringing in firewood.
• Learning self-control: The child must also learn
the boundaries of the play space. Self-control • Developmental skills: Psychomotor skills are enhanced
will keep him or her from straying too far or too in wide open spaces. For example the child has ample
close to a road. opportunity to learn how to ride a bike in the rural
neighborhood, and he or she will have the added
• Also, wide open spaces are good for taming challenge of riding on uneven ground. But the ground is
misbehaviors and strong emotions. also softer than asphalt or concrete if the child falls.
Emotions can be expressed by being in nature as well as
soothed. Cognitive skills are developed by constructing
things outdoors, solving problems and making decisions.

6. Methods of Socialization
• Affective: The child’s attachments would
be with the immediate family because • Cognitive: If a child is going to learn
most of their time is spent together. They
might also form a bond with the closest the skills of a rural life, he or she
neighbor for socialization purposes, or in will receive instruction from some
case the family has an emergency. of these models.
• Operant: By interacting with his or her • Sociocultural: In the rural
environment, the child learns about cause
and effect. For example, if the family has a neighborhood seasonal holidays
garden, the child learns that it has to be are often celebrated as a
weeded and watered in order for the community. Harvest festivals are
family to harvest food. popular.
• Observational: There will be different
models in the rural environment for the • Apprenticeship: As a child ages he
child to observe such as or she may find the opportunity to
farmers, loggers, firefighters, and people learn a craft or trade from an
who fish and hunt. experienced adult in the
community

7. Suburban
• The Suburban Community is a residential area with the
benefits of having the grocery and other businesses
fairly nearby with still plenty of space for children to
roam and play. It has all of the benefits of being near a
city and the workplace, as well as the benefit of being
in a more rural setting with less noise, pollution, and a
slower pace of life. The majority of families living in a
suburban community tend to be middle class.
• A community’s influence on children and families may
vary. In a close-knit community families may have
shared morals and values with a big support network

9. Purpose of Socialization
• Development of self concept - Children in a • Learn appropriate social roles - In a suburban
suburban community generally come from middle community, many families live in close proximity, in
class parents who are typically known to push a relatively safe environment giving children an
independence for their children. Whether that be opportunity to explore and learn appropriate social
taking the bus to school or walking to a friends skills. By being able to have free range and exposure
house all alone. Children may also attend Child Care to a multitude of adults and children a child will
if both parents work and they’ll most definitely learn how to behave appropriately. Other children
attend school so then children must be able to tie as peers are very influential in teaching gender roles
their shoes, use the potty, etc. on their own at an and reinforce observations of adults. A close knit
earlier age. suburban community provides plenty of
opportunities to explore, test out, and learn
• Learn self control - In a suburban community appropriate social roles.
there is generally one parent taking care of the
children a majority of the time or they may be able • Learn developmental skills - Children need to learn
to attend child care, if both parents work, where to properly manage their emotions, learn how to
there is an adult to help guide unruly emotions and interact correctly with a variety of people, and they
behaviors. Being capable to tame emotions and need to be capable of many basic skills such as
behavior is a vital skill for children to conquer to reading and writing. Public school provides training
survive in society. Learning self control may also and guidance in all of these areas. A suburban
develop from being cautious or needing to be wary community provides all around decent schools and
of strangers and the dangers in a suburban higher parent support both of which promote
community such as cars. development and there are a lot of outside
resources nearby, still within the community, to
help strengthen these skills.

10. Methods of Socialization
• Affective – Due to the freedom children may • Cognitive methods – Children in a suburban community
experience in a suburban community with generally attend adequately funded public schools due
playing and interactions they will effectively be to higher property taxes and parent involvement. School
is a big socialization factor, where having developmental
able to form healthy relationships with peers. skills, self control, and knowing social roles are very
And being that a majority of people who live in important, and school can be a place where children
suburban communities are middle class the learn a majority of the skills needed to function within a
parents have more time to spend and bond with community effectively.
their children therefore allowing children to
learn how to form and keep safe and healthy • Soiocultural – In a suburban community holidays are
relationships. celebrated individually as a family, with everyone having
their own set of tradition and beliefs. Families teach
their beliefs through tradition. There is generally still a
• Operant – children have a good amount of room community share in celebration like at school or
to explore and experiment with their neighborhood parties where beliefs and cultural
environment, see the effect of their traditions are enforced.
behaviors, and since there is generally an adult
present whether at child care, a parent at • Apprenticeship – As a child growing up in a suburban
home, or school they can enforce or extinguish community they’ll have plenty of opportunities to learn
a new skill or craft from a mother, friend, neighbor, etc.
that behavior whether it be desirable or not. Many children learn how to cook from observing their
This teaches children boundaries and what parents, same with cleaning, sewing, and even
behavior may be appropriate at certain times. woodworking or how to change a tire. These are skills
that could lead to a possible future career, and children
in an urban community probably don’t have access to
• Observational methods – Many children will come of these types of skills.
probably have at least one working parent and
one at home parent. This could teach gender
roles, if a father heads off to work and a mother
remains home to care for the children.

11. Community Resources
• After School Activities
• Museums, Libraries, etc.
• Outdoor Sports and camps
• Health Community

12. After School Activities
• Clubs Helps Develop
• Sports • self-esteem
• Volunteer opportunities • self-awareness
• self-concept
• role models
• cultural diversity
• comfort zone
• Gives them a new
experience
• Sense of achievement

13. Public Facilities
• There is a community of public facilities – parks, libraries, museums, recreational
centers, etc. – that provides enriching experiences for local children and families.
Parks and community/recreational centers support physical and social skills. Libraries
and museums accommodate cognitive, emotional and social development. All of
these places are good environments for play, the use of imagination, and learning.
• These areas of the community – parks, libraries, museums, and recreational centers –
are generally where children and families experience happy times together. They
strengthen social and emotional bonds within the family, to other families, and make
the whole community a
better place to live.

14. Purpose of Socialization
• Learning appropriate social roles
• Development of self-concept • Ex: Going to the park is often a social event
• Example: Using psychomotor skills on a where children and families interact with
climbing wall in a park or recreational center people they have just met. This provides an
shows a child what he or she can do and opportunity to learn about cultural
strive for. Risk-taking is a boon for learning. mannerisms.
Developing self-awareness and confidence • Developmental skills
result in a positive self-concept. • Ex: Recreational or community centers offer
all kinds of classes; many are about physical
• Learning self-control fitness. Developmental skills are cognitive
• Ex: Being outdoors in a park is a good and emotional as well as physical. The
environment for children when they are community center may offer activities such
feeling strong emotions. Being in nature and as gymnastics, swimming, exercise, yoga, and
exercise have soothing effects on all people. meditation.
• Empowering achievement
• Ex: The tools of learning are provided for by
local libraries. Besides books and printed
material, libraries offer movies, music, and
computers with Internet. The library is an
ideal environment for tutoring sessions.

15. Methods of Socialization
• Affective • Cognitive
• Two places in the community where children • At the library children and families can
and families can get in touch with their pursue their own academic interests or
emotions are the natural and wild areas of receive tutoring from other community
parks, and art museums. Viewing art can members.
evoke feelings and build an appreciation for
beauty and talent. • Sociocultural
• Many communities are a mix of cultures, and
• Operant they might share their traditions and rituals
• In playgrounds and parks many operant by having a street fair or some event that is
methods are demonstrated. Children often open to the public. This enriches the lives of
socialize and interact with other children all the members of the community and
when they’re at the park. They also “learn by benefits everyone.
doing”, for example, on a play structure.
• Apprenticeship
• Observational • Children learn many things from their elders.
• At community/recreational centers there are Quite often mentors are people outside the
many extracurricular activities for children family. For example, a nature center might
and families. Offers include offer day camps during school vacations.
music, dance, health-related classes, and art. Children can learn about nature through
The teachers who lead these classes are “guided participation”.
good role models for children.

16. Healthcare
• Helps children to build up
their
– self-esteem
• Provides basic Healthcare – Self-awareness
services such as – Self-concept
. Check-ups – Role models
.dental visits – Trust
. Immunizations – Respect
– Development of cultural
.Etc. diversity
• Counseling – Development skills
– Achievements
• Many opportunities for the – New experience
development of social skills – Comfort Zone
and socialization

17. Outdoor sports & camps
• There is a community of outdoor sports
and camps for kids that families can
participate in. Sharing recreation outdoors
with other families can enhance the
experience for everyone. There are golf
courses and tennis courts at local parks.
Families may share similar interests in
biking and hiking.
Fishing, boating, swimming and surfing
are also popular. Camps for children are
offered during the summer and other
school vacations. Achievement in sports
and physical fitness serve all the purposes
of socialization.
• There are many communities within the
physical community in which a family
lives. Children and families interact with
each other forming a network of support
and learning opportunities. Most
importantly, belonging to a community
provides the social/emotional
relationships that people need to succeed
in the process of socialization.

18. Outdoor Sports and Camps Cont.
• For example, at a local swimming pool, you would see...
• Development of self-concept: a child becoming a
swimmer
• Learning self-control: a child learning how to stay afloat
• Empowering achievement: a child swimming
independently
• Learning appropriate social roles: a child as swimming
student
• Developmental skills: gross motor skills used during
swimming
• In the process of learning how to swim, the methods of
socialization can also be seen...
• Affective: the child develops an affinity for the water
• Operant: the child learns to swim by doing it
• Observational: the child's teacher and other swimmers
are models
• Cognitive: the child receives instructions and
demonstrations from the teacher
• Sociocultural: the child's family believes in the
importance of learning how to swim
• Apprenticeship: the child engages in guided participation
when learning how to swim

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