Problem
Breakdown of local community cohesion
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Limited identification with neighbourhood communityIndistinct community identification
Reduced civic awareness
Ineffective local unity
Unsettled town unity
Nature:
Communities no longer see themselves as groups of people concerned with others, and no longer have the discipline needed to attain a common vision. Many present-day communities consist of groups of isolated individuals struggling to relate to the demands of urbanization and industrialization, having withdrawn and become isolated from meaningfully taking part in world society. The effect of loss of a sense of destiny, isolationism and a failure to live beyond the moment is also illustrated in the collapse of the family as a unit.
Broader Problems:
Community under-fulfilmentImpoverished social environmentDeteriorating community identitySocio-cultural environment degradationDisorganized liaison with formal supportReappearing signs of underdevelopment in industrialized countriesLoss of enemy Narrower Problems:
Lack of social contactCommunication breakdownAnti-community attitudesInsufficient common experienceDecline in local community spiritWidespread community factionalismLack of commitment to common symbolsLack of symbolism in local relationshipsPersonal isolation in modern communitiesDeteriorating rural community cooperationImbalance in distribution of political awarenessDisengagement of citizens from community activitiesBreakdown in community security systems Related Problems:
Dietary restrictionsStructural failure of citizen participation Aggravates:
Fragmented community imagePrevailing community insecurityArgumentative community meetingsInhibited capacity to visualize a creative future Reduced By:
Old BelieversStrategies:
Forging distinctive community identityForging distinctive community identityIncreasing effectiveness of local unityAchieving local unityLimiting identification with communityIncreasing identification with neighbourhood community Subject(s):
Amenities → NeighbourhoodsAmenities → Towns
Consciousness → Consciousness
Government → Civil
Innovative change → Appropriateness
Principles → Values
Societal Problems → Failure
Societal Problems → Ineffectiveness
Society → Communities
Society → Local
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
11.01.2021 – 19:09 CET