Students should be able to discuss what it means to be human and to live in a community with rights and responsibilities.
Exercise 3A Distinguishing between a community and a group Key Skills
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A group of people is simply a collection of individuals. However, in a community people share a common characteristic, interest, background or reason for being together. They also generally have a sense of responsibility to the community and its members. Examples of communities include a workplace or a sports club. While all communities are groups of people, not all groups of people are communities.
Classify the following into group or community and explain your decision. People queueing for coff ee
The local GAA club An orchestra Group Community A book club Reason for your decision People using the motorway
I can explain whether or not a group of people is a community.