Communities (Topical Term)
- Earlier heading: Community
- Broader heading: Social groups
Thesaurus of sociological indexing terms (Communities. SN Collectivities of people living in specific geographic areas in which they satisfy many of their social and economic needs through a complex of interdependent social relationships. Community members often share a common social identity and common interests.)
American Heritage dict. (community)
Random House dict. (community)
Here are entered works on groups of people who reside in a specific locality under the same government, or share some other common characteristics and interests.