Agricultural Economics Department
Date of this Version
8-31-2017
Citation
Cornhusker Economics, August 31, 2017, agecon.unl.edu/cornhuskereconomics
Abstract
"Community" originates from the Latin "communis," meaning common. A community can be defined as a group of people who know one another and share common cultural traditions, interests, concerns, and objectives mainly because they have always interacted on a regular basis. To most rural people, community means the same familiar faces and places, a daily routine, social systems and norms they understand, things they have always done. This scenario has been changing with the influx of immigrants in rural areas. Nowadays, rural community residents find themselves sharing their place with new people from distant regions and different cultures.