Defining Community
A community is different from other groups like this.
What are society, family, or just a group of people?
Shared stories of a community include these symbolic figures.
What are archetypes (characters)?
The author feels pride in showing people around this city.
What is Newcastle?
The author chooses to adopt these traits, like friendliness and talking to strangers at bus stops.
What are Geordie character traits?
The author calls for this in how we use the word “community.”
What is more precise language?
People can belong to not just one, but many of these at the same time.
What are different communities?
Members weave the community’s history into this.
What is their own personal history?
The author feels at home when hearing this accent.
What is a Geordie accent?
Someone can live in Newcastle but not be part of the community if they don’t do this.
What is participate in the shared story?
Community is not the only type of social grouping, but it is important because it explains this.
What is a strong sense of shared identity?
Community shapes our shared sense of how to act toward others, like this common example.
What is being a good neighbor?
Communities provide this "lens" through which people view the world.
What is shared stories/narratives?
Attending matches at this stadium is one way the author participates in community.
What is St. James Park?
Some people move away from Newcastle but still see themselves as part of the community by doing this.
What is engaging in conversations about what it means to be part of the community?
Membership in communities shapes this—our way of interpreting the world.
What is our worldview (the lens through which we see the world)?
The author defines community as a group of people who share this.
What is an identity-forming narrative (a story that defines who they are)?
The author says stories are so important that they do this.
What is define an aspect of who people are?
Supporting this football club is part of the Newcastle community story.
What is Newcastle United?
Community membership is less about location and more about this.
What is participation in shared stories and identity?
The author says that real social change requires changing this.
What are the most important stories we tell ourselves?
Communities differ from other groups because they involve this strong force.
What is a shared sense of identity and moral belonging?
The process of rewriting these is essential for social change.
What are communal narratives (shared stories)?
Arguments about the city’s future (like buildings or green spaces) matter to the author because they feel like arguments about this.
What is their own future?
Community membership is tied to this ongoing activity of making and remaking stories.
What is storytelling (and active participation in it)?
According to the author, social change is ultimately this.
What is change in community?