La comunidad del siglo XXI. Un marco interpretativo desde la perspectiva del Trabajo Social.

Abstract

The article addresses the concept of community in order to clarify and define what is meant when this concept is used across various fields as a theoretical reference point or object of intervention. It begins by setting out the main ideas underpinning the modern concept of community. A total of twenty-two definitions are provided, identifying the elements of consensus that are present among the different approaches for the purpose of proposing an operating definition that can serve as a basis for social research and intervention. Finally, there is a consideration of the potential implications of working with this concept of community, at a time when the literature highlights individualist trends in contemporary society.