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A sociological framework that distinguishes communities based on the source of their cohesion. A Concrete Community is bound by direct, tangible, ongoing interaction—a village, a workplace, a neighborhood. An Imaginary Community (building on Benedict Anderson's "imagined community") is bound by a shared idea in the minds of its members, despite little or no personal contact—a nation, a diaspora, fans of a global franchise. The theory examines how the "imagined" can generate very concrete feelings of belonging, obligation, and even sacrifice.
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