Including boundaries (the differnce between in-group and out-group)

Including sense of belonging and identification (feeling that one belongs in the community and is willing to make sacrifices for that community; role of identification: It is my group)

Including personal investment (working for the community leads to feelings that they have earned membership which is valuable and meaningful)

Including a common symbol system (means of identifying who belongs to a community)

Including emotional safety (protection of group intimacy, part of the broader notion of security)

The feeling that one has invested part of oneself to become a member and therefore has a right to belong.

An individuals sense of belonging to a particular group

Sense of community is a feeling that members have of belonging, a feeling that members matter to one another and to the group, and a shared faith that memebers needs will be met through their commitment to be together. (1976)

A two way relationship between the community and its members.

Members are more attracted to a community in which they feel that they are influential.

Influence on the community and influence of the community on a member happens at the same time.