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A '''collective''' is a [[group]] of people who share or are motivated by at least one common issue or interest, or work together on a specific project(s) to achieve a common objective. Collectives are also characterised by attempts to share and exercise [[political]] and social [[power]] and to make [[decisions]] on a consensus-driven and egalitarian basis. Collectives differ from cooperatives in that they are not necessarily [[focus]]ed upon an [[economic]] benefit or saving (but can be that as well). | A '''collective''' is a [[group]] of people who share or are motivated by at least one common issue or interest, or work together on a specific project(s) to achieve a common objective. Collectives are also characterised by attempts to share and exercise [[political]] and social [[power]] and to make [[decisions]] on a consensus-driven and egalitarian basis. Collectives differ from cooperatives in that they are not necessarily [[focus]]ed upon an [[economic]] benefit or saving (but can be that as well). | ||
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A commune or intentional [[community]], which may also be known as a "collective household", is a group of people who live together in some kind of dwelling or residence, or in some other arrangement (eg. sharing land). Collective households may be organized for a specific [[purpose]] (eg. relating to business, parenting, or some other shared interest). | A commune or intentional [[community]], which may also be known as a "collective household", is a group of people who live together in some kind of dwelling or residence, or in some other arrangement (eg. sharing land). Collective households may be organized for a specific [[purpose]] (eg. relating to business, parenting, or some other shared interest). | ||
− | Collective [[consciousness]] is a term created by French social theorist [ | + | Collective [[consciousness]] is a term created by French social theorist [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Émile_Durkheim Émile Durkheim]] that describes how an entire [[community]] comes together to share similar [[value]]s. |
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
− | *[ | + | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20050307063955/https://www.redemmas.org/collectives.shtml Collective Labor is Direct Action: an introduction to worker owned collectives] Andrew W. Smith, 2003 |
− | *[ | + | *[https://cllct.com/ The Collective Family] An example of a group of musicians who have bonded together in a collective |
[[Category: Sociology]] | [[Category: Sociology]] | ||
[[Category: Political Science]] | [[Category: Political Science]] |
Latest revision as of 23:45, 12 December 2020
A collective is a group of people who share or are motivated by at least one common issue or interest, or work together on a specific project(s) to achieve a common objective. Collectives are also characterised by attempts to share and exercise political and social power and to make decisions on a consensus-driven and egalitarian basis. Collectives differ from cooperatives in that they are not necessarily focused upon an economic benefit or saving (but can be that as well).
A commune or intentional community, which may also be known as a "collective household", is a group of people who live together in some kind of dwelling or residence, or in some other arrangement (eg. sharing land). Collective households may be organized for a specific purpose (eg. relating to business, parenting, or some other shared interest).
Collective consciousness is a term created by French social theorist Émile Durkheim] that describes how an entire community comes together to share similar values.
See also
External links
- Collective Labor is Direct Action: an introduction to worker owned collectives Andrew W. Smith, 2003
- The Collective Family An example of a group of musicians who have bonded together in a collective