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Community of position

A community of position is distinguished from a community of practice in that it tends to be more personally focused. Communities of position built around life stages provide individuals with the opportunity to build relationships with others during that particular phase of their lives.

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A community of position1 is distinguished from a community of practice in that it tends to be more personally focused. Communities of position built around life stages (such as teenage years, university/college student years, marriage, or parenthood) provide individuals with the opportunity to build relationships with others during that particular phase of their lives.

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  1. Germani, Gino; Jaime, Sofia (Translation) (25 April 2022). "Translation of Social Classes, Introduction". nsp.lse.ac.uk. New Sociological Perspectives. Retrieved 16 August 2025.