noun
Gemeinschaft; community
A sociological term from German, referring to a community bound by personal, familial, or traditional ties, often contrasted with ゲゼルシャフト (Gesellschaft). Used in academic or intellectual contexts.
from German
See also: ゲゼルシャフト
テンニエスはゲマインシャフトとゲゼルシャフトを区別した。
Tönnies distinguished between Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft.
ゲゼルシャフト refers to a society based on impersonal, contractual, and rational ties, in contrast to the personal bonds of ゲマインシャフト.
Borrowed from German 'Gemeinschaft', meaning 'community'. Used in sociology to describe a type of social organization based on close personal bonds.