Community recognition

Community recognition is the acknowledgement by a community or social group of a notable achievement. It is often followed by awards and celebrations, such as the annual Phoenix, Arizona Community Recognition Awards and related breakfast.^[1] The core of it is to bring attention to the contributions made to the community.

In The Forms of Capital (1986) Pierre Bourdieu distinguishes between three forms of capital: economic capital, cultural capital and social capital. He defines social capital as "the aggregate of the actual or potential resources which are linked to possession of a durable network of more or less institutionalized relationships of mutual acquaintance and recognition."^[2] Thus, community recognition can be defined as a form of social capital.

Recognition by community members, whether by subordinates, peers or superiors, is also part of motivation theory.^[3] The reward of an individual creates a positive feedback loop, incenting them, and others who are inspired by their deeds and by the positive reinforcement of the community, to continue contributing, or join in to build upon such efforts.

References

↑ "2006 Community Recognition Awards". Retrieved 2007-01-16.
↑ "The Forms of Capital". Retrieved 2007-01-15.
↑ "Origins of Motivation Theory". Retrieved 2007-01-15.

Social networks and social media

Types	City Personal Professional Sexual Value

Networks	Distributed social network (list) Enterprise social networking Mobile social network Personal knowledge networking

Services	List of social networking websites List of virtual communities with more than 1 million users List of virtual communities with more than 100 million active users

Concepts and theories	Assortative mixing Interpersonal bridge Organizational network analysis Small-world experiment Social aspects of television Social capital Social data revolution Social exchange theory Social identity theory Social network analysis Social web Structural endogamy

Models and processes	Aggregation Change detection Collaboration graph Collaborative consumption Giant Global Graph Lateral communication Social graph Social network analysis software Social networking potential Social television Structural cohesion

Economics	Collaborative finance Social commerce

Phenomena	Community recognition Complex contagion Consequential strangers Friend of a friend Friendship paradox Six degrees of separation Social invisibility Social network game Social occultation Tribe

Related topics	Researchers User profile Viral messages Virtual community

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