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shattering community

0Traditionally in sociology, a "01b00community02b00" has been defined as a group of interacting people living in a common location. 02br
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00The original magnitude 7.9 earthquake hit Sichuan Province the hardest, shattering communities, leveling dozens of schools and burying transportation routes with landslides.02br
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00The definition of community doesn't really fit the above sentence- shattering a group of people? What's the meaning of shattering communities in this context?02br
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02td 01td 00a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage. 0-

  • 02td 01td 00a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage.
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001.02td00a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage. 02td

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