Robert Redfield -Little Community

Robert Redfield's development of the concept of Little Community is for the purpose of studying the human whole.A Little Community is a small group of individuals living together and all characteristics of communal living are found in them.The members participate in communal activities.According to him,Little Communities represented the predominant style of humans living togther from time immemorial.

The little community has its unique distinctiveness and group consciousness.The community is small in number and members have mutual relationship.The activities and state of mind of people belonging to the same sex and age group are alike.The younger generation follows the activities of the preceding generation.Self-sufficiency is a marked feature.The community caters to the needs of all the members from birth to death.A community qualifies as a Little Community only when the same culture is present and is situated away from a large complex culture.