Community recognition

Template:TWCleanup Community recognition happens when people in a communal or social group think you have done a notable thing, whether good or bad. Generally it is a form of meritorious recognition, often related to informal or formal awards and/or celebration, such as the annual Phoenix, Arizona Community Recognition Awards and related breakfast where such awards are presented.

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." Thus, community recognition can be defined as a form of social capital.