ABSTRACT
An interactionist perspective is used to show the influence of community in the well-being of people. Well-being is discussed in terms of the humanist concept of self-actualization. The thesis is developed that sustenance adequacy and community are social conditions which encourage emergence of the self-actualization motive. Hypotheses are presented concerning the contributions of various community types to social well-being. Community development is defined in interactional terms, and strategies of community development to encourage social wellbeing are suggested.
