Сomparison and Contrast Paragraph. Musina Valentyna

According to the people’s basic need in the safe place of residence, during the civilization progress humanity created a huge range of different types of dwelling; meanwhile, on the modern stage the most popular among them became the block of flats and, on the other hand, the private house. Nevertheless, nowadays the choice between these comfort zones is a cornerstone for a plenty of families. For one thing, unlike the block of flats, the private house creates isolated environment by constructing fences from public space. On the other hand, the basic idea of building the block of flats is to create community between apartment residents, so dwelling flat is more comfortable for the extravert people. Moreover, the community residing the block of flats is an important factor of supporting the dwelling space of each family, as there are created specific public services like housing offices to maintain the whole building and particularly every flat of it. In contrast, the private house is more sophisticated to maintain because of only individual support opportunity. However, the private house is more preferable owing to its ability to be enlarged, whereas apartment inside the block of flats is a fixed space, and this feature of flat can become an issue due to the dwelling space deficiency. In general, divergence in the atmosphere created by different types of residence refer to the identity issue according to sociologist Ferdinand Tonnies' theory of social assosiation (Tonnies, 1887).

 References:
1. Tönnies, Ferdinand (1887). Gemeinschaft und Gesellschaft, Leipzig: Fues's Verlag. (Translated, 1957 by Charles Price Loomis as Community and Society, East Lansing: Michigan State University Press.)