An intentional community being studied by sociologists would notice different behaviors, management, and relationships in each. The communities share common goals and interests which make them be together. In a way these communities help people grow and develop with the others inside it.
When George attends the first day of an Advanced placement class in biology he thinks to himself this is going to be a really hard class. I don't know if I have what it takes to understand and remember all as low collective self-effribution.