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So-called utopian communities (communities of mostly religious reformers who sought to reorganize society and restore social harmony) derived their name from:

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Utopia is originally a Greek term for an imaginary place or society in which everything is absolutely perfect and joyous. Utopian communities were first created in America in the 1840s to serve as a model for the country at large. In Utopian communities individualism, freedom, equality and pursuit of passions was encouraged.  
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Utopia means an imaginary place enjoying perfection thus Utopian communities were created way back in 1840 to perfect American society. However their desire to have a perfect world often contradicts in the world their living having Industrial Revolution, Capitalism, etc.
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