It used to be that a sense of belonging was provided by a household or a community. We were always rooted to a specific context. If you wanted to call me on the phone, you had to call the family telephone; if you wanted to send me a letter, you would post it to the family home. In both cases, I was rooted to a context of geography and a context of relationship. But now, through mobile phones, e-mail, and a thousand other digital technologies, you can communicate with me in a way that is uprooted from a family or geographical context.
