12 Questions
Social services approach caters to the most economically and socially ______ groups in the population.
disadvantaged
The social services approach proceeds from the identification of ______ groups with special problems to the provision of social services.
target
The community development approach enables community members to participate in the determination and solution of his basic ______ as a social being.
problem
The capability approach is based on the work of ______ Sen.
Amartya
The rights-based approach recognizes that all individuals have inherent ______ that should be protected and fulfilled by societies and governments.
rights
The institutional change approach emphasizes the importance of transforming social ______ and systems to bring about sustainable and inclusive social development.
institutions
The purpose of development is to raise the sustainable level of living of the masses of poor people as rapidly as is feasible and to provide all human beings with the opportunity to develop their full ______.
potential
If man is to be productively utilized in society, sufficient investment must first be made in terms of ______, education and other needs.
health
The central notion of the basic needs approach is to identify a bundle of basic ______ and assess whether the population has adequate access to it.
consumption
Human needs refer to the minimum composite of goods and services necessary for the healthy ______, productive existence and self-fulfillment of the human being.
survival
Human needs include the biological needs for ______, shelter and clothing.
food
Psychosocial needs refer to the need for balance and harmony with oneself, fellowmen and the total socio-cultural system or ______.
universe
Study Notes
Basic Needs Approach
- Purpose: raise sustainable level of living of poor people, provide opportunity for full potential development
- Focus: invest in health, education, and other needs as social and asset-forming instruments
- Central notion: identify bundle of basic consumption, assess population's access to it
- Human needs: minimum composite of goods and services for healthy survival, productive existence, and self-fulfillment
- Includes biological needs (food, shelter, clothing) and psychosocial needs (balance, harmony with oneself and society)
Social Services Approach
- Focus: improve quality of life for entire population, especially economically and socially disadvantaged groups
- Organized, developmental, preventive, or rehabilitative services to promote family solidarity, personal adjustment, and social stability
- End goal: develop self-reliance, community consciousness, and civic responsibility
- Target groups: identify those with special problems, provide services for coping with changing conditions and integration into mainstream life
Community Development Approach
- Process: create conditions for economic and social progress with active community participation
- Entails socio-cultural change, political development at local level, harnessing natural instincts for survival and problem-solving capacities
- Enables community members to participate in determining and solving basic problems as social beings
- Guiding principles: self-help, local people's contributions, sufficient resource allocation, democratization, and decentralization of political process
Capability Approach
- Based on Amartya Sen's work, links poverty to human development
- Two indispensable elements: functionings (states of 'being and doing') and freedom (ability to choose and prioritize functionings)
- Functionings: include social participation, ability to spread ideas, being respected, and refraining from materialism
Rights-Based Approach
- Grounded in human rights, dignity, and equality principles
- Empowers marginalized groups by ensuring access to fundamental rights: education, health, food, water, housing, and participation in decision-making processes
Institutional Change Approach
- Emphasizes transforming social institutions and systems for sustainable and inclusive social development
- Recognizes institutions' crucial role in shaping social development: governments, laws, policies, and organizations
This quiz covers the basic needs approach in development, which focuses on improving the living standards of the poor by investing in health, education, and other essential needs.
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