Community-Action Initiatives Quiz

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What is the key element that unifies a community?

Shared characteristics

Having a set of guidelines (correct)

People living in the same place

Engagement and solidarity

What is the relationship between an individual and a state known as?

Citizenship (correct)

Engagement

Solidarity

Community

Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 key elements of a community?

Characteristic

Socioeconomic status (correct)

People

Place

What is the primary purpose of community engagement, solidarity, and citizenship?

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What does solidarity refer to?

Both a and b Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of the course described in the text?

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What does Community-Action refer to?

Collective efforts of people addressing social problems Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic of short-term Community-Action Initiatives?

Have a limited impact Signup and view all the answers

In short-term projects, what do project leaders need to do when it comes to expenditures?

Keep detailed records of all expenses Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of long-term Community-Action Initiatives?

Have a limited impact on the community Signup and view all the answers

What kind of project disbands once the problem is solved?

Short-term projects Signup and view all the answers

What kind of initiative involves collaboration with political, social, religious, and business associations?

Community-based initiatives Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of GENDER EQUALITY according to the text?

Equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities for people of all genders Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of PARTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENT according to the text?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What does SHARED SOCIAL IDENTITY refer to according to the text?

A group of people who view each other as members of a common social group Signup and view all the answers

What is the key characteristic of COMMUNITY-ACTION INITIATIVES according to the text?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What does the term KOINONIA embrace according to the text?

The concepts of community, communion, joint participation, sharing and intimacy Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of the Greek word AGORA according to the text?

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Study Notes

Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship

A community is a group of people living in the same place, having a particular characteristic in common, and having their own set of guidelines that unify them as one.
The 4 elements of community are: people, place, characteristic, and set of guidelines (government/sovereign).

Community Engagement

Community engagement is a socially responsive approach to communication practice with outcomes aligned with individual, community, and institutional benefits.
It is about partnerships and coalitions that help mobilize resources and influence systems, change relationships among partners, and serve as catalysts for changing policies, programs, and practices.

Solidarity

Solidarity is an awareness of shared interests, objectives, and standards.
It refers to the ties in a society that bind people together as one.
Solidarity does not reject individuals and sees individuals as the basis of society.

Citizenship

Citizenship is a relationship between an individual and a state to which the individual owes allegiance and in turn is entitled to its protection.

Course Overview

The course focuses on understanding, investigating, and examining the challenges of contemporary application of ideas and methods of the applied social sciences in community life.
It embraces all aspects of a client's life and seeks to aid clients in attaining power on decisions and actions in their own lives.

Key Concepts

Gender equality is when people of all genders have equal rights, responsibilities, and opportunities.
Participatory development is an important approach for people-oriented development that emphasizes raising the quality of participation in local societies as a step toward the realization of self-reliant sustainable development and social justice.
Shared social identity refers to a set of people who view each other as members of a common social group.
Koinonia is a Greek term that conveys concepts of community, communion, joint participation, sharing, and intimacy.
Agora is the Greek word for "community" or "gathering".

Community-Action Initiatives

Community-action initiatives refer to any activity that increases the understanding, engagement, and empowerment of communities in the design and delivery of local services.
Community-action initiatives include feeding programs, disaster management, clean-up drives, and livelihood projects.
Short-term community-action initiatives take few hours, days, or weeks to complete, require less money, and have a limited impact.
Examples of short-term community-action initiatives include clean-up drives and donating old clothes to the poor.
Long-term community-action initiatives take months or even years to finish, require more documentation and infrastructure, and tend to be complex.

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Test your knowledge on community-based collaborative projects aimed at addressing social problems and achieving social well-being. This quiz covers topics such as feeding programs, disaster management, clean-up drives, and livelihood projects.