Community Organizing Principles and Practices Quiz

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What is the core goal of community organizing?

To influence individual decision-makers
To avoid conflict and social struggle
To promote more-consensual community building
To generate durable power for the community organization (correct)

What is the main assumption of community organizers regarding social change?

It requires individual decision-making
It is unnecessary for community development
It involves conflict and social struggle (correct)
It is best achieved through consensus

What do community organizers work on developing?

Individual decision-makers
International partnerships
New local leaders and coalitions (correct)
Consensual community building

What kind of power does community organizing aim to generate?

<p>Collective power for the powerless (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a central goal of community organizing?

<p>Development of a robust, organized, local democracy (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Community Organizing

The core goal of community organizing is to bring about social change and justice.

Assumptions and Focus

Community organizers assume that social change can be achieved by empowering individuals and groups to take action on their own behalf.
They work on developing the capacity of individuals and groups to identify and address their own needs and interests.

Power and Goals

Community organizing aims to generate collective power, which enables communities to challenge and change unjust systems and structures.
A central goal of community organizing is to build and exercise collective power to achieve social, economic, and political change.

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Test your knowledge of community organizing principles and practices with this quiz. Explore the concepts of collective power, social change, and the role of conflict in community organizing. See how much you know about organizing for shared self-interest and creating positive impact within communities.