Community Participation and Development Programs Quiz
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What is the main purpose of Community Engagement?

  • To enforce strict rules on community members
  • To increase competition within communities
  • To address issues affecting the wellbeing of people (correct)
  • To create divisions among community members

What role does social trust play in Community Engagement?

  • It makes collaboration and community wellbeing possible (correct)
  • It increases conflicts among community organizations
  • It weakens the bonds between community members
  • It is not relevant in Community Engagement

Why are partnerships and coalitions important in Community Engagement?

  • To mobilize resources and influence systems positively (correct)
  • To reduce the influence of systems within communities
  • To create more competition among community organizations
  • To limit the reach and impact of community engagement

What is one of the core components of Community Engagement?

<p>Promoting solidarity among individuals with common interests (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does Community Engagement act as a catalyst for change?

<p>By mobilizing resources, influencing systems, and changing policies (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is community development defined as according to As a Master (1997)?

<p>A process and a product (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which aspect of community development involves community members being transparent about their contributions and expectations?

<p>Contribution (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key characteristic of community engagement according to the text?

<p>Trust and respect (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is essential for community members to do in order to sustain and maintain community memory?

<p>Share and rotate roles (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which quality guides community members in practicing community engagement?

<p>Conscience (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does community development empower when community members engage in collective action?

<p>Pure empowerment (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does community participation involve according to the text?

<p>Direct involvement of citizenry in planning and governance (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are changes in the community brought about?

<p>By social, cultural, and environmental experiences (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main aim of Community Action?

<p>Increasing understanding, engagement, and empowerment of communities (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What feeling do people develop once they truly comprehend the community situation?

<p>Feeling of involvement (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Community Dynamics refer to?

<p>Understanding community life and how it affects people's values (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one key point in grasping a more meaningful definition according to the text?

<p>Raising awareness about communal issues that need addressing (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of the word 'community' derived from the Latin word communis?

<p>Common or shared (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of community is formed based on needs, ideas, interests, identity, practices, and roles in social institutions?

<p>Non-geographical community (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of empowering people in a community?

<p>Enabling independent decision-making and action-taking (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What describes a geographical community?

<p>Members share the same geographical vicinity (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does social capital refer to in the context of communities?

<p>Network of positive relationships within a society (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what way do individuals contribute to forming a community?

<p>Significant interaction within a specified area (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main role of Solidarity in a community?

<p>To strengthen the bonds among people in a community (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a significant aspect of Citizenship as described in the text?

<p>It confers both rights and duties as a member of a political community (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does Community Action differ from individual action?

<p>Community Action involves collective efforts for a common purpose (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which social science discipline focuses on examining power-sharing and decision making within a community?

<p>Political Science (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Community Development entail?

<p>It involves empowering people, solving problems, and facilitating change in communities (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do social science disciplines contribute to community action?

<p>By emphasizing different views and interventions to strengthen interrelationships within a community (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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