The document discusses community action and its goals, elements, benefits and challenges. It states that the common goal of community action is to improve the quality of life for residents through collaboration and cooperation. Installing streetlights is provided as an example of a community action that could help reduce crime. A potential benefit of community action is meeting new people and making friends, while a potential challenge is a lack of interest or involvement from community members. Key aspects of successful community action include understanding issues, community engagement through assessment and collaborative action, and empowering community members to independently address situations. The document also discusses formal and informal power structures.
The document discusses community action and its goals, elements, benefits and challenges. It states that the common goal of community action is to improve the quality of life for residents through collaboration and cooperation. Installing streetlights is provided as an example of a community action that could help reduce crime. A potential benefit of community action is meeting new people and making friends, while a potential challenge is a lack of interest or involvement from community members. Key aspects of successful community action include understanding issues, community engagement through assessment and collaborative action, and empowering community members to independently address situations. The document also discusses formal and informal power structures.
The document discusses community action and its goals, elements, benefits and challenges. It states that the common goal of community action is to improve the quality of life for residents through collaboration and cooperation. Installing streetlights is provided as an example of a community action that could help reduce crime. A potential benefit of community action is meeting new people and making friends, while a potential challenge is a lack of interest or involvement from community members. Key aspects of successful community action include understanding issues, community engagement through assessment and collaborative action, and empowering community members to independently address situations. The document also discusses formal and informal power structures.
b) To improve the quality of life for residents c) To reduce taxes for property owners Answer: b) To improve the quality of life for residents 2. What is a key element of successful community action? a) Competition among community members b) Collaboration and cooperation c) Strict adherence to rules and regulations Answer: b) Collaboration and cooperation 3. What is an example of a community action that could help reduce crime? a) Installing more streetlights b) Banning loud music in public spaces c) Requiring residents to carry identification at all times Answer: a) Installing more streetlights 4. What is a potential benefit of engaging in community action? a) Meeting new people and making friends b) Increasing one's personal wealth c) Acquiring political power and influence Answer: a) Meeting new people and making friends 5. What is a potential challenge that community action groups may face? a) A lack of interest or involvement from community members b) Too much government intervention and regulation c) The need to prioritize the interests of businesses over residents Answer: a) A lack of interest or involvement from community members True or False 6. Understanding-raise an awareness about certain communal issues that needs to be addressed. People develop the feeling of involvement once they truly comprehed the situation within. They come together to support advocaies that will overcome community needs and difficulties. TRUE 7. Engagement-once issues are assessed properly and people in the community understand the needs, they work collaboratively to act on it. The main goal of engaging in the community is to improve the partnership and coalitions among the community. It is importand that members will be able to involve meaningfully in the activities that they have created. TRUE 8. EMPOWERMENT-does not enables the people to independently decide, plan-out and take action to control the situation they have in the community. This means, initiative and decisions come from internal group organized for the benefit of everyone. It is also necessary that the community can provide significant networks and linkages that will genuinely serve the advocacies that they have built.FALSE 9. AUTHORITY-Often reffered to as formal power structure.TRUE 10. INFLUENCE-Often reffered to as an informal power structure. TRUE Enumeration 11. -14 Give the routes to informal power and their meaning 15. Give one of the types of Communication Power Structure with its meaning.