Community Organizing, Health Promotion and Education Flashcards
(38 cards)
Identification
describe the special, direct, exclusive and personal intangible relationship associated to a larger society
Commune (French) and Gemeinshaft (German)
Identification
A social group determined by geographic boundaries and/or common values and interests
Community
Identification
Members know and interact with each other
Community
Identification
Functions within a particular social structure and exhibits and creates norms, values and social institutions
Community
Identification
share physical space;
residents come in contact with each other through proximity, instead of intent.
Geographic Community
Identification
There should be a
feeling or sense of “belonging” and hold at least some values and symbols in common.
Geographic Community
Identification
sometimes referred to as “communities within communities”.
Communities of Interest
Identification
Members choose to associate with each other based on common interests or shared concerns.
Communities of Interest
Identification
Examples
ethnic groups, low income groups
Communities of Interest
Identification
groups of people primarily interacting through communication media instead of face to face.
Virtual Communities
Identification
are “social
aggregations that emerge from the Net when people carry on public discussions, long enough, with sufficient human feeling, to form webs of personal relationships.
Virtual Communities
Identification
“the process of building power through involving a constituency in identifying problems they share and the solutions to those problems that they desire
Community Organizing According to Beckwith and Lopez
Identification
identifying the people and structures that can make those solutions possible
Community Organizing According to Beckwith and Lopez
Identification
enlisting those targets in the effort through
negotiation and using confrontation and pressure when needed
Community Organizing According to Beckwith and Lopez
Identification
and building an institution that is democratically
controlled by that constituency that can develop the capacity to take on further problems and that embodies the will and the power of that
constituency”
Community Organizing According to Beckwith and Lopez
Identification
A process by which community groups are helped to
identify common problems or change targets, mobilize resources, and develop and implement strategies for reaching their collective goals
Community Organizing according to McKenzie and Pinger
Identification
Covers a series of activities (at the community level)
that is aimed at bringing about desired improvement in the social well-being of individuals, groups and neighbourhoods
Community Organizing according to Najorda
Identification
It is often used interchangeably with community work, community development and community mobilization
Community Organizing according to Najorda
Identification
It is a process by which a community identifies needs and takes action, and in doing so, develops cooperative attitudes and practices.
Community Organizing according to Najorda
Identification
It is a comprehensive description of a population
that defines itself, as a community and the
resources that exist within that community, carried
out with the active involvement of the community
itself, for the purpose of developing an action or
other means of improving the quality of life of the
community (Percy-Smith, 2007)
Community Profiling
Identification
It is a tool for community development
Community Profiling
Identification
“Community characteristics affecting its ability to
identify, mobilize and address problems”
Community Capacity
Identification
“Social action process to gain mastery over their
lives and the lives of their communities”
Empowerment
Identification
“Community organizing starts ‘where people are’
and engage community members as equals”
participation and relevance
