Health Sciences 2250A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Community Building, Community Organizing, Intercultural Competence
29 Apr 2018
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Chapter 9 – Community Organizing and Community Building
1. What are the 6 characteristics that define a community?
I. Membership (Sense of identity and belonging)
II. Common symbol systems (Similar language, rituals, ceremonies)
III. Shared values and norms
IV. Mutual influence (Community members have influence and are influenced by each other)
V. Shared needs and commitment to meeting them
VI. Shared emotional connection (Members share common history, experiences,
mutual support)
2. What are the following assumptions must be made when assisting communities with
organizing?
1. Communities of people can develop the capacity to deal with their own problems.
2. People want to change and can change.
3. People should participate in making, adjusting, or controlling the major changes taking place
in their communities.
4. Changes in community living that are self-imposed or self-developed have a meaning and
permanence that imposed changes do not have.
5. A holistic approach can deal successfully w/ problems with which a fragmented approach
cannot cope.
6. Democracy requires a cooperative participation and action in the affairs of the community,
and that the people must learn the skills that make this possible.
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and that the people must learn the skills that make this possible.
7. Frequently communities of people need help in organizing to deal with their needs, just as
many individuals require help in coping with their individual problems.
3. What are the three categories of community organization?
Categories of community organization are planning and policy practice, community capacity
development, and social advocacy.
4. Briefly describe the location of consensus, conflict, collaboration, advocacy, and needs
based/strengths based.
Needs based is on the vertical axis of consensus (community based) and conflict (social
action).
Strengths based is on the vertical axis of collaboration (community building and capacity
building) and advocacy (empowerment-oriented social action).
Both result in community capacity leadership development critical awareness.
5. What are the 10 things that planners need to know prior to community organizing and
community building?
1. Recognize the issue
2. Gaining entry into the community
3. Organizing the people
4. Assessing the community
5. Determining the priorities and setting goals
6. Arriving at a solution and selecting intervention strategies
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Document Summary
Chapter 9 community organizing and community building: what are the 6 characteristics that define a community, membership (sense of identity and belonging) Mutual influence (community members have influence and are influenced by each other: shared needs and commitment to meeting them. Categories of community organization are planning and policy practice, community capacity development, and social advocacy: briefly describe the location of consensus, conflict, collaboration, advocacy, and needs based/strengths based. Needs based is on the vertical axis of consensus (community based) and conflict (social action). Strengths based is on the vertical axis of collaboration (community building and capacity building) and advocacy (empowerment-oriented social action). Begins when someone recognizes an issue that exists in the community and that something needs to be done about it. Can occur due to a review on the community, by observation of a situation, or due to a community crisis. Not needed is issue is recognized by community member.
