What is the first step in community organizing and building?
A) Organizing the people
B) Recognizing the issue
C) Assessing the community
D) Determining priorities
The community organization and building typology model in the text compares and contrasts
A) needs and strengths with consensus and conflict.
B) strengths and weaknesses with opportunities and threats.
C) needs and wants with abilities and assets.
D) plans and positions with challenges and communities.
Assumptions that must be made by those who assist communities with organizing include
A) people are reluctant to change.
B) communities need outside help to deal with their problems.
C) a holistic approach can handle problems that a fragmented approach cannot.
D) democracy requires a strong leader who is not afraid to make decisions.
Methods of professional change that deal with issues beyond the individual, family, and small group level are called ________ methods.
A) community development
B) citizen participation
C) empowered community
D) macro practice
The bottom-up, grassroots mobilization of citizens for the purpose of undertaking activities to improve the condition of something in the community is best described as
A) citizen participation.
B) community capacity.
C) community development.
D) community participation.
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