Question 1

Differentiate between social planning and service extension.

Accepted Answer

In social planning, the community work i

Question 2

Community workers can best provide a "sense of place" for members by

Accepted Answer

A)  enhancing citizen participation. 
B)  encouraging development of food gardens. 
C)  preparing plans for affordable housing. 
D)  providing employment through buying franchises. 
E)  forming food cooperatives. 
A)  enhancing citizen participation. 
B)  encouraging development of food gardens. 
C)  preparing plans for affordable housing. 
D)  providing employment through buying franchises. 
E)  forming food cooperatives.

Question 3

A community developer who imposes goals and processes upon a community uses the top down approach.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Discuss how stigma and high transience weaken communities.

Accepted Answer

When people live in communities labelled

Question 5

When people identify their communities with geographical areas surrounded by natural barriers, the phenomenon is

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A)  fragmentation. 
B)  external attribution. 
C)  natural space. 
D)  serviceable space. 
E)  defensible space. 
A)  fragmentation. 
B)  external attribution. 
C)  natural space. 
D)  serviceable space. 
E)  defensible space.

Question 6

When rural communities lose their local businesses, the overall quality of life deteriorates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

How does a community developer ensure sustainability of community development efforts?

Accepted Answer

One identifies issues and concerns, then

Question 8

How does collective decision making affect community development?

Accepted Answer

People are more committed to any project

Question 9

The goals of a bottom-up approach of community development includes

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A)  formation of a cooperative and restoration of a sense of community. 
B)  restoration of quality of life and a sense of community. 
C)  enhancement of the political process and formation of a community collective. 
D)  restoration of industries and a sense of community. 
E)  enhancement of capacity potential and formalization of political processes. 
A)  formation of a cooperative and restoration of a sense of community. 
B)  restoration of quality of life and a sense of community. 
C)  enhancement of the political process and formation of a community collective. 
D)  restoration of industries and a sense of community. 
E)  enhancement of capacity potential and formalization of political processes.

Question 10

A community is vibrant when community members have a place where they can have informal gatherings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

To manage population density in a community, there needs to be a balanced land - use plan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following factors weaken communities?

Accepted Answer

A)  stigma and lack of a shared understanding of the community's history 
B)  high mobility and the presence of boundaries 
C)  stigma and some degree of control over decisions that impact on the members' lives 
D)  projects that require effort and lack of a shared collective history 
E)  high mobility and deliberate effort to use diversity as a motivating factor 
A)  stigma and lack of a shared understanding of the community's history 
B)  high mobility and the presence of boundaries 
C)  stigma and some degree of control over decisions that impact on the members' lives 
D)  projects that require effort and lack of a shared collective history 
E)  high mobility and deliberate effort to use diversity as a motivating factor

Question 13

A community made up of people from different social classes and ethnicity and do not work together is

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A)  suffering from financial leakage. 
B)  fragmented. 
C)  imbalanced. 
D)  unable to sustain themselves. 
E)  bound to deteriorate into a ghetto. 
A)  suffering from financial leakage. 
B)  fragmented. 
C)  imbalanced. 
D)  unable to sustain themselves. 
E)  bound to deteriorate into a ghetto.

Question 14

Barter systems are examples of local economic developments that meet employment needs of the community.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Community workers need to correct the myths about the work they do and an example of a myth is

Accepted Answer

A)  community work is difficult to explain to others because of the diversity of roles. 
B)  there are enough community services that are well funded. 
C)  that community difficulties arise from structural problems. 
D)  that all communities have their unique problems and solutions. 
E)  there are community workers who have credentials and others who have not. 
A)  community work is difficult to explain to others because of the diversity of roles. 
B)  there are enough community services that are well funded. 
C)  that community difficulties arise from structural problems. 
D)  that all communities have their unique problems and solutions. 
E)  there are community workers who have credentials and others who have not.

Question 16

Which of the following factors strengthen communities?

Accepted Answer

A)  volunteer organizations that serve the community 
B)  openness and lack of boundaries 
C)  presence of large organizations 
D)  high movement and relocation 
E)  decision making by governments 
A)  volunteer organizations that serve the community 
B)  openness and lack of boundaries 
C)  presence of large organizations 
D)  high movement and relocation 
E)  decision making by governments

Question 17

The difference between community development and community action is

Accepted Answer

A)  in community development, self-help is emphasized while in community action service expansion is the goal. 
B)  in community development, helping agencies collaborate to meet the members' needs while in community action, direct action is taken on agencies that promote divisions. 
C)  community development enhances the community's capacity to solve their problems while community action focuses on directly dealing with organizations that promote societal divisions. 
D)  community development addresses divisions in the community while community action addresses their capacity. 
E)  the emphasis of community development is program planning while in community action, service expansion is given emphasis. 
A)  in community development, self-help is emphasized while in community action service expansion is the goal. 
B)  in community development, helping agencies collaborate to meet the members' needs while in community action, direct action is taken on agencies that promote divisions. 
C)  community development enhances the community's capacity to solve their problems while community action focuses on directly dealing with organizations that promote societal divisions. 
D)  community development addresses divisions in the community while community action addresses their capacity. 
E)  the emphasis of community development is program planning while in community action, service expansion is given emphasis.

Question 18

What type of community work is about collaborating with community agencies?

Accepted Answer

A)  social planning 
B)  community development 
C)  community action 
D)  community organization 
E)  service extension 
A)  social planning 
B)  community development 
C)  community action 
D)  community organization 
E)  service extension

Question 19

Transience is a factor that can weaken a community because services may be over or underutilized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In a top-down approach of community development, the community members

Accepted Answer

A)  respond to a local issue as a collective. 
B)  are persuaded after the goal and methods have been defined. 
C)  are included in the defining of goals and methods. 
D)  decide to address their own issues in the manner they believe is right for them. 
E)  are consulted in every aspect of the process. 
A)  respond to a local issue as a collective. 
B)  are persuaded after the goal and methods have been defined. 
C)  are included in the defining of goals and methods. 
D)  decide to address their own issues in the manner they believe is right for them. 
E)  are consulted in every aspect of the process.

Differentiate between social planning and service extension.

Community workers can best provide a "sense of place" for members by

A community developer who imposes goals and processes upon a community uses the top down approach.

Discuss how stigma and high transience weaken communities.

When people identify their communities with geographical areas surrounded by natural barriers, the phenomenon is

When rural communities lose their local businesses, the overall quality of life deteriorates.

How does a community developer ensure sustainability of community development efforts?

How does collective decision making affect community development?

The goals of a bottom-up approach of community development includes

A community is vibrant when community members have a place where they can have informal gatherings.

To manage population density in a community, there needs to be a balanced land - use plan.

Which of the following factors weaken communities?

A community made up of people from different social classes and ethnicity and do not work together is

Barter systems are examples of local economic developments that meet employment needs of the community.

Community workers need to correct the myths about the work they do and an example of a myth is

Which of the following factors strengthen communities?

The difference between community development and community action is

What type of community work is about collaborating with community agencies?

Transience is a factor that can weaken a community because services may be over or underutilized.

In a top-down approach of community development, the community members

Importance of Community

History of Community Development

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Exam 2: Introduction to Community Development

Differentiate between social planning and service extension.

Community workers can best provide a "sense of place" for members by

A community developer who imposes goals and processes upon a community uses the top down approach.

Discuss how stigma and high transience weaken communities.

When people identify their communities with geographical areas surrounded by natural barriers, the phenomenon is

When rural communities lose their local businesses, the overall quality of life deteriorates.

How does a community developer ensure sustainability of community development efforts?

How does collective decision making affect community development?

The goals of a bottom-up approach of community development includes

A community is vibrant when community members have a place where they can have informal gatherings.

To manage population density in a community, there needs to be a balanced land - use plan.

Which of the following factors weaken communities?

A community made up of people from different social classes and ethnicity and do not work together is

Barter systems are examples of local economic developments that meet employment needs of the community.

Community workers need to correct the myths about the work they do and an example of a myth is

Which of the following factors strengthen communities?

The difference between community development and community action is

What type of community work is about collaborating with community agencies?

Transience is a factor that can weaken a community because services may be over or underutilized.

In a top-down approach of community development, the community members

Importance of Community

History of Community Development

Perspectives on Community Development

Building Relationships With the Community

Process of Community Development

Skills for Working in Communities

Canadian Case Studies

Aboriginal Community Development

International Community Development

Social Welfare and the Future of Community Development

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