Deck 11: Neighborhood Empowerment

Question 1

Which term refers to the detachment or isolation of some group having certain common characteristics through social pressure, restrictive laws, or personal choice?

A) Invasion
B) Succession
C) Integration
D) Segregation

Answer 1

Segregation

Question 2

According to the theoretical framework focusing on neighborhood groups and value implementation, which of the following people may be helped best by a neighborhood group?

A) Mrs. Ramirez who needs rides to the doctor's office and grocery store while her car is being repaired
B) Mr. Yo who has no living relatives and nowhere to live since his home was destroyed by fire
C) The Kantor family who recently immigrated to the United States and speak only Turkish
D) Mrs. Jones who recently was the victim of assault and battery

Answer 2

Mrs. Ramirez who needs rides to the doctor's office and grocery store while her car is being repaired

Question 3

Which of the following accurately describes solidarity communities?

A) Humiliations from their cultural past are sources of pain and anger.
B) They tend to exclude those of the lower social classes.
C) Ties are usually based on birth and seen as a given.
D) They are insular and do not reach out to help those of the same culture or ethnicity in the global community.

Answer 3

Ties are usually based on birth and seen as a given.

Question 4

Which neighborhoods have high levels of interpersonal interaction, high levels of identification with the neighborhood, and low levels of social connectedness?

A) Transitory
B) Parochial
C) Integral
D) Anomic

Question 5

Which neighborhoods are dysfunctional and provide little social support although residents may live there for long periods of time?

A) Transitory
B) Anomic
C) Diffuse
D) Parochial

Question 6

Which of the following statements about settlement houses is FALSE?

A) They provided the ideological foundation for neighborhood centers.
B) They were developed in response to urbanization.
C) They were places where ministers, students, or humanitarians lived with poor slum dwellers.
D) The most famous was Toynbee Hall in Minnesota.

Question 7

Which of the following statements about defining neighborhoods is FALSE?

A) Neighborhoods are always based on a physical area.
B) Neighborhoods provide places for people to reside and go about their daily living tasks.
C) Neighborhood residents share something in common such as religious affiliation, racial identity, socioeconomic status, or concerns about encroaching crime.
D) Neighborhoods boundaries are always determined by square feet or city blocks.

Question 8

By definition, which neighborhood is the smallest in size?

A) Community
B) Extended
C) Immediate
D) Intermediate

Question 9

Which of the following statements regarding community gardening is FALSE?

A) The concept originally began as a way to improve local food supplies in the early twentieth century.
B) A review of the literature has found that the concept is much better in theory than in reality.
C) They provide opportunities for residents to work together toward a common goal.
D) Gardens can help people living in urban settings experience and appreciate nature.

Question 10

Which model is based on the idea that conflict occurs when new groups of people reflecting certain racial, cultural, or religious characteristics move into areas already inhabited by people with different characteristics?

A) Life cycle
B) Political capacity
C) Invasion-succession
D) Integration-segregation

Question 11

Neighborhood centers are built on four assumptions. Which is one of them?

A) A focus on community problems
B) Neighborhoods should be self-sufficient as independent entities.
C) Professional help is an unneeded luxury.
D) Community residents offer many support opportunities.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT one of the functions of a neighborhood?

A) Providing an arena for social interaction
B) Providing an organizational and political base
C) Allowing people to congregate with other people having similar status
D) Allowing people to enhance their own professional conduct and growth

Question 13

Which of the following represent large picture painted or drawn on walls or ceilings that, when commissioned as a community-wide project, enhances neighborhood strengths?

A) Murals
B) Graffiti
C) Tags
D) Mosaics

Question 14

Which neighborhoods have high levels of interpersonal interaction, identification with the neighborhood, and social connectedness?

A) Transitory
B) Parochial
C) Integral
D) Diffuse

Question 15

Which of the following is a social or economic force that contributed to the development of settlement houses?

A) Religious persecution
B) Explosive immigration from the Far East
C) Industrialization
D) Movement from the inner cities to the suburbs

Question 16

Which neighborhoods have low levels of interpersonal interaction, identification with the neighborhood, and of social connectedness?

A) Transitory
B) Integral
C) Diffuse
D) Anomic

Question 17

A(n) _____ neighborhood's residents are highly involved with each other, identify with the neighborhood and have connections with the larger community.

A) parochial
B) integral
C) anomic
D) stepping-stone

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a basic characteristic of a strong, healthy neighborhood?

A) Moderate to high social status
B) A good school system
C) Easily accessible public or community transportation
D) Availability of quality childcare

Question 19

Which model views neighborhood change as a decline, with a neighborhood undergoing predictable phases from birth until death?

A) Life cycle
B) Political capacity
C) Invasion-succession
D) Integration-segregation

Question 20

Which neighborhoods are usually exclusive suburban neighborhoods or opulent, luxury apartment buildings in urban settings where residents experience little social interaction?

A) Parochial
B) Diffuse
C) Transitory
D) Stepping-stone

Question 21

Some neighborhood centers have formulated job training sessions and developed systems for identifying job openings.

Question 22

Residents who write letters or editorials for the media most likely live in diffuse neighborhoods.

Question 23

A concern of the invasion-succession model is the potential decline of the neighborhood if the withdrawing group removes community resources.

Question 24

The focus of the political capacity model of a neighborhood is on deterioration rather than growth.

Question 25

Solidarity concerns how neighborhoods have varying degrees of access to politicians who wield power, resources, needed services, and other systems in the larger community.

Question 26

According to the life cycle model, the final phase of neighborhood change is a stable and viable neighborhood.

Question 27

Residents in stepping-stone neighborhoods have access to fewer resources than residents in transitory neighborhoods.

Question 28

A community neighborhood is about three city blocks in size.

Question 29

Neighborhood centers are primarily run by concerned volunteers and community residents.

Question 30

A function of neighborhoods is to allow people to assert their social status.

Question 31

Neighborhood functions include the provision of mutual aid.

Question 32

According to the political capacity model, the final stage involves a neighborhood with a strong leadership and a widespread social network.

Question 33

Many of the social ills settlement houses originally addressed no longer exist today.

Question 34

Neighborhood centers can provide feedback to local schools to improve educational processes.

Question 35

Community-built playgrounds serve as indicators of a community's capacity to rally for a common good.

Question 36

Invasion is the replacement of the original occupants of a community or neighborhood by new groups.

Question 37

Settlement houses emphasized the empowerment of people.

Question 38

Segregation is the process of assembling diverse groups of people including different races into a cohesive whole.

Question 39

Settlement houses provided the ideological foundation for today's neighborhood centers.

Question 40

One of the characteristics of a strong, healthy neighborhood is effective management of children's behavior by presiding adults.

Question 41

Compare and contrast the invasion-succession model, the life cycle model, and the political capacity model of neighborhood change.

Question 42

What are the benefits of solidarity communities? Why must social workers understand them when serving clients?

Question 43

Briefly describe the theoretical framework regarding neighborhood groups and value implementation. How can social work practitioners use this to empower their clients?

Question 44

What are the strengths and weaknesses of the two conceptual frameworks describing neighborhood structure-the first emphasizing interpersonal interaction, identification, and connections, and the second focusing on neighborhood groups and value implementation?

Question 45

Choose a strong, quality neighborhood in your area or one with which you are familiar. Which of the eight strengths does it have?

Question 46

Cite eight ways in which neighborhood centers can provide support to residents and improve living conditions.

Question 47

What do you think are the dynamics involved in segregation? To what extent is it ethical for communities to allow segregation to continue in neighborhoods? What, if anything, should be done about segregation?

Question 48

List the four assumptions on which neighborhood centers are built.

Question 49

How are neighborhoods affected by social class?

Question 50

Define the concept of neighborhood. Why is their study important to the human service professional?

Question 51

List the five functions of neighborhoods. Explain how each function enhances neighborhood residents' quality of life.

Question 52

Choose one of the three projects mentioned in the text: murals, community gardens, or playgrounds. Then discuss how that project enhances neighborhood strengths.

Question 53

Explain how parochial, diffuse, and transitory neighborhoods compare regarding interpersonal interaction, identification with the neighborhood, and social connectedness.

Question 54

Explain how settlement houses formed a strong partial foundation for generalist social work practice within communities.

Question 55

Your neighborhood center identified homebound older adult residents' need for help plowing snow and tilling their gardens. Design a plan to organize this project, including human resources, material, and financial assistance.