Community Intervention Strategies

Question 1

Citizen participation

Answer 1

involvement in any organized activity in which unpaid individuals participate in order to achieve a common goal.

Question 2

Grassroots activism

Answer 2

example of citizen participation which occurs when individuals define their own issues and press for social change.

Question 3

Internal locus of control

Answer 3

those with a sense of personal power and a belief in the injustices of society.

Question 4

External locus of control

Answer 4

individuals believe that other people or fate controls reinforcers

Question 5

Networks

Answer 5

an interconnected, interactive social relationship among individuals or organizations in which reciprocity occurs.

Question 6

Social capital

Answer 6

resources made available to individuals as the result of their placement within a social structure.

Question 7

Consultant

Answer 7

someone who engages in collaborative problem solving with one or more persons, are often responsible for providing some form of assistance to another individual.

Question 8

Information Dissemination

Answer 8

sharing of successful programs or beneficial information that has been used to address community problems with new populations.

Question 9

Public Policy

Answer 9

designed to improve the life of the community through organizational goals, rules, and regulations.