SOCIAL TECHNOLOGY

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‘using TECHNOLOGIES, PROCESSES, and KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES to improve people’s CAPACITIES, individually and organizationally’

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SOCIAL TECHNOLOGY

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SOCIAL TECHNOLOGY ‘refers to a wide range of______ ______ including human relations training, process consultation and other approaches in which a catalytic agent helps groups and organizations IMPROVE their FUNCTIONING’ (Hornstein, 1975)

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SOCIAL INTERVENTIONS

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SOCIAL TECHNOLOGY is ‘the application of social PSYCHOLOGICAL ________ to the solution of SOCIAL PROBLEMS (Varela, 1971)

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KNOWLEDGE

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SOCIAL TECHNOLOGY is an applied field concerned with SOCIAL ______ and ______ for effecting value-oriented human-environment interactions focusing on SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS and INSTITUTIONS as a
strategy for achieving self propelling communities
and sustainable development

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TOOLS ; TECHNIQUES

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Social Technology is basically the ______ and
________ utilized by development professionals in Social Development.

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STRATEGIES ; APPROACHES

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• could be defined as a ‘settled COURSE OF ACTION judged most appropriate to achieve specific social goals.
• It involves broad directions and instrumental approaches (Pandey, 1981)

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SOCIAL STRATEGY

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DIFFERENT SOCIAL STRATEGIES

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DISTRIBUTIVE STRATEGY
PARTICIPATIVE STRATEGY
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
SOCIAL INTEGRATION STRATEGY

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DIFFERENT SOCIAL STRATEGIES: focuses on social equity

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DISTRIBUTIVE STRATEGY

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DIFFERENT SOCIAL STRATEGIES: focuses on popular
participation

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PARTICIPATIVE STRATEGY

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DIFFERENT SOCIAL STRATEGIES: focuses on enhancement of productive capacity, participatory
skills and cultural experiences

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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

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DIFFERENT SOCIAL STRATEGIES: focuses on reducing or eliminating any disparities between regions, social groups and communities

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SOCIAL INTEGRATION STRATEGY

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CATEGORIES OF SOCIAL TECHNOLOGY

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ST-PICC
* Project Development Framework
* Institutional Change approaches
* Capability Building
* Community Based approaches
* Conscientization approaches

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• Project Development Framework

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(PDIME)
Research,
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN,
IMPLEMENTATION, and
MONITORING and EVALUATION

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aims to IMPROVE HUMAN WELFARE and to meet human needs for education, health, housing and social security.

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SOCIAL POLICY

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In an academic environment, social policy refers to the study of the WELFARE STATE and the range of RESPONSES to SOCIAL NEED.

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INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE APPROACHES

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_________ = there is a need to establish PRESENT CONDITIONS or capacities that will permit a given society to MEET ITS PROBLEMS in the future

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CAPACITATION

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Capacity means ORGANIZATIONAL and TECHNICAL ABILITIES, relationships and values that ENABLE countries, organizations, groups and individuals at any level of society to CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS and achieve their DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIES over time (Morgan, 1998)

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CAPABILITY BUILDING

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3. Capability Building
   * Examples:

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• Training
• Adult Education
• Partnership Building (Tri-sector partnership)
• Organizational Development and
  Management

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Some Issues with Capability Building

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a. Commonly DESIGNED BY OUTSIDERS
b. TIME and TIMING
* the usual 3-5 years time frame of development organizations are inadequate (Morgan, 2003)
c. CAPACITY TO BUILD CAPACITY
* Inexperienced worker
* Overstressed, unprepared in the field
* Bounded by the organization’s mandate
* Lack of money
d. Weakness or ABSENCE OF CIVIL SOCIETY

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2 PARTS OF COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACHES

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• Community ORGANIZING
• Community MOBILIZATION

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2 PARTS OF CONSCIENTIZATION APPROACH

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• Advocacy
• Social Marketing

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is an approach used to DEVELOP ACTIVITIES aimed at CHANGING or MAINTAINING people’s BAHAVIOUR for the BENEFIT of individuals and SOCIETY as a whole”

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SOCIAL MARKETING

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SOCIAL MARKETING:
“Combining ideas from _____ ______ and the ______ ______, social marketing is a proven tool for INFLUENCING BEHAVIOUR in a sustainable and cost-effective way”

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COMMERCIAL MARKETING
SOCIAL SCIENCES

Question 24

The focus of Social Technology is the development
and the strengthening of ______ _______ __ _______ _______ (HOSI).

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Human Organizations and Social Institutions

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Roles and Competencies of a Social Technologist

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a. Community Organizer
b. Institutional linker and networker
c. Social Development advocate
d. Social Investigator / Analyst
e. Social policy developer / analyst
f. Trainer

(Dacanay, 2002)

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A social development professional should have:

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THE HEAD
THE HAND
THE HEART

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– knowledge and skills in analyzing social issues, social concepts and policies

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THE HEAD

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– skills and commitment to empower marginalized sector of society

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THE HAND

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– passion, right attitude and values to survive and sustain passion for social development work

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THE HEART

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Social Development and Management Program (SDMP)

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• Social Technologies for Institution Building (STIB)
• Consumer Protection and Education and Stakeholder/Customer Satisfaction Survey (CPESS)
• Disaster and Risk Reduction Management (DaRM)
• Corporate Social Responsibility Conceptualizatio n, Design, and Evaluation

Question 31

HUMAN ECOLOGY: SOCIALLY, ECONOMICALLY, and ECOLOGICALLY _________ and ________ COMMUNITIES

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PRODUCTIVE and SUSTAINABLE