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In community psychology, is a community simply a physical place?
No. It is a network of social relationships and shared meaning.
A family helps one another financially and emotionally during difficult times. What type of social capital is this?
BONDING
What community-building element involves providing resources and promoting shared values?
Integration of needs
Which element involves feeling accepted, belonging, and identifying with the group?
Membership
What are the two main parts of social capital?
Associations and trust/reciprocity.
A community has parks, rivers, green spaces, and favorable environmental conditions. What ecological context does this describe?
Natural resources and environment.
A community provides members with emotional support, resources, and shared rewards. What element is this?
Integration and Fulfillment of Needs.
A school, business, and youth organization work together on a community project. What type of social capital is shown?
BRIDGING
What are the five community functions of spirituality?
Meaning-making, Sense of community, Community services, Support for oppressed groups, and Challenging mainstream culture.
A group becomes very close but begins excluding outsiders and pressuring members to conform. What issue does this show?
The dark side of community: exclusion and conformity.
A community appears united, but a minority group receives less support and recognition. What concept does this illustrate?
The myth of we and inequality within communities.
An online group makes members feel more competent, useful, and connected while offering healthier ways to cope. What aspect of online mutual help group is demonstrated?
Benefits
Why is defining a community more complicated than simply identifying where people live?
Communities can be based on location, shared identity, interests, relationships, and belonging, and they can exist at different levels and be defined by both insiders and outsiders.
How can conflict contribute to positive social change?
It can expose inequality and challenge unfair community structures.
If communities are constantly changing because of social, cultural, technological, and ecological forces, why are hope and transcendence important to their continued development?
They help communities make meaning, maintain connection, cope with adversity, build resilience, and remain motivated to adapt and pursue positive social change.