Comm eng

• Community engagement - expressed through community action. a collective action by a community for the purposes of arresting a crisis, addressing a challenge, solving a problem, or accomplishing a specific outcome.
• SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE

  Collective actions - points towards the capacity of communities to act and behave as a social unit.
• SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE

  intervention - for forging and strengthening interrelationships among individuals within a community.
• SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE

  Sociology - examines how a community identities its problems, decides on the action, and assesses whether or not their actions have led to their well-being.
• Anthropological Perspective -lends insight to the local history and culture ot a community as factors of community action.
• ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE Anthropology - puts forward the view that solutions to community problems should be appropriate to the experience and identity of the community.
• Political science - emphasizes the realities of power-sharing and decision-making.
• political perspective - aids examination of the interaction between interest groups WITHIN and OUTSIDE the community.
• COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT -When community members engage in collective actiiom people are empowered , problems are solved

  occurs,
• COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT- When community members engage in collective action people are empowered, problem resolved

  • where the capacity of people is enhanced,
• solidarity

  • strengthens the bond and unites people to act in a concerted, collective manner.

  • roots from a sense of social agreement and shared consciousness.
• Community Issue

  • subject matter people argue to discuss. • concerns that warrant attention of people
• Community Problems - qualifica of issues undesired by members of community
• Characteristics of a Community Problem

  • I - Impact
  • D - Duration
  • S & R - Scope and range
  • S - Severity
  • E- Equity
  • P- Perception