Key Terms C4D

Who first coined the term 'development communication'?

• Nora C. Quebral

• Erskine Childers

• Alan Chalkley

• Juan Jamias

According to the text, what is the essence of sustainability?

• Ignoring the environmental impact of human activities

• Controlling natural resources for current needs

• Meeting the needs of the present without compromising future generations

• Maximizing economic growth at any cost

What is the main core of sustainable development from a Buddhist perspective?

• Encouraging competition among individuals

• Controlling and exploiting nature for human benefit

• Living in harmony with the environment

• Prioritizing economic growth over environmental concerns

According to the text, what is culture considered as?

• The collective equivalent of personality

• A static and unchanging phenomenon

• A partial aspect of social reality

• A subdiscipline of the social sciences

What is the definition of resilience according to Hopkins (2008)?

• The capability to adapt to change by compromising on core values

• The process of avoiding change and maintaining the status quo

• The ability to control and prevent any form of disturbance

• The capacity to absorb disturbance and reorganize while retaining the same function

What is the main focus of Communication for Development and Social Change?

• Creating a consensus for action considering all interests

• Promoting individual competition

• Ignoring cultural diversity

• Exclusively using quantitative research methods

How does the text describe the concept of culture?

• A static and unchanging aspect of society

• A phenomenon with clear and distinct boundaries

• A subdiscipline of anthropology

• The collective equivalent of personality

What is the role of ideologies in social organizations according to the text?

• To eliminate all forms of subjection

• To promote individualism over community values

• To maintain the status quo without any change

• To qualify subjects by expressing what exists, what is good and bad, and what is possible and impossible

What is the primary objective of sustainable development?

• Maximizing short-term economic gains

• Ensuring continuity by dynamically reorganizing systems

• Meeting the needs of the present without considering future generations

• Controlling and exploiting natural resources

How does the text define communication as a social process?

• A one-way transmission of information

• The articulation of social relations between people

• A process confined to media and messages

• A tool for promoting individual interests