1st Summative Assessment in CESC

According to Murphy and Cunningham (2003), what are the common defining characteristics of a community?

• Shared geographical location, political affiliation, and economic status.

• Common cultural heritage, language, beliefs, and shared interests.

• Similar age, educational background, and career aspirations.

• Identical religious beliefs, family structures, and leisure activities.

Communities can be classified based on their size. Which of the following options represents the two size classifications?

• Rural and Urban

• Traditional and Modern

• Small and Large

• Local and Global

Which of the following examples represents a SMALL community?

• A nation like the United States

• A region like Southeast Asia

• A barangay or coastal village

• A state like California

What are the three interacting people processes that give life to small communities?

• Social fabric, community power structure, and local economy.

• Social institutions, economic systems, and political structures.

• Communication mechanisms, kinship ties, and friendship networks.

• Cultural heritage, shared beliefs, and common language.

Which of the following is a characteristic of the alternative perspective on communities?

• It is primarily focused on geographical boundaries.

• It is more subjective, integrative, and feminist, and addresses oppression and discrimination.

• It emphasizes economic and environmental factors over social issues.

• It disregards the importance of place-based strategies.

What does a holistic view of communities recognize?

• The isolation of people from their physical environment.

• The separation of economic, environmental, and social issues.

• The interconnectivity of "people and the place-based strategies" and the interdependence of various issues.

• The superiority of one perspective (traditional or alternative) over the others.

What distinguishes the interactions within a community from mere actions?

• They are more frequent and intense.

• They are more cooperative and less competitive.

• They are more formal and ritualized.

• They are based on shared expectations, values, beliefs, and meanings.

The fuzzy boundaries of a community are due to:

• The mobility and interactions of its members with the outside world.
  

• Lack of clear communication between members.

• Conflicts and disagreements within the community.

• Changes in the physical environment.

Communities can be linked together through:

• Geographical proximity only.

• Economic ties exclusively.

• Political alliances solely.

• Marriages and other interactions.

A community's residence may be physically mobile when:

• It is based on local horticulture.

• Technology is not based on local horticulture.

• The community is very small.

• The community is very large.