COmmunity Engagement

Multiple Choice

True or False: There is a single clear-cut definition and scope of communities across all disciplines

• True. There are well-defined boundaries and scope to avoid confusion

• False. It depends on the context and need of the discipline

Government, economic, religious, educational

Institutional Perspective

Anthropology (biological and physiological), sociology (social structures), political science (nation-state),

Social Sciences Perspective

Community Definitions

Civil Society Perspective

Marginalized, target groups, advocacies

Multiple Choice

What is the first sign of community engagement/civilization according to the anthropologist, Margaret Mead?

• Pots used for cooking

• Healed human femur

• Old family photographs

Multiple Choice

During the paper tower building activity, who gave the assignments for each group member?

• Teacher

• Students

• leader

• followers

• ideas and participation to achieve goals​

Community Dynamics

Multiple Choice

In the Philippines, there are specific cultural expectations on how to behave in a given situation. Which set of expressions are encouraged to be used during a school accreditation?

• Hello, magandang hapon, salamat po, walang anuman, pasensya na.

• Gago, pakshet, puneta, putang ama, wala kang kuwenta

Multiple Select

What are considered cultural structures of communities?

(There are more than one correct answer)

(Clue: other structures are: social, political, and economic)

• Symbols and language

• Norms

• Values and beliefs

• Rituals

• Power relations

Fill in the Blank

These are basic standards or fundamental freedoms and liberties inherent or inalienable to all human beings

Fill in the Blank

Having the ability to make one’s own decisions, 

control and gain further control, fight for one’s rights and 

say something and be listened to

Multiple Select

What are the goals of our course/what is the call for community action

(more than one correct answer)

• To help the community

• To hold duty bearers accountable 

• To help empower the community